What the Tank Holds: Petrol in a Diesel Hyundai Matrix
Once you have got petrol in a diesel Hyundai Matrix, the capacity of its fuel tank is among the earliest points to know, because it determines how much of what is in there is now petrol. Our page gives the tank size on every version of the Hyundai Matrix we hold figures for, together with the engines it was sold with.
The guidance does not change with the figure now that it has happened. Once you switch the motor off and ring Petrol in Diesel, we will come out and empty the vehicle where it is.
The Hyundai Matrix fuel tank capacity on each version
Every version of the Hyundai Matrix in our figures shares the same diesel tank, which takes 55 litres.
| Version | Fuel tank |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Matrix 1.5 CRDi | 55 litres |
| Hyundai Matrix 1.5 CRDi vGT | 55 litres |
What a few litres means with wrong fuel in your Hyundai Matrix
How full the tank was when you refuelled determines the share of petrol, as wrong fuel in your Hyundai Matrix blends with whatever diesel was already in it. How much petrol gets to the engine rests a lot on the amount in your tank. It takes up to 55 litres, and on a nearly full one a few litres remain a minor share of the whole, yet in a tank running close to empty the same few litres make up a much larger part.
Motorists commonly ask how much petrol is too much. Starting your engine is what takes the blend out of the tank and through the pump and the fuel injectors, and so the more useful point to know is whether it has run.
A drain is the sensible course whatever the share, and with a small volume it is generally all your Matrix needs.
Which engines your diesel Matrix was sold with
The motor in your Matrix shows in the version name on the badge. Check it before you ring.
Diesel versions of the Matrix within our figures wear CRDi badges.
All of them use the same motor size, 1.5 litres.
Call all the same if you are not certain which version you have, and we'll work it out with you.
Tank size and AdBlue in a diesel Hyundai Matrix
Fuel tank size works differently with AdBlue. With AdBlue in a diesel Hyundai Matrix, your diesel already inside your tank does not weaken it. Being mainly water, AdBlue keeps separate from your diesel and settles to the bottom, which is where the pump pulls from. Even a tiny amount ends up in the fuel lines.
AdBlue gives your pump no lubrication and won't burn. Its water dries out as it stands, leaving urea that forms crystals in the fuel filter and your lines, where it eats into the metalwork it sits against.
The filler neck for AdBlue, on diesel vehicles that carry it, commonly shares a flap with the diesel one and feeds a separate tank. On any Matrix with an AdBlue filler, a blue cap usually shows it, and that cap accepts a narrower pump nozzle than the diesel one.
Fuel drain on your Hyundai Matrix
Carried out where the car is standing, a fuel drain on your Hyundai Matrix empties the whole tank, whatever size the tank is on your version. Pumping out the tainted fuel comes first, followed by a flush of the lines and the fuel filter. Then we refill with fresh diesel, prime the fuel system and fire up the motor.
It doesn't matter whether your Matrix is sitting at the station forecourt or parked on your driveway. Once the drain is done it's running on fresh diesel and you can drive it away.
AdBlue removal from a diesel Hyundai Matrix
Emptying your tank completely is where AdBlue removal from a diesel Hyundai Matrix begins, since AdBlue doesn't blend in and settles at the bottom instead. Where the motor has been started, the lines and the filter are purged through too, and the fuel filter is changed if needed.
This covers AdBlue that has gone into your diesel tank. It is not taking out or disabling the AdBlue system on the car.
What a fuel drain on the Hyundai Matrix will cost
We do not list a fixed price, as two jobs on the same model can be quite dissimilar. Whether the Matrix has been started or driven affects it most. After that it rests on how much got in against your tank size, whether petrol or AdBlue went in, and your car's location.
With those facts, we can tell you what the job will need when you ring.
Petrol in a diesel Hyundai Matrix: tank queries
How many litres is the Hyundai Matrix fuel tank capacity?
Every version we have figures for shares one tank, and it takes 55 litres.
Does petrol matter less in a bigger tank?
Less of the total is petrol if a few litres go into a bigger tank, yet it's still there, and running the motor still carries it to the pump. A fuel drain removes all of it as long as your Matrix is turned off.
Diesel versions of the Matrix: how many do you list?
There are 2 diesel Matrix versions in our figures, and the name on the badge tells you which row of the table above is yours.
Is it wrong fuel in my Hyundai Matrix if it's not diesel?
Everything apart from diesel in your diesel tank, which means petrol of every grade, super unleaded as well, or AdBlue meant for its own separate tank.
Wherever the Hyundai Matrix is, can you drain the vehicle?
We do. The vehicle does not need to be shifted or switched on, as we travel to it whether it's still at the station forecourt or left at home.