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  Just diesing 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I refer to you an item in Sundays lifestyle regarding VAG`s 2.0 litre Diesel engines. For the benefit of someone who is non technical could you explain...
• Any - New European wide fuel labelling 5 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  Instead of “Unleaded” and “Diesel”, pumps will be labelled with standardised letters and numbers, corresponding to the type of fuel, and the amount of biofuel it contains (E5/E10 for petrol; B7/B10 for diesel). A recipe for more misfuelling confusion!  
• 1.2 VW Polo - Hire Car Misfuelling Incident 27 May 2013 (Forum)
   Is it likely to come to this? Before this weekend, I always thought I would never misfuel a car, but the fact that one pump was notated 'Diesel' threw my thinking. I have since found out that 'Diesel' in Spain is lower grade diesel for older cars and 'Gasoleo' is diesel for modern cars.
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  Fixing a misfuelled problem 20 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I was in a hurry to get to the airport and accidentally put 14.8 litres of Shell Fuelsave Petrol in my 2006, 56 model diesel BMW 520d SE Auto. At the advice...
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  Just repaid the lease on our Skoda Octavia and it's now stopped working - can we get our money back? 9 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My 2012 Skoda Octavia stopped working after 4 years of ownership from new. The dealer cannot work out the fault, we repaid the lease 5 days before the...
• Ford Focus - Misfuel - Diesel in Petrol Car ( 9 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi , I kindly request your suggestion and guidenence.  I had rented a car from one of the rental company . I asked for the diesel car and then...
• Land Rover Discovery Sport - Dominic Cummings' 'stop for petrol' on way home 5 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  I doubt that Dom is a back-roomer, but just in case:  if you did 'stop for petrol' on the way back to London from Barnard Castle in your 69-plate silver Disco Sport, you might want to check if your insurance covers misfuelling.  Because it's a diesel. Right, my vision's a bit fuzzy so I'm just off to drive for 90 minutes or so to make sure I'm OK.   
• All cars, vans and motorbikes - Wrong Fuel in Car? 22 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  We are a leading Mobile Contaminated Fuel Retrieval Service. Our telephone operators and fuel drain technicians are available to help you with any misfueling situation 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. We have a fleet of technicians based at strategic points throughout the UK to ensure that we have full nationwide coverage and that our call-out times are second-to-none.
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  Why don't fuel companies try to prevent people using the wrong fuel? 13 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  There is not a month goes by without someone telling me how they have inadvertently filled their vehicle with the incorrect fuel, and the resultant eye-watering...
• Smallish automatic 3 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  They were thinking of switching from petrol to diesel but as they do less than 15k a year then I can't see the point and a switch at their years might be more prone to misfueling than one done when younger. Whatever they buy needs to be cheap to run, with a decent auto, reasonably safe and reliable. Any ideas on what vehicle to suggest? I was thinking the cmax or a jazz.
• Diesel - is the honeymoon over? 8 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Is the honeymoon over for diesel? Here are my thoughts: * Concern over reliability of CR engines (misfueling etc) * Petrol engines becoming more & more efficient * More electric / hybrid cars on the market now * Diesel prices going up recently (accepted this has happened to normal petrol too though, I paid £1.13 per litre last week) One thing that makes me doubt that diesel has had it's day is that the price of 2nd hand diesels remains high despite concerns (on this board for example) about reliability.
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  Why is the fuel distance calculation incorrect? 30 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a new 2016 diesel Audi A3. I have a couple of questions. 1. After I open the filling cap there is another door which needs to be pushed very hard...
• Car laid up for 12 months - advice 11 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I'm not sure if "Discussion" is the best place for this, but I would be happy for the mods to decide and move it if necessary. SWMBO's daughter's 306 HDi (the one that survived the misfuelling a while back!) will be SORNed and kept on Mum's drive for 12 months while the young lady travels to various far-flung parts of the globe. My initial thoughts about the best procedure for this are that it should be started and run to full temperature every fortnight or so and, as the driveway is spacious, it should be driven back and forth as much as space will allow.
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  An end to all this fuelishness 22 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I borrowed my wife's 1-year-old BMW 318d this morning and when the fuel warning light came on (70 miles left, approx 2 gallons) I pulled into the petrol...
• Astra G 1.4 16v 2001 - astra cooling problem 22 May 2010 (Forum)
  so the car carried on as normal misfiring a bit but with no temperature, then the needle started going up and down for a bit but right down the bottom, 5 mins later everything is all fine, temperature gauge returns to normal, no coolant loss, misfires or anything, ive been told its more than likely the coolant temperature sensor reading faulty causing the engine to misfuel etc?  Many thanks
• Fabia V Focus 4 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  The Focus has a tow bar which always makes me suspicious plus Uncle says it smelt damp which the dealer said was because it had just been valeted. He is aware of the misfueling saga and wants to know if there are any signs to look for. I saw the Fabia less £200 squids unless its an Elegance in which case its on the money but open to your comments.
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  A garage misfuelled my Saab 9-3 Convertible - should I ask for an engine warranty? 7 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I took my Saab 9-3 in for its first service which was completed late and left the car dirty. The garage agreed to collect the car and perform a valet as...
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 Diesel 2009 - Ford Fiesta 2009 , unable to add fuel additive 3 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  I have a problem in that inserting the bottle just spills the product on the ground via the overflow. I bought a baby one shot bottle with the same result. The problem is not capacity but the Ford misfuel inhibitor which won't open except naturally for a fuel pump. I tried a funnel and flexible hose with the same result, prod and poke but the fuel filler neck has been designed to incorporate contact points that open an internal fuel flap only when the larger diesel pump nozzle applies pressure on them.
• Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - 04 2.2 Diesel - glowplug warning light problem 14 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Will not rev above 2,000 and there is some sort of power limiter which means the speed dies away on an up-slope. The car has not been misfuelled Any ideas as to what this could be? What to try next..... {header corrected, as OP confirmed it was the glowplug light and not the coil warning light - DD}
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - Finally bought a car (no 'buts' this time!) 14 May 2009 (Forum)
  For anyone who followed the recent misfuelled diesel Focus or even the 'which Avensis' sagas: We finally bought a very nice, totally unmarked 42K FSH 05 Focus 1.6 LX (115bhp petrol with a/c) privately this evening. Everything was right, owner had car for last 4 years, bought locally from new, nice couple, nice house, new company Focus on the drive, every instinct screaming 'it's legit!'