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fortunately this hasn't happened to me ... yet. but I heard some people had
problems with putting petrol into a diesel car and the damage cost them
pretty much although I am really not aware of the consequences ...
can anyone shed more light on this matter?
sprocket
If you put Diesel in a Petrol car, the consequences aren't as severe as
putting Petrol in a Diesel car. Mainly because diesel engines are less
versatile than petrol engines. I'm not saying it's wise to run your petrol
car on diesel fuel, because it wont run. But in my experience, it's easier
to rectify miss-fuelling as far as diesel in a petrol goes. Best bet is
that if you miss-fuel your car, don't under any circumstances start the
engine, as this way a garage can simply drain the wrong fuel out and refuel
it, and it should start okay, with just minimal smoke. If you run the
engine (either petrol/diesel or vice-versa) then you stand a high chance of
screwing you engine up. And that means lots of money! Unfortunately, most
fuelling incidents are cases of people putting petrol in a diesel...Or at
least used to be, when diesels started becoming more commonplace, and
sounding more quiet like petrol engines.
Cliffy
hm....so it is like quite hazardous if this happens. :doh: It is much
easyer for drivers with petrol cars, as their nozzles are narrower than
diesel nozzles, so it is almost impossible to mix up, but diesel car
drivers can easily make a mistake. :ohcrap:
sprocket
