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 Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 7:23 pm |
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Joined: Jul 31, 2013
Posts: 30
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Location: Wrexham
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Ok, first off im a dumbass... this is my 4th car and the only diesel i have owned.. went to fill up and put 15quid of petrol in. 
didnt realise untill the car shut down on the m56 -__-
so i got towed to a fuel station and brimmed it (50quid) of diesel and boom! it ran fine 
but now
-i have used about 1/4 - 1/2 the tank, the car inside is smelling of petrol/diesel and under the bonnet there is no smell? only inside?
-also on idle it is ticking really bad, but it doesnt sound metallic sounds more like a dodgy injector?
any ideas on those 2 faults  
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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 5:00 am |
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Joined: Aug 04, 2011
Posts: 1343
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Location: Swindon
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Diese cars vary enourmously on how well they cope with petrol being added to the fuel. I have a 1.6 Focus (from new as a company car) and 40,000 miles into its life I brimmed the tank with petrol (£60 worth) at Okehampton in Devon. I drove all the way to Swindon and the car only cut out when I came to a stop 150 miles later at the traffic lights on junction 15 of the M4 and the whole of the journey at 80mph or more. The car would not re-start so AA attended, drained the petrol, refilled with diesel, bled the system and 2 years later the car is now on 150,000 miles with no apparent damage and no fuel system components changed.
I have heard of others that are trashed after a few miles with new injectors and pumps needed. Whether those parts were really needed or just rip off garages I don't know.
My advice (at your own risk) would be refill to the brim with diesel and drive it for another 100 miles or so.
Hopefully, a more knowledgeable member will be along to help.
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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 5:13 am |
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Joined: Dec 04, 2012
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IMO I'd drain the tank, purge the fuel lines, and then brim with diesel to be safe.
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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:11 pm |
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Joined: May 25, 2011
Posts: 1025
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Location: south coast
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if it was me i would top the tank up with derv and see how it go's it might settle down after a few fill ups. not quite sure how it works with the little derv engines but going back a good few yrs we allways used to add a little petrol into the derv tanks on our trucks in winter to help stop the derv freezeing/waxing up.
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