Shame is isn't a PD, you'd have got away with it!

Seriously, all you can do is drain the tank and change the filter and see it runs. The HPFP could be damaged but I think you'll be ok. The petrol would have reduced the viscosity of the fuel and after 10 miles of driving, the fuel warmed up, further reducing the viscosity until the pump couldn't build enough pressure to crack the injector nozzles and the engine stalled. It doesn't mean it is ruined. Good luck!

I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune. Unfortunately, the prospects for a fuel lubricated pump operating at rail pressures of about 1.8 kBar in petrol are not at all good. I hope you find an economic fix.

The reason for posting is to make a couple of practical suggestions to others in order to avoid this. I have been shot at by the H&S nannies for the second but I'll post it anyway.

1. Keep a plastic glove tucked in behind the fuel flap. In a hurry, you'll wonder why it's there and be on your gaurd. It could even be useful.

2. Always sniff the nozzle of the garage pump before fuelling. This procedure double checks your own method and will further guard against garage errors whereby the delivery driver fuells the wrong underground tank - not unknown.

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I'm not so sure that the Bosch VP rotary pumps (in direct injection guise) are any more robust than common rail. The ubiquitous Bosch VP pump wasn't the most robust pump. I'm sure a lot of CR diesels have been 'treated' to a dose of unleaded by an unwitting occasional user and quietly topped up with diesel and survived.

I think there's a good chance that when drained pf petrol and refilled, this pump will live to fight another day.