Wrong fuel in a Rover 25? Diesel in your Petrol Rover?

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Filling up with Diesel in a Petrol Rover is a very common error. And exactly what you need to do about it is determined by several factors. In case you want to find out what you have to do about it then please read on.
Listed here are the most important factors to be aware of when figuring out whether to have a fuel drain:

1. Exactly how much Diesel have you put into the Rover, bearing in mind that the fuel tank capacity of the Rover 25 is in most cases approximately 50 litres?
   1. Hardly any Diesel, something like 2.5 litres of Diesel in a Petrol 25 will most of the time not really be a massive problem. Experience has proven to us that an amount less than 2.5 litres (which is close to 5% of the entire fuel tank capacity) is oftentimes capable of being sufficiently diluted simply by totally filling up the tank with Petrol.
      It is relatively uncommon to find a car having difficulties with less than 5% wrong fuel contamination. Do not forget that it's unusual - certainly not impossible to find. You can get a number of vehicles that will not endure any quantity of contamination whatsoever.
   2. In between 2.5 and 5 litres of Diesel in the Rover (from 5 to 10%) is a 50/50 condition. Our expertise has proven that as many people get away with it as those people who break down. Whenever you are deciding whether to risk it and just top it up remember that it is just like wagering all of it on black - you have a 50/50 chance of it being ok.
   3. Anything in excess of 5 litres of Diesel in a Petrol 25 must promptly be drained seeing that your likelihood of getting away with this amount of contamination is very likely lower than one in fifty - really big odds.
2. Put Diesel in a Petrol Rover and drove it: Have you spotted any kind of performance issues ever since putting the wrong fuel in the 25? If you have, get it drained irrespective of the amount of Diesel or the contamination percentage. Still driving a motor vehicle that is already starting to suffer from the effect of wrong fuel contamination will only cause more damage being done to the fuel system components.
3. Do you need security?
   In that case get it emptied. Whatever the contamination percentage, there is always some amount of threat connected with running a Petrol motor on fuel contaminated with Diesel. Possible final outcomes of driving on the incorrect fuel include things like the motor refusing to start, running lumpy, loss of power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn or bunged injectors, etc. These are several of the most frequently seen Diesel in Petrol signs or symptoms, and if you recognise any of them then stop driving and have it drained right away.

Refrain from having any jack-of-all-trades to try to drain your vehicle. We are Rover specialists and possess the certification and practical experience required to make certain you get back on the road with minimum hassle or trouble.