Kept Driving With Petrol in a Diesel SsangYong Kyron?
The engine needs switching off then keeping off once you can pull over somewhere safe, if you've travelled with petrol in a diesel SsangYong Kyron. Wherever you have pulled up, we can still sort it out, and harm that lasts is very uncommon when it's caught early.
Where your SsangYong Kyron has stopped, Petrol in Diesel comes out to drain the tank there and clean the petrol from the fuel system. It is on clean diesel and running by the time we leave.
Warning signs of petrol in a diesel Kyron
You may go a few miles before noticing anything wrong, because petrol in your fuel tank frequently keeps a diesel Kyron driving as usual at first. The following are the signs usually spotted if your tank has AdBlue or petrol in it:
- power falls away, particularly as you ask the engine to accelerate
- it runs roughly, or the idle turns erratic
- smoke from the tailpipe, more of it than usual
- warning lights on the dash light up
- the motor stalls and may not restart
If one of these began after you filled up, check the receipt to confirm what went in.
What driving does with wrong fuel in your SsangYong Kyron
Until the motor pulls it out, wrong fuel in your SsangYong Kyron remains in the tank, but driving draws it on to your filter, then to your injection pump and your fuel injectors. As diesel passes through the injectors and the fuel pump it protects them, yet petrol dilutes it, which is why the Kyron takes that mix deeper into the system the more it is driven.
Stopping the moment you can is better than finishing the trip because of that. Travelling a long way on tainted fuel is what can do damage, and if a vehicle is stopped early, draining and cleaning are generally all it requires.
Right where you stopped
You don't have to move the Kyron anywhere. The side of the road and outside your house are both spots we come to, so it doesn't need restarting or towing.
If you are alongside a main road, put your hazard lights on then wait somewhere out of harm's way, clear of the traffic.
When you call 0333 366 0103, tell us where you are, which Kyron it is and roughly how far you drove. If the badge shows the version, such as the Kyron LV7, that helps as well.
Fuel drain on your SsangYong Kyron after it was driven
There is a step more to a fuel drain on your SsangYong Kyron after it has been driven than to one at the forecourt. Once your fuel tank is drained, your lines are opened and flushed through along with your filter, which leaves no petrol anywhere from your tank to the engine. With fresh diesel in and the fuel system primed, we start the motor then make sure it runs correctly.
AdBlue in a diesel SsangYong Kyron that has been driven
Rough running, smoke and warning lamps are the usual symptoms after you've driven on AdBlue in a diesel SsangYong Kyron, and the vehicle may then stall. As AdBlue settles to the bottom of the fuel tank, where the fuel pump takes its fuel, it is in your fuel line fast, and it does not burn or lubricate. Crystals form in your fuel lines and the fuel filter as its water evaporates.
AdBlue removal from a diesel SsangYong Kyron
The lines and your fuel filter have to be freed of the crystals once your fuel tank is drained, which is what AdBlue removal from a diesel SsangYong Kyron that has been run involves. Where the filter needs it, we change it.
Only your diesel tank is dealt with here. If your Kyron has an AdBlue tank of its own, it is left as it is, and nothing here means removing or turning off the AdBlue system.
Engines and SsangYong Kyron fuel tank capacity
Our figures show the diesel fuel tank holds 75 litres on each version of the SsangYong Kyron.
The price of a fuel drain on the SsangYong Kyron after a drive
Whether it was petrol or AdBlue changes what a fuel drain on the SsangYong Kyron costs after driving on it, though it depends mostly on how far it travelled and where it has stopped. Those details are what we need when you call, and with them we can explain what the work will involve.
Driven on petrol in a diesel SsangYong Kyron: your queries
Has the petrol ruined my Kyron?
It is very unlikely. Lasting harm is rare when the vehicle is stopped soon and the fuel system is emptied and flushed, and that is what we do where you've pulled up.
Is it OK to drive it home first?
It is wiser not to. We can drain the Kyron right where it sits, which means it doesn't need moving, and every mile driven on tainted fuel would take it further through your fuel system.
What do I do if it has stalled and won't restart?
Please don't try again. Leave it as it is, since every attempt pulls more of the blend through. We prime your system and start it for you after it's been emptied and flushed and clean diesel is in.
Is wrong fuel in my SsangYong Kyron covered by my insurance?
We still come out whichever way your policy goes, and some do include misfuelling cover, so looking at yours once the vehicle is sorted is worthwhile.