I bet you got some funny looks doing it though

My friend parked away from the garage kiosk and was hidden from view by his van 😉

From the many and varied purchases my friend has made over the past couple of days though, the chap in the garage defintely suspects something’s up 🙂

EDIT doesn’t your breakdown cover the draining of tanks?

Nope, checked that. They’d have recovered me to a garage, that’s it.

The AA told me my friend his cover didnt extend to draining mis-fulled tanks. They wanted £150 to get their specialist team out to do it. Thieving bastards. But they did have to relay me him home for free under my policy so that’s what we he did….

not read everything, but i’ve made the mistake of filling my old Seat (VW engine) diesel with a full tank of super-duper expensive petrol. i only realised when i looked at the reciept and thought “that seems expensive”.

never started the car and i got it towed to a mechanic friend and he drained the petrol off and refilled it with diesel. cost me 60 quid.

didn’t need a tank clean as it was an old skool diesel.

the newer common-rail diesel engines don’t (and won’t – as i understand it) like any petrol in them.

get it drained and don’t start the engine.

not read everything….

[quote]get it drained and don’t start the engine.[/quote]

he’s way past that point 🙂

Yeah, keep up 🙂

Like I said in post number 2 or something – your car insurance covers you/your friend/the old pope/me for such cock-ups. No effect on no-claims etc. Bit like glass.

If you have a DPF then 2 stroke might cause an issue. I don’t think you do though.

get it drained and don’t start the engine.

Did it not even occur to you that in the time the thread reached 3 pages he’d probably started the car! Or do you think he say on the petrol station forecourt furiously tapping away at STW for 2 days!?

Like I said in post number 2 or something – your car insurance covers you/your friend/the old pope/me for such cock-ups. No effect on no-claims etc. Bit like glass.

Mine doesn’t, I checked.

If you have a DPF then 2 stroke might cause an issue. I don’t think you do though.

Now you tell me… 😉 *scurries off to check if the van has a DPF*

Well the 2 stroke was your friend’s idea..

Again probably be ok. The problem with engine oils or unusual fuels with DPFs is any ash they might create. However I’d guess that since 2 stroke oil is designed to be burned it would not have this problem. Which is why it was probably a good idea.

But only probably.

*scurries back*

1.9’s don’t have a DPF. Phew.

Probably.

I advised 2 stroke oil when the tank still had a fair proportion of petrol in it, it helps the pumps/injectors cope with the reduced lubricity of the petrol/diesel mix .
As you have no DPF it will not be impacted.

If you have put the 2T oil in keep up with the topping up , this will
gradually reduce the mix .
With the 2T in it you may well find that it runs smoother and more quietly.

I did this to my 2008 1.3Ctdi Corsa when it was brand new. Put a full tank of petrol in, only realised when i drove half a mile down the road and broke down in a cloud of white smoke what i had done.

AA drained the tank refilled it with diesel and it has been fine ever since, dont know if i was just lucky not to do any damage.

Is it worth sticking in any more two stroke? I think that I’m currently running a 29% unleaded, 71% diesel mix 😯

Maybe. Think about what you’re doing – just giving a bit more lubrication to the fuel. I have no idea in quantitive terms how much wear a pump will experience, how much lubricity is required, how much is provided by your fuel mix and how much is added by putting in 2t.

It’s probably worth it. You could also top up with veg oil, that’s good for lubricity afaik.

😆 Stop filling it with stuff that isn’t diesel!!!

We need some comedy suggestions for IHN to stick in there. I’m going with Lucozade….it’s been propping up the NHS for years….maybe it will work in a car too 😀

How much 2t did you put in ?
1 litre ? – do not put any more in – plenty

just keep topping up the diesel after every 50 miles or so until
you have run a full tank through .

Lucozade, are you nuts? Look at the damage it does to teeth, and they’re well hard, never mind poxy bits of rubber that you get in engines

I’m going with milk. Or camomile lotion.

Lucozade, are you nuts? Look at the damage it does to teeth, and they’re well hard, never mind poxy bits of rubber that you get in engines

On that basis, how about toothpaste?

On that basis, how about toothpaste?

Or Listerine…

dariylea is good for teeth 😉

Dairylea would be tricky to get into the fuel tank. Toothpaste would also be tricky.

Listerine should work, plus it has alchol in it so it’ll burn.