Already Driven With Petrol in a Diesel Alfa Romeo Giulietta?
Keeping the engine off is what matters after you have driven on petrol in a diesel Alfa Romeo Giulietta, so stop once it's safe and then switch the engine off. Caught soon, it only very rarely causes permanent harm, while sorting it out wherever you have stopped is still possible.
Petrol in Diesel travels out to wherever your Alfa Romeo Giulietta has ended up, drains your fuel tank then clears the petrol from the fuel system. It is on clean diesel and running when we leave.
How petrol in a diesel Giulietta reveals itself
A diesel Giulietta carrying petrol inside your fuel tank commonly drives normally at first, and so the symptoms usually show up a couple of miles later. With petrol or AdBlue in your tank, the following are the ones people usually spot:
- less power, particularly whenever the engine is asked to accelerate
- the idle becomes erratic, or it runs rough
- more smoke than normal comes from the exhaust
- warning lights come on
- once it cuts out, it might not restart
Your receipt shows what was put in, which means you should look at it if one of these began after you filled up.
How far wrong fuel in your Alfa Romeo Giulietta gets when you drive
Wrong fuel in your Alfa Romeo Giulietta remains in the tank until the engine draws it out, and driving is what draws it through your filter, your injection pump and your fuel injectors. As diesel passes through your injectors and the pump it protects them, yet petrol thins it, which is why the Giulietta takes the mix further into your fuel system the further it's used.
So completing the journey is a worse choice than stopping as soon as you can. Damage, where it occurs, comes from a long journey on contaminated fuel, and draining and cleaning are normally all a car needs when it's stopped soon.
Waiting where you have pulled up
There is no reason to move the Giulietta anywhere. We come to it at the roadside or outside your home, so there's no need to restart the car or organise a tow.
With your hazard lights on, wait clear of the traffic somewhere safe if the road beside you is busy.
About how far you travelled, which Giulietta it is and where you have stopped are the things to tell us when you call 0333 366 0103. If the badge gives the version, like the Giulietta 1.6 JTDM 16V, it helps as well.
Fuel drain on your Alfa Romeo Giulietta after it was driven
A fuel drain on your Alfa Romeo Giulietta after it was driven goes a step further than one on the forecourt. We empty your fuel tank first, then open up the fuel lines and rinse them through with your filter, so no petrol is remaining between the fuel tank and the engine. Clean diesel goes in, your fuel system is primed, and we start the motor to make sure it runs smoothly.
AdBlue in a diesel Alfa Romeo Giulietta once driven
Driving with AdBlue in a diesel Alfa Romeo Giulietta usually brings warning lights, smoke and rough running, and the car may go on to stall. Because AdBlue settles to the base of your fuel tank, where your pump draws its fuel, it is in your fuel line quickly, and it does not burn or lubricate. Its water drying out lets the urea form crystals in your fuel lines and your fuel filter.
How AdBlue removal from a diesel Alfa Romeo Giulietta works
Emptying your tank comes first in AdBlue removal from a diesel Alfa Romeo Giulietta that has been run, then the crystals are flushed from the fuel lines and the fuel filter, with the fuel filter changed if it needs it.
Nothing here means disabling or removing the AdBlue system. It covers fluid in your diesel tank, and a dedicated AdBlue tank your Giulietta may have is left as it is.
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta fuel tank capacity and the engines
60 litres is the capacity of the diesel fuel tank on every version of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta in our records.
Diesel Giulietta versions wear JTDM badging.
From 1.6 litres on the Giulietta 1.6 JTDM 16V, engine sizes go up to 2.0 litres on the Giulietta 2.0 JTDB 16V.
| Version | Fuel tank |
|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.6 JTDM 16V | 60 litres |
| Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2.0 JTDB 16V | 60 litres |
Costing a fuel drain on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta after a drive
How far it travelled and where it has ended up are what largely settle the price of a fuel drain on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta after a drive, and petrol or AdBlue makes a difference too. Ring with those details and we can tell you what the job will involve.
Driven with petrol in a diesel Alfa Romeo Giulietta: your queries
Is the Giulietta done for now?
Almost certainly not. With your car stopped early and the fuel system drained and cleaned wherever you have pulled up, which is what we do, permanent damage is uncommon.
Can I finish the drive home first?
We'd prefer you not to. Contaminated fuel gets further into the fuel system with each mile, which means you can keep the Giulietta where it is while we empty it there, with no reason to shift it.
It will not restart after stalling. What now?
Please leave it rather than trying again, as every try pulls more of that blend through. After we've emptied and rinsed it and then put clean diesel in, we prime your system and get it started for you.
Do you need to know which Giulietta I drive?
Knowing which of the 2 diesel versions of the Giulietta you have helps us when you call, and it's on the badge on the boot.
Wrong fuel in my Alfa Romeo Giulietta: will insurance cover it?
We come out whichever way your policy goes, and some do include misfuelling cover, which means looking at yours after the car is sorted is worth doing.