Suzuki Swift (2005 - ) - 2007 - Petrol in a 1.3 diesel engine

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Sat 3 Nov 2007 16:00
2007 - Petrol in a 1.3 diesel engine - pandora
My husband has just put 4.5 litres of petrol in my suzuki swift. He topped it up with diesel and drove it home. What should I do?

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 03/11/2007 at 19:59

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Sat 3 Nov 2007 16:04
Petrol in a diesel car - lucya22
not 100% sure but dont you have to get it drained?
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Sat 3 Nov 2007 16:07
Petrol in a diesel car - milkyjoe
have you got a large rolling pin to hand?
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Sat 3 Nov 2007 16:13
Petrol in a diesel car - Screwloose
pandora

If this is the diesel, then it must be a late '05/06 one with the Fiat engine?

A Marelli common-rail system would not be my choice to contaminate with petrol.

Get the tank and fuel system drained and refilled [by a local garage - don't tell the dealer] and then sell it immediately.
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Sat 3 Nov 2007 16:52
Petrol in a diesel car - milkyjoe
Get the tank and fuel system drained and refilled [by a local garage - don't
tell the dealer] and then sell it immediately.

i wonder how many people are driving around in cars that have been misfuelled and sold on and are none the wiser ?
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Sat 3 Nov 2007 17:02
Petrol in a diesel car - bell boy
loads i know a man that bought one only last week he gave 3 bags of sand for it from the block and its the most expensive hen hut hes ever bought
i wont bore you with the details but will just say its french rather german
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Mon 5 Nov 2007 21:35
Petrol in a diesel car - Group B
i wonder how many people are driving around in cars that have been misfuelled
and sold on and are none the wiser ?


The AA estimated there are 120,000 instances of misfuelling per year, so probably many thousands. I wonder what %age of the 120k are started and driven; and what %age are common rail?

They tried to launch a campaign about it in 2004.
www.theaa.com/onlinenews/fea_misfuel_feb2004.html
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Sat 3 Nov 2007 17:54
Petrol in a diesel car - pandora
it's an 07 1300cc {Added to header}. The AA tell me that it should be okay.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 03/11/2007 at 19:59

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Sat 3 Nov 2007 17:59
Petrol in a diesel car - bell boy
did you get this in writing?
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Sat 3 Nov 2007 18:16
Petrol in a diesel car - pandora
No but I have spoken to 2 of their technical advisers on seperate occassions. They said that if it was more than 5 litres to get it drained. Am keeping my fingers crossed! I don't know much about cars but I suppose the fact that it drove home with no problems was an indicator.
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Sat 3 Nov 2007 19:31
Petrol in a diesel car - Armitage Shanks {p}
I put about 6 ltrs of petrol into my PSA diesel, said bother, topped it off with 40 of diesel and a double dose of millers and OK 30K miles later!
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Sat 3 Nov 2007 20:16
Petrol in a diesel car - oilrag
pandora,

`the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour`

Don`t let him fill it up again.

Regards
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Mon 5 Nov 2007 19:57
Petrol in a diesel car - pandora
Thanks for all your replies.
Car is going okay so far.Have not noticed any difference in performance. I don't think my husband will be doing this again!
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