Incorrect fuel in your Volvo 480? Diesel in your Petrol Volvo?

ABOUT

Putting Diesel in a Petrol Volvo is a well-known mistake to make. And what you want to do about it depends on several things. In the event that you would like to know what you need to do about this then continue reading.
These are the key factors to consider when figuring out whether or not to get a fuel drain:

1. Exactly how much Diesel did you put in the Volvo, considering that the fuel tank capacity of your Volvo 480 is in most cases around 60 litres?
   1. Hardly any Diesel, less than 3 litres of Diesel in a Petrol 480 will normally not necessarily be a major problem. Experience has proven to us that an amount under 3 litres (which is about 5% of the whole fuel tank volume) is often able to be sufficiently diluted through entirely topping the tank with Petrol.
      It is rather unusual to find a car going through problems because of lower than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Please remember it is very infrequent - certainly not impossible to encounter. You can get some vehicles that won't endure any quantity of contamination at all.
   2. Anywhere between 3 and 6 litres of Diesel in the Volvo (from 5 to 10%) is more of a 50/50 condition. Our expertise has demonstrated that as many people get away with it as those people who don't. When you are deciding whether to chance it and basically top it up consider that it is the same thing as wagering everything on black - you've got a 50/50 possibility of it working.
   3. Anything over 6 litres of Diesel in a Petrol 480 really should straight away be removed since your probability of getting away with this level of contamination is in all likelihood below one in 50 - truly huge odds.
2. Put some Diesel in a Petrol Volvo and drove it: Have you noted any kind of performance difficulties after putting the incorrect fuel in your 480? In that case, get it emptied irrespective of the volume of Diesel or even the contamination percentage. Proceeding to drive running a vehicle that is currently starting to suffer the consequences of wrong fuel contamination can typically cause progressively more damage affecting your fuel system components.
3. Would you like security?
   Simply get it removed. Whatever the contamination percentage, there is always a certain level of threat associated with running a Petrol vehicle on Petrol contaminated with the wrong fuel. Probable final outcomes of driving on the wrong fuel include the motor refusing to start, running unevenly, losing power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn out or clogged injectors, and the like. These are several of the most frequently seen Diesel in Petrol signs or symptoms, and in the event that you observe any of them stop and get it drained immediately.

Stay away from having any general so-and-so to attend your vehicle. We are Volvo specialists and hold the certification and working experience necessary to make sure that you are back on the road with minimum hassle or worry.