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A misfuelling service didn't remove all the fuel - can I claim against them? 29 Apr 2024 (Ask HJ)
I put petrol into my diesel, Freelander 2. I realised at the pump and called a fuel removal service who sucked out the petrol. After a month of intermittent... -
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 -
MISFUELLING A CAR: What should you do if you accidentally put the wrong fuel in your car?  (FAQs)
, the high pressure fuel pump and the injectors. But no matter the type of contamination, in most cases the car will simply cut out and refuse to re-start long before any of these “worst-case” scenarios. Is it possible to misfuel a vehicle fitted with an anti-misfuelling device -
What damage can misfuelling do? 25 Mar 2022 (Ask HJ)
My son has a 5 year old diesel car and told me that he had a half tank full (about 28 litres) of premium diesel in it and then went to top up to full but... -
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... -
Used diesels 1 Jun 2021 (Forum)
failure. The engineers report has cited misfuelling, which caused the fuel pump to disintegrate and metal to be ingested by the engine. Now despite this wee car having a full service record and being in good condition the current owner had no way to know that someone had dumped a load of unleaded -
What happens if I put petrol into a diesel car? 6 Apr 2021 (Ask HJ)
Does putting petrol in a diesel car cause damage? -
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.... -
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 -
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 -
Does misfuelling insurance cover having a tank drained as a claim? 16 May 2019 (Ask HJ)
If an insurance policy has specific misfuelling cover, would claiming to have the tank drained be counted as a claim or be treated like a replacement windscreen... -
I misfuelled a works van with petrol - can I argue that the van was poorly labelled? 21 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
I accidentally filled my works diesel lease van with petrol then drove 27 miles before realising my mistake. The only label was on the inside of the fuel... -
Any - New European wide fuel labelling 5 Oct 2018 (Forum)
or not. 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! -
Kia C'eed 1.6d 114bhp - Mis fueled my diesel 14 Aug 2018 (Forum)
the beast ran very well. What it wouldn't do is start when hot; a well known syptom apparantly. I estimate the ratio was approx 50/50 when starting out. Having established from my receipt that I'd misfueled I was tempted to top up and carry on and fairly sure I may have got away -
Toyota Hiace - Misfuelling prevention device 8 Aug 2018 (Forum)
Back in 2009, I bought a Toyota Hiace diesel campervan to which I fitted a misfuelling prevention device. After a discussion here in the Back Room , I chose an RAC FuelSure for about £25. It worked brilliantly until -
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 accidentally put seven litres of petrol in my diesel Rover 75 - will I get away with it? 24 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
I stupidly started to fill my Rover 75 diesel with petrol. I realised after about seven litres and stopped with the tank just above a quarter full. I filled... -
My car judders when accelerating - could this be down to previous misfuelling? 19 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
On odd occasions my 2013 BMW X1 suffers the judders as I accelerate through the gears. As if it doesn't know whether to go on - but you can easily just... -
My insurer won't remove a no fault claim from their system - what can I do? 15 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
I had two misfuel incidents in 2015 and 2017. On the first I asked advice from L&V on the viability of making a claim. The response was: do not claim as... -
MotorEasy launches breakdown assistance service from £25 a year 14 Nov 2017 (News)
garages. Cover options range from 12 to 36 months, with reduced costs available for longer policies. Driver illness, injury and misfuel assist are included as standard with all breakdown packages and MotorEasy says it will not add any excess or charges for drivers who use their full quota