Just come back from petrol station after putting in a minimal amount of fuel (my company has some scam/loophole for claiming VAT back on the milage I claim when I go to site, even though the customer pays 100% for it; I disagree with this, as its wrong, so they get one for the minimum delivery of 2l), and now I stink of diesel.

Now I know you have to be a numpty to stick diesel in a petrol car, and even more of a numpty to get a diesel nozzle in a modern petrol filler, but I'm doubting myself.  Even Mrs TB says I stink of diesel......

How empty was it when you refilled?

TheBoy wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 19:08:

Just come back from petrol station after putting in a minimal amount of fuel (my company has some scam/loophole for claiming VAT back on the milage I claim when I go to site, even though the customer pays 100% for it; I disagree with this, as its wrong, so they get one for the minimum delivery of 2l), and now I stink of diesel. Now I know you have to be a numpty to stick diesel in a petrol car, and even more of a numpty to get a diesel nozzle in a modern petrol filler, but I'm doubting myself.  Even Mrs TB says I stink of diesel......

Oh dear TB!  It can as does happen everyday to someone somewhere, like with a friend of mine, and today you could be that someone! :( :(

Start draining the tank!! ::) ::) ::) ;) ;)

Wouldnt worry to much...

Father in laws V6 cav ran remarkably well on petrol / diesel mix  ;D

on more than one occasion  ::)

have you still got the receipt? perhaps you can work out from that.

Varche

Take it for a run. You'll soon know one way or the other.

Dont go too far though.......2L......

hotel21 wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 19:09:

How empty was it when you refilled?

Errr, the light was flashing, and the range said 0 miles.  But then it frequently does ::)

wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 19:14:

Take it for a run. You'll soon know one way or the other. Dont go too far though.......2L......

Should get me as far as Banbury, petrol cheaper there (110.9p unleaded here :()

TheBoy wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 19:14:

hotel21 wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 19:09: How empty was it when you refilled? Errr, the light was flashing, and the range said 0 miles.  But then it frequently does ::)

If it drove home without issue then its probably OK to drive back to the nearest (not the cheapest) garage and fill it properly and dilute it to the max...

get a Vat receipt?

hotel21 wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 19:16:

TheBoy wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 19:14: hotel21 wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 19:09: How empty was it when you refilled? Errr, the light was flashing, and the range said 0 miles.  But then it frequently does ::) If it drove home without issue then its probably OK to drive back to the nearest (not the cheapest) garage and fill it properly and dilute it to the max...

I'm that convinced I'm not so daft as to misfuel, I will drive to Banbury in the morning ;).

People in Milton Keynes - an area well reknown for having more than its fair share of stupid people - have a special van that drives around to repair misfuelling.  Always see it at petrol stations there, helping out some idiot with a negative IQ

gonna check the receipt, good idea varche :y

Receipt says UNLEADED. So assuming the incredibly astute, intelligent people at the local Brackley BP are clever enough to get the right fuel in the right tanks, I should be safe.


Thats a big IF!!

TheBoy wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 19:25:

Receipt says UNLEADED. So assuming the incredibly astute, intelligent people at the local Brackley BP are clever enough to get the right fuel in the right tanks, I should be safe. Thats a big IF!!

They have enough trouble finding the button to authorise the pump  >:(

The smell of diesel might well be from your shoes ???  If some numpty has spilt some and not cleaned up ???  Diesel smell is strong and lingers, so if you've got it on your shoes/trousers it'll smell for a while ??

Probably some daft idiot just fuelled up their 4x4 (the ones that have road tyres on and would struggle to drive off a grass verge) and as they where busy talking on the phone forgot to release the trigger when they returned the nozzle to the pump and sprayed the whole lot in diesel.

As all pumps seem to serve diesel these days it seems you cant help but stand in the bloody stuff everytime to fill up these days.

Entwood wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 19:29:

The smell of diesel might well be from your shoes ???  If some numpty has spilt some and not cleaned up ???  Diesel smell is strong and lingers, so if you've got it on your shoes/trousers it'll smell for a while ??

On my hands. I assume one of the locals has managed to spray diesel over the petrol pump handles...

It could have been diesel in the garage tanks,I have known it to happen.I was on my way back from Gt. Bentley bike meet with a mate on a TRX850 a few years back,we stopped to fill the bikes up with petrol, but within a couple of miles his bike started running extremely rough and then conked out.When we smelled his tank it stunk of diesel and when he drained it the next day sure enough he had a tank full of diesel.

Albs wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 20:26:

It could have been diesel in the garage tanks,I have known it to happen.I was on my way back from Gt. Bentley bike meet with a mate on a TRX850 a few years back,we stopped to fill the bikes up with petrol, but within a couple of miles his bike started running extremely rough and then conked out.When we smelled his tank it stunk of diesel and when he drained it the next day sure enough he had a tank full of diesel.

TB's car does that all the time.

It should be petrol TB.......you carnt put a diesel nozzle in a petrol filler.....it wont fit  :y

Tho you can put petrol in a diesel.......obviously, as the petrol nozzle will fit a diesel filler  ;)

Taxi Driver wrote on 13. Dec 2009 at 21:30:

It should be petrol TB.......you carnt put a diesel nozzle in a petrol filler.....it wont fit  :y Tho you can put petrol in a diesel.......obviously, as the petrol nozzle will fit a diesel filler  ;)

Depends if Mr Angry was driving  ;D