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bottom line my friend borrowed a friends C63 and when it was low on gas he wanted to fill it with gas but he filled it with diesel by mistake drove for about 6 blocks then when ever he stepped on the throttle it wont go so he pulled over and turned the car off that is when he realized he filled it up with diesel in stead of gas.
he got the dealership to tow the car and take a look at it. would any of you guys know what bill to expect and what would have to be changed?? I am going to go to the dealership tomorrow to talk to the service guys and know how much damage has happened to the car.
he got the dealership to tow the car and take a look at it. would any of you guys know what bill to expect and what would have to be changed?? I am going to go to the dealership tomorrow to talk to the service guys and know how much damage has happened to the car.
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Diesel has less combustion than gasoline, so I do not think it will severely harm the engine. They will probably drain the fuel tank as well as the engine, flush the fuel lines and maybe change all fluids. Since he drove it for six blocks, there is also a possibility the spark plugs will need to be replaced. I don't think it'll be too serious. It's actually a common mistake, do keep us updated =)
Good luck to him!
Good luck to him!
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Thx guys yea I'm hoping its as simple as flushing the engine and changing the plugs nothing is for sure yet though. I'm going to go check it out tomorrow hopefully it all goes well
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Diesel has less combustion than gasoline, so I do not think it will severely harm the engine. They will probably drain the fuel tank as well as the engine, flush the fuel lines and maybe change all fluids. Since he drove it for six blocks, there is also a possibility the spark plugs will need to be replaced. I don't think it'll be too serious. It's actually a common mistake, do keep us updated =)
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+1. I accidentally filled my then girlfriends Jetta with Desiel and didn't realize because then mobile gas color pump handle was green for desiel and I confused it with another place where it was green for regular. We had to siphen out, and change fluids. No damage to engine.
well my friend said they he kind of forced the pump to fil the car cuz he thought the cars design was kind of different where the gas input was smaller size or maybe the pump station uses bigger pump heads so he never thought about it being diesel. he just grabbed the one furthest to the left thinking its premium. I wanted to laugh at him but the car isn't his and the owner is out of town so he is freaking out about it.
if the case was to change the spark plugs how much do you think it would cost?
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Yup u guys were right no engine damage 
They are charging 125 per hour for labor and they say its a 10 hour job :s
Anyways I'm glad its just that. We r picking up the car tomorrow
They are charging 125 per hour for labor and they say its a 10 hour job :s
Anyways I'm glad its just that. We r picking up the car tomorrow
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But you have a million thoughts in your head and you've done it a million times and you get all stupid automatic with things just reaching for the gas...
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Huh? I don't get it. The diameter of the filler receptacle is way too small to fit a standard diesel nozzle. There's no way to make a mistake. Unleaded gasoline necks are made very small precisely for that purpose (also not to fill by mistake with leaded gas, too.) You can't "cram" diesel in there. 
I'm almost ready to call bs on this one.....
On the other hand you can destroy a diesel motor really quickly with gasoline. BMW introduced a system that will keep a gasoline nozzle from being inserted in the diesel filler neck. BMW calls the system the "Incorrect Fueling Protection System." The smaller unleaded nozzle can't open the diesel filler neck.
I'm almost ready to call bs on this one.....
On the other hand you can destroy a diesel motor really quickly with gasoline. BMW introduced a system that will keep a gasoline nozzle from being inserted in the diesel filler neck. BMW calls the system the "Incorrect Fueling Protection System." The smaller unleaded nozzle can't open the diesel filler neck.
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The hourly rate is fine, but like emiricr said.. ten hours?! I would have surely gotten a second opinion. What exactly did they say is being done?
I haven't experienced it personally, but I have heard of it happening quite often. The most common cause is probably failure at multitasking.. guy could have either been lost over a conversation on the phone, or maybe the girl next pump over in the mini skirt is to blame?! 
Yeah, I've always heard the same myself. Gasoline in a diesel engine is much worse than diesel in place of gasoline. Fuel injectors and fuel pumps are well lubricated in diesel engines, and since gasoline will peel it all off -- it will cause the parts to grind against one another.. eventually breaking down.
Yeah, I've always heard the same myself. Gasoline in a diesel engine is much worse than diesel in place of gasoline. Fuel injectors and fuel pumps are well lubricated in diesel engines, and since gasoline will peel it all off -- it will cause the parts to grind against one another.. eventually breaking down.
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The hourly rate is fine, but like emiricr said.. ten hours?! I would have surely gotten a second opinion. What exactly did they say is being done?
I haven't experienced it personally, but I have heard of it happening quite often. The most common cause is probably failure at multitasking.. guy could have either been lost over a conversation on the phone, or maybe the girl next pump over in the mini skirt is to blame?!
Yeah, I've always heard the same myself. Gasoline in a diesel engine is much worse than diesel in place of gasoline. Fuel injectors and fuel pumps are well lubricated in diesel engines, and since gasoline will peel it all off -- it will cause the parts to grind against one another.. eventually breaking down.
I haven't experienced it personally, but I have heard of it happening quite often. The most common cause is probably failure at multitasking.. guy could have either been lost over a conversation on the phone, or maybe the girl next pump over in the mini skirt is to blame?!
Yeah, I've always heard the same myself. Gasoline in a diesel engine is much worse than diesel in place of gasoline. Fuel injectors and fuel pumps are well lubricated in diesel engines, and since gasoline will peel it all off -- it will cause the parts to grind against one another.. eventually breaking down.
I'll keep you guys posted
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I disagree, there are still some stations out there with really old equipment in use. I have at least 3 of them within 5 miles of my house that I use semi regularly where the all the pumps have the exact same size nozzles.
Huh? I don't get it. The diameter of the filler receptacle is way too small to fit a standard diesel nozzle. There's no way to make a mistake. Unleaded gasoline necks are made very small precisely for that purpose (also not to fill by mistake with leaded gas, too.) You can't "cram" diesel in there.
I'm almost ready to call bs on this one.....
On the other hand you can destroy a diesel motor really quickly with gasoline. BMW introduced a system that will keep a gasoline nozzle from being inserted in the diesel filler neck. BMW calls the system the "Incorrect Fueling Protection System." The smaller unleaded nozzle can't open the diesel filler neck.
I'm almost ready to call bs on this one.....
On the other hand you can destroy a diesel motor really quickly with gasoline. BMW introduced a system that will keep a gasoline nozzle from being inserted in the diesel filler neck. BMW calls the system the "Incorrect Fueling Protection System." The smaller unleaded nozzle can't open the diesel filler neck.
