Screen wash in diesel engine

Pauly shapes · 13-07-2017 9:26pm #1

How bad is it if you put 32 ml of screen wash in half a tank of deisal?

Thanks in advance

13-07-2017 9:29pm

Will do no harm but I would fill with diesel to dilute it further.

Audioslaven · 13-07-2017 9:29pm

Washed Diesel is never good!!

9or10 · 13-07-2017 9:29pm

Are you sure about the measurement 32ml is just a dash.

Is this screen wash or the concentrate?

Pauly shapes · 13-07-2017 9:42pm

9or10 wrote: »

Are you sure about the measurement 32ml is just a dash.

Is this screen wash or the concentrate?

Concentrate

colm_mcm · 13-07-2017 9:43pm

How could this even happen?

Pauly shapes · 13-07-2017 9:45pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

How could this even happen?

Apparently a brain fade, thought it was diesal treatment guild dip

colm_mcm · 14-07-2017 9:08am

If it works you might be on to something!

biko · 14-07-2017 9:18am

Just keep car topped up with daysul for a week or two (dep on how much you drive) and it should be fine.
Perhaps toss in a bottle of dipetane or similar for good measure.

jimmycrackcorm · 14-07-2017 9:27am

Pauly shapes wrote:

Apparently a brain fade, thought it was diesal treatment guild dip

Come on. Admit that you thought it would clean your DPF...

fancy pigeon · 14-07-2017 9:51am

^^^
Misjuged the distance between the washer fluid and the 710 cap would be my guess

Cordell · 14-07-2017 10:02am

That looks delicious!

Harry Palmr · 14-07-2017 10:03am

I'd resign from car ownership after that!

Toyotafanboi · 14-07-2017 10:04am

They poured a full gallon of screen wash into the engine oil, or so FB said, so it must be true.

My only concern even though it's such a small amount of screen wash is would it go all sudsy in the tank or is there a reason that diesel doesn't lather?

If diesel doesn't/ cant lather up I'd just forget the whole thing. Those bottles of concentrate are so small.

biko · 14-07-2017 10:07am

There is no agitation in the fuel tank like in a crankcase, but I suppose there could be some issue.
Me, I'd keep driving but it's not my car. If you want to drain the tank OP go ahead.

tom85 · 14-07-2017 10:08am

Screen wash is basically water so drained fuel filter as you would fuel in water light came on.... Or just change fuel filter

Gravelly · 14-07-2017 10:11am

That's about 2 tablespoons, you'd probably get about that much condensation and water contamination in an average tank of diesel. Keep the diesel topped up for a week or so, and I doubt you'll have a problem. I'm still laughing though.

Toyotafanboi · 14-07-2017 10:12am

I know there's no moving components in the tank as such but I'd say the fuel does a fair bit of splashing around on a standard journey if it's anything like a bottle of coke on the passenger seat :pac:

Gravelly · 14-07-2017 10:19am

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

I know there's no moving components in the tank as such but I'd say the fuel does a fair bit of splashing around on a standard journey if it's anything like a bottle of coke on the passenger seat :pac:

Driver her on hard.

Screen wash in diesel engine

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