da_ansa Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 i mistakenly put diesel into my car yesterday. i kno already before anyone calls me stupid.i was wandering if anyone could give me tips on emptying the fuel tank. i tried to syphon it but unfortunately the hose is going straight into the tank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shelly_star Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 oh my.......... how u manage that? as the diesel hose is thicker than the normal unleaded hose, so defo doesnt fit i think....no idea how you can get the petrol out, but my mum did that once to her bmw and put unleaded into diesel car lol, luckily she didnt put that much in, so she topped it all up with diesel.Hope you get it sorted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 How much you put in?If you stopped early enough (say before u put a fiver in) you can fill your tank with petrol but it would take a few full tanks for the diesel to be completely gone...doubt your car will be happy for the next few weeks either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tintin_SR Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 How much you put in?If you stopped early enough (say before u put a fiver in) you can fill your tank with petrol but it would take a few full tanks for the diesel to be completely gone...doubt your car will be happy for the next few weeks either errr what he sed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kara GTT Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 You need to drain the tank right down,change the fuel filter and fill it up with fresh fuel(PETROL!!!!!)Only way to drain your tank is to either pull a pipe off tank as low as pos or syphon it out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
da_ansa Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 sorted, car is back on the road Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 What did you do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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