Incorrect fuel in a Citroen C3 Pluriel? Diesel in your Petrol Citroen?

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Filling Diesel in a Petrol Citroen is a common problem. And its remedy depends on a number of factors. Assuming you want to know what it is best to do about it then please read on.
Let us discuss the most crucial variables to take into consideration when making a decision whether to have it drained:

1. What amount of Diesel did you put in the Citroen, bearing in mind that the fuel tank capacity of the Citroen C3 Pluriel is in most cases around 47 litres?
   1. A small quantity of Diesel, something like 2.35 litres of Diesel in a Petrol C3 Pluriel will usually not necessarily be a big problem. Experience has shown us that quantities less than 2.35 litres (which is almost 5% of the total fuel tank volume) is very often capable of being adequately diluted by totally filling the rest of the tank with Petrol.
      It's quite unusual to come across a car or truck suffering from issues due to below 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Please remember it is infrequent - definitely not impossible to find. You will discover some motor vehicles that won't endure any level of fuel contamination in the slightest.
   2. Somewhere between 2.35 and 4.7 litres of Diesel in the Citroen (from 5 to 10%) is really a 50/50 condition. Our experience demonstrates that as many drivers get away with this as those who break down. Any time you are trying to decide whether to risk it and basically fill it up remember that it is very much like betting your car on black - you have a 50/50 chance of it being ok.
   3. Anything in excess of 4.7 litres of Diesel in a Petrol C3 Pluriel really should straight away be drained seeing as your probability of getting away with that level of contamination is probably below one in fifty - definitely long odds.
2. Put some Diesel in a Petrol Citroen and drove it: Have you seen any kind of performance issues after putting the bad fuel in your C3 Pluriel? If that's the case, have it removed no matter the quantity of Diesel or the contamination percentage. Continually driving a car that is beginning to suffer from the effect of wrong fuel contamination will definitely end up in more and more damage being done to the fuel system parts.
3. Are you looking for security?
   In that case get it emptied. Regardless of contamination ratio, there is invariably some amount of risk connected to operating a Petrol motor on Petrol contaminated with the wrong fuel. Likely outcomes of driving a car on the incorrect fuel can include the motor not starting, running unevenly, loss in power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, damaged or bunged injectors, and so forth. These are some of the commonest Diesel in Petrol signs or symptoms, and should you notice any of them then stop and have it removed immediately.

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