Contaminated fuel in your Nissan Qashqai? Diesel in your Petrol Nissan?

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Filling Diesel in a Petrol Nissan is a fairly typical mistake. And exactly what you have to do about it is based on a variety of factors. In case you want to know what you should do about it then read on.
Right here are the main variables to to consider when figuring out whether or not to have it drained:

1. What level of Diesel did you put into the Nissan, considering that the fuel capacity of your Nissan Qashqai is most likely approximately 65 litres?
   1. Hardly any Diesel, as little as 3.25 litres of Diesel in a Petrol Qashqai will normally not necessarily be a significant problem. Experience has shown us that an amount less than 3.25 litres (approximately 5% of the whole fuel tank capacity) is oftentimes capable of being sufficiently diluted by means of thoroughly topping up the remainder of the tank with the right fuel.
      It's rather rare to find a motor vehicle having difficulties due to less than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Bear in mind that it is very infrequent - in no way impossible to find. You will discover a number of automobiles that will not endure any level of contamination whatsoever.
   2. Between 3.25 and 6.5 litres of Diesel in the Nissan (from 5 to 10%) is really a 50/50 condition. Our experience demonstrates that as many people get away with it as all those who break down. When deciding on whether or not to risk it and just top it up consider that it is just like wagering it all on black - you have got a 50/50 possibility of it working out.
   3. Anything in excess of 6.5 litres of Diesel in a Petrol Qashqai should straight away be drained out seeing that your likelihood of succeeding with that quantity of contamination is probably less than one in fifty - genuinely huge odds.
2. Put Diesel in a Petrol Nissan and drove it: Have you noticed any performance problems as a result of putting the wrong fuel in the Qashqai? In that case, get it drained regardless of the amount of Diesel or even the contamination ratio. Still running a car that is beginning to suffer the consequences of fuel contamination will probably just result in more harm being caused to your fuel system parts.
3. Would you like security?
   In that case get it emptied. No matter the contamination percentage, there is invariably some degree of threat in connection with running a Petrol vehicle on Petrol contaminated with the incorrect fuel. Probable consequences of driving on the incorrect fuel include things like the motor not starting, running lumpy, reduced power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, damaged or clogged injectors, and so on. These are several of the most common Diesel in Petrol warning signs, and should you recognise any of them stop and get it drained right now.

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