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Originally Posted by Oliverp
Hi
My dad has made a bit of a dumb mistake tonight. He was filling up the S320 at a gas station and accidentaly put 18 litres of premium unleaded into the diesel tank 
Luckily he noticed and called mercedes who have towed his car to a yard overnight and will take it to a merc service centre in the morning for the fuel to be removed.
Firstly, will this cause a problem? (the engine hasn't been started)
Secondly, I'm worried that some bozo might start the engine in the yard or when they get it to the service station - will this ruin the engine??
Thanks in advance!! |
All they need to do is drain the fuel tank and put in enough diesel to get back to a station. DO NOT let them try to pull everything apart, 'clean' the injectors, replace the seals, or even replace the fuel filter.
Gasoline mixed with diesel fuel, in appropriate quantity, will not damage the system. In fact, in the early 80's, GM recommended mixing gasoline with diesel fuel in their cars up to 20%(!) when outside temps remained below freezing. Ask me how I know.