Is it easy to be mistaken at the pumps? Or are these people just dimwits?
It can cost £2000 to repair a diesel engine when petrol has passed through the fuel pump.
2007-11-07 06:59:42 · 39 answers · asked by Phil McCracken 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
THey do that here too. The other day I saw this kid pouring MOTOR OIL in the GAS TANK.
I think its a clear example that science is too effective at not allowing nature to weed out the bad apples.
GEEGEE just proved it used to happen here to such a degree they frickin had to change the nozzle sizes.
2007-11-07 07:03:18 · answer #1 · answered by Phil M 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
IT does very little damage to the pump , but can do untold damage to the engine if started and the engine runs out of control , the reason there are so many people making that basic mistake is the petrol stations put all the pumps so close together now , and with only a very small colour differance . and there are a lot more diesil cars on the road
2007-11-07 20:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go with the dimwit option. Folks nowadays pay less and less attention to their driving skills, to the point where anyone who is the least bit 'into' cars and driving is seen as a bit of a geek.
Well, geeks like me tend not to crash, or buy dud cars, or get ripped off by garages and also tend not to put the wrong fuel in our cars!
I mean COME ON, it's not that hard to tell if your car has a Diesel engine under the bonnet, you're painfully reminded of the fact every time you start the thing up in the morning!
2007-11-07 08:07:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the old days you would have a separate pump for diesel, now you are faced with at least three different hoses on the same pump. A little more care would go a long way.
2007-11-08 00:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya know what is even better, the guy who swears his pickup is a diesel and has it towed in and is telling me I drive this MF everyday and I have never had an issue till you guys worked on it. I looked in the gas cap and DUH it said unleaded fuel, I told him it is a regular fuel truck..... He went ballistic, I looked up his records and it has always been a Gas truck. He just wouldn't believe me. So we drained the Diesel out and filled it with regular and she belched and belched and then purred like a kitten. After a LOT of work!
When he came in he refused to pay for it saying I was ripping him off...and the next thing I knew the TV was at my shop cameras ion my face wanting to know why I continually rip this guy off.
The news guy was real arrogant, so I calmly offered him a cup of coffee and a chair, I explained to him on TV the differences between a Diesel and a Gas vehicle then showed him the documents of what we had done to the truck and said who's rippin' who off here.....
The guy returned, paid for his repairs and left. I did see the story on TV but they only aired that I was correct and accurate in my charges and a very pleasant repair shop to visit. They didn't say the owner of the truck was a frikin' idiot.. I still laugh about it every time someone has their car or truck towed in for swapping fuel. It is very expensive.
2007-11-07 07:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by Uncle Red 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People just aren't paying attention. In the US, it's actually more common (compared to the number of diesel cars on the road) since they're not used to asking for diesel - and diesel fuel is much harder to come by out here, since not all stations sell it.
Hopefully, once they see the repair bill, they'll learn their lesson. If not, then they deserve what they get.
2007-11-07 07:17:23 · answer #6 · answered by Me 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
More people own two or more cars, often with differing fuels.
People are in more of a hurry every day. Diesels are also much quieter nowadays so people tend to forget they are in one.
Ford have patented a device for preventing filling with the wrong fuel.
It can cost over £5000 to repair depending on the car.
2007-11-07 07:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
One person makes this expensive mistake every 3.5 Min's.
More care should be taken at the pump. Its so easy to slip the petrol nozzle into the diesel tank.
2007-11-07 07:04:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Um, I was on the phone and accidentally put diesel fuel in my S10. I was wondering why the nozzel wasn't going all the way in and It didn't even occur to me until I had already dumped about five and a half gallons in my tank.
So I stopped immediately and didn't know what to do so I decided to just go home and pump it out. My truck started fine for about 30 seconds and POOF....and this was no little POOF!
There was so much white smoke that I couldn't even see the gas station anymore and then it died shortly there after. I was so embarrased and when the smoke finally cleared everyone was looking at me like WTF lol.. They thought my truck was on fire!
AAA......man that was dumb.
2007-11-07 07:10:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I think that it is confusion at the pump
I run a garage and we are getting them in all the time and it is all different types of drivers
Most times it is a drain out and flush and mostly all is well and no damage but I realise that it "can" be a very expensive mistake but most times it is not that bad
2007-11-07 07:54:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋