Thread: Trying to salvage the 110 Puma after filling up with petrol.

Originally Posted by n plus one

First you check to see if your insurance covers this (believe it or not I've heard of cases of it being covered).

I've heard that too. Apparently, accidentally putting petrol in a diesel vehicle is an accident. I knew a fellow whose wife put diesel in a Triumph Stag. The insurance company had it repaired.
Definitely worth looking into.

Sorry to hear of your dilemma - my son did the same to my car but being an old tdi the performance didn't change - haha (ok, it did) but they're not as sensitive to wrong fuels - one advantage of primitive motors. Good luck.
Yes Ron, must agree the insurance companies are bastards re insuring accessories.

Originally Posted by n plus one

Remove cover, turn filter to remove, fill new filter with clean diesel, push upwards and turn, reinstall cover, crank engine over.

Or did you mean pump? It doesn't look too bad to me (famous last words) but you'll need to be able to do a pilot and injector learn?

Do you have any info that's leading you to replacing the pump (rail pressures, etc)? Or just looking for a possible first step (and assuming that lack of lubricious has flogged the pump)?

Try draining a few fuel samples and looking for 'glitter' with a torch - if you find it suspended in the fuel it'll likely be metal wear from the fuel system and you're probably in trouble.

Yeah, sorry mate, meant the pump. Diagnostics indicated it was shot. Have had it replaced (which required a specific tool kit) and cleared of all DTCs. Recalibrated and running as per normal. Here's to hoping it stays that way.

Originally Posted by MY LANDY

I decided to empty the fuel by removing the filter and pressuring the tank with my air compressor.

Where did you put the rejected fuel?

I'd just flush it and refill with diesel and see what happens. Pat

I'm of the opinion insurance shouldn't pay out on such events.

It's one of the key reasons Insurance is so bloody expensive now...

Like driving almost impassable gazetted tracks where damage is certain and then claiming.

It's horrible it happened, but a careless mistake no less.

Hope your Landy is back on the road soon..

I agree with Pat. Worth a shot. With luck it might not have got too much petrol sucked in. The petrol is lighter and might have sat on top of the diesel if it had time to settle a bit.

A few months ago my brother did the same with a Mazda Bravo. Older style engine but it ran on almost pure petrol. Anyway we drained the tank and it seems ok. Albeit I am sure it would have shortened its life somewhat.

Originally Posted by noyakfat

Where did you put the rejected fuel?

Two jerries and a coupla water bottles (which I stored in my boat while I sorted out the tow truck after replacing the filter and refilling with diesel failed to fix the issue). All done in the rain with the help of my girl, who was pretty bloody good about the whole thing. Dropped at a local mechanics and paid a disposal fee.

Car is now back on the road.

Had to replace the pump. Injectors were cleared of faults. Will continue to monitor. A bloody costly error, but not the end of the world.

Agree with you fellas on note of insurance coverage - I too would prefer premiums be kept lower by providers opting to exclude certain user errors from coverage. Or better yet, customise the level of cover you want and pay accordingly. For the most part such errors are not covered. Recent research indicates that providers that cover incorrect fuel type will typically charge higher premiums. That said, if my current provider happened to cover for incorrect fuel type, I sure as hell would be claiming. Unfortunately they don't, so I've paid up and taken my medicine.