I would have stopped at the 7L petrol stage and had a misfuel service come and empty the lot and start again.
Could do some/a lot of damage with the mixed fuels. What ratio of Diesel/Petrol do you think is in there now?
It doesn't take a lot of petrol in a diesel to start causing damage I think.
Others may have brighter news (from their experiences).
Could do some/a lot of damage with the mixed fuels. What ratio of Diesel/Petrol do you think is in there now?
It doesn't take a lot of petrol in a diesel to start causing damage I think.
Others may have brighter news (from their experiences).
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miktdish
Guns n Chainsaws
Its a 60 liter tank ?
So you have put in 7 liters of petrol which is 11.6%. I believe the maximum is around 7% so you 'might' cause damage if you drive it, you could add a small amount of low ash, mineral 2-stroke oil which will act as a lubricant.
300ml would give you around the 200:1 ratio and 200ml is 300:1
Don't use semi or fully synthetic oil ....
Still wouldn't do any long distance high revving activities ...
You could also drain out 30 liters and top up with diesel, reducing the ratio to around 6% which is below the max...
Or be super safe and follow @Anaconda and @DanClarke advice ... likely to be cheaper in the long run.
So you have put in 7 liters of petrol which is 11.6%. I believe the maximum is around 7% so you 'might' cause damage if you drive it, you could add a small amount of low ash, mineral 2-stroke oil which will act as a lubricant.
300ml would give you around the 200:1 ratio and 200ml is 300:1
Don't use semi or fully synthetic oil ....
Still wouldn't do any long distance high revving activities ...
You could also drain out 30 liters and top up with diesel, reducing the ratio to around 6% which is below the max...
Or be super safe and follow @Anaconda and @DanClarke advice ... likely to be cheaper in the long run.
SuperDaz
Active Member
There was 1/4 tank when I stopped to fill up. Put 7l unleaded and then filled to the top with diesel. So it's 7l unleaded in the tank and the rest is diesel.
Drive with the petrol in the diesel (diluted down or not) and risk some engine damage and a big bill. Or empty the tank and refill with diesel, no risk. I'd drain the tank.
Think the pump deuse fuel system only runs at 4 bar on the td5, high pressures are actually generated at the injector itself.
Being a tightwad I would chuck a litre or two of oil the the tank and run it.
I had a td5 years ago and I ran it on all sorts of crap dirty diesel, to be fair it had three lift pumps due to the crap fuel, but no other issues, last time I checked it was still on the road with 185k on the clock.
Being a tightwad I would chuck a litre or two of oil the the tank and run it.
I had a td5 years ago and I ran it on all sorts of crap dirty diesel, to be fair it had three lift pumps due to the crap fuel, but no other issues, last time I checked it was still on the road with 185k on the clock.
SuperDaz
Active Member
After a LOT of faff yesterday, I managed to syphon out 60L of contaminated diesel. I've put 500ml of low ash 2 stroke in the tank and I'm going to fill her up today and keep filling her up every time I've used a 1/4 of a tank or less. Thanks for the collective advice everyone.
You might also want to put some extra dose of Redex to help clear the system. Then with an empty tank, fill up with premium diesel and extra Redex.
Good question. I am not an expert. I just grew up having 2 stroke motorcycles and we put so many additives that they seemed to drive on steroidsWhat is redex going to do, exactly?
. Would it help? Who knows. Would it damage? I don't think so. In case of doubt, I would add it.
You put oil into the petrol if it's old enough, yes.Good question. I am not an expert. I just grew up having 2 stroke motorcycles and we put so many additives that they seemed to drive on steroids
Redex is a system cleaner though not very strong apart from a carrier and additional lubricants it will contain various petrol related solvents
