[dazmond]

i finally done it today!!tried to get some diesel last night from local tesco garage.THEY HAD RAN OUT!!so today i did a job then went to a local garage near where i work.put wrong fuel in!!luckily for me i didnt start the van and phoned this guy who came out and drained my tank for £90 within the hour.

so altogether it cost me around £130 to drain tank and the lost fuel i had left in my tank and the £25 worth of petrol id put in it so not too bad.it could of been a lot worse!!

any of you guys done it?

all in all with my battery charger knackered its not been a great day!!!

regards


dazmond

[alanwilson]

Close one matey, came close a couple of times but thankfully haven't done it yet.

[steve rix]

Better putting petrol in a diesel than the other way round!!

[Scoop]

Better putting petrol in a diesel than the other way round!!

No. Better putting diesel in a petrol.

I was following a guy down the sliproad of Knutsford services on the M6 about 20 years ago. He'd put petrol in his diesel (hire car) and the silencer exploded just as he got to the motorway.

[George P]

done it on my car about six months age,

[groundhog]

HA HA!!!!!!!!       

[David Lingard]

Better putting petrol in a diesel than the other way round!!

No. Better putting diesel in a petrol.

I was following a guy down the sliproad of Knutsford services on the M6 about 20 years ago. He'd put petrol in his diesel (hire car) and the silencer exploded just as he got to the motorway.

Thats what i heard - as petrol has more explosive tendencies. Dont quote me on this one but i often hear about people putting a litre of petrol in a tank of diesel to keep it thin and give it a little extra kick...

[EandM]

Better putting petrol in a diesel than the other way round!!

No. Better putting diesel in a petrol.

I was following a guy down the sliproad of Knutsford services on the M6 about 20 years ago. He'd put petrol in his diesel (hire car) and the silencer exploded just as he got to the motorway.

In days gone by (the winters of the1970's) we used to top up a nearly full tank of diesel with a gallon of four star. No anti-waxing agents in diesel back then and it would set if it was cold enough. Worked well. Petrol in an old diesel isn't a major problem. No sensors, cat or computers. Kill a new one though.

Thats what i heard - as petrol has more explosive tendencies. Dont quote me on this one but i often hear about people putting a litre of petrol in a tank of diesel to keep it thin and give it a little extra kick...

[sham33]

I did that years ago so I stopped at the next garage and filled it up with £50 of diesel and it run ok.

[H S and Son]

They put petrol in diesel in Scandinavia to help stop diesel freezing, at the right proportions of course, but not good the other way round. I put about 5 litres of petrol in my diesel van about 3 months ago, It was pretty empty at the time, just filled it up to the top with diesel, so was running at about 8% petrol to 92% diesel, no problems at all.

[bobby p]

Better putting petrol in a diesel than the other way round!!

No. Better putting diesel in a petrol.

I was following a guy down the sliproad of Knutsford services on the M6 about 20 years ago. He'd put petrol in his diesel (hire car) and the silencer exploded just as he got to the motorway.

Thats what i heard - as petrol has more explosive tendencies. Dont quote me on this one but i often hear about people putting a litre of petrol in a tank of diesel to keep it thin and give it a little extra kick...

my uncle was trying to save fuel by switching off his engine on a long downward hill and switch back on again at the bottom. what he didnt know was the unburnt fuel was pumping into his exhaust and when he switched back on BANG he blew his exhaust apart 

[red star]

should have filled up with diesel would have run and keep topping up with diesel
my old man used to stick a bit of petrol in his black cab before the emissions test

[Jackal]

iv done it twice  second time was in my 370bhp sierra cosworth £20 diesel i drain it myself would of been diesel still in there but i brimmed it with petrol and went steady and just kept toping it up for a couple week was ok

[Tomboler]

They put petrol in diesel in Scandinavia to help stop diesel freezing, at the right proportions of course, but not good the other way round. I put about 5 litres of petrol in my diesel van about 3 months ago, It was pretty empty at the time, just filled it up to the top with diesel, so was running at about 8% petrol to 92% diesel, no problems at all.

same for me, came back from holiday in cornwall last year and after 2 weeks of putting petrol into motor did the same in van first day back! Not masses of petrol though and after calling mate at garage he said fill to top with diesel and keep topped up for the week. Ran with no probs.

[tompoole]

petrol in and old diesel lump was ok , pre common rail
But it's a bad idea in new diesels it will knacker the fuel pump,
And injectors.

[roundbuilder]

I put £20 petrol in my van last month, i called aa out and they said as long as i hadnt started the engine i could fill the rest of the tank up with diesal and get away with it as diesal is heavier. Thankfully all ok.

[Cliff perkins]

I did it a week after i got my new van.gave me the right ump.was told by the guy that came you can get away with 5% of the tank being petrol.id put about £20 in which was to much so had to drain it.
Every time i fill up now i double check and i bet you will now 2

[dave f]

did it twice in as many months first time got a way with putting more diesl in second time put 40quid of perptrol in lucky iwas afew hundred yards from home  ijust pulled filler pipe off jacked van up llet most of it drain out i  then i self primmed it for ages legged it up and got more fuel happy days started nearley first time .once is a mistake twice is stupidity