I have got a citroen xsara picasso,I had half a tank of diesel so i filled it up,but i filled it up with unleaded petrol by mistake i cant afford to take it to a garage.is there any mechanics on line that can tell me what to do i will print the answers out and hope my son canmend it with your help by the way its a2007 year model . THANK YOU
2007-11-01 11:36:26 · 26 answers · asked by blackpool lass 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Citroen
thank you to all who answerd ill show the print out to my son tomorrow,and hope he can have ago and mend it
2007-11-01 13:02:17 · update #1
sadly you are not alone, eight years working n a citroen garage ive seen at least 3 people a week do this , unfortunatly this is human error and the fuel tank has to be drained and new fuel run through, specialised job dealer is best to do the job,wont affect your warrenty then, but the law now states that you can take your car to a vat quallifing garage and once they use genuaine citroen parts you wont affect your warrenty that is the law, and it will be a lot cheaper
2007-11-02 00:32:55 · answer #1 · answered by HELEN D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-01 23:22:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OOps.... Yeah. Dont drive it, first of all. It can be fixed though. Some places will tell you "any part that the wrong fuel touched has to be replaced" this is to get you to buy a bunch of stuff you dont need. Easiest way to fix: pull the fuel line off the engine or from underneath the car (if there isnt a drain plug on the fuel tank itself.) and jump the fuel pump relay to use the in tank fuel pump to empty all the mixed fuel into gas cans. Then fill it up all the way with fresh diesel. Should iron itself out.
2007-11-01 11:43:33 · answer #3 · answered by ThisJustin 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't run the engine!!
Drain as much fuel out of the system as you can, by siphoning out the tank, disconnecting fuel pipes wherever you can, and blowing through. Reconnect.
Change the fuel filter. Refill with fresh Diesel fuel, disconnect the injectors and flush through the injection pump by turning over the engine, then reconnect the injectors and hope all is well.
Lot of work, but you might find there's no lasting damage. Most susceptible things are probably the seals in the pumps, which aren't designed for petrol.
2007-11-01 11:58:31 · answer #4 · answered by James P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try to get a much petrol out a pos. there should be a detectable pipe a the bottom of where you fill up. then put in as much diesel as you can afford a least £10 and give it a go run. putting petrol in a diesel is not as bad as puttin diesel in a petrol. petrol will burn at high temp, the spark form the spark plug isn't enough to ignite the diesel
2007-11-01 14:11:33 · answer #5 · answered by Steven J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Siphon the fuel tank . I haven't worked on one yet so I am somewhat unfamiliar with it.
If electric fuel pump you can remove the fuel line on the fuel filter and hook a temp hose on running to a fuel can fill the can and dispose of it safely maybe a friend could use it in their gas engine some diesel won't harm it . Fill up you car with the proper fuel and go.
I charge about $100-175.00 for this at my shop. which most of this is the replacement fuel cost and I use the removed fuel in my own pickup just mixed down with regular gas.
If it was a much older car I might sugest mixing a couple of bottles of motor oil in the fuel but with the newer cars it may not work too well.
2007-11-01 11:42:55 · answer #6 · answered by Robert F 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Siphon out every bit you can, do not start the vehicle. If you have started it take off the fuel filter and replace it with a new one filled with diesel. Then fill the tank as full as you can with diesel and you should be OK. Good Luck. DO NOT START THE CAR UNTIL THE GAS IS OUT OF THE SYSTEM!!!
2007-11-01 11:42:28 · answer #7 · answered by KP 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
lmao,,sorry girl, couldnt help that one.
some people just dont read the 'Q's do they.
just drain out the tank and top up with diesel, as a diesel car by nature runs on rough fuel it wont be harmed by a little petrol.
it may splutter for a while but just ride it out and off you go,,g/l
2007-11-01 11:56:14 · answer #8 · answered by helmut UK 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well as it is a new model car, I wouldn't mess about with it.
Question is have you driven it from the petrol station at wich you filled it up?
It just not emptying it you have to worry about, it the cleaning of the filters in the petrol tank too.
Just think of it as an expensive mistake and get it looked at and done properly.
2007-11-01 11:47:53 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well I'm not a mechanic but my suggestion to you would be to put a hose in your gas tank and suck out the gas. What ever you do don't swallow it but empty it into a gallon or bucket or something. What you do is place a hose in the tank suck a little and then place the end of the hose in the bucket and the gas should start coming out of your tank.
2007-11-01 11:41:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋