Incorrect fuel in a Citroen C6? Diesel in a Petrol Citroen?

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Filling Diesel in a Petrol Citroen is a common mistake to make. And exactly what you need to do about it will depend on a number of things. In case you would like to find out what you must do to sort it out then please read on.
Right here are the most crucial variables to think about when determining whether to get a fuel drain:

1. Exactly how much Diesel have you put in to the Citroen, taking into consideration that the fuel capacity of your Citroen C6 is normally about 72 litres?
   1. A small quantity of Diesel, something like 3.6 litres of Diesel in a Petrol C6 will generally not be a big problem. Experience has shown us that an amount less than 3.6 litres (which is roughly 5% of the overall fuel tank capacity) is quite often capable of being adequately diluted by totally topping up the rest of the tank with Petrol.
      It is extremely uncommon to encounter a car or truck having issues because of under 5% wrong fuel contamination. Remember that it's infrequent - in no way impossible to find. There are some cars that won't endure any level of fuel contamination whatsoever.
   2. Between 3.6 and 7.2 litres of Diesel in the Citroen (5 to 10%) is more of a 50/50 condition. Our experience has confirmed that as many drivers get away with this as those who break down. Any time you're deciding whether to risk it and basically top it up consider that it is the same thing as betting it all on black - you've got a 50/50 possibility of it working.
   3. Anything in excess of 7.2 litres of Diesel in your Petrol C6 really should right away be drained seeing that your likelihood of succeeding with that amount of contamination is certainly lower than one in fifty - genuinely long odds.
2. Put some Diesel in a Petrol Citroen and drove it: Have you seen any kind of performance concerns ever since putting the bad fuel in your C6? In that case, have it drained regardless of the volume of Diesel or the contamination ratio. Continuing to run running a car that is currently starting to suffer from the effects of wrong fuel contamination can typically cause increasing amounts of damage being done to the fuel system components.
3. Are you interested in reassurance?
   Then get it drained. Regardless of the contamination ratio, there is inevitably a certain level of threat caused by driving a Petrol engine on fuel contaminated with the incorrect fuel. Likely implications of driving on the wrong fuel include things like the engine refusing to start, running lumpy, reduced power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, worn out or bunged injectors, etc. These are several of the most common Diesel in Petrol signs or symptoms, and should you detect any of them then stop and get it drained right now.

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