How @**@ing stupid can I be - Diesel

[brianmaslen]

Years ago I stuck 70 litres of petrol in a Disco TD5 which managed to run for 8 miles before stopping in a cloud of smoke. LR dealer quoted £2k plus to put it right. The RAC guy came and advised to get it recovered to a friendly garage where they drained it and charged me £60 to "dispose" of the petrol, another £60 to fill it up and £200 recovery costs. Ran like a dream after for the next 70k before I sold it.

 

[masterman21]

That will be Hannah then.

 

[Wilsdorf]

You put diesel in yer bike ????


What sort of a blinkin' idiot would do that ....

BMW Twins? I thought they were diesel?

 

[mark2jag]

To have caused any long term damage in my uneducated opinion. Petrol into a diesel is a bit more of a problem potentially.

Fingers crossed for you.

I think I must just be bloody lucky, as I put unleaded in my diesel Seat Leon about a year and a half ago. I only put a tenners worth in, as the fuel light was on, and it started and ran all the way back to work. However next day it didnt start at all, and would just turn over until i got bored and shut the ignition off. It was cured by a very kind gent at work (he even drove to my house to help me!!) with nothing more complicated than a fucking huge fuel can and topping up the tank to weaken off the petrol that was left in there.


Oddly enough it seemed to run a bit better for a short while, but i may well be imagining this, as I was soooo pleased to not have to imagine a scenario where I had to walk 8 miles to work at 4 in the morning.......

Mark