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Random Irritations

theoneandonly said:
Better that way round than diesel in. Petrol .
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Diesel in petrol is the better mistake.
When I ran a petrol station I often used to put diesel, that had been drained out of petrol cars, into my Austin Maxi 1750 and it never failed to start or run.
Petrol in a diesel car, however, can often damage the car's diesel pump .............................. and that can be very expensive indeed.
 
Slime said:
Diesel in petrol is the better mistake.
When I ran a petrol station I often used to put diesel, that had been drained out of petrol cars, into my Austin Maxi 1750 and it never failed to start or run.
Petrol in a diesel car, however, can often damage the car's diesel pump .............................. and that can be very expensive indeed.
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I heard somewhere don't start the engine to stop it getting into the injectors, some cars tho apparently fire the fuel into them when you press unlock , I also heard diesel in a petrol was less of issue (especially when the pumps are bigger so don't usually fit a petrol car)

Not what you need at all , hope you get sorted quickly and not too costly
 
Slime said:
Diesel in petrol is the better mistake.
When I ran a petrol station I often used to put diesel, that had been drained out of petrol cars, into my Austin Maxi 1750 and it never failed to start or run.
Petrol in a diesel car, however, can often damage the car's diesel pump .............................. and that can be very expensive indeed.
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My wife put about 1/4 tank in our old diesel car, I topped it all the way up with diesel and it was fine. But yes 45 quid is an awful lot tbf ?
 
GreiginFife said:
Again, understanding doesn't make something less irritating. You might not think so, but I personally believe that everyone reserves the right to be irritated, or not, by anything they like. I am not in any position to tell them otherwise. If you believe that you are, then more power to you and I salute you, Sir.

You can comment all you want, as is your right and I make no such statement that anyone shouldn't. Merely that the act of explanation and/or understanding doesn't always make something less irritating.

I bid you a good evening and peace on earth.
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…which is of course all very true.

However, if I hear someone express an irritation that I know, or at least strongly suspect, to either be unfounded or based upon a mistaken belief, I consider it only the right and proper thing to do to cast light on the misunderstanding or misconception at the root of irritation with the hope of alleviating the irritation…so trying to help wherever as best I can. If they choose to reject or ignore my clarifications then so be it. Let them be irritated. ?
 
Slime said:
Putting £45 of unleaded in my Mrs. Slime's Seat Altea 1.9 ............................................. Tdi.

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I do think the pump colour coding could be a lot better to help stop that. Yeras back, you would put a small quatity of petrol into a diesel tank to stop it waxing over during the very cold spells. I admit that a small quantity isn't 45. though.
I would have thought that if it's the (best) VW diesel and TDI with the unit injectors, it will be a lot more robust than the common rail editions.
 
Bunkermagnet said:
I do think the pump colour coding could be a lot better to help stop that. Yeras back, you would put a small quatity of petrol into a diesel tank to stop it waxing over during the very cold spells. I admit that a small quantity isn't 45. though.
I would have thought that if it's the (best) VW diesel and TDI with the unit injectors, it will be a lot more robust than the common rail editions.
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Also, don’t cars now have different size filler caps so you (shouldn’t) be able to put the wrong nozzle in?
 
Neilds said:
Also, don’t cars now have different size filler caps so you (shouldn’t) be able to put the wrong nozzle in?
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Well yes, the diesel nozzle is larger than a petrol filler cap so it would be pretty hard to put diesel in a petrol, but vice versa its easy to put petrol in a diesel.

I was always told that if you do put petrol in a diesel then (assuming you realise quickly enough) to top it up with diesel as often as you can to dilute it. £45 quids worth is likely more than that advice was intended for though!
 
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