schoolboy error

[White Noise]

I put £20 of petrol in one of my old diesel cabstars about 10 yrs ago . I got a couple of miles down the rd and it cut out . Realised what I had done so drained the tank and cleared the fuel lines . Fresh tank of diesel in and bled the whole sytem and its was champion . Maybe I got lucky

[Marc Lewis]

Petrol is more corrosive than diesel. While a small amount wont harm, if it keeps happening it can wreck the seals and injectors which is costly.

[Peasgood]

I had some petrol that had been syphoned out of a diesel tank after a filling mistake.

I included it about a gallon at a time to each full tank of diesel in my Cabstar until it was all gone. Cabstar ran better and is still fine, about 5 years or more later.

Tried some in a pinto engine, never ran right for 6 months or more even though there was a minute amount of diesel in it and many full tanks of full fat petrol later.

[IVECOKID]

Mini Digger back out today after fuel tank drained and filters cleaned and all seems fine for now:thumbup:

 

Its a Kobelco sk20sr 2000 model so i reckon the older fuel injection pumps are a bit tougher than these latest Hi tech fly by wire jobs.

 

Ste

[mendiplogs]

Mini Digger back out today after fuel tank drained and filters cleaned and all seems fine for now:thumbup:

 

Its a Kobelco sk20sr 2000 model so i reckon the older fuel injection pumps are a bit tougher than these latest Hi tech fly by wire jobs.

 

Ste

 

Hi ste well done on fixing it mate 👍👍👍👍thanks jon

[doobin]

Mini Digger back out today after fuel tank drained and filters cleaned and all seems fine for now:thumbup:

 

Its a Kobelco sk20sr 2000 model so i reckon the older fuel injection pumps are a bit tougher than these latest Hi tech fly by wire jobs.

 

Ste

 

Filters cleaned, not replaced?

[IVECOKID]

Filters cleaned, not replaced?

 

Its sunday and know where open.com,,washed them out in fresh diesel and one is a wire mesh filter so not a problem.

 

Job had to be finished .

 

Ste