Filling Petrol in a Diesel Dacia is a usual mistake to make. And its solution depends on several factors. If you want to find out what it is best to do to sort it out then stay with me.
Listed here the most crucial variables to consider when making a decision whether to have your car drained:
Keep away from getting any jack-of-all-trades to try to repair your automobile. We are Dacia specialists and have the certification and working experience required to ensure that you are back on the road with minimum hassle or worry.
Inadvertently put Petrol in a Diesel Dacia? Or possibly even put contaminated fuel in your Dacia Logan dCi?
Call us and obtain genuine guidance and practical help for your exact circumstances
We are able to reach you to perform the full contaminated fuel retrieval & clean there on scene
When we are done you can get back on the road and get on with your day
We are the top rated wrong fuel drain professionals in the UK, boasting nationwide cover, for Dacia motorists especially. We mostly deal with:
We are Dacia specialists and have successfully drained hundreds of Diesel Dacia vehicles. No matter if it's at the roadside, on a station forecourt, or even at your home, we can get you on the road again.
The method of extracting Petrol from a Diesel car is fundamentally the same for a large number of cars. Obviously it may vary a little as every manufacturer has their own fuel system. Even so it still follows the below points:
Just some of the few people we work with to bring you the best petrol in diesel service possible
When someone has put Petrol in a Diesel car they have a few very common questions. So we have compiled a list of the most Frequently Asked Questions for you
Turn off the car as soon as possible and call us. Continuing to run a vehicle on the wrong fuel can potentially damage it. We will be able to give you advice and assistance based on your circumstances
It can. However, if the problem is caught and remedied quickly the risks will be minimal. Of the 1,500 vehicles we attend every month, less than 0.5% have suffered and substantial damage requiring parts replacement.
The safe answer is none. However you might be able to get away with a very low contamination ratio. That being said, we always highly recommend draining anything over a 5% contamination ratio asap.
Putting Super Unleaded, or Shell V-Power, BP Ultimate Unleaded, etc, will have the exact same effect as putting regular unleaded petrol in your diesel car and will need to be drained out and flushed.
No! The EU Block Exemption Regulations clearly state that "the work can be carried out by as long as that garage uses manufacturer approved parts and correctly follows the manufacturer's service schedule."
This might work on some vehicles in some cases, but in the majority on instances it won't and you risk damaging the Lambda sensors as well as fuel pump and injectors, just as a regular misfuel.
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We empty the fuel tank via the filler neck, the sender unit, or even the fuel lines themselves
We can flush the fuel system, purging contaminants from the lines, filter and pumps
We can put clean fuel back in the car and get it up and running again, ready to drive away.