Garage filled car with diesel. It's not a diesel.

[FnG]magnolia · 24 Sep 2017 at 21:03

Morning all,

I stopped at services last night and the attendant put 55 litres of diesel in my petrol Legacy. Chap came and did the fuel evacuation piece, saying that there'll be no material damage. It's an old car so I'm not worried about it blowing up/breaking down for re-sale concerns but is there anything I should be wary of in terms of it playing up? The engine wasn't started before the diesel was removed and the car started perfectly and drove home ok as well.

Drama in a teacup or should I do anything further?

Ryan-3 · 24 Sep 2017 at 21:13

You'll be fine.

If you tried running it on a tank of diesel, or if you were running a diesel and stuck some petrol in, then you could/would have problems.

MissChief · 24 Sep 2017 at 21:16

If the fuel was removed and the engine not turned over, then refilled with petrol I doubt you'll even notice any rough running and you'll be fine.

wedrum · 24 Sep 2017 at 21:28

just keep the petrol topped up for a while

Diagro · 24 Sep 2017 at 22:02

Hopefully the services paid?

adolf hamster · 25 Sep 2017 at 08:24

There are service attendants still?

edscdk · 25 Sep 2017 at 08:26

adolf hamster said:
There are service attendants still?

OP is living in 1962

ubersonic · 25 Sep 2017 at 08:46

People don't usually put diesel in a petrol car by accident, due to diesel pump nozzles being larger in diameter than a petrol nozzle and so not fitting in the tank filler neck, what kind of mickey mouse car do you have? lol.

Nasher · 25 Sep 2017 at 08:50

Some diesel in a petrol isn't a massive problem, it might smoke a bit since a petrol engine won't burn it properly due to lack of compression. It's the other way round that can be a disaster.

Regy53 · 25 Sep 2017 at 08:56

my mum stuck 70 litres of petrol in her tdv6 discovery, drove 3 miles before it conked out.

surprisingly a £350 bill from the local LR specialist and its back operational as it was.

I did feel sorry for her, she had a swift sport for 7 years before so just a habbit

Deep · 25 Sep 2017 at 09:21

adolf hamster said:
There are service attendants still?

I think he lives in New Zealand

Amos91 · 25 Sep 2017 at 11:39

Shell do it in the UK at selected stations.

Terminal_Boy · 25 Sep 2017 at 11:42

adolf hamster said:
There are service attendants still?

Still very common in the Balkans/Eastern Europe. Not uncommon in the southern states of the USA.

Kreeeee · 25 Sep 2017 at 11:58

Terminal_Boy said:
Still very common in the Balkans/Eastern Europe. Not uncommon in the southern states of the USA.

And in Italy.

timmeh · 25 Sep 2017 at 12:14

Terminal_Boy said:
Still very common in the Balkans/Eastern Europe. Not uncommon in the southern states of the USA.

I’ve lived in the south and done a lot of driving around the southern states and I’ve never seen any.

nutcase · 25 Sep 2017 at 13:37

Some US states (eg. New Jersey) it's illegal to fill your own car.

Nasher · 25 Sep 2017 at 15:48

As long as they don't expect a tip

nutcase · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:22

Of course they do, it's 'murica.

Diddums · 25 Sep 2017 at 16:38

Saffrica too. My first job was a pump attendant, think I was 14

alexakasloth · 25 Sep 2017 at 19:20

Shell station on A27 eastbound after the M27 have attendants on their forecourts.