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• Any - New European wide fuel labelling 5 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  or not. Instead of “Unleaded” and “Diesel”, pumps will be labelled with standardised letters and numbers, corresponding to the type of fuel, and the amount of biofuel it contains (E5/E10 for petrol; B7/B10 for diesel). A recipe for more misfuelling confusion!  
• 1.2 VW Polo - Hire Car Misfuelling Incident 27 May 2013 (Forum)
  will be liable for. I did purchase the addtional Damage Excess Refund insurance, but this excludes misfuelling (as I thought it would). So it looks as though I will be liable for any damage caused (which is fair enough, as it was my mistake), but I am having sleepless nights wondering what kind
• Ford Focus - Misfuel - Diesel in Petrol Car ( 9 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi , I kindly request your suggestion and guidenence.  I had rented a car from one of the rental company . I asked for the diesel car and then...
• Land Rover Discovery Sport - Dominic Cummings' 'stop for petrol' on way home 5 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  I doubt that Dom is a back-roomer, but just in case:  if you did 'stop for petrol' on the way back to London from Barnard Castle in your 69-plate silver Disco Sport, you might want to check if your insurance covers misfuelling.  Because it's a diesel. Right, my vision's a bit
• All cars, vans and motorbikes - Wrong Fuel in Car? 22 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  to help you with any misfueling situation 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. We have a fleet of technicians based at strategic points
• Smallish automatic 3 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  to diesel but as they do less than 15k a year then I can't see the point and a switch at their years might be more prone to misfueling than one done when younger. Whatever they buy needs to be cheap to run, with a decent auto, reasonably safe and reliable. Any ideas on what vehicle to suggest? I
• Diesel - is the honeymoon over? 8 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Is the honeymoon over for diesel? Here are my thoughts: * Concern over reliability of CR engines (misfueling etc) * Petrol engines becoming more & more efficient * More electric / hybrid cars on the market now * Diesel prices going up recently (accepted this has happened to normal petrol too
• Car laid up for 12 months - advice 11 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I'm not sure if "Discussion" is the best place for this, but I would be happy for the mods to decide and move it if necessary. SWMBO's daughter's 306 HDi (the one that survived the misfuelling a while back!) will be SORNed and kept on Mum's drive for 12 months while the young lady travels
• Astra G 1.4 16v 2001 - astra cooling problem 22 May 2010 (Forum)
  , then the needle started going up and down for a bit but right down the bottom, 5 mins later everything is all fine, temperature gauge returns to normal, no coolant loss, misfires or anything, ive been told its more than likely the coolant temperature sensor reading faulty causing the engine to misfuel etc
• Fabia V Focus 4 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  makes me suspicious plus Uncle says it smelt damp which the dealer said was because it had just been valeted. He is aware of the misfueling saga and wants to know if there are any signs to look for. I saw the Fabia less £200 squids unless its an Elegance in which case its on the money but open to your
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 Diesel 2009 - Ford Fiesta 2009 , unable to add fuel additive 3 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  shot bottle with the same result. The problem is not capacity but the Ford misfuel inhibitor which won't open except naturally for a fuel pump. I tried a funnel and flexible hose with the same result, prod and poke but the fuel filler neck has been designed to incorporate contact points that open
• Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - 04 2.2 Diesel - glowplug warning light problem 14 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  misfuelled Any ideas as to what this could be? What to try next..... {header corrected, as OP confirmed it was the glowplug light and not the coil warning light - DD}
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - Finally bought a car (no 'buts' this time!) 14 May 2009 (Forum)
  For anyone who followed the recent misfuelled diesel Focus or even the 'which Avensis' sagas: We finally bought a very nice, totally unmarked 42K FSH 05 Focus 1.6 LX (115bhp petrol with a/c) privately this evening. Everything was right, owner had car for last 4 years, bought locally from new
• Kia C'eed 1.6d 114bhp - Mis fueled my diesel 14 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  the beast  ran very well. What it wouldn't do is start when hot; a well known syptom apparantly. I estimate the ratio was approx 50/50 when starting out.  Having established from my receipt that I'd misfueled I was tempted to top up and carry on and fairly sure I may have got away
• Citroen C3 Picasso. - Full size spare. - Citroen Assist 31 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  journey, but coming home it takes up space urgently required for rioja. Also, I notice that Citroen Assistence does not cover punctures, misfueling, running out of fuel and lockoutsb but I see from their website that Citroen offer to include this cover for an extra £20 a year. I
• Used diesels 1 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  failure. The engineers report has cited misfuelling, which caused the fuel pump to disintegrate and metal to be ingested by the engine. Now despite this wee car having a full service record and being in good condition the current owner had no way to know that someone had dumped a load of unleaded
• Ford Mondeo - BP garage don't seem to care 14 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  on the hose. When I asked to speak to the manager, I was told that he was busy and I would have to wait for 20 min. If anyone believes they have a diesel into petrol car misfuelling problem recently from this garage then I am happy to be a witness.
• Focus / CMax 1600ccTDCi - fuel issue / limp home 6 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  observation has made me question this action and I wondered if you had any views. The event happens  every time as I add my Millers diesel additive following each refill. When I do so, I always trigger a "whoosh & gurgle" when I insert the funnel. It has a misfuel prevention type filler cap
• Expensive day - easy money 15 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  added fuel. My hand hit my head! Yes, unleaded in a diesel car. Three hours and £225 the poorer, after no more than 15 miutes work by their fuel recovery service I was on my way. First time I've ever misfuelled in 11 years of diesel ownership!
• Mazda CX-5 SE-LUX 2.2 2WD Diesel. - Engine failure 9 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  thing to do really to replace the petrol tank after a misfueling? 2. If it is a fault with the fuel pump, would I have not noticed at least some spluttering, and shouldn't a waring light have come on before the engine died? 3. Would such a major failure take over three weeeks to identify