Wrong fuel in a Citroen C4? Diesel in a Petrol Citroen?

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Filling Diesel in a Petrol Citroen is a regularly occurring problem. And what you should do about it depends upon various factors. If you want to know what you must do to sort it out then stay with me.
Listed below are the main factors to be aware of whenever figuring out whether to get your car drained:

1. Exactly how much Diesel have you put in to the Citroen, considering that the fuel tank capacity of your Citroen C4 is most likely about 60 litres?
   1. A modest quantity of Diesel, something like 3 litres of Diesel in a Petrol C4 will in most situations not be a major problem. Experience has shown us that quantities less than 3 litres (which is close to 5% of the overall fuel tank) is generally able to be adequately diluted by thoroughly filling up the rest of the tank with Petrol.
      It's very unusual to come across a motor vehicle having issues due to below 5% wrong fuel contamination. Bear in mind that it is very uncommon - definitely not impossible to find. There are actually a number of cars that won't endure any degree of contamination in the slightest.
   2. Somewhere between 3 and 6 litres of Diesel in the Citroen (from 5 to 10%) is really a 50/50 situation. Our expertise has shown us that as many people get away with this as all those who don't. Any time you're deciding whether or not to chance it and basically fill it up recognise that it is the same thing as wagering your car on black - you will have a 50/50 chance of it being ok.
   3. Anything in excess of 6 litres of Diesel in your Petrol C4 ought to straightaway be drained seeing that your likelihood of driving with this level of contamination is certainly less than one in fifty - seriously huge odds.
2. Put Diesel in a Petrol Citroen and drove it: Have you noted any kind of performance problems since putting the wrong fuel in your C4? In that case, get it removed regardless of the quantity of Diesel or the contamination ratio. Continually running a vehicle that is currently beginning to suffer the effects of fuel contamination can only bring about increasing amounts of damage affecting the fuel system parts.
3. Are you interested in peace of mind?
   Then simply just get it emptied. Whatever the contamination ratio, there is always some extent of danger connected to operating a Petrol motor on Petrol contaminated with Diesel. Likely outcomes of driving a vehicle on the incorrect fuel normally include the motor not starting, running lumpy, loss of power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, damaged or clogged injectors, etc. These are several of the most typical Diesel in Petrol signs or symptoms, and should you recognise any of them stop and get it removed immediately.

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