Contaminated fuel in a Mercedes V 200 CDI Trend? Petrol in a Diesel Mercedes?

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Putting Petrol in a Diesel Mercedes is a common problem. And exactly what you want to do about it hinges on a number of factors. Assuming you want to know what you should do about it then keep reading.
Here are the most important variables to take into consideration when making a decision whether or not to get it drained:

1. Exactly how much Petrol did you put in the Mercedes, taking into consideration that the fuel capacity of your Mercedes V 200 CDI Trend is in most cases about 78 litres?
   1. A small quantity of Petrol, less than 3.9 litres of Petrol in a Diesel V 200 CDI Trend will most of the time not be a major problem. Experience has proven to us that an amount under 3.9 litres (which is roughly 5% of the fuel tank) is usually capable of being completely diluted simply by wholly topping the rest of the tank with Diesel.
      It is rather uncommon to come across a car going through problems with less than 5% wrong fuel contamination. Keep in mind it is very rare - not impossible to encounter. You can get a few cars that won't endure any quantity of contamination whatsoever.
   2. In between 3.9 and 7.8 litres of Petrol in the Mercedes (5 to 10%) is more of a 50/50 scenario. Our experience has demonstrated that as many motorists get away with it as all those who don't. Any time you are deciding whether to chance it and just top it up remember that it is much like gambling all of it on black - you have got a 50/50 chance of it being ok.
   3. Anything more than 7.8 litres of Petrol in your Diesel V 200 CDI Trend should immediately be drained since your likelihood of getting away with that amount of contamination is undoubtedly less than one in fifty - really big odds.
2. Put some Petrol in a Diesel Mercedes and drove it: Have you noted any performance problems as a result of putting the bad fuel in your V 200 CDI Trend? If that's the case, get it drained no matter the volume of Petrol or even the contamination ratio. Proceeding to drive driving an automobile that is currently starting to suffer from the effect of fuel contamination can typically cause even more harm being caused to your fuel system parts.
3. Would you like security?
   Then simply just get it removed. Whatever the contamination percentage, there is inevitably some extent of risk resulting from operating a Diesel motor on fuel contaminated with Petrol. Probable final outcomes of driving on the wrong fuel include the engine not starting, running lumpy, loss in power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, damaged or bunged injectors, and so forth. These are several of the most common Petrol in Diesel signs and symptoms, and should you recognise any of them then stop driving and get it drained right away.

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