Contaminated fuel in a Vauxhall Cascada CDTI? Petrol in a Diesel Vauxhall?

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Filling Petrol in a Diesel Vauxhall is a fairly typical problem. And its remedy is based on several things. If you would like to find out what to do to fix it then keep reading.
Listed here are the main factors to keep in mind whenever determining whether to have a fuel drain:

1. Exactly how much Petrol have you put in to the Vauxhall, considering that the fuel tank capacity of the Vauxhall Cascada CDTI is in most cases about 56 litres?
   1. A modest amount of Petrol, as little as 2.8 litres of Petrol in a Diesel Cascada CDTI will normally not be a big problem. Experience has taught us that an amount less than 2.8 litres (close to 5% of the fuel tank) is usually able to be sufficiently diluted simply by totally filling up the tank with Diesel.
      It is highly unusual to encounter a car or truck suffering from issues with under 5% wrong fuel contamination. Bear in mind that it is very infrequently found - not impossible to find. You will discover a few automobiles that won't endure any quantity of fuel contamination whatsoever.
   2. Somewhere between 2.8 and 5.6 litres of Petrol in the Vauxhall (from 5 to 10%) is more of a 50/50 situation. Our working experience has confirmed that as many motorists get away with it as those people who don't. When trying to decide whether to risk it and just simply fill it up remember that it is much like gambling everything on black - you have got a 50/50 possibility of it working.
   3. Anything over 5.6 litres of Petrol in your Diesel Cascada CDTI must straight away be removed because your probability of getting away with this level of contamination is in all likelihood lower than one in fifty - definitely huge odds.
2. Put some Petrol in a Diesel Vauxhall and drove it: Have you noticed any kind of performance troubles since putting the incorrect fuel in the Cascada CDTI? If so, get it drained regardless of the quantity of Petrol or even the contamination percentage. Still driving an automobile that is already beginning to suffer the effects of wrong fuel contamination will probably likely be responsible for progressively more damage affecting the fuel system parts.
3. Do you need reassurance?
   Then get it drained. No matter the contamination ratio, there is invariably some amount of threat caused by running a Diesel motor on Diesel contaminated with the wrong fuel. Likely consequences of driving a car on the wrong fuel include things like the motor refusing to start, running lumpy, reduced power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn out or blocked injectors, etc. These are some of the most common Petrol in Diesel warning signs, and should you observe any of them stop and get it drained right now.

Do not just get any jack-of-all-trades to try to drain your vehicle. We are Vauxhall specialists and have the qualifications and experience necessary to ensure that you get back on the road with little hassle or worry.