Hello,
My Dad, who has been driving for 20+yrs, has put about 20 litres of unleaded petrol into the tank - he says it was about 3/4 full when he went to fill it up and he topped it to full (or close) with petrol.
D'oh.
He only realised after he drove 7 miles home - he says the engine ran fine and the first thing he knew was when he was checking the receipt.
I've looked around and I'm fairly sure he has avoided major damage due to the fact the car has probably only used diesel so far (with diesel being heavier than petrol) but I've told him he cannot try repeatedly topping it up when it gets to 3/4 because this could risk major damage to the engine.
We can't syphon the tank because it has a device fitted to prevent this - does anyone know:
1. If there's a way around such devices
2. If not, what it would cost for the tank to be taken out and emptied?
3. If the trick about topping it up with diesel until the petrol is diluted to a non-damaging level works?
{picked up estimated year from your choice in the drop down menu as you failed to mention it, despite the 3 separate requests asking you to include it!}
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 01/03/2008 at 18:02
|
_COLON_no_upscale()/cdn.uk.prod.group-mobility-trader.com/images/cas/f84d150ef8af6ffd63b1283755b6588d/e974ec3953c5d0806a5bc10704e430fb.jpg)
