Incorrect fuel in a Kia Optima CRDi? Petrol in a Diesel Kia?

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Filling up with Petrol in a Diesel Kia is a very common problem. And exactly what you have to do about it will depend on various things. In the event that you want to know what it is advisable to do to fix it then continue reading.
Listed below are the most important factors to keep in mind when making a decision whether to get a fuel drain:

1. Exactly how much Petrol have you put into the Kia, bearing in mind that the fuel tank capacity of the Kia Optima CRDi is probably roughly 70 litres?
   1. A tiny amount of Petrol, less than 3.5 litres of Petrol in a Diesel Optima CRDi will quite often not really be a significant problem. Experience has proven to us that quantities under 3.5 litres (which is 5% of the fuel tank volume) is sometimes capable of being sufficiently diluted simply by completely topping up the remainder of the tank with Diesel.
      It's highly uncommon to encounter a motor vehicle having problems with less than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Keep in mind it is very uncommon - in no way impossible to find. You will discover some automobiles that won't endure any amount of contamination in the slightest.
   2. Anywhere between 3.5 and 7 litres of Petrol in the Kia (from 5 to 10%) is more of a 50/50 scenario. Our working experience demonstrates that as many motorists get away with it as all those who don't. Whenever deciding on whether to risk it and just simply top it up remember that it is just like betting your car on black - you will have a 50/50 chance of it working out.
   3. Anything over 7 litres of Petrol in a Diesel Optima CRDi must as soon as possible be drained seeing as your likelihood of succeeding with this level of contamination is in all likelihood below one in 50 - seriously long odds.
2. Put Petrol in a Diesel Kia and drove it: Have you seen any kind of performance concerns as a result of putting the wrong fuel in the Optima CRDi? If you have, have it removed irrespective of the quantity of Petrol or the contamination percentage. Continually running a car that is currently beginning to suffer the effect of wrong fuel contamination can definitely result in more and more harm affecting your fuel system components.
3. Would you like assurance?
   Then get it emptied. Regardless of the contamination ratio, there is inevitably some extent of danger associated with driving a Diesel vehicle on Diesel contaminated with Petrol. Likely outcomes of driving a car on the incorrect fuel normally include the motor not starting, running lumpy, loss in power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, worn or blocked injectors, and so forth. These are several of the most common Petrol in Diesel signs or symptoms, and if you recognise any of them then stop driving and get it removed right away.

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