My first time too!
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:06 am
I broke down in the MG during the week. 1.3 miles after filling up.
Anyone like to guess?
Anyone like to guess?
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My first time too!
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Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:19 am
You didn't fill up with diesel did you ?
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:58 am
I would say wrong fuel too, my mrs filled her jag diesel up with petrol last year and I was`nt pleased at all telling her how stupid she was etc 
then a few months later I did the same thing when I borrowed her car
you can imagine the stick I got for that 
then a few months later I did the same thing when I borrowed her car
you can imagine the stick I got for that Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 9:03 am
Right first time.
The nice man from the RAC brought me home and I used the electric fuel pump to pump it all out! Fortunately I was nearly out of petrol so it basically neat diesel. I sold it to my neighbour to put in his Land Rover so it wasn't too expensive a mistake. I put one gallon of petrol in to get me to the petrol station, it ran like a pig on what was probably 30% diesel but it's fine now I have diluted it out with decent petrol.
As an aside when I took the float chamber lids off to get the diesel out I was impressed with how clean they were. It looks like the diesel has removed all the old petrol brown staining that was in there.
The nice man from the RAC brought me home and I used the electric fuel pump to pump it all out! Fortunately I was nearly out of petrol so it basically neat diesel. I sold it to my neighbour to put in his Land Rover so it wasn't too expensive a mistake. I put one gallon of petrol in to get me to the petrol station, it ran like a pig on what was probably 30% diesel but it's fine now I have diluted it out with decent petrol.
As an aside when I took the float chamber lids off to get the diesel out I was impressed with how clean they were. It looks like the diesel has removed all the old petrol brown staining that was in there.
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 9:22 am
Every cloud?As an aside when I took the float chamber lids off to get the diesel out I was impressed with how clean they were. It looks like the diesel has removed all the old petrol brown staining that was in there
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 4:59 pm
A small amount of diesel every now and again does definately keep the pipes clean. Not too much mind or you'll be smoking like a kipper and don't do it the other way round, ie petrol in a diesel car ;-)