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 Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 2:17 am |
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As the subject said i put some diesel in my petrol 206 its a 1.1l 2004 206 s. I know this was a stupid think to do however it was a mistake and i dint realise until a few days later.
I filled it up with petrol as soon as i figured it out(went to the same petrol station and checked the pump i used which was a Green Diesel ultimate pump the only one at that petrol station) and it ran ok, I've filled it up fully again however Im now having intermittent issues where the car wont go above 2k revs
This doesn't happen all the time as i can drive it fine some days and others i get this problem. I've not had chance to get it in at a garage because I don't want to think what it will cost to get it sorted just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what might help or fix the problem.
Cheers in advance
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 2:26 am |
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Ouch.
Should have drained it immediately for sure.
They'll have a go at you for that around here but it'll be alright in the end.
Also, are you sure you put diesel in there in the first place? It could be different issue alltogether which just got you thinking..
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:04 am |
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nah I went back to the same petrol station and looked all the pumps have black tubes going to the handle but the pump i went to is the only Diesel Ultimate at that station which is in green just like unleaded.
I also didn't realise until i had the issue that i described the day after when i went to start my car however once i filled up with petrol the problem became intermittent can run fine.
happened today where I was coming home from work and it was fine called off at Tescos for 15 min got back in the car and had the problem of it not going over 2k revs, Once it gets to 2k revs its like the accelerator wont work till i put the clutch in and bring it back out then it will work.
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:25 am |
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forgot to mention I only put in around 7l fo diesel
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:37 am |
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well that depends on how much petrol was in the tank at that moment
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:56 am |
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| forgot to mention I only put in around 7l fo diesel |
"Only" 7 litres?
Even if your tank was mostly full that's at least 15% content.
Drain it, put some Super Unleaded in there and rag it.
And don't do it again!  
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:55 am |
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Wow this is the 1st time I've ever heard of this I know people my (mom included) put petrol in a diesel but not the outher way round, I thought the nozzle was to fat to fit a Petrol?
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:08 am |
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| spike_202 wrote: |
| Wow this is the 1st time I've ever heard of this I know people my (mom included) put petrol in a diesel but not the outher way round, I thought the nozzle was to fat to fit a Petrol? |
I thought the same as I drive a Diesal all week and my st only at weekends and I now the Diesal nozzle won't fit in my st 
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:19 am |
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Is it smokey?
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:09 am |
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Why on earth did the diesel nozle have a green handle i want to know?
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