At the very least, the entire system will need to be inspected and assessed for damage, as well as flushed through with a cleaning agent by your garage. In fact, misfuelling recovery specialists such as Fuel Doctor reckon many motorists have driven off forecourts without realising the dangers, only calling for help when their engines stutter and stall a few miles down the road — without long-term adverse effects. However, driving a diesel car with petrol in the tank will cause serious and expensive damage in fairly short order, and the potential cost of extensive repair is not worth the gamble.
Even if you get away with running the engine or driving without damage, the incident will still be more expensive. Now read about the Most economical SUVs, 4x4s and crossovers Skip to Content Skip to Footer. If you do want to risk driving on, stop frequently to top up the diesel and thus reduce the percentage of petrol in your tank as quickly as possible.
Inform the filling station attendants: They will take it in their stride, as it happens to hapless motorists all the time. If they want you to move your car, ask them to help you push it — remembering to turn the key in the ignition just far enough to unlock the steering. Call your breakdown service or a specialist misfuelling service: The filling station will likely have contact details for a suitable company if your breakdown service can't assist.
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Buy your next vehicle online today from the comfort of your own sofa. Get Started Today! We accept the following online payment methods:. Company Info. Vehicle Valuation. Compare Saved Vehicles. Current vehicles: 3. I had a mate put 30l in his series Prado, can't remember how much fuel he had in it at the time but he is not the kind of person to fill it right up.
Not sure if it was the NRMA or a mechanic take a look, said don't worry too much. He was on the start of an round trip, it did not miss a beat and has been fine for 12 months now.
I am not sure I would do that myself though. I absentmindedly put about 14 litres into a diesel hi-ace van company car. Quickly filled the remainder with diesel. So about 14 litres in a full 66 litre tank. Drove off very slowly and every 10ks I topped the tank up from a 20 litre jerry can of diesel I also kept on vehicle.
Sometimes I put 1 litre in sometimes 2. Very long day and I was shitting myself until I had put in about 15 litres of diesel. After that I knew I had got away with it. Don't think I took revs over for the full day though.. Not a nice feeling. Car had no problems 2 years later. Still going well. It only had 12,klm on it when the petrol incident occurred. FNQ NW with all the usual stuff plus more.
Some days your the dog Telegraph X camper. A friend of mine put 30 liters of unleaded petrol in his Ford ranger, the 3. Run normally for a hundred or so kays before it started running a bit rough.
Pulled over to drain the fuel filter and it was then that he smelled the petrol and relized what he had done. Pulled into the closest servo and topped it up again.
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