Wrong fuel in your Citroen xsara? Diesel in your Petrol Citroen?

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Filling Diesel in a Petrol Citroen is a fairly typical error. And exactly what you need to do about it varies according to a few things. If you want to find out what you must do to fix it then keep reading.
Listed below are the key variables to be aware of whenever determining whether or not to have a fuel drain:

1. What level of Diesel did you put in to the Citroen, taking into consideration that the fuel tank capacity of your Citroen xsara is in most cases around 54 litres?
   1. A small amount of Diesel, as little as 2.7 litres of Diesel in a Petrol xsara will generally not be a major problem. Experience has taught us that anything less than 2.7 litres (which is about 5% of the total fuel tank volume) is in many instances capable of being adequately diluted simply by thoroughly filling the remainder of the tank with the appropriate fuel.
      It's relatively rare to encounter a car suffering from difficulties because of lower than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Do not forget that it's infrequently found - certainly not impossible to find. You will discover some automobiles that will not stand any quantity of fuel contamination in the slightest.
   2. Somewhere between 2.7 and 5.4 litres of Diesel in the Citroen (from 5 to 10%) is really a 50/50 condition. Our practical experience has revealed that as many people get away with it as those who break down. Whenever you are figuring out whether to chance it and simply fill it up remember that it is exactly like wagering it all on black - you will have a 50/50 chance of it working.
   3. Anything more than 5.4 litres of Diesel in your Petrol xsara should really as soon as possible be drained seeing that your probability of succeeding with this level of contamination is more than likely lower than one in fifty - seriously huge odds.
2. Put some Diesel in a Petrol Citroen and drove it: Have you detected any kind of performance issues since putting the wrong fuel in the xsara? If so, get it emptied no matter the quantity of Diesel or even the contamination ratio. Continually running a car that is beginning to suffer the effect of wrong fuel contamination will likely cause more and more damage being caused to your fuel system components.
3. Do you need security?
   You should get it emptied. No matter the contamination percentage, there is always some degree of risk associated with operating a Petrol motor on fuel contaminated with the wrong fuel. Possible final outcomes of driving a car on the wrong fuel include things like the motor refusing to start, running unevenly, decrease in power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, worn out or blocked injectors, and the like. These are a few of the commonest Diesel in Petrol signs or symptoms, and in the event that you notice any of them then stop and have it removed right now.

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