|
|
Post by marktrower on Jan 16, 2023 19:16:13 GMT
The missus decided to fill the car up with petrol whats wrong with that you may say,well its a diesel.best thing she has had the car for over two years.the car was very low and she had put about £5 in when she realised so i told her to brim it and come home .the car is running fine i removed all the fuel and refilled now i have 22 liters of a diesel mix .every hour i give the container a good shake then leave the lid off and the level is dropping as diesel does not evaporate ,will do this for a w   eek and if the level drops by 3 liters it will be going back into here car |
|
bazzer
Full Member
Posts: 277
mini-profile background: {"image":"","color":"17e9a5"}
Member is Online
|
Post by bazzer on Jan 18, 2023 21:47:49 GMT
I know I’m new and am most definitely not a mechanic, but in the history of bad ideas, surely putting contaminated fuel, no matter how filtered, is a bad idea! 😀😀👍
|
|
|
|
Post by marktrower on Jan 19, 2023 11:55:17 GMT
Hello bazzer your are right but there is a argument not with you. The garage in the village sells fuel and has a workshop when she told June she had put petrol in by mistake the guy that runs the garage was there not to start the car and wanted to know if she was in the aa or rac as it will need a full fuel flush new filters .she phoned me I asked here how much ad she put in she said £5 and the fuel gauge was showing 2 bars I told here to brim it with diesel and come home. I worked it out that 6% of fuel was petrol and as both fuels are made from the same stuff the danger is minimal. The car ran fine but I took 24lts out of the tank and she filled up again. The car as gone to Leeds twice and all over locally no problem. The experiment is how much petrol can I remove from the diesel if enny. As I say they are both made from crude as diesel is classed as oil petrol is not and this is were the danger is components will sieze
|
|
bazzer
Full Member
Posts: 277
mini-profile background: {"image":"","color":"17e9a5"}
Member is Online
|
Post by bazzer on Jan 19, 2023 21:41:41 GMT
Absolutely with the experiment mate, just wouldn’t put it in anything. 😀 You’re right about the garage wanting to replace everything it’s not needed. They say the petrol will perish some of the seals, rubber etc but it has to be in contact for weeks, not a few hours. Good call with brimming the tank also.
Keep me posted though about getting it back to its proper state. 👍👍
|
|
|
|
Post by buster on Jan 19, 2023 23:37:58 GMT
totally with you on this mark, monsieur diesel designed his engines as a multi fuel engine (developed around peanut oil I think) and worth remembering that diesel (derv) is basically a dumping ground for the leftovers that they cant do anything else with in the refining process, it didnt exist when the engines were designed...
|
|
|
|
Post by marktrower on Jan 20, 2023 11:39:28 GMT
In the old days sounding like my mum now when it was really cold we would put some petrol in with the diesel to stop it freezing. The main problem is diesel is a oil and is a lubricant petrol is not.as the experiment is going the level has dropped and the smell of petrol is going. If the car was a old banger I would put it in but its not so its going to the in-laws for his heater
|
|
