Petrol in diesel engine

N20

Lads

The curse of 1 petrol and 1 diesel car has struck again

I have in the past made the fatal mistake of putting petrol into my diesel car - the result of which I am now paranoid about it and check and double check and triple check when refuelling.

I filled up in a garage in glanmire last week 1000% certain I went to the diesel pump and half mile down the road ended up with problems and eventually car conked and wouldnt budge

Mechanic tells me petrol in the car

I am 1000% certain I used the diesel pump - has anyone any experience of the wrong fuel in a pump at a garage, or I loosing it

Reati

N20 wrote: »

Lads

The curse of 1 petrol and 1 diesel car has struck again

I have in the past made the fatal mistake of putting petrol into my diesel car - the result of which I am now paranoid about it and check and double check and triple check when refuelling.

I filled up in a garage in glanmire last week 1000% certain I went to the diesel pump and half mile down the road ended up with problems and eventually car conked and wouldnt budge

Mechanic tells me petrol in the car

I am 1000% certain I used the diesel pump - has anyone any experience of the wrong fuel in a pump at a garage, or I loosing it

Got the receipt? It'll tell you what pump and fuel.

Dakota Dan

Your losing it, if they had petrol in the diesel pump there would be a queue of angry customers at the till.

El Horseboxo

Look at the sequence of events. You go to filling station. And then not long after your car cuts out. Followed by mechanic diagnosing problem of wrong fuel in tank. I'd say it's a lot more likely you picked up the wrong nozzle than the station having the wrong fuel coming out of what was marked on it. It's such a mundane repetitive task that you probably just picked up the wrong one and now can't distinguish from past usage.

I done it on a rental once but only pumped for about 30 seconds when I noticed. The colors are reversed for me when I visit Ireland.

harr

N20 wrote: »

Lads

The curse of 1 petrol and 1 diesel car has struck again

I have in the past made the fatal mistake of putting petrol into my diesel car - the result of which I am now paranoid about it and check and double check and triple check when refuelling.

I filled up in a garage in glanmire last week 1000% certain I went to the diesel pump and half mile down the road ended up with problems and eventually car conked and wouldnt budge

Mechanic tells me petrol in the car

I am 1000% certain I used the diesel pump - has anyone any experience of the wrong fuel in a pump at a garage, or I loosing it

Not impossible but very very unlikely, I worked in a forecourt before and there are strict procedures to make sure wrong fuel isn’t put into wrong tanks.
If it did happen you wouldn’t be the only car and it would be a major **** up by the garage and they will definitely know about it.
Was it a branded site or an independent garage?

lawred2

El Horseboxo wrote: »

Look at the sequence of events. You go to filling station. And then not long after your car cuts out. Followed by mechanic diagnosing problem of wrong fuel in tank. I'd say it's a lot more likely you picked up the wrong nozzle than the station having the wrong fuel coming out of what was marked on it. It's such a mundane repetitive task that you probably just picked up the wrong one and now can't distinguish from past usage.

I done it on a rental once but only pumped for about 30 seconds when I noticed. The colors are reversed for me when I visit Ireland.

Colors are reversed? Where are you visiting from?

dodzy

You’ve made the mistake in the past OP. You said that yourself. Unfortunately, you’ve just did it again.

mikeecho

lawred2 wrote: »

Colors are reversed? Where are you visiting from?

Probably north America

lawred2

mikeecho wrote: »

Probably north America

ah

now that you say it I remember only using black colored handles over there.

biko

Tbh OP, it does sound like you just made a mistake.
Wrong fuel in the pumps is nigh on impossible, but using wrong nozzle is very probable.

thomas anderson.

Why can't there be diesel/petrol only pump's? Is there a reason that they have to have both types of fuel on the same pump?

ezra_

thomas anderson. wrote: »

Why can't there be diesel/petrol only pump's? Is there a reason that they have to have both types of fuel on the same pump?

Pumps are expensive both in terms of cost and space.

To be fair, it isn't really that hard to get it right.

BeardySi

I was 1000% sure I was putting diesel in the car until I realised I had the wrong pump in my hand and I'd just put €40 of petrol into it.

The pump didn't have the wrong fuel in it, your hand did. It's easily done.

GerardKeating

BeardySi wrote: »

I was 1000% sure I was putting diesel in the car until I realised I had the wrong pump in my hand and I'd just put €40 of petrol into it.

The pump didn't have the wrong fuel in it, your hand did. It's easily done.

This is why i like the automatic/unattended pumps, you have to specificially select the fuel type on the display pad.

GerardKeating

GerardKeating wrote: »

This is why i like the automatic/unattended pumps, you have to specificially select the fuel type on the display pad.

You also have to specifically pick up the right handle at a unattended one.

mikeecho

BrownFinger wrote: »

You also have to specifically pick up the right handle at a unattended one.

Can be a little confusing as some Topaz stations, when they have 4 flavours on offer.

There was confusion on people's faces when they initially saw 2 types of petrol and two types of diesel.

biko

I always have had petrol cars so whenever I hire a car and it's a diesel, it freaks me out in case I would misfuel.

mikeecho

biko wrote: »

I always have had petrol cars so whenever I hire a car and it's a diesel, it freaks me out in case I would misfuel.

I have both petrol and diesel cars, then at work, I have a both petrol and diesel.

I've often had a brief moment of panic when refuling, wondering if I'm after making a mistake.
Has never happened.. but now that I've said that, it'll probably happen.

Del2005

BrownFinger wrote: »

You also have to specifically pick up the right handle at a unattended one.

It won't pump though if you do pick the wrong hose at automatic pumps.

Dakota Dan

mikeecho wrote: »

I have both petrol and diesel cars, then at work, I have a both petrol and diesel.

I've often had a brief moment of panic when refuling, wondering if I'm after making a mistake.
Has never happened.. but now that I've said that, it'll probably happen.

The diesel nozzle is a larger diameter than the petrol nozzle so it would be impossible to put diesel in a petrol car.

antodeco

I've 2 diesel and 3 unleaded. The amount of times I have a mini heart attack!

dudara

Two years of owning a diesel car after a lifetime of petrol cars, and I still live in fear of this. I double check very time.

sdanseo

dudara wrote: »

Two years of owning a diesel car after a lifetime of petrol cars, and I still live in fear of this. I double check very time.

Same. Driven petrol since I got my provisional licence almost 11 years ago and only got a Diesel last year. The prospect is terrifying.

My Dad has had a diesel a bit longer and misfuelled a couple of years ago. Again, swore he used the right pump right until he got the bill for new injectors, the flatbed and the labour. It's a terrifyingly easy mistake to make and luckily knowing the slagging he got has helped me double check!

Davidth88

GerardKeating wrote:

This is why i like the automatic/unattended pumps, you have to specificially select the fuel type on the display pad.

Errr no that's not the reason. If it's petrol the pump has to be released for legal reasons. so when you select petrol it sends a signal to a security company ( sharp if it's great gas ) they are meant to check cctv from their monitor station in dublin and release pump...... although usually they just release button.... mad but I have seen the system to allow this ....

N20

Thanks lads
I dunno - a senior moment maybe ��

Maybe the answer is to use pre pay and pay first, then only diesel will be released

I once filled up my diesel camper up to gills with 95E on the way back from a weekend trip. Got distracted by a nice FIAT X1/9 on the other meter, chatted away and only realised when I went to pay and the total was higher than expected for 7X liters. Luckily didn't even start the engine.

A guy came over to suck the tank dry, sucked my wallet empty and after that I of course had to buy another full tank to fuel. Didn't get much change back from 500 yoyos. Should have gone to a 5 star hotel instead I thought at the time. I added some 2 stroke oil in the mix and kept topping up the tank for next while. Got away lightly as I didn't start the engine.

Shefwedfan

I done it years ago....it was only when I went into garage, said €XX worth of diesel. Lady looked and me and said €XX worth of petrol. Of course I said no wrong pump....she got a bit uneasy and said no she had right pump....

Ran out and came back in. I had made the mistake and never owned a diesel. She did make sure to charge me the €XX before I left and started to ring around....

Guys,
I helped my friend get petrol out of his diesel Astra H years ago.
It was so easy.
Lifted the back seat.
Lifted the big rubber bung.
Undone the cap and pumped it out with a pump we bought in halfords for 20 quid!

If you drive off thats a different matter.

Dakota Dan

samih wrote: »

I once filled up my diesel camper up to gills with 95E on the way back from a weekend trip. Got distracted by a nice blonde in a shot skirt on the other meter, chatted away and only realised when I went to pay and the total was higher than expected for 7X liters. Luckily didn't even start the engine.

A guy came over to suck the tank dry, sucked my wallet empty and after that I of course had to buy another full tank to fuel. Didn't get much change back from 500 yoyos. Should have gone to a 5 star hotel instead I thought at the time. I added some 2 stroke oil in the mix and kept topping up the tank for next while. Got away lightly as I didn't start the engine.

FYP

Dravokivich

Dakota Dan wrote: »

The diesel nozzle is a larger diameter than the petrol nozzle so it would be impossible to put diesel in a petrol car.

My da did it once with a '99 Berlingo.

Dakota Dan

Dravokivich wrote: »

My da did it once with a '99 Berlingo.

Was it a petrol berlingo?

Dravokivich

Dakota Dan wrote: »

Was it a petrol berlingo?

Yes, otherwise he wouldn't have put diesel in by mistake.

Dakota Dan

Dravokivich wrote: »

Yes, otherwise he wouldn't have put diesel in by mistake.

The French were too lazy to put a smaller nozzle on the tank.