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#1 of 2 Unknowingly put diesel fuel into my unleaded -powered vihicle by stlmatt Oct 30, 2009 (9:15 pm)
I made the bone-headed move of the century, and put 5 gallons of diesel fuel from a gas container into my vehicle thinking that it was unleaded,. My gas gauge was showing empty. I drove it about 50 yards when it started making horrible noises and smoking, then the engine stalled. I am in the process of draining the tank by removing the fuel line from the back of motor. I tried siphoning the fuel but did not have much luck and a bad experience trying that years ago. I ran a garden hose to the fuel line to the empty can and by turning the key to the on position letting the fuel pump drain the diesel. It is taking quite a while to do this because the fuel is coming out at a slow rate but never the less it is draining. I have some high-octane unleaded to put in after this process. Hopefully after draining the diesel and putting the proper fuel in the tank it will run through and be fine. My question is, did I do any serious long -term damage to my engine? Please help!!!!!!!       * digg     * delicious     * stumbleupon     * netscape     * addthis Replies to this message: tidester (Oct 30, 2009 10:26 pm)
#2 of 2 Re: Unknowingly put diesel fuel into my unleaded -powered vihicle [stlmatt] by tidester HOST Oct 30, 2009 (10:26 pm)
Replying to: stlmatt (Oct 30, 2009 9:15 pm) Since you have already received a reply to your original posting, let's keep the discussion there to avoid confusion: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0e3b6c/241#MSG241   tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper

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