Thread: TD5 on 50/50 diesel/petrol mix

OK curious,

Why did the boss put the petrol in?

Fairly sure you would have said something after the last effort

Originally Posted by Bardizzo

Andy
Excuse my ignorance but what is this 5 stomp pedal trick for draining the fuel???

Dave

Hi Dave.
On the Defender TD5(unsure with the D2 TD5,never tried it) you turn the ignition on so all the dash lights come on,stomp the acc pedal 5 times and it puts the fuel pump into a prime mode that cycles the pump.
Andrew

Originally Posted by scott oz

OK curious,

Why did the boss put the petrol in?

Fairly sure you would have said something after the last effort

A BLONDE moment????(no she isnt blonde)
She did turn another year older during the week,ALMOST 50,ALIMERS
Andrew

Not the same as Petrol, but I've ben running a 50/50 Jet A1 (Kero) mix for years.
To date have not had any problems, just blows a bit of smoke on acceleration, but would do that on Diesel anyway.

Greg

Originally Posted by GregTD5

Not the same as Petrol, but I've ben running a 50/50 Jet A1 (Kero) mix for years.
To date have not had any problems, just blows a bit of smoke on acceleration, but would do that on Diesel anyway.

Greg

Interesting to hear Greg,I know others that have used downgraded Jet A1 in TDi motors with no issues.
Andrew

Originally Posted by GregTD5

Not the same as Petrol, but I've ben running a 50/50 Jet A1 (Kero) mix for years.
To date have not had any problems, just blows a bit of smoke on acceleration, but would do that on Diesel anyway.

Greg

Noobie question - Why? Cleaner? More power?

Originally Posted by Judo

Noobie question - Why? Cleaner? More power?

probably because it is cheap, (read free) if you know where to get some 'out of date' or 'moisture compromised' jet A1.... IIRC Aviation industry has strict guidelines on shelf life and storage time etc for fuels, Avgas and JetA1 etc absorb moisture readily and after a time unused even in a 'sealed' drum it is deemed not fit for aviation use. Fine in a road going vehicle though. Greg should be able to confirm or deny this, I got this info second hand some years back from an industry employee...

jc

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

A BLONDE moment????(no she isnt blonde)
She did turn another year older during the week,ALMOST 50,ALIMERS
Andrew

Hahaha, my SWMBO had a b/day two weeks ago and she is a real blonde.

She 'forgets' to lift the bonnet of any of our cars, but thank my deity has never shandied any vehicle we have/had.