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Author:  big_D [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:11 pm ]
Post subject:  WAH!
Just filled up my car with 50 L of unleaded... One problem, the car is a diesel! :(

The garage has had 6 cars towed in this morning, so won't get mine back until Monday. :(

Girlfriend just laughed when I 'phoned her... Well, after offering to come and pick me up.
Author:  AlunD [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: WAH!
big_D wrote:
Just filled up my car with 50 L of unleaded... One problem, the car is a diesel! :(

The garage has had 6 cars towed in this morning, so won't get mine back until Monday. :(

Girlfriend just laughed when I 'phoned her... Well, after offering to come and pick me up.


Brilliant - touch's wood quickly :?
Author:  timark_uk [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: WAH!
I'm just waiting for the time I do the same with mine.

Mark
Author:  brataccas [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:16 pm ]
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wont that cost about £2000 to fix if u get filings in the fuel filter system/pump etc? My stomach would turn if I did anything like that :oops:
Author:  big_D [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:18 pm ]
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Been told it will cost around €50 - €100.

Because I noticed whilst filling up, I didn't try and start the motor, so they should just be able to drain the tank.
Author:  timark_uk [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:19 pm ]
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Dave, the general consensus around the office here is that if you syphon the petrol, brim it with diesel and keep it topped up over the next couple of days/weeks you should be fine.
Just make sure you change the filter after about a week or two.

Mark
Author:  John_Vella [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:20 pm ]
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Bratty, I think it partly depends on if he started the engnine before realising what he'd done. If not, I don't think it'll be that expensive.
Author:  JJW009 [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:25 pm ]
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I confess I did it once, and I did drive off. I was 100% sure I'd put diesel in, but the receipt said petrol and I only got about 100 yards :oops:

Not sure how much it cost to get fixed, but the petrol alone cost about £50. I'd only had the thing 5 minutes, but it went on to over 100,000 miles without any bother.
Author:  big_D [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: WAH!
timark_uk wrote:
Dave, the general consensus around the off here is that if you syphon the petrol, brim it with diesel and keep it topped up over the next couple of days/weeks you should be fine.
Just make sure you change the filter after about a week or two.

I'm leaving it to the professionals... The garage where I fueled up is about 50KM from home, I don't have any tools etc. at home... So I got the ADAC (German AA) to tow me to the nearest garage.

It would probably cost me as much to get the tools, containers and to dispose of the fuel - it is illegal to drain fuel from a car if you aren't in a workshop with a non-porous ground and you have to pay to have the fuel disposed of properly...
Author:  John_Vella [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: WAH!
I completely missed the post where big_D wrote:
Been told it will cost around €50 - €100.

Because I noticed whilst filling up, I didn't try and start the motor, so they should just be able to drain the tank.


When I wrote:
Bratty, I think it partly depends on if he started the engnine before realising what he'd done. If not, I don't think it'll be that expensive.


:oops: :)
Author:  Linux_User [ Fri May 22, 2009 2:11 pm ]
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big_D wrote:
timark_uk wrote:
It would probably cost me as much to get the tools, containers and to dispose of the fuel - it is illegal to drain fuel from a car if you aren't in a workshop with a non-porous ground and you have to pay to have the fuel disposed of properly...


And that's a very sensible precaution/regulation TBH. Petrol is notoriously dangerous and difficult to clean up, if a spillage gets into the drainage system it can literally lead to explosions miles away etc.
Author:  John_Vella [ Fri May 22, 2009 2:13 pm ]
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Linux_User wrote:
big_D wrote:
timark_uk wrote:
It would probably cost me as much to get the tools, containers and to dispose of the fuel - it is illegal to drain fuel from a car if you aren't in a workshop with a non-porous ground and you have to pay to have the fuel disposed of properly...


And that's a very sensible precaution/regulation TBH. Petrol is notoriously dangerous and difficult to clean up, if a spillage gets into the drainage system it can literally lead to explosions miles away etc.


But as the explosion is, (or would be) miles away it's not something I'd lose sleep over ;) :P
Author:  l3v1ck [ Fri May 22, 2009 3:11 pm ]
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big_D wrote:
Just filled up my car with 50 L of unleaded... One problem, the car is a diesel! :(

Must.....resit....urge.....to mock......

Was it an unfamiliar car?
Author:  Danstevens [ Fri May 22, 2009 3:21 pm ]
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Sorry to hear that. I suppose, at least you realised before you drove off and not after.
Author:  Angelic [ Fri May 22, 2009 4:48 pm ]
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Unlucky man.
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