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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 TDI => Topic started by: Jay on 13 July 2010, 22:56

Title: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: Jay on 13 July 2010, 22:56: How bad is it on the PD's? :lipsrsealed: £20 worth in my tank, car broke down, got recovery out who pointed the error of my ways.

Will it just be lost £20 petrol, hours labour and fuel for the tank? :huh:
Title: Re: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: Rhyso on 14 July 2010, 07:57: Bloke stuck £30 of petrol in mine the day I bought it

Drained the tank, brimmed it with diesel and drove home. It smoked for the first mile then stopped.

Changed the fuel filter a couple of days later and 4 years later the engine is still going despite my attempts to kill it :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: Jay on 14 July 2010, 08:06: Thank fook for that. Trust BP to put the fillers the wrong way round eh? The ESSO down the road from me is on the very right hand side, BP unleaded is in the same position :embarassed:

I even changed the fuel filter on the road side thinking it was clogged :grin:
Title: Re: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: Jay on 15 July 2010, 13:49: Other than a lumpy tick over first thing, she felt better for it :shocked: :grin:
Title: Re: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: AlanD on 15 July 2010, 13:58: You muppet :D :D :D
Title: Re: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: asif on 17 July 2010, 11:09: Some say a bit of petrol in a diesel tank would give you a bit more poke, is this true?
Not that I wanna do it or anything just curious if it's true.
Title: Re: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: godsANGER on 17 July 2010, 14:08: A guy i used to work with told me once that putting petrol in diesels can clean the injectors,

Ture or False ?

i was thinking False but i don't know much about engines lol :nerd:
Title: Re: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: Rhyso on 17 July 2010, 16:14: On older stuff perhaps

Newer stuff get some Forte Diesel treatment off EBay :afro:
Title: Re: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: godsANGER on 17 July 2010, 16:24: Quote from: Rhyso on 17 July 2010, 16:14
On older stuff perhaps

Newer stuff get some Forte Diesel treatment off EBay :afro:

on my list of things to get after my M.O.T if it dose well . . . lol
Title: Re: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: Jay on 21 July 2010, 08:07: No more loss of turbo either :laugh:

I hope to f@ck it has cleaned the turbo & EGR saving me doing those too!

I reached 4.5k rpm in 3rd for the first time on Monday, a few times and again a few times on Tuesday and no doubt a few times today :evil: :grin: I can't get much above 3k rpm in 4th (70mph) due to traffic, but usually it 'popped' at 3k in 4th.
Title: Re: Petrol in diesel...
Post by: Kerrse on 22 July 2010, 08:57: My g/f did this to my Golf a few years ago..we just drained as much petrol as possible then refilled with Diesel didn't cause the car any problems.