Reply With QuoteNice of you to take the time to care. Well done.
Gday All,
Call into the petrol station today , and as I was only picking up some ice I parked next to a new Pajero Sport with dealer plates, I get out to find a young lady in tears, and her hand shaking to much to dial the numbers on her phone. Thru the tears I gathered that she put the wrong fuel in and realised once she moved the car.
Not sure if my words calmed her any , but she managed to call someone and when I returned I asked if she wanted me to wait with her but she declined. I hung around till one of the mechanics arrived but he seemed pretty casual with it so I drove off.
I guessing just a tank drain as I don't think she drove it very far.
Cheers Ean
Wizard
Nice of you to take the time to care. Well done.
LordRover
SubscriberSeems to be all too common Ean with the amount of diesel cars on the road now, they really should make the nozzles and fillers so that they cant be mixed up.
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Wizard
Yes...when I started 'pumping gas'....each bowser was separate and dispensed a different product....now you get diesel and 3 grades of petrol out of one bowser....so one has to be pretty careful about which nozzle one chooses.Originally Posted by loanrangie
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I thought they were.
OldBushie
SupporterYou can't get the larger diesel nozzle into a petrol tank But the smaller petrol nozzle fits nicely in a diesel tank
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SubscriberThey are on Euro cars.... Ford and VW have an 'easi fuel' filler with a flap that wont let a larger diesel nozzle fit a petrol vehicle and vice versa.. That said, they're all pretty well labeled..
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Wizard
SubscriberMy daughter has just recently brought a diesel car. I think she has got the idea that it is not a good thing to put the wrong fuel in. I had a chat with her on the subject ( hopefully put the fear of god into her re mixing fuel ) Car does sound diesel which is a good thing as it is a constant reminder. Also inside the fuel cap recess is a warning label.
Cheers Hall
ChatterBox
SubscriberDid she put 'High Flow' diesel in it?
Wizard
I know more than one person that has accidentally put petrol into a diesel - and both have been motoring for many many years - both with diesels and petrol vehicles. It only takes a bit of distraction to put the wrong fuel in - particularly if you own both a diesel and a petrol vehicle. Both people that I know noticed before they put too much in.
At least that lady realised her mistake soon after the event.
Good on you for offering assistance.
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