Wrong fuelling is a mistake with serious consequences but you can avoid these by just keeping focus while fuelling the tank of your car. Sheer negligence is the only cause behind the mistake. The drivers are informed through a number of ways to avoid this mistake.
Boldly written on dispensers and variation in size of nozzle clear indication of the type of fuel one is going to fill in the tank. Even then this mistake happens and causes damage to the fuel injection system and other parts of the engine. Fuel is used by the engine so the damage is also done to this part.
You may fill petrol in diesel engine car or vice versa and remain unaware of the mistake. The strong smell of petrol is another indicator you may notice while making the mistake and remain safe from the consequences. During filling, if you realize the mistake immediately stop filling the tank.
Mixing of up to five per cent does not cause damage to the engine so observe how much you have filled the tank with the wrong fuel. If there is space for 95 per cent right fuel then you may fill it up and run the car without worry. If it is not so then you are still lucky as no damage has done.
Just drain out the fuel from the tank and fill it once again with diesel to enjoy a drive. Flushing out fuel from the tank, not an easy job and you need to ask for help from people doing the job.
You can also do the mistake of filling diesel in petrol engine car. It is not frequent because the diesel filling nozzle does not fit in the petrol tank opening. The petrol tank has a smaller opening so you may realize the mistake even before starting to fill the tank.
Thus at every step, you get the warning but even then this blunder happens. The consequences of wrong fuelling could be disastrous. The Sooner you realize the mistake better it will be for the car owner. You simply get rid of the wrong fuel filled in the tank, if you have not started the engine. It does not cost you much and within few hours you get your car back on road.
Make sure your car’s tank has been flushed out properly and there is no mixed or wrong fuel in the tank. Both diesel and petrol are used to produce energy for pulling the car but nature of two fuels differ greatly so wrong fuelling damage the power unit and fuel injection system. Petrol is highly flammable and the engine producing energy through it also different in functioning.
Similarly, diesel has a lubricating character and does not catch fire like petrol. A diesel engine needs lubrication present in diesel. This is why when petrol gets in a diesel engine it heats up while trying to produce energy. It is dryer in nature and erodes different parts of the unit and they get damaged. The engine will ignite and you run the car but in an awkward manner so you did the maximum damage to your car.
The maximum cost could be the replacement of the power unit because the faulty or seized engine could not work to pull the car. Wrong fuelling can be avoided by staying alert while filling the fuel tank. It is just due to focus on other things than fuelling which results in this problem.
It is an unforced error and should not happen. Remedies are available and these vary from case to case. When diesel is filled in petrol car tank, you could not start the car and fuel injection system gets damaged. Sometimes only fuel pipes need to be cleaned or replaced as other parts remain to save. In any case, you are offered a solution only cost varies.
When you come to know about the mistake before igniting the engine you can save a lot of money and time. Do not even insert the key in the hole and push the car aside to call the fuel tank drain service. The key to the solution to the problem is realizing the mistake at the earliest otherwise cost of remedy keep increasing and you suffer a lot for the mistake.
When you are driving someone else car you may be caught in this situation so be sure that you know what fuel is required for the car you drive. Sometimes fuel labels change and you do not know the right fuel dispenser, so ends up with the wrong fuelling.
Sometimes just codes are written on dispensers and if you are not aware of the codes then get confused to put fill wrong fuel. Sometimes you keep changing cars, from diesel engine car to petrol engine car and from petrol to again diesel engine car. This cause you to commit the mistake and pay the price. Sometimes you get to the wrong dispenser and does not realize it so starts filling without noticing. There could be other reasons too behind the mistake. Petrol in a diesel engine is more common and can cost you a replacement of a power unit because the damage is unrepairable. Diesel in a tank of petrol engine car would not allow the car to start so the problem may not huge.
