Petrol in a Diesel Mitsubishi Space Star: Already Driven It?
Keeping the motor off is what matters once you've travelled with petrol in a diesel Mitsubishi Space Star, so stop once it's safe and switch the motor off. Wherever you've pulled up, we can still put it right, and harm that lasts is very rare when it is spotted early.
Wherever your Mitsubishi Space Star has ended up, Petrol in Diesel comes out to drain your tank there and clear the petrol from the fuel system. It's on fresh diesel and running by the time we leave.
Spotting petrol in a diesel Space Star
It is usually a couple of miles until the symptoms show up, because with petrol inside your fuel tank a diesel Space Star will often run normally at first. With petrol or AdBlue in the fuel tank, these are the ones drivers normally notice:
- power drops away, especially when you ask the motor to pull
- it runs rough, or your idle turns uneven
- more smoke than normal appears from the tailpipe
- the dash shows warning lights
- after it stalls, it might not restart
Any of these beginning after you filled up is a reason to look at your receipt and see what was put in.
Wrong fuel in your Mitsubishi Space Star and the effect of travelling on it
Wrong fuel in your Mitsubishi Space Star remains in the fuel tank till the motor pulls it out, and driving is what takes it through your fuel filter, your high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Petrol weakens the diesel that lubricates your pump and your injectors as it passes through them, so running the Space Star further carries the mixture into more of the fuel system.
So completing the trip is a worse option than stopping as soon as you can. Normally, a drain and a clean are all a car requires when it is stopped early, because what can do damage is travelling far on fuel that is tainted.
Where you've pulled up
You don't have to move the Space Star anywhere. We come to it at the roadside or outside your house, so there's no reason to restart the car or organise a recovery truck.
A safe place, away from the traffic, is the place to wait when you're beside a main road, with your hazard lights on.
Roughly how far you travelled, which Space Star it is and where you have pulled up are the things to mention when you phone 0333 366 0103. The version shown on the badge, like the Space Star 1.9 DI-D, is useful too.
Fuel drain on your Mitsubishi Space Star after it has been driven
A fuel drain on your Mitsubishi Space Star after it was driven goes one step further than one on the forecourt. We drain the fuel tank first, then open up the fuel lines and then flush them through with the fuel filter, so no petrol is left between the tank and the engine. The system is primed after fresh diesel has gone in, then the motor is started to confirm it runs correctly.
Once it has run: AdBlue in a diesel Mitsubishi Space Star
Watch for smoke, uneven running and warning lights if AdBlue in a diesel Mitsubishi Space Star has been driven on, as the vehicle might also stall. As AdBlue sinks to the base of your tank, where your pump takes its fuel, it is in your fuel line quickly, and it neither burns nor lubricates. The urea crystallises in the filter and the fuel lines as its water dries.
AdBlue removal from a diesel Mitsubishi Space Star: what it means
Emptying your tank comes first in AdBlue removal from a diesel Mitsubishi Space Star that has been run, and then the crystals are cleared from your fuel lines and the fuel filter, with your fuel filter replaced if it needs it.
A separate AdBlue tank, if your Space Star has one, is left alone. The work is about liquid in the diesel tank, and doesn't mean taking out or switching off an AdBlue system.
Tank sizes and engines: Mitsubishi Space Star fuel tank capacity
55 litres is the size of the diesel fuel tank on each version of the Mitsubishi Space Star in our figures.
On this diesel Space Star, the versions carry DI-D and DiD badges.
Instead of DI-D, the Space Star 1.9 DID has DiD on its badge.
Each version listed has a motor of 1.9 litres.
| Version | Fuel tank |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Space Star 1.9 DI-D | 55 litres |
| Mitsubishi Space Star 1.9 DID | 55 litres |
Costing a fuel drain on the Mitsubishi Space Star after a drive
The distance travelled and where it is now matter the most for the price of a fuel drain on the Mitsubishi Space Star after driving, as does whether it was AdBlue or petrol. Phone with those details and we can explain what the job will involve.
Petrol in a diesel Mitsubishi Space Star: questions after driving
Is my Space Star ruined?
It is very unlikely. Lasting damage is uncommon when the vehicle is stopped soon and the system is emptied and cleaned, and that is what we do wherever you've pulled up.
Can I make the drive home first?
It's better not to. We can drain the Space Star just where it is, which means it does not need moving, and every mile driven on tainted fuel would carry it further through your fuel system.
Stalled, and it will not restart: what should I do next?
Please do not try again. Leave it as it is, because every attempt pulls more of that blend through. We prime your system and start it for you after it's been emptied and flushed and clean diesel is in.
Does the version of my Space Star make a difference?
The badge on the tailgate shows the version you have, out of the 2 diesel versions of the Space Star, and knowing it helps us when you call.
Wrong fuel in my Mitsubishi Space Star: does insurance cover it?
When your car is dealt with, it's worth looking at your policy, as some include misfuelling cover. We come out whether it does or not.