What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks
Misfueling petrol into a diesel
I recently filled the tank of my diesel Mercedes-Benz E-Class with petrol. Although there are no legal requirements, I feel Sainsbury's garage owe me some duty of care, as the pump dispensing the petrol used a black pump handle/hose arrangement that is commonly used for diesel. So, selecting the 'black' pump I filled up, paid and went on my way.
It must be reasonable to expect garages to use common standards of dispensing fuel, otherwise why use pumps of different colours at all?
It must be reasonable to expect garages to use common standards of dispensing fuel, otherwise why use pumps of different colours at all?
Asked on 13 July 2013 by Fangio's Mount
Answered by
Honest John
I still find it crass that Shell, BP and Total all name their premium petrol and diesel fuels the same and that alone is responsible for a lot of misfuels (I've done it myself).
You can usually get away with less than 10 litres in a 60 litre tank as long as you brim with high lubricity diesel and continually re-brim for about 2000 miles. Though petrol 'floats' on top of diesel it will gradually mix into the diesel. But if there is petrol in the diesel tank you must never let the level run low or you will wreck your injection pump.
You can usually get away with less than 10 litres in a 60 litre tank as long as you brim with high lubricity diesel and continually re-brim for about 2000 miles. Though petrol 'floats' on top of diesel it will gradually mix into the diesel. But if there is petrol in the diesel tank you must never let the level run low or you will wreck your injection pump.
Tags:
misfuelling
Similar questions
I put petrol into my diesel, Freelander 2. I realised at the pump and called a fuel removal service who sucked out the petrol. After a month of intermittent staring issues, the garage diagnosed that there...
My son has a 5 year old diesel car and told me that he had a half tank full (about 28 litres) of premium diesel in it and then went to top up to full but accidentally put about 4 litres of petrol in. After...
I'm in dispute with a car rental provider who want to sue me for a small fortune. They allege I filled up a diesel car with petrol but some things are not adding up. Is it possible to drive a car for 60+...
Related models
Excellent range of refined engines. Comfortable long distance car. Superb ride quality. Models from 2006 are much improved and more reliable.
Elsewhere on 
.jpg)
