Incorrect fuel in your Citroen C5 HDi? Petrol in your Diesel Citroen?

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Putting Petrol in a Diesel Citroen is a regularly occurring mistake to make. And its solution depends on several different things. If perhaps you want to know what it is advisable to do about it then stay with me.
These are the most important variables to take into account whenever deciding whether or not to have your car drained:

1. How much Petrol have you put in the Citroen, considering that the fuel tank capacity of your Citroen C5 HDi is most likely approximately 68 litres?
   1. A tiny quantity of Petrol, as little as 3.4 litres of Petrol in a Diesel C5 HDi will in most cases not be a massive problem. Experience has demonstrated to us that an amount under 3.4 litres (which is roughly 5% of the overall fuel tank volume) is in many instances capable of being adequately diluted simply by entirely filling up the tank with the correct fuel.
      It is rather uncommon to encounter a car going through problems with less than 5% wrong fuel contamination. Keep in mind that it is infrequent - in no way impossible to find. You can get certain motor vehicles that don't endure any degree of contamination at all.
   2. Anywhere between 3.4 and 6.8 litres of Petrol in the Citroen (5 to 10%) is really a 50/50 condition. Our expertise has shown that as many drivers get away with it as those who break down. When deciding whether or not to risk it and just top it up remember that it is the same as gambling your car on black - you have a 50/50 possibility of it working out.
   3. Anything in excess of 6.8 litres of Petrol in a Diesel C5 HDi should immediately be drained as your probability of getting away with this amount of contamination is more than likely lower than one in fifty - truly huge odds.
2. Put Petrol in a Diesel Citroen and drove it: Have you spotted any performance troubles since putting the incorrect fuel in your C5 HDi? In that case, have it emptied irrespective of the volume of Petrol or even the contamination percentage. Continually running an automobile that is now starting to suffer the consequences of wrong fuel contamination can just end up in more damage affecting your fuel system components.
3. Are you interested in assurance?
   Then simply just get it emptied. No matter the contamination percentage, there is always some degree of danger connected to operating a Diesel engine on Diesel contaminated with Petrol. Possible outcomes of driving a vehicle on the wrong fuel include the engine refusing to start, running lumpy, loss in power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, worn out or clogged injectors, etc. These are a few of the commonest Petrol in Diesel warning signs, and in the event that you recognise any of them stop and have it removed as soon as possible.

Do not just have any unqualified mechanic to try to fix your vehicle. We are Citroen specialists and have the credentials and knowledge needed to make sure that you get back on the road with minimal hassle or worry.