Bad fuel in a Mercedes GL 320 CDI? Petrol in your Diesel Mercedes?

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Filling Petrol in a Diesel Mercedes is a common error. And its remedy is dependent upon several different things. If perhaps you want to find out what you must do about this then stay with me.
Right here are the main factors to take into account whenever figuring out whether to get the car drained:

1. How much Petrol have you put in to the Mercedes, considering that the fuel capacity of your Mercedes GL 320 CDI is probably roughly 100 litres?
   1. A small amount of Petrol, as little as 5 litres of Petrol in a Diesel GL 320 CDI will usually not necessarily be a significant problem. Experience has taught us that quantities less than 5 litres (close to 5% of the entire fuel tank volume) is quite often able to be completely diluted by means of totally filling up the tank with Diesel.
      It is pretty rare to encounter a car or truck experiencing difficulties because of less than 5% wrong fuel contamination. Please remember it is uncommon - in no way impossible to find. There are a number of vehicles that don't stand any amount of fuel contamination whatsoever.
   2. Anywhere between 5 and 10 litres of Petrol in the Mercedes (from 5 to 10%) is a 50/50 situation. Our experience demonstrates that as many people get away with it as all those who break down. Whenever deciding upon whether to chance it and just simply fill it up bear in mind that it is very much like gambling your car on black - you have got a 50/50 possibility of it being ok.
   3. Anything over 10 litres of Petrol in your Diesel GL 320 CDI ought to immediately be drained seeing as your likelihood of driving with this amount of contamination is in all likelihood lower than one in 50 - truly long odds.
2. Put Petrol in a Diesel Mercedes and drove it: Have you detected any kind of performance problems since putting the bad fuel in your GL 320 CDI? If that's the case, get it emptied no matter the amount of Petrol or even the contamination ratio. Continuing to drive driving a vehicle that is already beginning to suffer from the effect of wrong fuel contamination can definitely result in more damage being caused to your fuel system parts.
3. Do you need reassurance?
   You should get it removed. Regardless of contamination percentage, there is always some amount of danger connected to operating a Diesel motor on Diesel contaminated with Petrol. Likely consequences of driving a vehicle on the wrong fuel include the engine not starting, running unevenly, reduced power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, worn or bunged injectors, and so forth. These are a few of the most typical Petrol in Diesel signs or symptoms, and if you notice any of them then stop and have it removed asap.

Stay away from having any untrained so-and-so to try to drain your car. We are Mercedes experts and hold the skills and knowledge necessary to make sure that you are back on the road with little hassle or trouble.