Contaminated fuel in a Toyota Land Cruiser TD? Petrol in your Diesel Toyota?

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Putting Petrol in a Diesel Toyota is a regularly occurring mistake to make. And its solution hinges on a number of factors. If perhaps you would like to know what you must do to sort it out then keep on reading.
Here are the most crucial variables to take into consideration whenever deciding whether or not to have it drained:

1. What level of Petrol did you put into the Toyota, considering that the fuel tank capacity of the Toyota Land Cruiser TD is usually roughly 96 litres?
   1. Hardly any Petrol, something like 4.8 litres of Petrol in a Diesel Land Cruiser TD will quite often not really be a big problem. Experience has taught us that quantities less than 4.8 litres (5% of the fuel tank capacity) is frequently able to be adequately diluted by completely topping the remainder of the tank with the correct fuel.
      It is relatively uncommon to encounter a vehicle experiencing difficulties due to below 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Keep in mind it is infrequently found - not impossible to encounter. You will discover certain motor vehicles that don't stand any amount of contamination whatsoever.
   2. Anywhere between 4.8 and 9.6 litres of Petrol in the Toyota (from 5 to 10%) is really a 50/50 scenario. Our working experience has shown that as many drivers get away with it as all those who don't. Whenever you are deciding upon whether or not to risk it and just simply top it up recognise that it is the same thing as wagering your car on black - you will have a 50/50 possibility of it working.
   3. Anything in excess of 9.6 litres of Petrol in your Diesel Land Cruiser TD ought to as soon as possible be removed because your likelihood of driving with this amount of contamination is certainly below one in fifty - extremely long odds.
2. Put Petrol in a Diesel Toyota and drove it: Have you noted any kind of performance concerns as a result of putting the bad fuel in the Land Cruiser TD? If that's the case, get it emptied irrespective of the volume of Petrol or the contamination percentage. Continually running a car that is currently beginning to suffer the consequences of fuel contamination will just result in more damage affecting the fuel system components.
3. Are you interested in security?
   You should get it emptied. Regardless of contamination percentage, there is invariably some amount of danger connected with running a Diesel vehicle on Diesel contaminated with Petrol. Possible final outcomes of driving a vehicle on the wrong fuel include things like the motor not starting, running lumpy, decrease in power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, worn out or blocked injectors, and the like. These are some of the most frequently seen Petrol in Diesel symptoms, and in the event that you notice any of them then stop driving and get it removed immediately.

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