Wrong fuel in a Daihatsu Charade? Diesel in a Petrol Daihatsu?

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Putting Diesel in a Petrol Daihatsu is a well-known mistake to make. And its solution will depend on various things. If you want to know what it is best to do to sort it out then keep reading.
Let us discuss the main factors to to consider when deciding on whether or not to get a fuel drain:

1. Exactly how much Diesel have you put in to the Daihatsu, bearing in mind that the fuel capacity of the Daihatsu Charade is probably about 36 litres?
   1. A modest amount of Diesel, as little as 1.8 litres of Diesel in a Petrol Charade will in most situations not be a massive problem. Experience has demonstrated to us that anything less than 1.8 litres (which is roughly 5% of the entire fuel tank volume) is very often capable of being adequately diluted through completely filling the rest of the tank with the correct fuel.
      It is highly rare to find an automobile having issues because of lower than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Be aware that it is infrequently found - definitely not impossible to encounter. You can get a few motor vehicles that won't stand any quantity of fuel contamination at all.
   2. Between 1.8 and 3.6 litres of Diesel in the Daihatsu (from 5 to 10%) is a 50/50 situation. Our working experience has shown that as many motorists get away with this as those who don't. When deciding whether to chance it and just fill it up consider that it is very much like gambling everything on black - you will have a 50/50 possibility of it working.
   3. Anything in excess of 3.6 litres of Diesel in a Petrol Charade must right away be drained out as your probability of succeeding with that amount of contamination is very likely less than one in fifty - extremely long odds.
2. Put some Diesel in a Petrol Daihatsu and drove it: Have you spotted any kind of performance problems after putting the incorrect fuel in your Charade? In that case, get it emptied regardless of the amount of Diesel or even the contamination percentage. Continually running an automobile that is currently beginning to suffer the effect of fuel contamination will probably typically result in increasing amounts of harm affecting the fuel system parts.
3. Do you need reassurance?
   You should get it drained. Regardless of the contamination percentage, there is invariably some amount of risk connected with driving a Petrol vehicle on Petrol contaminated with the wrong fuel. Possible results of driving on the wrong fuel include things like the engine not starting, running unevenly, reduced power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, damaged or clogged injectors, etc. These are some of the commonest Diesel in Petrol symptoms, and if you detect any of them then stop and have it removed immediately.

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