Contaminated fuel in your Dodge Journey? Diesel in a Petrol Dodge?

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Filling up with Diesel in a Petrol Dodge is a common mistake. And its solution varies according to a few things. In the event that you would like to know what it is best to do about it then please read on.
Let us discuss the main factors to keep in mind whenever determining whether or not to have a fuel drain:

1. What amount of Diesel did you put in the Dodge, taking into consideration that the fuel tank capacity of the Dodge Journey is probably about 77 litres?
   1. Hardly any Diesel, less than 3.85 litres of Diesel in a Petrol Journey will normally not necessarily be a significant problem. Experience has demonstrated to us that quantities less than 3.85 litres (close to 5% of the total fuel tank volume) is in many instances able to be completely diluted simply by entirely filling up the remainder of the tank with Petrol.
      It's extremely uncommon to come across a vehicle having issues because of lower than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Keep in mind it is very infrequent - not impossible to find. You will discover some motor vehicles that will not stand any amount of contamination at all.
   2. Somewhere between 3.85 and 7.7 litres of Diesel in the Dodge (from 5 to 10%) is a 50/50 condition. Our experience has confirmed that as many motorists get away with it as those people who break down. Whenever trying to decide whether to risk it and simply top it up remember that it is much like gambling all of it on black - you've got a 50/50 possibility of it working.
   3. Anything more than 7.7 litres of Diesel in your Petrol Journey must straightaway be drained because your probability of getting away with that level of contamination is almost certainly less than one in fifty - truly big odds.
2. Put some Diesel in a Petrol Dodge and drove it: Have you seen any kind of performance problems since putting the incorrect fuel in the Journey? If you have, have it emptied irrespective of the amount of Diesel or the contamination ratio. Continually driving a car that is already beginning to suffer from the consequences of wrong fuel contamination will probably definitely result in progressively more harm affecting the fuel system parts.
3. Do you need security?
   Then simply just get it removed. No matter the contamination ratio, there is invariably some extent of threat associated with operating a Petrol vehicle on Petrol contaminated with the wrong fuel. Probable final outcomes of driving a car on the incorrect fuel can include the engine not starting, running lumpy, loss in power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, worn or clogged injectors, and so forth. These are several of the most frequently seen Diesel in Petrol warning signs, and if you observe any of them stop driving and get it drained asap.

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