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I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

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I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

Post by SCANAS »

:bad-words: :bad-words: Just had a brain fart at the servo and put 700ml of petrol in my diesel 60. I know I should have drained it but I just finished work for the week, it's raining so I just put 85 liters of diesel in on top and drove off.

How bad is it were talking over 120 parts diesel to one part petrol but I suppose if it doesn't mix it could do damage ?
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

Post by BundyRumandCoke »

I dont think I would give it a second thought. Its only a Toyota, after all.
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

Post by SIMMO84 »

She'll be right. Good injector cleaner.
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

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I'll keep driving it and I'll put some cleaner in 2 moz and top the tank up again
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Post by Ricko »

Dont worry about it. Cheaper than installing an LPG kit...
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

Post by chunderlicious »

ive put a litre or 2 in my vdj cruiser tank to clean things out a bit..... its like a steroids for your diesel. just dont do it too much or you'll do damage as it burns alot hotter than diesel etc. etc.
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

Post by 80's_delirious »

SIMMO84 wrote:She'll be right. Good injector cleaner.
X2 quite a few people will put a couple of litres of petrol in their diesels every few tank fills as its supposedly helps keep the fuel system clean.

If as you said, its 120:1, I wouldn't be too worried. I'm not sure I would make a habit of it, but think it would be fine
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Post by 80lsy gq »

SCANAS wrote:I'll keep driving it and I'll put some cleaner in 2 moz and top the tank up again
you dont need to put injector cleaner in...he was saying that the petrol will be a good injector cleaner..

just refuel again and dont flog the crap out of it..if its not turboed i wouldnt be too worried
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

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Ahh so no injector cleaner? I was think a bottle of cleaner would help keep the pump lubricated? It is turbo @ 10psi but unless on the highway i dont go over 2000rpm
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

Post by SIMMO84 »

It'll be fine, as others have stated petrol is a good injector cleaner. 700ml isn't worth worrying about. Recently a bloke put 20l in his bt50 and drove it 100kms before he realized. Replaced fuel and filter all good.
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Rob????
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

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Ahaha no wasn't him.
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

Post by gu town »

if you're that worried about it just keep topping the tank up (with diesel) i wouldnt stress at all about 700mls though.

i put 60l of premium in at alice springs on my way up here to katherine. drained all i could but there was some left (1 or 2l to 180l) and got the best fuel economy of the whole trip with no i'll side affects showing after 100,000 km now.
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

Post by Skegbudley »

700ml of ULP in 85l of diesel won't hurt the IP.
Chuck a couple of hundred ml of 2 stroke oil in if you are worried.
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Re: I must be getting old ( petrol in a diesel )

Post by SCANAS »

Seems to be good so far, havn't topped it up yet either, done about 100ks blowing less smoke and no other affects I can tell.
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