Wrong fuel in a Citroen C3 Picasso? Diesel in a Petrol Citroen?

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Filling Diesel in a Petrol Citroen is a very common mistake to make. And its solution is determined by several different things. In the event that you want to know what you ought to do about this then read on.
Listed here the most important variables to take into consideration when determining whether to get a fuel drain:

1. How much Diesel have you put in to the Citroen, taking into consideration that the fuel capacity of your Citroen C3 Picasso is usually roughly 50 litres?
   1. A small quantity of Diesel, less than 2.5 litres of Diesel in a Petrol C3 Picasso will quite often not necessarily be a major problem. Experience has demonstrated to us that anything under 2.5 litres (roughly 5% of the total fuel tank) is often capable of being completely diluted by means of totally filling the rest of the tank with the right fuel.
      It's rather uncommon to come across a car experiencing difficulties due to lower than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Keep in mind it's infrequently found - certainly not impossible to find. You will discover a number of vehicles that will not endure any level of contamination at all.
   2. In between 2.5 and 5 litres of Diesel in the Citroen (5 to 10%) is really a 50/50 scenario. Our working experience has proven that as many motorists get away with this as those who don't. Whenever figuring out whether or not to risk it and simply fill it up consider that it is just like wagering all of it on black - you've got a 50/50 possibility of it working out.
   3. Anything in excess of 5 litres of Diesel in your Petrol C3 Picasso should as soon as possible be removed seeing that your likelihood of getting away with that level of contamination is undoubtedly lower than one in 50 - seriously huge odds.
2. Put some Diesel in a Petrol Citroen and drove it: Have you detected any kind of performance problems as a result of putting the incorrect fuel in your C3 Picasso? In that case, have it drained irrespective of the quantity of Diesel or even the contamination ratio. Continually driving a car that is already starting to suffer the consequences of wrong fuel contamination can likely be responsible for increasing amounts of harm affecting the fuel system.
3. Do you need security?
   Simply get it removed. Whatever the contamination ratio, there is inevitably some extent of threat linked with operating a Petrol motor on Petrol contaminated with the wrong fuel. Possible implications of driving a car on the wrong fuel include the motor refusing to start, running unevenly, decrease in power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, damaged or clogged injectors, and so forth. These are some of the commonest Diesel in Petrol symptoms, and in the event that you recognise any of them stop and get it removed immediately.

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