Thread: Td5s and Petrol just dont mix!

Originally Posted by Ticka

It's just ticked over 90,000kms Spudboy. It's been about 5000kms since I filled it up with petrol.

So do you think it is on its way then?

Also, does anyone know how I can get the fuel pump out without the LR-19-009 (the special tool for the locking ring)? Will a gentle tap with a screwdriver and a hammer do the trick?

Not sure what the special tool might be. I've pulled mine out just by undoing the 6 bolts (allen heads? - can't remember) around the clamping ring. It just came straight out. I have a 130 TD5 so could be slightly different in a Disco....

Originally Posted by Ricey

Kinda like me! Although I had mentioned it my NT ...Blockie trip report. I did it in Innaminck a couple of months ago, topped up already half a tank with 25 litres of premium unleaded before I realised what I was doing. Luckily that was before I finished filling so I hadn't started it. I paid a hefty price though, $1.95 cpl for the premium, $2.10 cpl for the diesel, $130 to drain - near on $500 for the mistake. I feel for you & hope there's no long term damage, good luck!

We were there when you did it!

Everybody seemed to very helpful, we certainly felt for you at the time.

hammer and scredriver will do it.

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Some years ago the (one and only) petrol station in town filled their ULP tank with diesel instead of the correct stuff. You should have seen the number of cars that filled up and got about 500m before dying

I had this happen to me when I had an RX7. I got about 10km before it started running really rough, engine needed heaps of revs to keep it turning over. Carbs and tank needed a full clean and I sent the bill to the servo, and a week or so later the fuel company's lawyer sent me a letter saying while they weren't accepting responsibility they would pay my bill so long as I didn't take further action. It's all I wanted and was happy with that.

Originally Posted by Shaker

We were there when you did it!

Everybody seemed to very helpful, we certainly felt for you at the time.

Small world , eh! You wouldn't happen to be the guy I chatted to in the morning at the bowser driving a Disco?

It was a funny situation to be in, the manager was livid at me & his staff for having to get up from his sick bed, but at the end of it he was ok about everything.

Originally Posted by Ricey

Small world , eh! You wouldn't happen to be the guy I chatted to in the morning at the bowser driving a Disco?

It was a funny situation to be in, the manager was livid at me & his staff for having to get up from his sick bed, but at the end of it he was ok about everything.

No, I was the guy asking you if you found the Disco TD5 to be OK & commiserating with your plight.

I have now bought one & am slowly forming my own opinion, unfortunately not too positive though.

Troubles with it? I've had my fair share of issues, no doubt about that. Was a great trip though, jeez, now that I think about it - on that trip I had a stuffed rear prop c/o my mechanic, sagging airbags & troubles with my top rad hose & coolant alarm - still though, it was fun.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/multi-stat...t-blockie.html

Apparently the NRMA has had to rescue over 30 diesel owners who have filled with petrol at the new Woolies servo. It hasn't been open a year yet and that is only counting the ones who called the NRMA.

The problem seems to be that there is no separate diesel only bowser.

While there is that device on the diesel pump to discourage petrol owners using diesel, there is no device to help the diesel owners get it right.