W223

Problem solved, thread can be closed.

RajwanyS550

hopefully nothing!! They will clean your tank, fuel lines, injectors etc. reprogram and remove any codes. Should be good as new!!

W223

I appreciate your support, Mr. Rajwany, I trust we shall be okay...

sam9187

As long as she didn't start the car, you should be ok. It's a matter of draining the fuel tank and cleaning it. If she started the car then the diesel is pushed into the fuel lines and engine which can cause potential damage. Diesel can clog up the filter and fuel lines. The lines would need to be flushed.

DoctorDash

The things we do for a 10, LOL...

Diesel Benz

I wouldn't be concerned about fuel line / filter clog up. It is just that diesel fuel does not ignite from a spark, the engine does not start up/run on diesel. Diesel fuel needs to be flushed where ever it had entered. Does not need to be 100% clean as long as fuel is almost pure gasoline. Running the engine takes care of the rest.

Least work if ignition was not switched on. A bit more if ignition was switched, even more if engine had been started.

Gasoline on a diesel could cause real damage unless only a small amount was put to a full tank.

MBS63AMG

I forgot which pump nozzle has the largest diameter to prevent fueling up with the wrong fuel. Is it the diesel nozzle or gasoline nozzle?

Diesel Benz

A good point, normally it should not be possible to fill wrong fuel. In Europe at least the diesel nozzle is larger. Current models however should have a mechanism that prevents filling gasoline to a diesel car. If the nozzle is too small, it cannot be pushed in. Mercedes cars should be protected both ways.

odesskiy

Need pictures for verification. The car and “the 10”.

P.S.
No way in hell is my wife ever going to be driving my S580.

Senecat

Glad you got it sorted. Could you follow up with the solution? I'm intrigued... Back in the day (teens), my best friend and I were ski resort/snowboarder rats, his dad bought him a 1994 Chevy Jimmy (he got his license before I did). We drove it to the slopes each winter for a few seasons. One trip, we were so baked he accidentally filled it with diesel on our way home (about an hour to the slopes each way). It sputtered, putted, and smoked like a mother, but it got us back home, and ran fine after once we drained and refilled with gas. Gotta love simple, old-school, limited-computer controlled internal combustion.

W223

Oh, how times change. These modern vehicles are nothing short of driving a computer on wheels. The cars will only drive themselves as well as you can drive them. It's a taxing experience, both mentally and financially, but for the few that are capable of figuring the damn things out, life is grand...

crabman

The diesel is usually larger, wasn't to prevent mistakes, the idea had originally been to fuel commercial rigs (bigger tanks) faster. Most newer cars do take advantage of that by making the fill a little smaller on gas cars so that you either can't, or it's very difficult, to get the green nozzle in. If my car was here I'd try the diesel nozzle just to see if it fit; it shouldn't.

W223

Diesel is predominately used in commercial vehicles which are not required to disclose mileage stats btw... It could be a European thing but frankly it has to truly be difficult to miss-fuel your car!

Senecat

Bull haul for a few million miles. This means nothing.

find a "10" with a few more IQ points and your hundred thousand dollar car might not suffer so bad. A Wawa diesel nozzle here in Tampa will not fit into a gas orifice.

W223

You are posting publicly, do you need to be banned once more?

Senecat

Ban me baby, no one cares.

W223

Is there anything else you'd like to air out?

Senecat

Gonna keep it civil tonight.

W223

I have no other question than why? Tell me how you really feel. This is an open closed forum. I want to know exactly what concerns you...

Senecat

You didn't seal the deal with your resolution. This thread is a waste of time, just like your life. Instead of enlightening us with your experience, you left us all hanging. And by "us", I mean the rest of us who have actual knowledge with old-school cars hoping you would enlighten us with new-school experience and results. Thanks for nothing.

W223

My first whip was a 2011. I got my license in 2011. What the **** do you want from me?

W223

This a problem because you're suggesting I'm in the wrong, I let something stupid happen. Thats all!

Senecat

Your audience would like to hear how your system was resolved. Diesel is a BAD thing in our new cars. I gave the experience of mine and my friend for reference.

W223

The car was made whole. Happy? Wayne Huizenga would be pleased with the outcome given the resources available at his dealerships...

Senecat

[QUOTE=W223;8592528]The car was made whole. Happy?