Bad fuel in your Lexus Rx 350? Diesel in a Petrol Lexus?

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Filling Diesel in a Petrol Lexus is a fairly typical mistake. And its solution is dependent upon several different things. Assuming you want to know what it is best to do about it then keep on reading.
Listed here are the main factors to take into consideration when making a decision whether or not to get a fuel drain:

1. How much Diesel have you put in to the Lexus, bearing in mind that the fuel tank capacity of your Lexus Rx 350 is usually roughly 72 litres?
   1. A modest amount of Diesel, less than 3.6 litres of Diesel in a Petrol Rx 350 will typically not really be a huge problem. Experience has taught us that an amount under 3.6 litres (close to 5% of the entire fuel tank capacity) is often capable of being adequately diluted through thoroughly filling up the remainder of the tank with the correct fuel.
      It is highly rare to encounter a vehicle suffering from problems due to under 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Keep in mind that it's infrequent - in no way impossible to find. There are a few motor vehicles that will not endure any amount of contamination whatsoever.
   2. Somewhere between 3.6 and 7.2 litres of Diesel in the Lexus (5 to 10%) is a 50/50 condition. Our expertise has demonstrated that as many motorists get away with it as those who break down. Any time you're deciding upon whether to risk it and just simply fill it up remember that it is very much like betting it all on black - you will have a 50/50 possibility of it working.
   3. Anything above 7.2 litres of Diesel in your Petrol Rx 350 should as soon as possible be drained because your likelihood of getting away with that level of contamination is certainly lower than one in fifty - extremely big odds.
2. Put Diesel in a Petrol Lexus and drove it: Have you observed any performance concerns ever since putting the bad fuel in your Rx 350? If you have, get it removed regardless of the amount of Diesel or even the contamination percentage. Proceeding to drive driving a vehicle that is currently starting to suffer the consequences of wrong fuel contamination will probably just lead to progressively more damage being done to your fuel system components.
3. Do you want assurance?
   In that case get it drained. Regardless of contamination ratio, there is inevitably some amount of risk caused by running a Petrol vehicle on fuel contaminated with Diesel. Probable results of driving a car on the incorrect fuel normally include the motor not starting, running unevenly, loss of power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn out or bunged injectors, etc. These are some of the most frequently seen Diesel in Petrol symptoms, and should you notice any of them cease driving and have it removed immediately.

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