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Oh Dear I've Put Petrol in My Diesel D3
PUX:
--- Quote from: "tenpolequint" ---How to army tanks have the ability to run on any fuel. I read it someone once and I can't see how you can run on diesel or petrol unless I was mistaken.
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put it this way when i last went away last year to a sunny place with lots of sand :wink: we where putting avtur with a litre of oil in the wolfs :D (avtur airplane fuel) and they ran fine :wink:
Mace:
The nozzle fitted the wifes VW :roll: :lol:
The gentleman who drained our fuel tank explained to me...
Diesel is heavier (hence heavy oil) than petrol therefore it sinks to the bottom of the tank if left undisturbed. Most vehicles draw fuel off from near the bottom of the tank so if you make the mistake and don't slosh it about too much, most diesels will run for quiet a while with petrol 'floating' on top of the diesel. I found this out myself. When he drained the tank you could smell the change in fuel as the diesel turned to petrol. It was very obvious. The most likely damage he told me was fuel pumps and distributor pumps where the moving parts rely on the 'oil' in diesel to lubricate them. I know someone else who put petrol in his new (3 week old) BMW. It cost £3k to sort it as BMW insisted every part that was 'touched' by the petrol needed to be replaced, otherwise those parts would be invalid on the warranty.
After I'd made the mistake, my wife found it highly amusing to randomly stick labels on cupboards, keys, doors etc saying "diesel fuel only" for about 2 weeks afterwards. :lol:
davidlandy:
ho ho
:wink:
Mace:
--- Quote from: "davidlandy" ---ho ho
:wink:
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Thats not what I said Dave :lol: I can give you detailed instructions for your Passat should you ever leave your brain at home like I did that night. I was obsessed for months...diesel, diesel, diesel DIESEL !!!!!!! :lol:
Mace:
Are you listening to the footie too Dave ?
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