Contaminated fuel in a Volkswagen Touareg TDI? Petrol in a Diesel Volkswagen?

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Filling Petrol in a Diesel Volkswagen is a well-known mistake. And its remedy varies according to a number of factors. In the event that you want to find out what you have to do about it then keep on reading.
Listed here are the key factors to think about whenever figuring out whether or not to get a fuel drain:

1. What level of Petrol have you put in the Volkswagen, taking into consideration that the fuel tank capacity of the Volkswagen Touareg TDI is normally about 100 litres?
   1. Hardly any Petrol, less than 5 litres of Petrol in a Diesel Touareg TDI will most of the time not really be a huge problem. Experience has taught us that anything less than 5 litres (which is about 5% of the fuel tank capacity) is very often able to be completely diluted simply by entirely topping up the rest of the tank with Diesel.
      It's relatively rare to find a car having issues due to less than 5% incorrect fuel contamination. Remember that it is rare - certainly not impossible to find. You will discover a number of vehicles that will not stand any degree of contamination whatsoever.
   2. Between 5 and 10 litres of Petrol in the Volkswagen (from 5 to 10%) is more of a 50/50 situation. Our experience has revealed that as many motorists get away with it as those who break down. Whenever figuring out whether or not to risk it and just simply fill it up remember that it is just like gambling all of it on black - you've got a 50/50 chance of it being ok.
   3. Anything in excess of 10 litres of Petrol in your Diesel Touareg TDI ought to right away be removed as your likelihood of driving with this level of contamination is in all likelihood lower than one in fifty - truly long odds.
2. Put some Petrol in a Diesel Volkswagen and drove it: Have you detected any kind of performance difficulties after putting the wrong fuel in your Touareg TDI? If that's the case, have it drained regardless of the quantity of Petrol or even the contamination percentage. Still driving a vehicle that is currently beginning to suffer from the effect of fuel contamination will probably only cause progressively more harm being done to your fuel system.
3. Are you interested in peace of mind?
   Then simply just get it drained. Regardless of contamination percentage, there is inevitably some extent of threat resulting from running a Diesel engine on Diesel contaminated with Petrol. Possible consequences of driving a vehicle on the incorrect fuel include things like the motor refusing to start, running lumpy, loss of power, wearing of the high-pressure pump, damaged or blocked injectors, and so forth. These are several of the commonest Petrol in Diesel signs and symptoms, and if you recognise any of them then stop driving and have it removed as soon as possible.

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