ok, i know it is stupid but i have two cars and one's unleaded and the other a diesel... last night i started putting in unleaded into my SEAT toledo and then i realised what i was doing after 4 liters... luckly the fuel tank was practically empty - so i was able to top the rest of the tank up with diesel and got in 43 litres of it, so it started up fine and i drove for about 35 mins all the way home in it no problemn. I am just wondering thought am i out of the woods yet or could i still experience problems, i know that unleaded fuel can damage a special seal or ring inside the catalytic convertor... could this still happen or do you think i have put such a small amount in and mixed it in with plenty of diesel that it will be ok? I am going to keep topping the tank up with diesel to continue to dilute the unleaded...
Thanks everyone
2007-03-17 04:34:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Oh it IS a Turbo diesel... !!!
2007-03-17 04:49:38 · update #1
Hey thanks everyone for your help, and for being so nice about it... I was expecting some rude comments for being stupid!!! There is still time i suppose!
2007-03-18 00:01:41 · update #2
You should be ok, it will have diluted the petrol enough to not affect the engine.
2007-03-17 04:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by ~Kitana~ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should be okay with those proportions - just keep doing what you are & top it up as you can. As someone's already said, petrol's sometimes added to diesel anyway in cold conditions.
By the way, the turbo's nothing to do with the fuel side at all - no problem!
2007-03-17 06:03:29 · answer #2 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be ok. Unleaded will actually clean the engine funny as it sounds. Wagons are diesel powered and sometime they put 10s of litres of unleaded in to flush out the engine and clean it out.
2007-03-17 20:12:14 · answer #3 · answered by Jonathan C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a turbo diesel there is a big problem, if not it has a 50/50 chance of being alright. Best advice is to have the tank drained which will cost about £60.
Good luck with whatever you decide
2007-03-17 04:46:11 · answer #4 · answered by auntywhizz 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Do like you say and you should be ok. Know other that have done the same with no problem. If you have drove that far and not acting different then you are on the ok side of this.
2007-03-17 04:44:59 · answer #5 · answered by ronnny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will be fine. Petrol mix up to about 25% is used as an antifreeze for diesle so a few litres won't be a problem.
2007-03-17 04:38:20 · answer #6 · answered by Finbarr D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you drove it a distance if you noticed and called out the auto mobile service to emrty you tank you should be ok
2007-03-17 04:42:07 · answer #7 · answered by colin050659 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well if it were me i wouldnt risk it i would syphon it out, but if you left it in there i would think that the diesel would be thicker or heavier so would all sink to the bottom but that is JUST a guess. as far as damage goes im not sure about what it would do best choice may not be most cost effective but i would syphon all of it out and start over.
2007-03-17 04:59:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't know but I wouldn't drive your car until someone gives you a better answer because if it is a problem it will cost alot to put right !
2007-03-17 04:38:14 · answer #9 · answered by Bruce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
should be OK, but check with a mechanic
2007-03-17 04:37:35 · answer #10 · answered by LanceMiller77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋