Member Since: 06 Dec 2008
Location: Chester
Posts: 175
Thanks again for the responses.
No problems with the drive down for the ferry. Almost too good, I'm here over 2 hours early. Better than being late though.
Looking forward to being in France in the morning.
Cheers
Steve
17th Jul 2009 7:51 pm
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Member Since: 15 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Cyprus
Posts: 3054
I bet you even called out your user name
or do we have a god damn it on here
I also think you will be fine, maybe wash the injectors out a bit
Even white wine drinkers like me like an occasional red
17th Jul 2009 8:48 pm
cja1579
Member Since: 30 Nov 2009
Location: Kendal, Cumbria
Posts: 96
Don't worry....
You can put up to 30% petrol in diesel vehicle and it won't bother it,
In the old days before they started using additives you used to add
petrol to diesel in winter time to stop diesel freezing up
15th Dec 2009 9:08 am
Willy Eckerslike
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: N Yorks
Posts: 1612
You do it on your D3 first and then people will believe you Club Pie n Pea
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15th Dec 2009 9:20 am
stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
Posts: 2330
cja1579 wrote:
You can put up to 30% petrol in diesel vehicle and it won't bother it...
If you're going to try that with the D3 (or any other modern high pressure common rail diesel for that matter) then I suggest you order the misfuel repair kit from The Large One straight away! If going over 5% BioDiesel starts to affect the engine due to lack of lubrication, then 30% petrol must mean the engine will be on death row by the end of its first trip
Edit : Forgot to mention that 60p worth of petrol is not even worth worrying about; it'll probably just have the same effects as a shot of Redex Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
15th Dec 2009 10:27 am
LHD
Member Since: 05 Apr 2006
Location: Lugano area
Posts: 689
I'd just like to thank this thread for helping me when I had a brain fart last week. Here's how it went.....
First, I go pick up the car from the garage after it's had the sticky caliper replaced.
Secondly, I realise I have no beer and no biscuits for the Little 'Un I'll be picking up shortly.
Stage three is to take the car to the garage to fill up and buy beer and biscuits there.
Stage four is goodness knows what. All I know is my wandering mind returns to a green nozzle in the car and I've clipped it to run to full.
Stage five is reflex! - grab - and stare at the amount I've gotten into the car.
Stage six is disappear behind the car and Google what 0.55l of petrol will do to a diesel
Stage seven is relief as I find this thread. Then despair as I don't have any cash and the amount of fuel is too low for me to pay for it. Bingo!! Beer and biscuit. Pay and have some exchange about how little fuel I put in....Bimbo doesn't click when I say the car's a diesel
Stage eight is to celebrate with a beer - again hiding behind the car....!
Stage nine is to put 52 litres of diesel in on top of the petrol. Right. To. The. Filler. Cap.
Stage ten is to pay for my diesel, the bird's confused now......
Stage eleven was to drive out of the garage watching worriedly behind.
Stage twelve was to text the wife who replied "haha you're always on at me to not do this".
I don't think the car's noticed anything to be honest. But my heart sank....thank goodness for me coming out of my daydream and thank goodness that the first thing I knew was to not put the key into the ignition....!
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- grab - and stare at the amount I've gotten into the car.
