Thread: Unleaded...I can’t believe it happened!

My son put 20 litres of unleaded in and that was about all the fuel it had; ran like a dog but after changing filters, cracking the injectors and all joints, cranked the engine to expel the petrol, topped it up with diesel and off we went - no problems - but it is a 300TDi and apparently they'll run on road bitumen

If you know what you put in vis how much petrol and diesel donate it to your bushfire brigade. The will use it for driptorch fuel.

Good idea, what about old, old petrol (1 - 2 years), like from outboard motors? they interested in that?

Sorry to disappoint Didge - but locally we won't be interested in any of it.


Martyn

Thanks everybody for sharing these experiences and insights - I've found it a really useful thread.


Alan

Suppose this happened in the middle of nowhere, i.e. a couple of your jerry cans had petrol instead of diesel in them, could you throw in a litre of 2 stroke to help with the lubricity of the mix. Could you drive on this mixture until you could find somewhere to top up with diesel?

Last year when we purchased the TD5 D2a, the at home "Boss" put close to 30 litres of petrol in before she realised. Before she filled up the tank had less than a quarter of diesel in it, fortunatly she rang from the petrol station and I told her to get some oil and put 2 litres in then fill the tank to the brim with diesel.
She drove approx 45ks to get home with no problems noted. I then drained about half the tank and topped up with more diesel and conditioner and over the next few re fills used up the rest of the mix.
Then changed the filter figuring the petrol might have dislodged some gunk.

Have done about 35,000 ks since without hickup.

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