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XC90 '02–'15 General Forum for the P2-platform XC90 model |
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Nov 15th, 2011, 20:37 | #21 |
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Nov 15th, 2011, 20:47 | #22 |
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This kind of thing will come under a standard price scheme, they'll do it at the same sort of price at all the dealerships.
Remember though that your options are: a) Brim the tank with diesel and hope that you suffer no damage b) Call a 2man in a van" or the AA/RAC out to drain the tank, purge the system, and potentially invalidate your warranty (Untrained to work on the fuel system, etc) c) Take it to Volvo, have them fix it d) ????? e) Profit. |
Nov 15th, 2011, 22:25 | #23 |
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Many people have done this across marques.
There are specialists out there that charge as little as £100, think I recall a Halfords advert at £150 whilst AA/RAC charge ~£200. Given it sounds as if the vehicle was static, I would probably not even bother with fuel filters and lines flush??? |
Nov 15th, 2011, 22:36 | #24 | |
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Some years ago I put around £12 worth of petrol (which then would have been about 15/16 litres) into a diesel car. (I year old 52 reg btw 12k miles). Realised my mistake and filled the rest of the tank with diesel The petrol station said "do not start it it will ruin it" Said thanks....chewed it over....and made my choice guided by and based on my own thought and feeling !!!!! So....started it up...ran fine......circled the outskirts of the city for about 2 hours filling up every half an hour with more diesel to strengthen the diesel/petrol ratio.....no probs at all or ever....in fact the car never ran better and quieter.....and got rid at 60k miles...no engine probs at all.... Regards |
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Nov 15th, 2011, 22:38 | #25 |
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Nov 15th, 2011, 22:50 | #26 |
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Would have been cheaper to fill up rest of the way with diesel, you would not have had any problems, doh mate
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Nov 15th, 2011, 22:55 | #27 |
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i would have probably taken the chance with 12 litres too, but then i suppose when you're on a busy forecourt, making a decision quickly, and thinking if it goes wrong it could wreck the engine and cost £3-4k to replace, i bet a fair number of people would go on the side of caution, even if it meant calling the AA.
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Nov 15th, 2011, 23:04 | #28 |
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I did this with my last D5 XC90 in 2008 i think and my local Volvo garage charged me £400 at that time.
My wife recently put 3 litres of diesel in her petrol car (I know it's not supposed to be possible but she managed) and fortunately she called me so I trundled out with a jerry can of petrol and brimmed the tank. Been topping it up since to dilute it with no I'll effects. I believe we have got away with it because it only amounted to a 5% contamination and at that ratio it probably helped clean the engine. Any contamination ratio greater than 10% is always going to be risky, especially when putting petrol in a diesel engine due to pre ignition and reduced lubrication.
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Our good friend here has been shafted imo and I feel for him |
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Nov 15th, 2011, 23:20 | #30 | |
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Have just checked fuel prices in 2002 and based on the price I must have put in around 4 gallons of petrol in a diesel.(around 30%) I took what I considered a calculated risk based on a pretty complacent thought process really of "que sera sera" I was worried whilst driving about, a bit nerve racking although all was well in the end. Its recommended however to drain any petrol form a diesel |
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