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31-10-2018, 16:36 #41
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Re: Petrol in my diesel bakkie balls up
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31-10-2018, 18:31 #42
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31-10-2018, 18:33 #43
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Re: Petrol in my diesel bakkie balls up
So I suppose there is no way of knowing if my vehicle is damaged?
It drives, but I am no mechanic and wouldn't know if there was concealed wear or damage.
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31-10-2018, 21:50 #44
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Re: Petrol in my diesel bakkie balls up
As I said, any damage will likely be in the form of accelerated wear, not sudden failure. So the service life of some components may have been shortened very slightly. Due to your immediate corrective actions, such damages should be minimal and not really measureable. Relax and enjoy your vehicle.
Just as an example: Our 1990 Hilux 2,4 Diesel (2L engine) was driven for about 20km with +/-75% petrol in the tank when still very new. It has now reached 600 000 km with the same injector pump and injector nozzles (and engine parts). The fuel system is indeed not quite the same as a modern common rail diesel system, but just an example.
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31-10-2018, 21:59 #45
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Re: Petrol in my diesel bakkie balls up
The lubrication in diesel fuel is not from additives, but from the heavier fractions left during the refining process. Okay, splitting hair, the nett effect is the same.
The difference in nomenclature here, in various parts of Europe, USA and Australia can be somewhat confusing. Kerosine may be a different thing in different parts of the world, just as the composition of diesel fuel differs according to refining method, raw material type and source (crude oil, coal, etc.) and intended use environment.
Then we have the European habit of supplying diesel fuel for automotive use and for heating purposes at different prices due to different tax loadings, and the efforts of the gubbermunt to keep people from using them for the "wrong" purpose to save money...
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01-11-2018, 20:40 #46
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Re: Petrol in my diesel bakkie balls up
Thanks :)
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04-11-2018, 21:04 #47
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Re: Petrol in my diesel bakkie balls up
It happened to me once. I did it to a rental bakkie in Cape Town. The Rental Car Agency was not happy but they quickly sent out a replacement vehicle (fortunately I didn't actually start the engine after realizing I filled up with the wrong fuel, so it would have been a simple matter of draining the fuel tank of all the petrol).
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