Bad fuel in your Jaguar xJ? Diesel in a Petrol Jaguar?

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Filling up with Diesel in a Petrol Jaguar is a very common mistake to make. And its solution depends on several different factors. If perhaps you would like to find out what you must do to sort it out then keep reading.
Here are the key factors to be aware of whenever determining whether to have a fuel drain:

1. What level of Diesel have you put into the Jaguar, considering that the fuel tank capacity of the Jaguar xJ is usually about 81 litres?
   1. A modest quantity of Diesel, something like 4.05 litres of Diesel in a Petrol xJ will in most cases not necessarily be a major problem. Experience has proven to us that an amount less than 4.05 litres (approximately 5% of the total fuel tank capacity) is frequently able to be completely diluted by completely filling up the tank with the right fuel.
      It's pretty unusual to encounter a vehicle going through difficulties with lower than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Do not forget that it is rare - definitely not impossible to find. You will discover a few motor vehicles that won't stand any amount of fuel contamination in the slightest.
   2. Somewhere between 4.05 and 8.1 litres of Diesel in the Jaguar (5 to 10%) is a 50/50 scenario. Our practical experience has revealed that as many drivers get away with this as all those who break down. When you are deciding whether or not to chance it and basically top it up recognise that it is very much like gambling it all on black - you will have a 50/50 possibility of it working.
   3. Anything above 8.1 litres of Diesel in a Petrol xJ should really straightaway be drained out because your probability of succeeding with this level of contamination is more than likely lower than one in 50 - really big odds.
2. Put Diesel in a Petrol Jaguar and drove it: Have you seen any kind of performance troubles as a result of putting the incorrect fuel in the xJ? If that's the case, get it drained irrespective of the volume of Diesel or even the contamination percentage. Still running a car that is beginning to suffer the effects of fuel contamination will just be responsible for progressively more damage affecting your fuel system.
3. Do you want peace of mind?
   Then simply just get it emptied. No matter the contamination percentage, there is always some extent of danger connected to driving a Petrol engine on fuel contaminated with the wrong fuel. Possible results of driving a car on the wrong fuel include the motor refusing to start, running unevenly, decrease in power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn or bunged injectors, and the like. These are a few of the most typical Diesel in Petrol signs and symptoms, and should you recognise any of them then stop and have it removed as soon as possible.

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