Petrol in a Diesel Toyota Verso-S? Start With the Tank
How much petrol there now is in the mix depends on the tank, so its size is well worth finding out early on when you have put petrol in a diesel Toyota Verso-S. We list the tank size on every version of the Toyota Verso-S that we have figures for on this page, together with the motors it came with.
After it has happened, the same advice holds whatever the figure is. Keep your engine off and ring Petrol in Diesel, after which we will come over to drain the car where it sits.
Toyota Verso-S fuel tank capacity, version by version
Every version of the Toyota Verso-S in our data uses the same diesel tank, holding 42 litres.
A few litres of wrong fuel in your Toyota Verso-S, and what they amount to
How full the tank was when you refuelled sets the share of petrol, because wrong fuel in your Toyota Verso-S mixes with whatever diesel is already there. Up to 42 litres fit in your tank. Topping up an almost full one with a couple of litres of petrol leaves only a small share of petrol in the whole, while the same quantity in a nearly empty tank makes up far more of what the engine would take in.
Often, drivers ask at what point that petrol becomes too much. Starting your engine is what carries the mixture out of your tank and through your pump and the injectors, and so the more helpful point to find out is whether it has run.
Having it drained is the sensible course no matter what the share is. If the volume is modest, your Verso-S generally needs nothing more than that.
The engine options fitted to your diesel Verso-S
When you call, it helps to have read the badge first, because the name of the version on it tells us which engine your Verso-S has.
Our data give D-4D badges on the diesel versions of the Verso-S.
Every engine in our data is 1.4 litres.
When you call, we can work out which version it is together, even if you're not sure yourself.
What goes on with AdBlue in a diesel Toyota Verso-S
AdBlue changes what the size of your tank means. AdBlue is largely water and doesn't mix with diesel, and so with AdBlue in a diesel Toyota Verso-S, the diesel around it does nothing to thin it. As it sinks to the base of your tank, where the fuel pump pulls from, even a small quantity gets into your fuel lines.
AdBlue gives your pump no lubrication and won't combust. Its water evaporates as it sits, leaving urea that forms crystals in the filter and the lines, where it attacks the metalwork it sits against.
On certain diesel cars, AdBlue has a second tank of its own, and its filler commonly sits next to the diesel filler under the same fuel flap. Where your Verso-S has one, the AdBlue filler cap is usually blue and accepts a slimmer pump nozzle than diesel.
Fuel drain on your Toyota Verso-S
A fuel drain on your Toyota Verso-S clears the whole tank, whatever its size on your version, and it's carried out where your car is sitting. We draw the contaminated fuel out, rinse the fuel lines and the filter, and fill up again with fresh diesel before re-priming your system and firing up the engine.
Left at home or still at the pump, your Verso-S gets the same drain. Clean diesel is what it runs on once this drain is done, and so you can drive it away.
AdBlue removal from a diesel Toyota Verso-S
Emptying your tank entirely is where AdBlue removal from a diesel Toyota Verso-S starts, as AdBlue doesn't mix in and settles at the bottom instead. We also rinse the fuel lines and the fuel filter through if the engine has run, changing the fuel filter when it needs changing.
What this covers is AdBlue that ended up in the diesel tank, not taking out or turning off the AdBlue system on your car.
What a fuel drain on the Toyota Verso-S costs
There's no fixed price listed here, because jobs on one model can vary quite a lot. What affects it most is whether the Verso-S has been started or driven, and next how much got in compared with the capacity of your tank, whether it was petrol or AdBlue, and where the vehicle is.
With those details, we can tell you what the job will need when you phone.
Your tank queries on petrol in a diesel Toyota Verso-S
What does the Toyota Verso-S fuel tank capacity come to?
It takes 42 litres, and every version we hold data for uses the same tank.
With a larger tank, is petrol less of a problem?
In a larger tank, petrol makes up a smaller share of the whole, yet it hasn't gone anywhere, and it gets to the pump as soon as the motor runs. Keep your Verso-S switched off and draining it gets every bit of that petrol out.
What counts as wrong fuel in my Toyota Verso-S?
It means anything put into the diesel tank that's not diesel, and so petrol of any grade, including super unleaded, or AdBlue, which has its own dedicated tank.
Do you come to the Toyota Verso-S to drain it?
We do. The car doesn't need to be shifted or started, because we travel to it whether it is still at the station forecourt or left on your drive.