Incorrect fuel in your Volvo S80? Diesel in your Petrol Volvo?

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Filling Diesel in a Petrol Volvo is a well-known problem. And exactly what you want to do about it is determined by several different things. Assuming you want to know what to do to fix it then stay with me.
Right here are the most important variables to to consider when figuring out whether or not to get your car drained:

1. Exactly how much Diesel have you put in to the Volvo, taking into account that the fuel tank capacity of the Volvo S80 is normally about 70 litres?
   1. Hardly any Diesel, less than 3.5 litres of Diesel in a Petrol S80 will usually not really be a major problem. Experience has shown us that anything under 3.5 litres (which is about 5% of the entire fuel tank volume) is frequently able to be adequately diluted through completely filling the remainder of the tank with Petrol.
      It is quite uncommon to come across a vehicle having problems because of lower than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Do not forget that it is very rare - not impossible to encounter. You can get a few vehicles that won't stand any degree of fuel contamination at all.
   2. Anywhere between 3.5 and 7 litres of Diesel in the Volvo (from 5 to 10%) is a 50/50 scenario. Our expertise has confirmed that as many people get away with this as those people who don't. When you are deciding on whether or not to chance it and basically fill it up remember that it is the same thing as wagering everything on black - you have a 50/50 possibility of it being ok.
   3. Anything over 7 litres of Diesel in your Petrol S80 ought to promptly be drained as your likelihood of getting away with that amount of contamination is almost certainly less than one in 50 - truly big odds.
2. Put Diesel in a Petrol Volvo and drove it: Have you noted any kind of performance difficulties since putting the bad fuel in the S80? If you have, have it drained no matter the amount of Diesel or the contamination percentage. Continuing to run driving an automobile that is now starting to suffer the consequences of wrong fuel contamination can likely be responsible for progressively more harm being caused to the fuel system.
3. Are you interested in security?
   Simply get it emptied. Regardless of contamination ratio, there is invariably some extent of risk caused by running a Petrol engine on Petrol contaminated with the wrong fuel. Possible consequences of driving on the wrong fuel include things like the motor not starting, running unevenly, decrease in power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, worn or bunged injectors, etc. These are several of the most common Diesel in Petrol signs or symptoms, and should you detect any of them then cease driving and get it drained asap.

Don't simply have any jack-of-all-trades to attend your vehicle. We are Volvo experts and have got the skills and experience necessary to ensure you get back on the road with no hassle or worry.