Petrol in a Diesel Nissan Cube, and You've Driven It
Keeping the engine off is what counts once you've travelled with petrol in a diesel Nissan Cube, which means you should stop as soon as it is safe and then turn the motor off. It is very rare for lasting harm to result when it's spotted early, while it can still be put right where you've stopped.
Where your Nissan Cube has stopped, Petrol in Diesel comes out to drain the fuel tank there and clean the petrol from the fuel system. It is on fresh diesel and running when we go.
How petrol in a diesel Cube shows itself
A diesel Cube carrying petrol inside your tank frequently feels normal to begin with, so the symptoms tend to appear a few miles later. Whether your fuel tank has petrol or AdBlue in it, drivers normally spot the following:
- the motor loses power, particularly whenever you ask it to pull
- lumpy running, or an erratic idle
- there is more smoke than usual from the exhaust
- the dashboard shows warning lamps
- it stalls, and then may fail to restart
Look at your receipt if one of these started after filling up, as it shows which fuel was put in.
What driving does to wrong fuel in your Nissan Cube
Wrong fuel in your Nissan Cube remains in your tank till the engine pulls it out, and driving is what draws it through your filter, the high-pressure pump and your injectors. Diesel lubricates your fuel pump and the injectors as it flows through them while petrol thins it, and so the farther the Cube is taken, the more of your system that blend gets to.
Stopping as soon as you can is better than finishing the journey for that reason. Travelling a long way on contaminated fuel is what can do harm, and if a car is stopped soon, a drain and a clean are usually all it requires.
Just where you stopped
The Cube doesn't need getting anywhere. No recovery truck needs to be booked and there's no need to start it, because we come to it at the roadside or outside your house.
On a main road, turn on the hazard lights, then find somewhere safe to wait clear of the traffic.
Before you call 0333 366 0103, have your location to hand, along with the mileage you travelled and which Cube it is. Knowing the version from the badge, such as the Cube 1.5 dci, helps as well.
Fuel drain on your Nissan Cube after it was driven
Next to a drain at the forecourt, a fuel drain on your Nissan Cube goes a step further after a drive. No petrol should be remaining between the fuel tank and the engine by the end, which is why the tank is emptied first and the lines are then opened up and flushed through with your fuel filter. Fresh diesel goes in, your fuel system is primed, and we start the motor to check it runs smoothly.
When the engine has run with AdBlue in a diesel Nissan Cube
If you have AdBlue in a diesel Nissan Cube and you have driven on it, the symptoms are usually rough running, smoke and warning lamps, and your car might stall. Sinking to the base of your tank, where your pump picks up fuel, AdBlue gets into your fuel line quickly, and it does not burn or lubricate. Urea crystals build up in your lines and the filter once its water dries.
AdBlue removal from a diesel Nissan Cube after driving
The lines and the filter have to be cleared of the crystals after the tank is drained, which is what AdBlue removal from a diesel Nissan Cube that has been run means. If the fuel filter needs it, we replace it.
Just your diesel tank is worked on here. If your Cube has an AdBlue tank of its own, it's left alone, and nothing here involves taking out or disabling the AdBlue system.
The Nissan Cube fuel tank capacity and its engines
The Nissan Cube has the same diesel fuel tank, 50 litres, on each version in our records.
The badges on diesel Cube versions are dCi.
The engines are 1.5 litres on every version in our list.
Costing a fuel drain on the Nissan Cube after a drive
How far it travelled and where it has stopped are what largely settle the cost of a fuel drain on the Nissan Cube after a drive, and petrol or AdBlue makes a difference as well. Give us those details in a call and then we can say what's involved in the job.
Driven with petrol in a diesel Nissan Cube: your queries
Is the Cube ruined now?
The likelihood of that is very low. We drain and clean the fuel system where you have pulled up, and when the car has been stopped early, lasting harm is rare.
Can I make the drive home first?
Our guidance is not to. We can drain the Cube just where it is, so it doesn't need shifting, and every mile driven on tainted fuel would take it further through the fuel system.
It will not restart after stalling. What now?
Leaving it alone is better than having another go, as each try draws that blend further through. Once we have drained and rinsed it and then put fresh diesel in, we prime your fuel system and get it started for you.
Insurance and wrong fuel in my Nissan Cube: am I covered?
Misfuelling cover is included in some insurance policies, so check yours after the car has been dealt with. Whatever it says, we still come out.