Bad fuel in a Vauxhall Insignia CDTI? Petrol in your Diesel Vauxhall?

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Filling up with Petrol in a Diesel Vauxhall is a fairly typical mistake to make. And what you have to do about it varies according to a number of things. In case you want to find out what you have to do about this then continue reading.
Listed below are the most important variables to be aware of when deciding on whether or not to have the car drained:

1. What level of Petrol have you put into the Vauxhall, keeping in mind that the fuel capacity of the Vauxhall Insignia CDTI is most likely roughly 70 litres?
   1. A modest amount of Petrol, less than 3.5 litres of Petrol in a Diesel Insignia CDTI will most of the time not necessarily be a big problem. Experience has shown us that anything under 3.5 litres (approximately 5% of the entire fuel tank) is quite often able to be adequately diluted by means of thoroughly topping the remainder of the tank with the correct fuel.
      It is rather uncommon to come across a car having issues due to lower than 5% wrong fuel contamination. Please remember it is infrequently found - not impossible to find. There are a few vehicles that will not endure any degree of contamination whatsoever.
   2. In between 3.5 and 7 litres of Petrol in the Vauxhall (5 to 10%) is really a 50/50 condition. Our practical experience demonstrates that as many drivers get away with this as those who break down. When deciding whether or not to chance it and basically fill it up remember that it is just like wagering it all on black - you will have a 50/50 possibility of it working out.
   3. Anything more than 7 litres of Petrol in a Diesel Insignia CDTI ought to straight away be drained out since your probability of driving with that quantity of contamination is almost certainly lower than one in fifty - definitely huge odds.
2. Put some Petrol in a Diesel Vauxhall and drove it: Have you spotted any kind of performance concerns after putting the bad fuel in the Insignia CDTI? If so, have it removed regardless of the quantity of Petrol or the contamination percentage. Continually driving an automobile that is beginning to suffer from the effects of wrong fuel contamination will probably typically cause progressively more harm affecting the fuel system.
3. Do you need assurance?
   Simply get it emptied. Regardless of the contamination percentage, there is always some extent of risk resulting from running a Diesel engine on Diesel contaminated with the incorrect fuel. Probable outcomes of driving a car on the wrong fuel include things like the motor not starting, running unevenly, loss of power, degradation of the high-pressure pump, worn out or clogged injectors, etc. These are some of the most common Petrol in Diesel signs and symptoms, and if you recognise any of them then stop and have it removed right away.

Do not simply get any general so-and-so to attend your vehicle. We are Vauxhall experts and have got the credentials and expertise necessary to ensure that you are back on the road with minimum hassle or trouble.