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• Misfuelings and Warranty 11 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  I drove 50 miles in a diesel after refueling with £15 of unleaded, does anybody know if this can be fixed under warranty or is it out of my wallet?
• any - misfuelling/petrol in diesel..how would it show 18 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  if you put petrol in a diesel car and don't realize what would be the symptoms?  
• Poll, would you buy used common rail? (Misfueling) 7 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Poll, Would you buy a used common rail diesel, with reference to misfueling concerns? Suggest a YES/NO at the top of any replies to make counting easier. (Credit for this thread to Gordonbennet, who suggested it in my cooking oil thread.) Oh, heres the link, which perhaps just shows the very tip
• Diesel versus petrol - misfuelling 28 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  and, in particular, the danger of putting petrol into a diesel car. If the car I buy has been previously misfuelled, is it likely that any damage will have become immediately obvious, and therefore repairs done in the past? Or could the damage from previous misfuelling have been less obvious, so that repairs
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  I misfuelled my car - what steps should I take? 23 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2013 diesel Vauxhall Insignia automatic. I accidentally misfuelled and put in just under five litres of petrol. After speaking to people in the...
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  I misfuelled a works van with petrol - can I argue that the van was poorly labelled? 21 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I accidentally filled my works diesel lease van with petrol then drove 27 miles before realising my mistake. The only label was on the inside of the fuel...
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  Misfuellers and money soon parted 14 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Can you tell me if Ford Easy Fuel, that prevents drivers from filling with the wrong fuel, is available as an add-on accessory? I have a 2004 Mondeo LX...
• Toyota Hiace - Misfuelling prevention device 8 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Back in 2009, I bought a Toyota Hiace diesel campervan to which I fitted a misfuelling prevention device.  After a discussion here in the Back Room , I chose an RAC FuelSure for about £25. It worked brilliantly until
• Ford Focus - Misfuelled Ford Focus TDCi 16 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  I've been a muppet and misfuelled my focus. I realised after about a mile when the engine was juddery, but still going, just. I had it towed and the tank drained. I then read on tinternet how much it could cost and panicked and called my insurance company. They said they would pay
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  How can fuel pumps be improved to prevent misfuelling? 19 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I know it is my fault, but I filled my diesel Mercedes-Benz car with petrol, and landed myself with a bill for £730. Amazingly, the car travelled 75 miles...
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - Misfuelled car-would you buy? 12 May 2009 (Forum)
  I've now managed to obtain the service record from the previous owner (fleet operator) of the 55 plate Focus 1.6 TDCi which I've put a deposit on with a nearby trader who must have picked it up at auction. Turns out it was misfuelled (petrol instead of diesel) on 2 occassions at 9K and 11K
• GOLF TDI Bluemotion - Misfuel 3 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  be caused by a misfuel, putting unleaded into a diesel. I can 110% state i have not done this and i had done about 225 miles from a full tank before the car failed. My question is can a diesel do 220+ miles on unleaded before it would breakdown? I'm starting to doubt my sanity even though i am
• Second hand diesels - misfuelled? 27 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  it asap. Is there any way of telling whether a car has been misfuelled? If it has - and has been drained etc so that it runs again, what are the likely long term effects on reliability? Is it likely to pack up within months, where there might be some warranty left, or might it take a year or two to die
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  Is it common for misfuelling inhibitors to prevent filling with the correct fuel? 23 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2009 diesel Ford Mondeo is fitted with a misfuelling inhibitor. I called in at a recently-refurbished Esso station in Stoke-on-Trent at the weekend...
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  Misfuelled Mercedes ML-Class 15 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I rather stupidly filled up my 2004 Mercedes ML 270 CDI with petrol. Yes, and I drove it before it cut out and wouldn't start. What can I expect the damage...
• Audi A3 Sportback - misfuelling prevention device 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Anyone purchased/fitted a Fuel Angel (as advertised on Dragons Den by entrepreneur who got £500,000 he wanted then changed his mind)? Costs £29.95 plus...
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  Misfueling advice 22 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  As an avid reader of your forum can you explain to me, why, based on your knowledge you furnish so many people who inquire about what to do regarding misfuel,...
• Misfuel prevention in Dragons Den 27 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  If you have watched Dragons' Den yesterday evening, you must have seen the last guy who came with the invention of a device which can be fitted retrospectively...
• misfuelling claims another victim 16 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  From the BBC website coverage of the over-by-over coverage of the ODI series: BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew on Twitter: "Put wrong fuel in...
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  How can I refill a modern car with fuel can? 13 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have always carried a reserve supply five-litre can of diesel on journeys in the remoter parts of the Scottish Highlands and Islands where there are...