Wrong fuel in a Lotus Exige? Diesel in your Petrol Lotus?

ABOUT

Filling Diesel in a Petrol Lotus is a regularly occurring error. And its solution depends upon several things. If perhaps you want to find out what it is advisable to do about it then read on.
Listed here the most important factors to be aware of whenever deciding on whether to have your car drained:

1. What level of Diesel have you put into the Lotus, considering that the fuel tank capacity of your Lotus Exige is in most cases roughly 40 litres?
   1. A modest amount of Diesel, less than 2 litres of Diesel in a Petrol Exige will generally not necessarily be a major problem. Experience has demonstrated to us that an amount less than 2 litres (which is roughly 5% of the overall fuel tank) is very often able to be adequately diluted through completely topping the rest of the tank with Petrol.
      It's quite rare to encounter an automobile going through problems with below 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Be aware that it's rare - definitely not impossible to encounter. There are actually a few vehicles that will not endure any quantity of fuel contamination in the slightest.
   2. Between 2 and 4 litres of Diesel in the Lotus (from 5 to 10%) is a 50/50 situation. Our working experience has confirmed that as many motorists get away with this as those people who don't. Whenever you are deciding upon whether or not to chance it and just fill it up bear in mind that it is just like gambling it all on black - you've got a 50/50 chance of it working.
   3. Anything more than 4 litres of Diesel in your Petrol Exige must straight away be drained out as your probability of succeeding with this amount of contamination is certainly less than one in 50 - genuinely huge odds.
2. Put some Diesel in a Petrol Lotus and drove it: Have you noticed any performance problems ever since putting the incorrect fuel in your Exige? In that case, get it removed irrespective of the volume of Diesel or the contamination ratio. Still running a car that is currently starting to suffer the effects of fuel contamination will probably just end up in even more harm affecting your fuel system parts.
3. Are you looking for security?
   Then get it emptied. Whatever the contamination percentage, there is inevitably some degree of threat associated with operating a Petrol engine on Petrol contaminated with Diesel. Likely outcomes of driving on the incorrect fuel include things like the engine refusing to start, running unevenly, losing power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, damaged or bunged injectors, etc. These are a few of the most frequently seen Diesel in Petrol signs or symptoms, and should you detect any of them stop driving and have it drained asap.

Refrain from getting any untrained so-and-so to attend your car. We are Lotus experts and have got the skills and knowledge necessary to ensure that you are back on the road with minimum hassle or trouble.