Tank Sizes and Petrol in a Diesel Nissan Note
If you have put petrol in a diesel Nissan Note, the capacity of its tank is one of the earliest things worth knowing, as it determines how much of what is in there is now petrol. This guide gives the tank for every version of the Nissan Note we hold figures for, along with the engines it came with.
The advice does not change with the figure now that it has happened. Keep the engine off then phone Petrol in Diesel, after which we will come out and drain the vehicle where it sits.
Nissan Note fuel tank capacity, by version
The Nissan Note uses the one diesel tank on each version we hold figures for, and it holds 46 litres.
| Version | Fuel tank |
|---|---|
| Nissan Note 1.5 dCi 105 | 46 litres |
| Nissan Note 1.5 dCi 70 | 46 litres |
| Nissan Note 1.5 dCi 85 | 46 litres |
| Nissan Note 1.5 dCi 90 | 46 litres |
What a few litres amounts to for wrong fuel in your Nissan Note
Wrong fuel in your Nissan Note mixes with whatever diesel is already inside the tank, and so the part of the fuel that is petrol rests on how full your tank was when you filled up. How much petrol gets to your engine rests a lot on the level inside the tank. The tank takes up to 46 litres, and on a nearly full one a few litres remain a small share of the whole, but in a tank running close to empty the same few litres make up a much larger share.
Drivers often ask how much petrol is too much. Whether the motor has been run is the more helpful thing to find out. Once it runs, your pump draws the mix from your tank and sends it on to the fuel injectors.
A fuel drain is the right course whatever the share, and with a modest amount it is usually all your Note needs.
Which engines the diesel Note was sold with
Before you ring, it is worth reading the version name on the badge, because it tells us which motor your Note has.
Across all diesel Note versions in our data, the badges are dCi.
All of them share the same engine size, 1.5 litres.
Once you phone, we can work out which version it is between us, even when you're not certain yourself.
Fuel tank size and AdBlue in a diesel Nissan Note
With AdBlue, fuel tank size works differently. AdBlue is mainly water and doesn't blend with diesel, and so with AdBlue in a diesel Nissan Note, your diesel surrounding it does nothing to dilute it. Since it sinks to the bottom of the tank, where the fuel pump draws from, even a tiny quantity gets into your fuel line.
AdBlue does not burn and gives the pump no lubrication, and as its water evaporates, the urea left over crystallises in your lines and the fuel filter and eats into the metalwork next to it.
The filler neck for AdBlue, on diesel cars that have it, commonly shares a fuel flap with the diesel one and feeds a separate tank. If your Note has an AdBlue filler, the diesel pump nozzle is the bigger of the two, and the AdBlue cap is normally blue.
Fuel drain on your Nissan Note
The whole tank is emptied in a fuel drain on your Nissan Note, however large the tank is in your version, without your car being moved from where it stands. Pumping out the tainted fuel comes first, followed by a rinse of your lines and your fuel filter. Then we refill with clean diesel, prime the system and fire up the engine.
Still at the forecourt or parked on your drive, your Note can be drained either way. When this drain is complete it is running on clean diesel and you can drive it away.
What AdBlue removal from a diesel Nissan Note takes
Emptying your tank fully is how AdBlue removal from a diesel Nissan Note starts, as AdBlue doesn't blend in and collects at the bottom instead. If your engine has been run, we flush the lines and the fuel filter through as well and change the filter if it needs it.
Taking out or disabling the AdBlue system on your car is not what this is about. It's about AdBlue that has gone into the diesel tank.
The cost of a fuel drain on the Nissan Note
Two jobs on the same model can be rather different, so we do not publish a fixed price. Whether the Note has been run or driven affects it most. After that it rests on how much got in against the tank size, whether petrol or AdBlue was put in, and your car's location.
Call with those details and we can let you know what the job will take.
Petrol in a diesel Nissan Note: tank questions
How many litres is the Nissan Note fuel tank capacity?
46 litres, with each version we hold data for using the same tank.
Is petrol less of an issue in a bigger tank?
In a larger tank, petrol is a smaller part of the total, yet it has not gone anywhere, and it gets to the pump when the engine runs. A drain removes all of that while your Note is turned off.
How many versions of the diesel Note are in your data?
We keep data for 4 diesel versions of the Note, so you can find yours in the table above from the name on its badge.
Wrong fuel in my Nissan Note: what does that include?
Everything other than diesel in the diesel tank, meaning petrol of every grade, super unleaded included, or AdBlue meant for its own separate tank.
Wherever the Nissan Note is, can you drain the car?
We do. The vehicle does not need to be moved or switched on, since we travel to it whether it is still on the forecourt or left at home.