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i put petrol in a deseil van, the tank was almost empty and i filled it to the brim with petrol, i have completely emptied the tank and refilled it with deseil, problem sorted.
so what can i do with the petrol i took out?
can it be used for anythink?
there is about 40L of petrol and 5 or 6L of deseil in the container.

thank's

thankQ Mon 29/09/08 17:59

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Roo_power
Mon 29/09/08
20:06

how far did you travel, or how long did you run the engine, before you noticed?

have a read of this - there's a bit of a possibility that harm could have been done to the injection system.....
http://motortorque.askaprice.com/articles/auto -0711/help-ive-put-petrol-in-a-diesel-engine-f requently-asked-questions.asp

thankQ
Mon 29/09/08
20:18

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as soon as the engine started to cough and splutter i turned it off
thanks for the reply but what i wanted to know was if i could use the petrol i took out or would it be to contaminated

v64paul
Mon 29/09/08
22:02

possibly, let it stand for as long as possible and dont try and be clever and use it all! did something similar recently, a truck was brought in with £200 worth of unleaded in it. drained it off and filled up with diesel. more than enough unleaded to go round...

Disco Fever
Tue 30/09/08
07:28

If you have a petrol car you could try mixing the mixed fuel with a tank full of petrol in your car that way the mixture will be so diluted it will be ok....

R1Geezer
Tue 30/09/08
10:57

just put a gallon in every time you fill up your car, that should dilute it enough.

gordyagusta
Thurs 02/10/08
16:44

I did the same ......... £20 petrol in to my diesel MG Rover before I noticed what i was doing, thankfully the fuel tank was really low, well into the red actually.
I syphoned it all out and now use the 20 ltres or so of Petrol/diesel mix in the lawnmower / strimmer... a bit smokey to start with but still burns.....

madman06
Fri 10/10/08
23:37

i did it a few weeks ago got some petrol from a works van that was diesle,had to take plugs out every day and warm them up with a blow torch,when car started it was like a tank pesonaly i would not use it unless there is a way of filterlring it

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