Put Petrol in a Diesel Chevrolet Orlando?
If you've got petrol in a diesel Chevrolet Orlando and the engine hasn't been turned on, leave it turned off, including to move it clear of the petrol pump. Draining the tank is usually enough to set the Orlando right, as long as the petrol remains inside your tank, which it will while your engine is off.
Your Chevrolet Orlando can stay put wherever it ended up, forecourt included, because Petrol in Diesel drains misfuelled cars on the spot. Call us before anything else then let us walk you through it, rather than trying anything on your own.
The first steps after petrol in a diesel Orlando
- With petrol in the tank, a diesel Orlando will generally still start and run, and feel completely normal for several miles. That's how drivers frequently drive off without noticing a fault, and the reason your engine should be left off.
- The ignition has to remain off as well, as switching it on starts the fuel pump priming on plenty of diesels, and your pump then draws fuel out of the tank.
- Filling up with diesel to dilute it is a bad idea, even with super unleaded, which counts as petrol as well. The tank on the Orlando takes up to 64 litres, and every litre of diesel added is more contaminated fuel for us to empty.
- When your vehicle is in the way of a pump, pop it in neutral and roll the car out of the way. Forecourt staff are usually happy to help with that.
- Ring 0333 366 0103 with the place your Orlando has stopped and which one it is, the rough volume of petrol that went in, and whether it has run. When you can read the exact version on the badge, for instance the Orlando 2.0, that is useful as well.
Started your car with wrong fuel in your Chevrolet Orlando?
Turning on your engine is what pulls the wrong fuel in your Chevrolet Orlando out of your tank, and only then does it start to affect your engine. Inside a diesel engine, the fuel oils the injectors and the injection pump on its way past. With petrol diluting your diesel, that lubrication is lost, and driving any distance on it is then what can cause harm.
If you've driven the Orlando on it, the thing to do is stop in a safe place and turn your motor off. Even so, we can take all of the contaminated fuel out, by emptying the tank and then flushing the fuel pipes and your filter. Permanent harm is very rare when it's caught early and given a proper clean.
Checking the Chevrolet Orlando fuel tank capacity
If you filled up while the tank was close to empty, the same few litres make up more of your fuel in it, and the risk rests on that share, so the size of the tank counts.
In our data, all of the diesel versions of the Chevrolet Orlando share one tank of 64 litres, so the calculation comes out the same for each.
Finding your diesel Orlando variant
Look for the badging on the boot lid, which normally shows the variant, and tell us what it says when you ring.
All of the variants in our records have 2.0-litre engines.
Put AdBlue in a diesel Chevrolet Orlando?
Certain diesel vehicles carry a blend of water and urea, known as AdBlue, in a tank of its own with a separate filler, and rely on it to treat their exhaust. Even to shift the vehicle, do not touch your key when you have AdBlue in a diesel Chevrolet Orlando after it went in the wrong filler.
AdBlue settles to the base of the tank, where the pump draws its fuel from, as it won't blend with diesel. Being mostly water, it cannot burn and gives the fuel pump no lubrication, and your diesel in a tank of up to 64 litres doesn't thin it as it would petrol.
No matter how small the amount, some of it is pulled into the line. Within your fuel system the water dries off and leaves the urea to crystallise, in the fuel filter and injectors and elsewhere, where it corrodes the metal it rests against.
Where the Orlando has an AdBlue filler, it may well sit alongside your diesel filler under the same cover, as it does on a lot of vehicles. AdBlue caps are typically blue and fit a far narrower nozzle than diesel.
How a fuel drain on your Chevrolet Orlando is done
Taking your vehicle to a garage isn't needed, as a fuel drain on your Chevrolet Orlando is done right at the car. To begin with we find out what was put in and whether your motor has been run. The tank, which takes up to 64 litres on the Orlando, is then emptied, the lines and fuel filter are rinsed, and the vehicle is filled up with fresh diesel and primed before we start it.
By the end, the Orlando is running on fresh diesel once more and all set for you to take away.
AdBlue removal from a diesel Chevrolet Orlando
We use the same steps for AdBlue removal from a diesel Chevrolet Orlando as we do for draining petrol. Since AdBlue doesn't blend in but gathers at the base of your tank, running the Orlando on it can leave crystals inside the lines. Those get rinsed through too, and the filter is replaced if it needs it.
AdBlue removal here means getting AdBlue out of your diesel tank after it has gone in the wrong filler. It does not mean taking out or disabling the AdBlue system on the car.
What sets the cost of a fuel drain on the Chevrolet Orlando
Because every task is different, we have no set quote to publish, and these are the chief factors that shape it:
- most of all, whether the Orlando has been driven or even started
- the quantity put in, weighed against the capacity of your tank
- what went in, petrol or AdBlue
- whether our van can safely reach the Orlando where it is
With those answers on the phone, we can let you know what the job is going to involve.
Questions on petrol in a diesel Chevrolet Orlando, answered
Can you tell me the fuel tank capacity of the Chevrolet Orlando?
64 litres on each variant in our data.
I only put a little petrol in my Orlando. Should I top up with diesel?
It isn't something we'd recommend, since putting in diesel does nothing to take out that petrol. It just lowers its share, and that petrol is still in your system once you drive off. All of that is removed with a fuel drain, which for a small amount is generally everything your Orlando requires.
Will my Orlando have to be taken to the Chevrolet dealer?
No. We are independent with no tie with Chevrolet or its dealers, and we empty and clean your Orlando wherever it is parked, so there's no need to move it anywhere.
Am I insured for wrong fuel in my Chevrolet Orlando?
Some policies carry misfuelling cover and some don't, so it's worth looking at yours. Whichever it is, we come out to drain your vehicle for you.
Diesel in the AdBlue tank of my Orlando: what now?
Keep the key out of your ignition in that case as well. Limp mode and a warning are what the majority of vehicles give you when they're driven in that state, and their AdBlue system will need draining. Let us know which tank your fuel went into when you ring.
I drove my Orlando before I noticed. What should I do?
Stop where it's safe and turn the engine off, then leave it off until we get to you. Catching it this soon means lasting damage is very unusual, and we empty and clean the fuel system wherever you are.