What the Tank Holds: Petrol in a Diesel Fiat Ulysse
How much petrol there currently is in that mix hinges on your tank, and so its capacity is well worth finding out early if you've put petrol in a diesel Fiat Ulysse. The tank size and the engines are given on this page for every Fiat Ulysse version which we have data for.
The advice does not vary with the size once it has occurred. As soon as you switch the motor off then ring Petrol in Diesel, we'll come out to drain the car where it is.
How every version compares on Fiat Ulysse fuel tank capacity
The Fiat Ulysse has the same diesel tank across each version we hold data for, and it takes 80 litres.
| Version | Fuel tank |
|---|---|
| Fiat Ulysse 1.9 TD S | 80 litres |
| Fiat Ulysse 2.0 16V JTD | 80 litres |
| Fiat Ulysse 2.0 JTD | 80 litres |
| Fiat Ulysse 2.0 Multijet 16V | 80 litres |
| Fiat Ulysse 2.1 TD EL | 80 litres |
| Fiat Ulysse 2.2 16V JTD | 80 litres |
| Fiat Ulysse 2.2 Multijet 16V Bi-Turbo | 80 litres |
What a couple of litres means for wrong fuel in your Fiat Ulysse
Whatever diesel is still inside the tank blends with the wrong fuel in your Fiat Ulysse, and how full it was when you filled up sets how much of the mixture is petrol. Up to 80 litres go in your tank. Filling a nearly full one with a couple of litres of unleaded leaves just a small share of petrol in the total, while the same amount in a nearly empty tank makes up far more of what the motor would take in.
Often, people ask at what point that petrol gets to be too much. Whether the engine has run is the more helpful point to check. Once it runs, your pump pulls that blend from your tank and sends it on to the fuel injectors.
With a modest amount, a drain is normally all your Ulysse needs, and whatever the share, getting it emptied is the sensible course.
Diesel Ulysse engines and their badges
Your engine in your Ulysse shows in the version name on the badge. Read it before you phone.
Diesel versions of the Ulysse within our figures wear JTD, Multijet and TD badging.
Among them the JTD badge is the commonest, while the Ulysse 2.0 Multijet 16V wears the Multijet badge instead.
The Ulysse 2.2 Multijet 16V Bi-Turbo carries the largest motor at 2.2 litres, and the Ulysse 1.9 TD S the smallest one at 1.9 litres.
When you're not sure which version you own, call all the same then we will figure it out together.
When there is AdBlue in a diesel Fiat Ulysse
Tank size plays out differently with AdBlue. AdBlue is mostly water and does not blend with diesel, so with AdBlue in a diesel Fiat Ulysse, your diesel surrounding it does nothing to weaken it. As it settles to the base of the tank, where the fuel pump pulls from, even a small amount reaches your fuel lines.
AdBlue does not burn and gives the pump no protection, and as its water dries out, the urea left over forms crystals in the fuel lines and the filter and attacks the metal next to it.
The filler neck for AdBlue, on diesel vehicles that carry it, commonly shares a fuel flap with the diesel one and leads to a separate tank. Where your Ulysse has one, the AdBlue filler cap is usually blue and accepts a smaller nozzle than diesel.
A fuel drain on your Fiat Ulysse, step by step
A fuel drain on your Fiat Ulysse clears the whole tank, whatever its size on your version, and it is done where the vehicle is standing. First the contaminated fuel is pumped out, then the filter and fuel lines are cleaned. After filling up with fresh diesel, we prime the fuel system and fire up the engine.
Whether your Ulysse is still on the forecourt or parked on your drive doesn't change anything. Once we finish the drain, your car is running on clean diesel and free to drive away.
AdBlue removal from a diesel Fiat Ulysse
With AdBlue sitting at the bottom of your tank rather than blended in, AdBlue removal from a diesel Fiat Ulysse starts by emptying your tank entirely. Where your engine has been run, the fuel lines and your filter are purged through too, and the filter is changed if necessary.
Taking out or disabling the AdBlue system on the car isn't what this is about. It's about AdBlue that has got into your diesel tank.
What a fuel drain on the Fiat Ulysse will cost
Two jobs on the same model can be rather dissimilar, and so we don't publish a fixed price. The biggest factor is whether anyone has run or driven the Ulysse. Then there is the amount that got in compared with how big your tank is, which fuel it was, and where the vehicle is now.
Those facts are what we need to explain what the work takes. Call with them ready.
Questions on your tank and petrol in a diesel Fiat Ulysse
How many litres is the Fiat Ulysse fuel tank capacity?
It holds 80 litres, and every version we hold figures for shares that tank.
Is petrol less of a problem in a larger tank?
In a bigger tank, petrol is a smaller share of the total, yet it has not gone anywhere, and it gets to the pump as soon as the engine runs. All of it comes out with a drain, as long as your Ulysse is turned off.
Do you cover more than one diesel Ulysse?
Your boot badge shows which of the 7 diesel versions of the Ulysse in the table above is yours, as we have data for each.
Wrong fuel in my Fiat Ulysse: what does that include?
Anything other than diesel in your diesel tank, meaning petrol of every grade, super unleaded too, or AdBlue intended for its own separate tank.
Will you drain the Fiat Ulysse where it stands?
There's no need to shift or start the vehicle. Whether it's left on your drive or still on the forecourt, we travel to it.