Bad fuel in a Mercedes S500 L? Diesel in your Petrol Mercedes?

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Putting Diesel in a Petrol Mercedes is a regular mistake. And its solution will depend on several different things. If you want to know what it is advisable to do to fix it then continue reading.
Right here are the main factors to keep in mind when choosing whether to get a fuel drain:

1. What level of Diesel did you put into the Mercedes, bearing in mind that the fuel tank capacity of your Mercedes S500 L is probably about 100 litres?
   1. A modest amount of Diesel, as little as 5 litres of Diesel in a Petrol S500 L will most of the time not necessarily be a major problem. Experience has proven to us that quantities less than 5 litres (which is almost 5% of the whole fuel tank capacity) is generally capable of being sufficiently diluted simply by completely topping up the rest of the tank with the correct fuel.
      It's highly uncommon to find a motor vehicle experiencing difficulties because of lower than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Remember that it's rare - in no way impossible to find. You can get certain motor vehicles that will not endure any amount of fuel contamination in the slightest.
   2. Somewhere between 5 and 10 litres of Diesel in the Mercedes (5 to 10%) is a 50/50 situation. Our working experience has shown us that as many drivers get away with this as those who break down. Whenever figuring out whether to risk it and just fill it up recognise that it is much like betting your car on black - you will have a 50/50 chance of it being ok.
   3. Anything above 10 litres of Diesel in your Petrol S500 L should as soon as possible be drained seeing as your likelihood of driving with this amount of contamination is almost certainly lower than one in fifty - really long odds.
2. Put Diesel in a Petrol Mercedes and drove it: Have you detected any kind of performance concerns since putting the wrong fuel in the S500 L? If that's the case, have it removed irrespective of the volume of Diesel or even the contamination ratio. Continuing to run driving a motor vehicle that is starting to suffer the consequences of fuel contamination can only lead to more and more damage affecting the fuel system.
3. Would you like peace of mind?
   Then simply just get it emptied. No matter the contamination ratio, there is always a certain level of threat caused by operating a Petrol engine on Petrol contaminated with the incorrect fuel. Probable final outcomes of driving a car on the incorrect fuel include things like the engine not starting, running unevenly, reduced power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn out or clogged injectors, and the like. 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 removed immediately.

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