A frosty morning, and it ain't just the weather...

[Heym SR20]

I had a 2 1/2 litre Petrol 110. It was a C plate one, and still had sliding windows and proper landrover door handles. It was a wonderful thing to drive, so so much nicer than diesels. And only a little thirstier.

 

[addjunkie]

Not an uncommon mistake when you have multiple motors espescially if they use different fuels. And you cant fit a petrol or diesel nozzle into an electric car apparently according* to my daughter.

 

[Skietindiekop]

I don't know why, but I thought you could not longer put the 'wrong' hose into the 'wrong' tank.
Which is, as I now know, utter tosh.

This is true for most cars as petrol filler necks are smaller than diesel ones.
Landrovers though have such a huge thirst that the filler necks happily take HGV filler nozzles to fill them quickly to avoid running out if idling when filling up

 

[Stalker62]

Not an uncommon mistake when you have multiple motors especially if they use different fuels.

This is not going to help.

But when I was running around the "Smoke", carrying out any number of tales of derring do - I had any number of vehicles.



On at least two occasions, I miss-fuelled.

One vehicle could be saved, the other was a write off.

I would like to apologise again to the British workers, for that appalling waste of your tax dollar...

 

[Idlemusket]

Tried to open the back door on Freelander in frost, whole unit comes off, handle electric everything. Plastic knodgers holding f in thing on have become brittle and snapped. Should have poured hot water over everything swmbo says. If I wasn't scared of her I would have given her a slap.

Had the same happen to me a few years back, being a bit of a tight git I repaired rather than renewed by grinding of the heads of coach bolts so they would fit into the plastic mouldings, then filled with epoxy. Lasted for years like that

 

[Fosbery Holster]

Since reading about your latest catastrophe………my head is like a babbies pram full of sh1t and brokken biscuits……..

 

[GWP]

I put a teners worth of petrol into a diesel golf estate then reallised (woke up) stoped filling quickly paid crawled the two miles home then carefully syphoned it off the top of the diesel then trip back to the petrol station to fill upthis time with dieselcar was fine for about two months untill a rather large johndeer tractor ran into it

 

[Utectok]

So @Stalker1962 is the engine gubbed? Or will you get away with it???

 

[Stalker62]

...was fine for about two months untill a rather large johndeer tractor ran into it

Must look out for that development, if I ever get my truck back...

 

[Stalker62]

So @Stalker1962 is the engine gubbed? Or will you get away with it???

The man in the overalls, seems to think it will be 'good to go'.

To be fair, he didn't stipulate, go where.

He also said that a lot of places will tell you all the fuel lines would need to be replaced - he thinks this is not necessary and they can clean/flush them out.

She will need a new fuel pump though.

My own stupid fault.

Mea Culpa.

 

[Utectok]

The man in the overalls, seems to think it will be 'good to go'.

To be fair, he didn't stipulate, go where.

He also said that a lot of places will tell you all the fuel lines would need to be replaced - he thinks this is not necessary and they can clean/flush them out.

She will need a new fuel pump though.

My own stupid fault.

Mea Culpa.

Which engine was it td5 or 300?

 

[Stalker62]

Which engine was it td5 or 300?

Td5

 

[Utectok]

Td5

Well good luck it looks a nice one

 

[Foxyboy43]

Never worry old fruit - entirely normal for your age.
By the way - many car insurance schemes have cover for such a stupid, idiotic dumb completely understandable mistake including any damage incurred. Sadly, ahem, the “damage” clause doesn’t extend to what little is left of one’s reputation…..
Good luck!

 

[Smellydog]

Don't panic if you ever put some petrol in a diesel AS LONG AS, it's not to much.
If say you get to £10 and realize don't panic. Just fill up with diesel and it will be fine.
VW years ago use to recommend one gallon of petrol to 8 of diesel below iirc -15°c.

 

[User00032]

Don’t worry £10 of fuel is only about a litre anyway!

 

[calgeo]

Best thing I fitted to my defender was fit a Webasto thermo top diesel heater. Set the timer on it for 30mins before your leaving in the morning and come out to a nicely defrosted and cosy landrover.

 

[Pedro]

I didn't manage to mis-fuel in my previous life, but the amount of times it was done beggars belief. Didn't help that there were petrol and diesel vehicles in the fleet. But I guess they'll find it pretty hard to mis-fuel electric cars. Put some AC in instead of DC? That'll get you Back In Black (uniform).

Although I did put about a fiver's worth of petrol in my Discovery 4. Thankfully the tank was verging on empty and I promptly filled it to the gunnels with diesel and hoped for the best. It didn't miss a beat. But I pulled up in front of my son a day or so after and he immediately said "You've put some petrol in it, haven't you". He could smell it.

 

[angusb1]

The man in the overalls, seems to think it will be 'good to go'.

To be fair, he didn't stipulate, go where.

He also said that a lot of places will tell you all the fuel lines would need to be replaced - he thinks this is not necessary and they can clean/flush them out.

She will need a new fuel pump though.

My own stupid fault.

Mea Culpa.

I'd call that a lucky escape and go and celebrate with a few drinks

 

[Stalker62]

On at least two occasions, I miss-fuelled.

Which means I either emotionally 'missed' the fuel, or I could not put the hose in the actual nozzle.

Obviously, I meant 'misfuelled'...