Contaminated fuel in your Mazda 6 MZR-CD? Petrol in your Diesel Mazda?

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Putting Petrol in a Diesel Mazda is a common mistake to make. And its remedy depends upon various things. If you want to find out what to do to sort it out then continue reading.
Listed below are the most crucial factors to take into account when figuring out whether or not to get a fuel drain:

1. What amount of Petrol have you put into the Mazda, keeping in mind that the fuel capacity of your Mazda 6 MZR-CD is probably about 64 litres?
   1. Hardly any Petrol, as little as 3.2 litres of Petrol in a Diesel 6 MZR-CD will in most situations not be a significant problem. Experience has demonstrated to us that quantities less than 3.2 litres (almost 5% of the whole fuel tank volume) is often able to be adequately diluted simply by totally filling up the remainder of the tank with the right fuel.
      It is extremely rare to find a vehicle going through issues due to less than 5% wrong fuel contamination. Remember that it's infrequent - definitely not impossible to find. There are actually a few cars that will not endure any degree of contamination at all.
   2. Anywhere between 3.2 and 6.4 litres of Petrol in the Mazda (5 to 10%) is really a 50/50 scenario. Our practical experience has confirmed that as many drivers get away with it as those people who break down. Whenever you are deciding whether to risk it and just simply top it up remember that it is just like betting everything on black - you have a 50/50 chance of it being ok.
   3. Anything over 6.4 litres of Petrol in a Diesel 6 MZR-CD should as soon as possible be drained seeing as your probability of succeeding with this amount of contamination is almost certainly lower than one in fifty - seriously big odds.
2. Put some Petrol in a Diesel Mazda and drove it: Have you observed any performance difficulties since putting the wrong fuel in your 6 MZR-CD? If that's the case, have it drained no matter the volume of Petrol or the contamination percentage. Proceeding to drive driving a car that is currently beginning to suffer the effects of wrong fuel contamination can only bring about more and more damage being done to the fuel system parts.
3. Would you like security?
   You should get it drained. Regardless of contamination percentage, there is always a certain level of risk connected with driving a Diesel vehicle on Diesel contaminated with Petrol. Possible implications of driving a vehicle on the wrong fuel include the engine refusing to start, running lumpy, loss in power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn or bunged injectors, and the like. These are some of the most typical Petrol in Diesel signs and symptoms, and if you recognise any of them stop and get it removed immediately.

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