Already Driven With Petrol in a Diesel Fiat Sedici?
The motor wants turning off and leaving off once you can pull over somewhere safe, if you have travelled on petrol in a diesel Fiat Sedici. We can still put it right where you've pulled up, and when it is spotted soon, permanent harm is very rare.
Your Fiat Sedici can stay wherever it has ended up, because Petrol in Diesel travels out to it, drains its tank on the spot and cleans its fuel system of petrol. We leave once it is running again on fresh diesel.
Noticing petrol in a diesel Sedici
It's usually a couple of miles until the symptoms appear, as with petrol in the fuel tank a diesel Sedici tends to run as usual to begin with. With petrol or AdBlue in the tank, these are the signs people tend to notice:
- the motor lacks power, especially whenever you ask it to pull
- rough running, or an uneven idle
- more smoke than usual appears from the tailpipe
- dashboard warning lights appear
- it cuts out, and then might fail to restart
If one of these began after you filled up, check your receipt to find out what was put in.
How far wrong fuel in your Fiat Sedici gets when you drive
Till the motor pulls it out, wrong fuel in your Fiat Sedici stays in the tank, but driving draws it on to the fuel filter, and then to your high-pressure fuel pump and the injectors. Petrol dilutes the diesel fuel that protects your fuel pump and the injectors while it flows through them, so running the Sedici on brings the mixture into more of your fuel system.
So finishing the journey is a worse choice than stopping as soon as you can. A vehicle that's stopped soon normally needs no more than a drain and a clean. What can do harm is covering a long way on tainted fuel.
Where you have pulled up
You do not have to get the Sedici anywhere. We come to it at the side of the road or outside your house, so there is no reason to start it or arrange a tow.
With the hazards on, wait away from the traffic somewhere safe when the road next to you is fast.
Ring 0333 366 0103 and tell us where you are, what Sedici it is and about how far you have driven. If the badge shows the version, like the Sedici 2.0 Multijet 4x2, that is useful as well.
Fuel drain on your Fiat Sedici once you have driven it
There is a step more to a fuel drain on your Fiat Sedici after it has been driven than to one at the forecourt. Draining the tank comes first. After that we open up the fuel lines and flush them through with the filter, so there is no petrol remaining between the fuel tank and the engine. The fuel system is primed after clean diesel is in, then the motor is started to confirm it runs correctly.
When the motor has been run with AdBlue in a diesel Fiat Sedici
Driving with AdBlue in a diesel Fiat Sedici usually brings warning lamps, smoke and uneven running, and the vehicle might stall. The fuel pump draws fuel from the bottom of your tank, which is where AdBlue sinks, and so it gets to the fuel line quickly. It also does not burn or lubricate. As its water dries out, the urea forms crystals in your lines and the fuel filter.
AdBlue removal from a diesel Fiat Sedici after it has run
We replace your fuel filter if it needs it as part of AdBlue removal from a diesel Fiat Sedici after it has run, when the tank is drained and the crystals are cleared out of your filter and the fuel lines.
Nothing here means disabling or taking out the AdBlue system. It deals with liquid in the diesel tank, and any dedicated AdBlue tank your Sedici may have is left as it is.
Engine sizes and Fiat Sedici fuel tank capacity
The Fiat Sedici has the same diesel fuel tank, 50 litres, on each version in our data.
You'll see Multijet badging on diesel Sedici versions.
From 1.9 litres on the Sedici 1.9 Multijet 8V, engine sizes go up to 2.0 litres on the Sedici 2.0 Multijet 4x4.
The list includes 4x4 versions.
| Version | Fuel tank |
|---|---|
| Fiat Sedici 1.9 Multijet 8V | 50 litres |
| Fiat Sedici 2.0 Multijet 4x2 | 50 litres |
| Fiat Sedici 2.0 Multijet 4x4 | 50 litres |
Pricing a fuel drain on the Fiat Sedici after driving
The price of a fuel drain on the Fiat Sedici after it's been driven depends largely on how far it went and where it has stopped, and whether it was petrol or AdBlue makes a difference as well. We can tell you what the work will involve once you ring with those details.
Driven with petrol in a diesel Fiat Sedici: your queries
Is the Sedici done for now?
The chance of that is very low. We drain and clean your fuel system where you have stopped, and when the vehicle has been stopped early, permanent harm is rare.
Can I drive it home first?
Our advice is not to. Each mile on tainted fuel pushes it further through the fuel system, and we can empty the Sedici where it sits, so there's no reason to move the vehicle.
Stalled, and it won't restart: what should I do next?
Please leave the car rather than trying again, as every try pulls more of that blend through. After we've drained and flushed it and then put clean diesel in, we prime your system and get it started for you.
Does the version of my Sedici make a difference?
It's useful when you ring if we know which of the 3 diesel versions of the Sedici you have, and the tailgate badge says.
Insurance and wrong fuel in my Fiat Sedici: am I covered?
Misfuelling cover is offered in some insurance policies, so do check yours once the vehicle has been sorted. Either way, we come out.