Wrong fuel in your Mercedes R350 CDI? Petrol in your Diesel Mercedes?

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Putting Petrol in a Diesel Mercedes is a regularly occurring mistake. And its solution is determined by several things. If perhaps you would like to find out what you should do about it then stay with me.
These are the most crucial factors to keep in mind when deciding on whether or not to get a fuel drain:

1. What level of Petrol did you put in to the Mercedes, taking into consideration that the fuel capacity of the Mercedes R350 CDI is in most cases about 80 litres?
   1. A small quantity of Petrol, less than 4 litres of Petrol in a Diesel R350 CDI will most of the time not necessarily be a massive problem. Experience has proven to us that an amount less than 4 litres (which is close to 5% of the fuel tank) is generally capable of being completely diluted by means of thoroughly filling up the remainder of the tank with the right fuel.
      It's pretty rare to encounter a motor vehicle suffering from problems with less than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Keep in mind that it's unusual - definitely not impossible to encounter. You will discover some cars that will not stand any degree of contamination whatsoever.
   2. Somewhere between 4 and 8 litres of Petrol in the Mercedes (5 to 10%) is more of a 50/50 situation. Our practical experience has proven that as many people get away with this as all those who break down. When deciding on whether to chance it and simply fill it up remember that it is the same thing as wagering your car on black - you have got a 50/50 chance of it working out.
   3. Anything over 8 litres of Petrol in your Diesel R350 CDI must straightaway be drained since your likelihood of driving with that level of contamination is in all likelihood less than one in 50 - extremely big odds.
2. Put Petrol in a Diesel Mercedes and drove it: Have you noticed any performance concerns since putting the bad fuel in the R350 CDI? If you have, have it removed no matter the volume of Petrol or even the contamination percentage. Continually running a vehicle that is now starting to suffer the effects of wrong fuel contamination will probably just be responsible for more harm being done to the fuel system components.
3. Do you need assurance?
   You should get it emptied. Whatever the contamination percentage, there is inevitably some extent of risk linked with operating a Diesel vehicle on Diesel contaminated with Petrol. Likely consequences of driving a car on the wrong fuel include things like the engine not starting, running lumpy, reduced power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn or blocked injectors, and so on. These are several of the most frequently seen Petrol in Diesel warning signs, and should you notice any of them stop and get it drained immediately.

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