Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
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Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Hi all
Got my Hilux yesterday, and filled it up with petrol. (What I thought was petrol, but the attendant filled it up with diesel). Drove aprox 1 km and she died on me. Smoking and wont idle, and not enought power to pull away. So I drained the tank Diesel and filled up with petrol. But there were still some diesel left in the tank that now mixed with the petrol. Nows she smoking and very underpowered.
Could the diesel cause any damage to the engine? Any other advice?
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Got my Hilux yesterday, and filled it up with petrol. (What I thought was petrol, but the attendant filled it up with diesel). Drove aprox 1 km and she died on me. Smoking and wont idle, and not enought power to pull away. So I drained the tank Diesel and filled up with petrol. But there were still some diesel left in the tank that now mixed with the petrol. Nows she smoking and very underpowered.
Could the diesel cause any damage to the engine? Any other advice?
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Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Also a very BIG thanks to Louis from 4X4 Megaworld Menlyn for helping me. He towed me all the way back to the petrol station, and helped get the car running again. :D
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"My worse fear is when i DIE, my wife will sell my car for what I told her I spent on it..."
Having a 12 second Honda is just like coming out of the closet; You're going to surprise a bunch of people, but in the end you're still gay.
"My worse fear is when i DIE, my wife will sell my car for what I told her I spent on it..."
Having a 12 second Honda is just like coming out of the closet; You're going to surprise a bunch of people, but in the end you're still gay.
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Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Don't know about damage to the engine but what is the damage on the petrol attendant??
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Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Good question Kaspaas. Sure he must have damage
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Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Hehe. He’ll survive. But Im more concerned about my Hilux? Nothing to worry about? No advice?
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"My worse fear is when i DIE, my wife will sell my car for what I told her I spent on it..."
Having a 12 second Honda is just like coming out of the closet; You're going to surprise a bunch of people, but in the end you're still gay.
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Having a 12 second Honda is just like coming out of the closet; You're going to surprise a bunch of people, but in the end you're still gay.
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Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Happened to me once, only 5 litres in ½ a tank.It smoked for a while and came right. No problems.
Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Don't fret Big D
Niel puts in diesel ALL THE TIME
Just results in a Lux that smokes excessively, stinks and can't climb little hills in Grabouw : twisted:
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Niel puts in diesel ALL THE TIME
Just results in a Lux that smokes excessively, stinks and can't climb little hills in Grabouw : twisted:
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Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Other than a smokey bandit, I don't think anything will happen to the motor as you have drained the offending liquid. Due to the fact that diesel need high compression to ignite, your lux wont run on it anyway. Had this happened the other way (petrol into diesel), you may have been in for an expensive bill
You could flush the entire system to try get rid of it but that would be costly, with the petrol price being what it is.
You could flush the entire system to try get rid of it but that would be costly, with the petrol price being what it is.
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Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Should not be a problem and maybe a good idea to replace the petrol filter...
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Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Afr - Baie dankie. So daars niks om oor te bekommer nie. Sal maar die tank petriesel uitry.
Eng - Thanks for the replies. So nothing to worry about. Will have to finnish the tank petriesel.
Eng - Thanks for the replies. So nothing to worry about. Will have to finnish the tank petriesel.
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"My worse fear is when i DIE, my wife will sell my car for what I told her I spent on it..."
Having a 12 second Honda is just like coming out of the closet; You're going to surprise a bunch of people, but in the end you're still gay.
"My worse fear is when i DIE, my wife will sell my car for what I told her I spent on it..."
Having a 12 second Honda is just like coming out of the closet; You're going to surprise a bunch of people, but in the end you're still gay.
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Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
Go back to the garage and demand they pay for you to have the tank washed out completely and refilled with clean petrol.
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Re: Help, Diesel in a Petrol Hilux
I have heard from someone that after your motor runs normal again.You need to do a oil change.
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