Re: Running Engine with Contaminated Diesel

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:21:24 +0100, "reg" <reg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
>"Bill" <him@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:435160f9$0$15082$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Guys
>>
>> Go easy on me.
>>
>> Decided to fill the car prior to a run to Manchester Airport tomorrow. Got
>> 20 quids worth in the tank before I realised it was unleaded. Realising
>what
>> I'd done I filled the rest of the tank with diesel. Reckon I've got maybe
>> 30% unleaded and 70% diesel in the Alfa 156's tank. I've driven it about a
>> mile so far and it feels as normal.
>>
>> There must be someone on here done the same so whats likely to happen,
>will
>> I get away with running it or is it a drain the tank job and eat humble
>pie.
>>
>>
>your not the first & wont be the last, we must have at least one a week come
>through the workshop with fuel contamination, diesel engines don't take too
>kindly to having petrol run through them especially the HDI engines. I think
>its possible since the ratio of petrol to diesel is small you ** should **
>be ok, id keep topping it up with diesel each time as the tank gets low &
>fingers crossed there's no long term damage.
>
Funny really, it used to be standard practice to put a gallon of petrol
into the diesel tank in winter to stop the diesel waxing up. Nowadays
the additives do the job and it's not needed. I must have had too many
last week when my wife stopped my car at the filling station and I
started to put unleaded in. But not too many, as I got less than £2 in
before I thought, this is a diesel car! 2 litres in 40, not a problem.
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