Stupid mistake (petrol/diesel confusion)

gareth71 · Aug 12th, 2007, 21:26

D'oh!!!!!

Managed to put about 8 litres of unleaded into my V70 D5 tonight, before realising what I was doing. This was followed by swearing a lot, and filling the rest of the tank (another 58 litres) with diesel, as I recall reading that a reasonably small amount of petrol won't really cause any problems for a modern diesel.

Given the fairly small ratio of petrol to diesel (8 litres in a full tank of diesel) I'm hoping I might get away with just running it through, topping up with diesel every hundred miles or so to increasingly dilute the petrol. Am I being hopelessly optimistic? Should I get the thing flushed through? Or am I likely to be OK?

4 forty · Aug 12th, 2007, 21:32

read this posting for information.

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...ght=wrong+fuel

scottishvolvo · Aug 12th, 2007, 21:49

A family member filled his new diesel Jag with petrol and drove away. Broke down and taken to a dealer where it cost approx £2500. More surprisingly he tells us his insurance company paid it!!!!

gareth71 · Aug 13th, 2007, 12:43

Well, having spoken to Volvo UK, a couple of dealers and an independent this morning, their reactions ranged from "You're screwed, mate" (Volvo UK) to "Just run it through as normal and keep topping up with diesel, and you'll be absolutely fine" (a Volvo dealer). Hmmm.

Anyway, I didn't think it was worth the risk of just leaving it to run through, so as we speak it's at my local indie Volvo specialist for a tank drain, clean-out, flush-through and fuel filter replacement. (Which is just what one of the Volvo dealers recommended, but at around half the cost that they quoted for the job!)

Any recommendations for a good fuel additive that I can stick into the next couple of tanks of diesel, to make sure the injectors get a good cleaning?

Aug 12th, 2007, 21:26	#1
gareth71 VOC Member Last Online: Sep 13th, 2013 17:56 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mold	Stupid mistake (petrol/diesel confusion) D'oh!!!!! Managed to put about 8 litres of unleaded into my V70 D5 tonight, before realising what I was doing. This was followed by swearing a lot, and filling the rest of the tank (another 58 litres) with diesel, as I recall reading that a reasonably small amount of petrol won't really cause any problems for a modern diesel. Given the fairly small ratio of petrol to diesel (8 litres in a full tank of diesel) I'm hoping I might get away with just running it through, topping up with diesel every hundred miles or so to increasingly dilute the petrol. Am I being hopelessly optimistic? Should I get the thing flushed through? Or am I likely to be OK?

Aug 12th, 2007, 21:32	#2
4 forty VOC Member Last Online: Aug 12th, 2015 14:44 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: sunderland	wrong fuel read this posting for information. http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...ght=wrong+fuel

Aug 12th, 2007, 21:49	#3
scottishvolvo Premier Member Last Online: Nov 17th, 2023 00:15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Glasgow	A family member filled his new diesel Jag with petrol and drove away. Broke down and taken to a dealer where it cost approx £2500. More surprisingly he tells us his insurance company paid it!!!! __________________ Chris '98 S40 2.0T..Gone. 2000 S40 2.0 SE Auto and loving it. 2014 V40 Cross Country Please consider registering with the Anthony Nolan Trust, you could save a life.

Aug 13th, 2007, 12:43	#4
gareth71 VOC Member Last Online: Sep 13th, 2013 17:56 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mold	Well, having spoken to Volvo UK, a couple of dealers and an independent this morning, their reactions ranged from "You're screwed, mate" (Volvo UK) to "Just run it through as normal and keep topping up with diesel, and you'll be absolutely fine" (a Volvo dealer). Hmmm. Anyway, I didn't think it was worth the risk of just leaving it to run through, so as we speak it's at my local indie Volvo specialist for a tank drain, clean-out, flush-through and fuel filter replacement. (Which is just what one of the Volvo dealers recommended, but at around half the cost that they quoted for the job!) Any recommendations for a good fuel additive that I can stick into the next couple of tanks of diesel, to make sure the injectors get a good cleaning?

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