yes. If you haven't filled it up you might be ok. Say if you have half filled

it with petrol, then go back and fill the tank up with diesel. This will dilute the petrol and the car will/should still work though you might get a bit of coughing

Posted By: Pixelman on November 12th 2012 at 08:59:56

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Has anyone else ever been stupid enough to put petrol in their diesel car? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 12, 08:24:30
- you should get away with it.... (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 12, 09:40:59
- yes. If you haven't filled it up you might be ok. Say if you have half filled (General Chat) - Pixelman, Nov 12, 08:59:56
  - Yep - I know loads of people that have done it. (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 12, 09:21:37
    - Just one other thing, assuming it was only a few litres and you then filled up to the brim (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 12, 09:25:12
- never been stupid enough to drive a car (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 12, 08:37:03
  - I didn`t know people had to be stupid to drive cars (n/m) (General Chat) - Mutley, Nov 12, 08:44:36
- I put diesel in my petrol car once, had to have it flushed out. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 12, 08:36:40
- no. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 12, 08:36:06
- no (General Chat) - Mutley, Nov 12, 08:35:03
  - Petrol in diesel is by far the more risky. Lubricant in diesel, not present in petrol (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 12, 08:38:50
    - No it isn't - diesel in a petrol is the issue (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 12, 08:42:01
      - I filled my car so full of petrol once, I couldn't get in it. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 12, 08:44:46

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