Edd
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filling up and not realising and running it for say 10 miles(if it gets that far)
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AndyKent
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The diesel wouldn't run would it (no sparks).
Neither is good TBH 
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Cosmo
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Didnt they do this on 5th Gear last series? And found that both of the engines ran fine if you topped it up with the correct fuel?
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
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Originally posted by Cosmo
Didnt they do this on 5th Gear last series? And found that both of the engines ran fine if you topped it up with the correct fuel?
yeh Jon bentley did it with an old Astra iirc...
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Edd
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i have always thought petrol in diesel was the big no no but im talkiing to a guy and he says the other way
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Dan295
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petrol works by spark ignition, therefore the fuel will more flammable, diesel works by compression ignition kind of forcing it to blow up of ypu get me, diesel will more than likely turn nasty in the petrol engine cylincer and score the bore though and then youve got issues
[Edited on 17-10-2007 by Dan295]
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Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Edd
i have always thought petrol in diesel was the big no no
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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DYL
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Registered: 19th May 06
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i put some 2stroke in my rover coupe once!! it was popping like fook when i changed gears!
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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Petrol in a diesel isn't bad, I've known people to fill up with unleaded and it's still started and run fine for the whole tank, it's just very smokey.
Diesel in a petrol engine will effectively melt your engine, as diesel burns at such high temperatures, if you start the car and the diesel runs through the engine then you are looking at a new engine.
Learnt all this when I worked in a Petrol Station. Some guy picked up his Unleaded Merc from the dealers (Brand new 07 plate!), put diesel in it, started it and it cut out before he was even off the forecourt. Saw him a few weeks later and it cost him 5k to get repaired 
[Edited on 17-10-2007 by Graham88]
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birchieboy
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after driving my car back from trax i then switched cars to my diesel. went to fill it up acidentally put 2quid of optimax in before realising, i put 8quid of diesil in, (as i only had £10 on me) and it ran fine
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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diesel in a petrol smokes,
it wont kill ur engine if it runs through, as it will still burn,
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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diesel in petrol smokes
whereas petrol in a diesel screws the injection system
well this is what landrover said when my dad filled up with petrol contaminated diestel at a garage
[Edited on 17-10-2007 by Kurt]
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by DYL
i put some 2stroke in my rover coupe once!! it was popping like fook when i changed gears!
info? any flames? damage? you put oil in your patrol?
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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diesal lobrecates the engine and petrol doesnt so petrol in a diesal would be worse
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Ash_EP3
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Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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a mate of mine put £10 of Diesel in his 1.4 sport it still ran....... well just about
[Edited on 17-10-2007 by S214_UPP]
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Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by JM_16v
diesal lobrecates the engine and petrol doesnt so petrol in a diesal would be worse
diesel also lubricates thing like rotary pumps on diesels. we had a passat in a few months ago a few hundred miles on it, had petrol in it, run till it stopped - new engine and fuel system.. usually ok if you drain and refill with the correct fuel tho
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ShEp
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i put diesel petrol mix in my corsa 1.2 when i had it  smoeky
got it for free, as someone topped up they're petrol tank with £10 diesel, and my garage is just across from the petrol station,
i drained it and used it
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TomSBD
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seen it loads at my work and i will say diesel in a petrol is worse
petrol in a diesel is not too bad when run with it in, smokes a bit but a drain and change of fuel filter and a tank of diesel ususally sorts it out. where as diesel in a petrol can proper fuck up the engine if ran
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
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About 5years ago my bro's wife loaned her car to her mother (petrol fiesta) who had been driving the diesel van all day well as a treat for loaning her the car she decided she'd fill it up for her.
She filled it with Diesel! drained it, filled it with petrol and although at 1st it was very smokey, it soon sorted itself out and was fine.
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Nick-S
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Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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i put petrol in a derv a few years ago, and it drove but would not idel, just cut out so had to keep reving it, had fuel lines flushed new fuel fillter and draned tank, and toped up with derv, no big deal
[Edited on 17-10-2007 by GSi_16v]
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bubble
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i put £56 worth of diesel in my 306 and it ran fine no problems at all
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k e l
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Registered: 10th Dec 06
Location: Sheffield
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i put £11 of petrol in my diesel van. so i put a litre of oil in the tank then tashed it up with diesel to the brim worked a treat
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