Bad fuel in a Volvo 940? Diesel in a Petrol Volvo?

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Filling Diesel in a Petrol Volvo is a common error. And exactly what you need to do about it hinges on a variety of things. If you would like to find out what you ought to do about this then please read on.
Right here are the key variables to consider whenever deciding whether to get a fuel drain:

1. What amount of Diesel have you put in the Volvo, taking into consideration that the fuel capacity of your Volvo 940 is most likely about 75 litres?
   1. A modest amount of Diesel, as little as 3.75 litres of Diesel in a Petrol 940 will quite often not necessarily be a major problem. Experience has demonstrated to us that quantities less than 3.75 litres (almost 5% of the total fuel tank volume) is quite often able to be sufficiently diluted by means of entirely topping the remainder of the tank with the appropriate fuel.
      It is pretty rare to encounter an automobile suffering from problems because of below 5% wrong fuel contamination. Bear in mind that it's uncommon - not impossible to find. You can get certain vehicles that will not endure any degree of fuel contamination whatsoever.
   2. Anywhere between 3.75 and 7.5 litres of Diesel in the Volvo (5 to 10%) is really a 50/50 situation. Our working experience has shown us that as many people get away with this as those people who don't. When deciding whether to chance it and simply fill it up remember that it is very much like gambling it all on black - you will have a 50/50 possibility of it working out.
   3. Anything in excess of 7.5 litres of Diesel in your Petrol 940 really should as soon as possible be drained since your probability of succeeding with that level of contamination is very likely less than one in 50 - genuinely huge odds.
2. Put Diesel in a Petrol Volvo and drove it: Have you detected any performance problems after putting the wrong fuel in the 940? If that's the case, get it drained no matter the quantity of Diesel or even the contamination percentage. Proceeding to run running an automobile that is now starting to suffer the consequences of fuel contamination will definitely be responsible for progressively more damage being done to your fuel system.
3. Do you need peace of mind?
   Simply get it removed. No matter the contamination ratio, there is invariably some degree of threat linked with driving a Petrol engine on fuel contaminated with the incorrect fuel. Probable implications of driving on the incorrect fuel include things like the engine not starting, running lumpy, loss in power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn or clogged injectors, and so forth. These are some of the most typical Diesel in Petrol signs and symptoms, and if you detect any of them stop and get it drained as soon as possible.

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