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2nd hand car and misfuel diesel 18 Sep 2020 (Forum)
I am thinking of buying another used car. The car I have is my first diesel, Santa Fe. I nearly misfulled the car several times and worry about it.... -
Which device to prevent misfuelling? 13 Jan 2017 (Forum)
I now own both a petrol-engined car and a diesel-engined campervan, and am a little concerned that this presents an ideal recipe for the momentary confusion which can lead to misfuelling. So I am thinking of getting one of the devices designed to prevent me from putting petrol in my campervan -
Citroen C Crosser 4x4 2,2 Diesel - Car Hesitating on reapplication of throttle 8 Apr 2013 (Forum)
My car has been hesitating badly since I misfuelled with unleaded. I only drove 200m before parking up to go shopping - afterwhich the car would not restart. Called out the Fuel Doctor who completely drained down the tank and got the car started on diesel again. It was since then that it has -
Hyundai Bayon - New car misfuel advice 16 Mar 2024 (Forum)
another 150 miles, with no performance issues and very good mpg numbers... when the engine failed, got towed back to my local dealer, and they have diagnosed a misfuel (diesel in petrol tank). I have a receipt to say I filled up with petrol, dealer is saying they did not put any fuel in and suggest i -
Land Rover Discovery 4 - Restricted performance 25 Sep 2015 (Forum)
had broken, both where fixed. circa 350 miles later it happened again. This time the dealership have replaced the "fuel rail pressure", but it has happened again. One question the LR garage keep asking is has the car ever been misfuelled? - Not in our ownership of the last 9 months or so -
Can you recommend a specialist who can repair a misfuelling error? 2 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
On Saturday evening, with the distance to empty stating 40 miles on his 2002 Audi A4 1.9 TDI estate, my father misfuelled, putting approximately 25 litres... -
Misfuelled my Hyundai i30 diesel with petrol - should I drain the tank? 27 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
I got distracted this morning and put just over two litres of V-Power petrol into my Hyundai i30 diesel before I realised. There was already about a quarter... -
Fuel Can Nozzle Size - for diesels 1 Jul 2020 (Forum)
(ish) VW Touareg has a "misfuel prevention" device in the fuel filler which requires a 25mm nozzle, no more no less - this is the size that all car and HGV diesel pumps are in UK so not a problem at the filling station but my existing spare fuel cans have nozzles which are too small to operate -
Ford Focus Style TDCi '08 - I'm an idiot - petrol into diesel misfuel 27 Oct 2010 (Forum)
Can someone give me some advice please? Borrowed car from work last night (Focus TDCi 08) and put 8.5L of unleaded into the empty tank. Drove 6... -
I've been accused of misfuelling a rental car - how many miles can you theoretically drive after misfuelling? 28 Oct 2021 (Ask HJ)
I'm in dispute with a car rental provider who want to sue me for a small fortune. They allege I filled up a diesel car with petrol but some things are... -
Why can it take days to notice that a vehicle has been filled with the wrong fuel? 17 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
With reference to DS Wellesbourne wondering why it took five days for misfuelling a diesel to manifest itself, it would be because of the petrol being... -
Why didn't I get an adaptor which allows me to fill up my Ford Focus from a petrol can? 3 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
I missed an appointment when I discovered that I needed to fill up my 2008 Ford Focus with petrol from a can, being nowhere near a filling station. I found... -
Misfuelled my Volvo, now the dealer wants £800 15 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
I misfuelled my XC90 diesel this morning. Put 12 litres of petrol instead of diesel in the tank. I realised while filling it up, stopped and called Volvo. Dealer... -
Peugeot 1.6 307HDi - Misfuel 15 Dec 2014 (Forum)
Hello This morning I stupidly put 6.3 litres of petrol in my 05' car. The tank was just under half a tank. I then realised my mistake and... -
Misfueling petrol into a diesel 13 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
I recently filled the tank of my diesel Mercedes-Benz E-Class with petrol. Although there are no legal requirements, I feel Sainsbury's garage owe me some... -
Ford S-MAX has been misfuelled - what can I do? 12 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
I put unleaded in my Ford S-MAX 2.0 TDCI. The diesel ran low (20 miles left approx) so went to fill up, got distracted and put in 31 litres unleaded.... -
Honda Accord Tourer (2003 - 2008) - Misfuelling - how to prove a negative? 13 Feb 2008 (Forum)
, and they are investigating misfuelling as the most likely candidate. Now, I have checked the last three tanks as I?ve got the receipts with me, and I?ve put diesel in both times. All but one of the last 40-50 tanks have been from the same Shell station, and I can provide receipts for all of them. I also always use the same -
Diesels risks/costs widening on petrol? 13 Jul 2007 (Forum)
`Will a risk/cost gap continue to widen in future diesel engine design, when compared with petrol` About 15 years ago diesel had it for simplicity and reliability,but how many of us are still buying diesel from the `inertia` of that initial experience? Its well documented about misfueling -
A car I agreed to buy has been misfuelled by the dealer - should I negotiate a discount or just reject it? 27 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
I have agreed a deal on a used Maserati Quattroporte Diesel and paid a £1000 deposit (to hold the car until collection) part of the deal was a full MoT.... -
I misfuelled my C-Class - what should I do? 4 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
I filled my Mercedes-Benz C250 with petrol instead of diesel. I realised when the engine began to falter after about 25 miles and stopped the car. Mercedes-Benz...