I've been an idiot.
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- instrmntl0
i did that with my dads car once......but put deisel in a regualr tank, which is worse.
- philipdrumman0
Just swim it off!
Life's a gas!!
- fooler20
arn't the gas nozzles a different size for reg and diesel?
- dskz0
=Fuck gas breath.
- sherman0
Didnt do that but at an outdoor party once I grabbed a water bottle and started drinking and it was gas for the generator.
It was the fucking nastiest thing I ever did - I burped gas for 2 days and probably should have went to the doctor.
- skt0
- ross0
- CALLES0
almost did it to my private Jet once.
guess who do i sound like
- Gucci0
a buddy of mine put diesel into his dad's van and drove it for a while before the engine had had enough. A few bucks later ... he now pays attention to that particular detail (and so does everyone else he knows)
- SoulFly0
Hey you should try Ethanol next time! The sugar-cane flavor is yummi!!!!!!
- JerseyRaindog0
Yup. £180. Don't think I'll be doing that again.
- maximillion_0
i think its the other way round Goradio - petrol burns ata higher temp than diesel (diesel needs atomisers to make a fuel 'cloud') and becuase of the temp it can do alot of damage from what i can remember.
jersey - from what i know 200 is pretty cheap for this type of mishap some dealers would want to strip the whole system and clean it out for a good chunk of yr sterling
- GORADIO0
is there not one fuel that is okay so long as you get most of it out? Like... if you put unleaded in a diesel, you can survive, but if you put diesel in an unleaded you'll have to get it properly cleaned out. Or it might be the other way around...
- JerseyRaindog0
Thanks maximillion - that's pretty much what I did. I put in about 25litres and could only siphon off about 10. Not enough to risk it that's for sure. There was still nearly quarter of a tank of diesel when I filled it up and I had to start it to move it from the pump - probably 15 yards or so. Diesel is heavier than petrol so the petrol would have been sat on top if you know what I mean and I seemed to siphon off pure petrol. The dealer is picking it up today and will call me tonight hopefully. He reckoned between £150 and £200 to sort it. Let that be a lesson to you all kids!
- maximillion_0
ive been with someone when they have done it. and its not good for diesels. did you turn it over? if you did there could be unleaded through the whole system and you will need to get it cleaned out. Whatever you do dont turn it over or try to start it with unleaded it.
You need to get as much out as poss.If syphoning keep the exit end of the tube as low as possible to the ground and you get out as much as you can.
When I saw this happen before we did exactly that - got as much fuel out as possible and then filled it right up with diesel and set off. the car ran okay but you run this risk of damaging the engine if there is too much unleaded left. If you can afford to Id have the system cleaned out before you do anything, if not get onto some of the petrol head forums and look for further advice (you need to be fairly mech minded)
good luck
- use a long tube for syphoning and keep it pushed into the tank as far in as poss and the other end as low as possmaximillion_
- neue75_bold0
When I was 16 I worked at a petrol station and once left the nozzle in a car whilst the driver drove away... ripped the whole nozzle and tube from the pump, unleaded petrol was gushing everywhere... We shut off the supply and the Environmental Protection services were there in like 10 minutes...
good times...
glad you're ok jersey :)
- was that the 70's oil crisis?rafalski
- yes, just 10+ years later...neue75_bold
- good, hold on to these dates as your alibi for not having caused itrafalski
- rafalski0
So, you experienced peak oil* yourself, Rand?
So, what exactly happened in Paris, JerseyRaindog?
*peak oil is a scam bigger than global warming scam, but that's for another thread.
- Raniator0
No.
The wrong one doesn't fit in the hole so you can't.
- 23kon0
nothing fouler than the taste of petrol in your mouth, eh?
concrete is a close second!