Already Driven With Petrol in a Diesel Renault Grand Scenic?
If you have driven with petrol in a diesel Renault Grand Scenic, pull over as soon as it's safe, turn the engine off and leave it off. Spotted soon, it very rarely leaves lasting damage, while sorting it out where you've pulled up is still something we can do.
Where your Renault Grand Scenic has ended up, Petrol in Diesel comes out to empty the fuel tank there and clean the petrol from the system. Once we head off, your car is back on clean diesel.
When petrol in a diesel Grand Scenic shows itself
A diesel Grand Scenic carrying petrol in the tank commonly feels normal to begin with, so the symptoms tend to appear a couple of miles later. Drivers usually spot the following if there is petrol or AdBlue in the fuel tank:
- power falls away, especially when you ask the engine to pull
- lumpy running, or an uneven idle
- there is more smoke than usual from the tailpipe
- a warning light comes on
- the engine cuts out then might not restart
If one of these began after you filled up, check the receipt to see what went in.
What travelling does to wrong fuel in your Renault Grand Scenic
Till the motor draws it out, wrong fuel in your Renault Grand Scenic remains in your fuel tank, but driving draws it on to your fuel filter, then to your high-pressure fuel pump and the fuel injectors. Diesel lubricates your pump and your fuel injectors as it flows through them while petrol dilutes it, and so the further the Grand Scenic is driven, the more of the fuel system the blend gets to.
So completing the trip is a poorer choice than stopping the moment you can. Harm, where it happens, comes from a long journey on tainted fuel, and draining and cleaning are normally all a motor requires when it is stopped soon.
Another version of the Grand Scenic is no different from the Grand Scenic dCi 150 FAP in this, and so which one is yours makes no difference.
We come to wherever you've pulled up
You do not have to take the Grand Scenic anywhere. We come to it at the roadside or outside your house, so there's no need to start the car or organise a tow.
A safe place, clear of the traffic, is the place to wait if you are beside a busy road, with your hazards on.
Roughly how far you drove, which Grand Scenic it is and where you've stopped are what to mention when you call 0333 366 0103. If the badge gives the version, such as the Grand Scenic dCi 110 FAP EDC, that is useful too.
Fuel drain on your Renault Grand Scenic after it has been driven
After it was driven, a fuel drain on your Renault Grand Scenic involves a step more than one on the forecourt. Draining your fuel tank comes first. After that we open up your fuel lines and rinse them through with your filter, so there's no petrol left between the fuel tank and the motor. Fresh diesel goes in, your fuel system is primed, and we start the engine to check it runs properly.
AdBlue in a diesel Renault Grand Scenic that has been driven
Look out for smoke, rough running and warning lamps if AdBlue in a diesel Renault Grand Scenic has been driven on, because your car may also cut out. AdBlue does not burn or lubricate, and it sinks to the bottom of your tank where the fuel pump draws fuel, so it gets to the fuel line fast. Its water drying lets the urea form crystals in your lines and your filter.
AdBlue removal from a diesel Renault Grand Scenic after driving
We change your fuel filter if it needs it during AdBlue removal from a diesel Renault Grand Scenic after it's run, once your fuel tank is emptied and the crystals are cleared out of your filter and the lines.
A dedicated AdBlue tank, if your Grand Scenic has one, is left alone. The job is about fluid in your diesel tank, and does not mean taking out or switching off an AdBlue system.
Tanks and engines: Renault Grand Scenic fuel tank capacity
Each version of the Renault Grand Scenic in our figures has a diesel fuel tank of 60 litres.
You'll see dCi badges on diesel Grand Scenic versions.
The Grand Scenic 2.0 dCi FAP has the largest engine at 2.0 litres, and the Grand Scenic 1.5 dCi FAP has the smallest, at 1.5 litres.
| Version | Fuel tank |
|---|---|
| Renault Grand Scenic 1.5 dCi | 60 litres |
| Renault Grand Scenic 1.5 dCi FAP | 60 litres |
| Renault Grand Scenic 1.9 dCi FAP | 60 litres |
| Renault Grand Scenic 2.0 dCi FAP | 60 litres |
| Renault Grand Scenic dCi 110 FAP | 60 litres |
| Renault Grand Scenic dCi 110 FAP EDC | 60 litres |
| Renault Grand Scenic dCi 130 FAP | 60 litres |
| Renault Grand Scenic dCi 150 FAP | 60 litres |
| Renault Grand Scenic dCi 160 FAP | 60 litres |
The price of a fuel drain on the Renault Grand Scenic after driving
Whether it was petrol or AdBlue changes what a fuel drain on the Renault Grand Scenic costs after driving on it, though it hinges mostly on how far it travelled and where it has stopped. Give us those details on a call and then we can say what is involved in the job.
Usual questions about petrol in a diesel Renault Grand Scenic after a drive
Will my Grand Scenic be ruined?
Almost certainly not. With your car stopped soon and the system drained and cleaned wherever you've stopped, which is what we do, permanent harm is rare.
Is it OK to drive it home first?
We'd prefer you not to. We can drain the Grand Scenic right where it is, so it doesn't need moving, and each mile driven on contaminated fuel would take it further through the system.
It won't restart after stalling. What now?
Please don't try a second time. Leave it as it is, since every attempt pulls more of that mixture through. We get it started for you after emptying and rinsing it, putting clean diesel in and priming the system.
Do you need to know which Grand Scenic I drive?
The badge on the boot shows the version you have, out of the 9 diesel versions of the Grand Scenic, and knowing it helps us when you ring.
Wrong fuel in my Renault Grand Scenic: will insurance cover it?
When your car is sorted, it's worth looking at your policy, because some offer misfuelling cover. We come out whether it covers you or not.