24/7 Rescue Diesel in petrol car Ipswich
Putting diesel in a petrol car Ipswich is less serious than putting petrol in a diesel car. After starting your engine, the diesel will coat spark plugs and the fuel system, which often leads to misfiring. Your engine may give off smoke, cut out, or fail to start at all. You should drain the fuel system as soon as possible.
What happens when you put diesel in petrol car Ipswich?
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A loud knocking sound as you accelerate
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Excessive smoke from your exhaust
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Slower than usual acceleration
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Engine warning light lighting up
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Engine stopping completely
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Car struggling to restart
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This is because petrol acts like a solvent instead of a lubrication oil to diesel cars. Turning on your ignition sends the fuel between the components and and increases friction, so part os the engine will be damaged.
What to do if I put diesel in petrol car Ipswich?
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DO NOT WORRY!! It is essential to have your fuel tank drained along with a full fuel system flush, we also recommend to add in a fuel system additive to help clean the petrol fuel system. After a full system drain/flush has been carried out the risk of your engine/components been damaged is greatly reduced. We have only ever come across a few cases of permanent damage over many years and thousands of cars. Our price start from £120 in Ipswich. Give us a call and we will have you back on the road in no time!If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Wrong fuel: What to do if you put diesel in petrol car Ipswich
The moment you realize you’ve put diesel in petrol car Ipswich, the ideal situation would be that you haven’t started your car yet.
For a petrol engine, you’ll need to change the fuel filter and clean the spark plugs as well if the car was driven with contaminated fuel.
Call us to drain the fuel tank and flush the entire fuel system.
It's actually a surprisingly common and easy mistake to make. There are approximately 150,000 motorists in the UK who put diesel in a petrol car or the opposite - petrol in a diesel car - and that works out as an average of a fuel-based mistake every three minutes. So, you're definitely not alone in refuelling incorrectly - but you still need to act quickly. If you have put the wrong fuel in your car (diesel in petrol engine), it's vitally important that you don't start the engine if possible. Once the car's engine is running, it will start to circulate the newly added diesel around your petrol engine.