Put Petrol in a Diesel Daewoo Lacetti?
Anyone who has put petrol in a diesel Daewoo Lacetti without starting the motor ought to leave it turned off, and not start it even to move it away from the petrol pump. With your motor kept off, that petrol stays where it is in the tank, and in the majority of cases a drain is all the Lacetti requires.
There's no need to shift your Daewoo Lacetti off the forecourt, or from any other place where it came to a stop, because the drain is done by Petrol in Diesel wherever your vehicle stands. We will go through it with you over the phone, so call us before attempting anything on your own.
Got petrol in a diesel Lacetti? What to do first
- Drivers commonly drive off without noticing anything is amiss, as a diesel Lacetti will normally fire up and run on petrol and can seem fine for the first few miles. So keep the motor off.
- The ignition has to stay off too, as turning it on sets the fuel pump priming on many diesels, and the pump then pulls fuel from the tank.
- Your Lacetti takes up to 60 litres, so topping up the rest of the tank with diesel to weaken the petrol only means more contaminated fuel to drain. The same applies to super unleaded, which is petrol too.
- When the car is blocking a pump, pop it in neutral then push the vehicle out of the way. Forecourt staff are usually willing to lend a hand.
- Ring 0333 366 0103 with where the Lacetti has stopped and which one it is, the approximate volume of petrol that was put in, and whether it has run. When you can see the precise version on the badge, for instance the Lacetti 2.0 Diesel, that helps as well.
Started your car with wrong fuel in your Daewoo Lacetti?
The motor is not touched by wrong fuel in your Daewoo Lacetti till it is drawn from the tank, and starting the motor is what draws it out. The high-pressure pump and the injectors in a diesel motor are lubricated by your fuel passing through them. With petrol diluting your diesel, that protection is lost, and driving for any distance on it is then what can do harm.
If you have driven the Lacetti on it, the thing to do is pull over in a safe place and switch your motor off. All the same, we can take all the tainted fuel out, by emptying the tank and then flushing your fuel lines and the fuel filter. Lasting damage is very rare when it's caught early and given a thorough clean.
The fuel tank capacity of the Daewoo Lacetti
What matters is what share of your fuel inside the tank is petrol. The same few litres matter more when you filled up with your tank nearly empty, which is why its size makes a difference.
Each diesel Daewoo Lacetti we hold figures for uses the same tank, which takes 60 litres, so the version you own doesn't alter that calculation.
Checking your diesel Lacetti version
Most of the time the variant is shown on the boot lid, and it's useful for us to know when you ring.
All of the variants in our records use 2.0-litre motors.
AdBlue in a diesel Daewoo Lacetti by accident
AdBlue is a mixture of water and urea that some diesel vehicles use to clean up their exhaust, and it has its own tank and filler. If you have AdBlue in a diesel Daewoo Lacetti as it went in the incorrect filler, do not turn the key, even to move your car.
The fuel pump has no protection whatsoever from AdBlue, which is mainly water and won't burn. It will not blend with diesel either, and sinks to the base of the tank, the very spot your pump draws from, so a tank holding up to 60 litres does nothing to dilute it.
Even a little of it is plenty to end up in the fuel line. Within the system the water evaporates and leaves the urea to crystallise, in your filter and injectors and elsewhere, where it corrodes the metalwork it sits against.
If your Lacetti has an AdBlue filler, it may well sit next to your diesel filler under the same fuel flap, as it does on plenty of cars. A blue cap and a nozzle far smaller than diesel generally mark the AdBlue filler.
What we do for a fuel drain on your Daewoo Lacetti
Moving your vehicle to a garage is not necessary, as a fuel drain on your Daewoo Lacetti is done right at the car. Before we fire up the engine, the system is primed and the tank filled up with fresh diesel. First comes finding out what was put in and whether it's run, emptying a tank that takes up to 60 litres on the Lacetti, and cleaning the lines and filter.
You are free to drive the Lacetti away once we have finished, now running on fresh diesel.
What AdBlue removal from a diesel Daewoo Lacetti involves
We take the same steps for AdBlue removal from a diesel Daewoo Lacetti as we do for draining petrol. AdBlue gathers at the bottom of your tank rather than blending in, and if the Lacetti has been started it can leave deposits inside the lines, so we rinse those out too and change the fuel filter where needed.
What we call AdBlue removal is draining AdBlue from the diesel tank after a mistake at the filler, not removing or switching off the AdBlue system on a car.
The cost of a fuel drain on the Daewoo Lacetti
A set quote isn't something we publish, as no two jobs need the same work. It largely comes down to the following:
- whether anyone has started or driven the Lacetti, the thing that counts most
- the capacity of the tank, set against how much was put in
- what went in, petrol or AdBlue
- where you are with the Lacetti, and whether it's safe to bring our van there
With those answers over the phone, we can let you know what the job is likely to involve.
Your queries on petrol in a diesel Daewoo Lacetti
The Daewoo Lacetti fuel tank capacity: how many litres?
60 litres on every version in our data.
Can I top up with diesel if I just put a little petrol in my Lacetti?
Filling up just reduces the proportion of petrol. None of that is removed, so it is all still there when you drive off, which is why we wouldn't recommend it. A fuel drain gets all of it out, and with a small quantity that's generally all the Lacetti requires.
Do I need to take my Lacetti to the Daewoo dealer?
You do not need to. We have no connection with Daewoo or any of its dealers, being independent, and the Lacetti is drained and cleaned wherever you are.
Am I insured for wrong fuel in my Daewoo Lacetti?
We'll still come out and drain it for you, either way. Check your insurance all the same, as not every policy includes misfuelling cover.
The diesel went into the AdBlue filler on my Lacetti. What now?
In this case, too, the right thing is to leave the ignition alone. The AdBlue system will need draining, and if the car is driven that way, it will most likely show a warning and drop into limp mode. Which tank the diesel was put in is worth telling us when you call.
Already driven my Lacetti: what now?
Turn your engine off once you have pulled over somewhere safe, and keep it off till we get to you. Spotting it this soon means long-term damage is very uncommon, plus we empty and clean the system wherever you happen to be.