Incorrect fuel in a Kia Magentis CRDi? Petrol in a Diesel Kia?

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Filling up with Petrol in a Diesel Kia is a very common mistake to make. And exactly what you need to do about it will depend on a variety of factors. If you want to know what to do to sort it out then please read on.
Right here are the key factors to keep in mind whenever deciding whether to get a fuel drain:

1. What level of Petrol have you put in the Kia, taking into consideration that the fuel capacity of your Kia Magentis CRDi is in most cases approximately 62 litres?
   1. Hardly any Petrol, something like 3.1 litres of Petrol in a Diesel Magentis CRDi will typically not really be a significant problem. Experience has proven to us that anything under 3.1 litres (which is approximately 5% of the entire fuel tank volume) is very often able to be sufficiently diluted through entirely filling up the tank with the correct fuel.
      It is relatively unusual to encounter an automobile suffering from difficulties with under 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Keep in mind it's infrequently found - certainly not impossible to encounter. There are actually certain cars that will not endure any level of fuel contamination at all.
   2. Between 3.1 and 6.2 litres of Petrol in the Kia (5 to 10%) is more of a 50/50 scenario. Our practical experience has shown us that as many motorists get away with it as those people who break down. Any time you are deciding upon whether or not to risk it and simply top it up recognise that it is very much like gambling your car on black - you've got a 50/50 possibility of it working.
   3. Anything above 6.2 litres of Petrol in a Diesel Magentis CRDi really should straightaway be drained out since your likelihood of succeeding with this amount of contamination is more than likely less than one in fifty - seriously long odds.
2. Put some Petrol in a Diesel Kia and drove it: Have you seen any performance issues since putting the bad fuel in your Magentis CRDi? If so, get it emptied irrespective of the amount of Petrol or even the contamination ratio. Proceeding to run running a car that is already beginning to suffer from the effect of wrong fuel contamination will probably likely result in increasing amounts of harm being done to your fuel system.
3. Are you interested in assurance?
   Then simply just get it removed. Regardless of the contamination ratio, there is inevitably some extent of risk resulting from driving a Diesel engine on fuel contaminated with the incorrect fuel. Possible consequences of driving a car on the wrong fuel include things like the engine not starting, running lumpy, losing power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn out or blocked injectors, and so on. These are several of the commonest Petrol in Diesel signs and symptoms, and in the event that you observe any of them stop driving and have it drained right now.

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