Filled diesel in petrol car!!!

yogi1771 · 16th April 2007, 23:34

what do you mean by the engines die instantly

vigsom · 17th April 2007, 17:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by manikjeet

My uncle has a 2006 toyota carolla that has done barely 5000km

1.5L of diesel in the car after that he poured 30L of petrol in the car on top of it
what has to be done now?
The car was driver for max 10Km so is the engine damaged in the process??
And what the cost invloved in get the car health back to normal

The car will be taken to pioneer toyota tomorrow so my question is that should we drive it or tow in to the dealer

relax!!!!

Just use up this fuel and refill good petrol.

Remember,you realised there was 1.5L diesel in the Tank.What happens when you fill in adulterated petrol without realising?something worse,of course.

So take it easy..kuch nahi hoga.

DriverR · 17th April 2007, 18:10

Been there done that! About a year back a petrol pump attendent pumped diesel into my petrol Indica. Fault was partly mine as I was a bit distracted that day so did not catch the mixup. Anyways, it drove for about 1 km after which the engine began to sound as if it was being strangled. My house was less than 2 km from the pump, and I managed to somehow "drive" it home. Called the TATA services people who towed it to the services station and drain and cleaned the engine. No permanent effect.

anonymous · 5th June 2007, 12:01

Ok guys. I need immediate help here.
As I am writing this, I am sitting on highway 24 at BP Pump. They had just poured 4 Lt. Petrol in my diesel Indica and now their manager is saying that he would get a technician to clean up the tank, dry it and re fill it with diesel and mix some engine oil.
I am stuck here and the nearest TATA Service center is about 50 KM away.....Can I belive him?

bruty · 5th June 2007, 12:22

hey guys do not worry, if you have tank fill which is approx 26-28 ltr and if you have mistakly filled 4-5 lts wrong fule, it will not harm that much.
I have myself twice filled 4-5 ltrs diesel in my Zen MPFI , i usually tank fill my car myself, i do not allow pump guy to fill patrol in my car. it never given me any problem after filling wrong fuel. After all the adultrated fule we get at petrol pumps, i think the engines are tunned to it

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By the way why we always says Petrol Pump and not diesel pump

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Mr.Bangalore · 5th June 2007, 12:23

no no.. just ask some technician from TATA to come along or talk to TATA technician about what is the technician will be doing so it will be clear and once done get it to TATA service center and service it..

adman77 · 5th June 2007, 12:38

Sell the car, buy a diesel one instead. It's the best way to make sure this doesn't happen in the future. Just kidding. Drain the tank, get the fuel lines and injectors cleaned. That should do it.

anonymous · 5th June 2007, 12:39

I did talk to couple of TATA authorised guys in Noida (Shah Motors) and Gurgaon(Dhingra Motors) and Dhinga guy said that cleaning up the tank will be enough. But Shah motors said that not to take any chance and car may catch up the fire, if turned on......I do not think so but eveybody is giving their own answeres.
I am thinking to let the local tech clean and dry the tank, refill it again and drive to the nearest tata center and get it checked completely like engine, filters, etc. What do you guys think?

amit · 5th June 2007, 12:43

A little off topic but considering the kind of morons that work at the petrol pumps in our country, shouldn't petrol and diesel nozzles be different so that a petrol nozzle CANNOT be inserted into a diesel fuel tank and vice versa so that even the biggest moron can't make a mistake like this?

Mr.Bangalore · 5th June 2007, 12:45

yes that is gud, let the local tech clean and dry the tank, refill it and take it to the nearest TATA center check it completely...

dadu · 5th June 2007, 13:16

For self driven vehicles, going forward please get down from the seat and ensure you get the right fuel and the right quantity.

Jaggu · 5th June 2007, 13:20

drain the fuel and put new diesel, donot crank the engine till then

anonymous · 5th June 2007, 16:20

Thanks to all BHPians,
Got the tank drained, cleaned the filter, injectors, pipes etc. Waited for half an hour to get every dry, re fill the tank with fresh diesel and driven 50 KM so far, no issues.
Biggest point was the behaviour of the Petrol Pump manager. He offered me snacks, made me relax and all this job was done by his technician, I didn't have to pay a single penny. He also re filled the tank without charging anything extra, its good.
Going to get the car checked by TATA workshop soon and will post any update later on

csentil · 5th June 2007, 16:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruty

hey guys do not worry, if you have tank fill which is approx 26-28 ltr and if you have mistakly filled 4-5 lts wrong fule, it will not harm that much.
I have myself twice filled 4-5 ltrs diesel in my Zen MPFI , i usually tank fill my car myself, i do not allow pump guy to fill patrol in my car. it never given me any problem after filling wrong fuel. After all the adultrated fule we get at petrol pumps, i think the engines are tunned to it

.
By the way why we always says Petrol Pump and not diesel pump

.

Hey, there is a lot of difference between filling Diesel in a Petrol car and Petrol in a Diesel car.

Diesel in a petrol car is not a big problem. Petrol in a diesel car can have very serious consequences. Please check the links in earlier posts on the same thread.

What you say holds good for Petrol cars NOT Diesel cars. Please be careful while doling out such advice. :-)

pawan_pullarwar · 5th June 2007, 23:39

@rlather : it is true if you feel up petrol in diesel car, it might get fired.

but if you put diesel in petrol car so there are changes of damaging piston but no firing up.

16th April 2007, 23:34	#16
yogi1771 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 697 Thanked: 15 Times	what do you mean by the engines die instantly
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17th April 2007, 18:10	#18
DriverR BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 414 Thanked: 526 Times	Been there done that! About a year back a petrol pump attendent pumped diesel into my petrol Indica. Fault was partly mine as I was a bit distracted that day so did not catch the mixup. Anyways, it drove for about 1 km after which the engine began to sound as if it was being strangled. My house was less than 2 km from the pump, and I managed to somehow "drive" it home. Called the TATA services people who towed it to the services station and drain and cleaned the engine. No permanent effect.
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5th June 2007, 12:01	#19
anonymous BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NCR Posts: 565 Thanked: 25 Times	Ok guys. I need immediate help here. As I am writing this, I am sitting on highway 24 at BP Pump. They had just poured 4 Lt. Petrol in my diesel Indica and now their manager is saying that he would get a technician to clean up the tank, dry it and re fill it with diesel and mix some engine oil. I am stuck here and the nearest TATA Service center is about 50 KM away.....Can I belive him?
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5th June 2007, 12:22	#20
bruty BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 238 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	hey guys do not worry, if you have tank fill which is approx 26-28 ltr and if you have mistakly filled 4-5 lts wrong fule, it will not harm that much. I have myself twice filled 4-5 ltrs diesel in my Zen MPFI , i usually tank fill my car myself, i do not allow pump guy to fill patrol in my car. it never given me any problem after filling wrong fuel. After all the adultrated fule we get at petrol pumps, i think the engines are tunned to it. By the way why we always says Petrol Pump and not diesel pump.
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5th June 2007, 12:23	#21
Mr.Bangalore BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 368 Thanked: 55 Times View My Garage	no no.. just ask some technician from TATA to come along or talk to TATA technician about what is the technician will be doing so it will be clear and once done get it to TATA service center and service it..
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5th June 2007, 12:38	#22
adman77 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 383 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Sell the car, buy a diesel one instead. It's the best way to make sure this doesn't happen in the future. Just kidding. Drain the tank, get the fuel lines and injectors cleaned. That should do it.
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5th June 2007, 12:39	#23
anonymous BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NCR Posts: 565 Thanked: 25 Times	I did talk to couple of TATA authorised guys in Noida (Shah Motors) and Gurgaon(Dhingra Motors) and Dhinga guy said that cleaning up the tank will be enough. But Shah motors said that not to take any chance and car may catch up the fire, if turned on......I do not think so but eveybody is giving their own answeres. I am thinking to let the local tech clean and dry the tank, refill it again and drive to the nearest tata center and get it checked completely like engine, filters, etc. What do you guys think?
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5th June 2007, 12:43	#24
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 449 Times	A little off topic but considering the kind of morons that work at the petrol pumps in our country, shouldn't petrol and diesel nozzles be different so that a petrol nozzle CANNOT be inserted into a diesel fuel tank and vice versa so that even the biggest moron can't make a mistake like this?
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5th June 2007, 12:45	#25
Mr.Bangalore BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 368 Thanked: 55 Times View My Garage	yes that is gud, let the local tech clean and dry the tank, refill it and take it to the nearest TATA center check it completely...
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5th June 2007, 13:16	#26
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,803 Thanked: 462 Times View My Garage	For self driven vehicles, going forward please get down from the seat and ensure you get the right fuel and the right quantity.
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5th June 2007, 13:20	#27
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	drain the fuel and put new diesel, donot crank the engine till then
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5th June 2007, 16:20	#28
anonymous BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NCR Posts: 565 Thanked: 25 Times	Thanks to all BHPians, Got the tank drained, cleaned the filter, injectors, pipes etc. Waited for half an hour to get every dry, re fill the tank with fresh diesel and driven 50 KM so far, no issues. Biggest point was the behaviour of the Petrol Pump manager. He offered me snacks, made me relax and all this job was done by his technician, I didn't have to pay a single penny. He also re filled the tank without charging anything extra, its good. Going to get the car checked by TATA workshop soon and will post any update later on
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5th June 2007, 23:39	#30
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 129 Times	@rlather : it is true if you feel up petrol in diesel car, it might get fired. but if you put diesel in petrol car so there are changes of damaging piston but no firing up.
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