Baz786 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I need help, my loving girlfriend put £7.50 diesel in the TT and then realised what she was doing. She phoned me and I told her to fill up on optimax. £53 of optimax went in and since I've done a 50 mile run. Car has been parked for 2 days now and it wont start??????? what can I do:who: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Kill her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 at that ratio you shouldnt of let it sit and seperate i think if you had driven it regularly it wouldnt of seperated and it would of been fine...now...i dont know! Prob gonna have to be a drain i guess sorry mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supragold Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 You're kidding... you didn't drain the tank after the diesel went in Sorry to say it, but if not then you could have done serious damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Seriously.... tho... You need to: drain the tank have the injectors ultasonicly cleaned flush the fuel lines New fuel filter Check the pickup on the pump and clean out May have screwed your Lambda... Anyone... have I missed anything? Very bad idea starting it with diesel in it, no matter how much optimax you put in it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absz Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 the tank will have to be drained. also you might need a new set of spark plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Safest way would be to now drain the tank .Change the fuel filter and clean out out the fuel system to eliminate any sign of diesel bang some new plugs in And hope for the best im sure it will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz786 Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 So with me having left it standing the petrol and diesel have separated??If I bounce the back end enough it may start? and then I'll drive and drive and drive ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 So with me having left it standing the petrol and diesel have separated??If I bounce the back end enough it may start? and then I'll drive and drive and drive ??? too late dude...its the fuel at plugs and in fuel line that problem now. Do as the others have said empty it out and replace the plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz786 Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 Is it easy to drain?? Any help would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Best not to run the car at all now. Like Jay said you'll just cause more damage - the Lambda sensor and maybe the catalsts. Isn't the nozzle on a diesel filler pump larger than an unleaded one, unless the supra isn't I'm not sure how it was possible to put any diesel in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Is it easy to drain?? Any help would be appreciated Yeah its pretty easy a few ways of doing it so you can take your choice . Syphon from the tank though the filler or disconect the fuel line at the filter bridge out the fuel pump and and let the pump do all the work for you ..But to be honest I would be more enclined to take the spare wheel out access, the top of the tank and remove the pump carrier and pump it out or syphon from the top to make sure you get every last dreg out . This way you can also clean the filter bag on the bottom of the pump in petrol. I would then remove the fuel filter and blow the fuel line out with air/fresh petrol . I would also While the filter was out Run some fresh petrol up the fuel line from in front of the filter to clean out the rail and return line back to the tank to get any diesel left at that end of the system. Once all that is done and your are 100% sure most of the Diesel is out put it back together with a NEW fuel filter , fill up the tank , prime the system and away you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absz Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 one way to drain the tank is remove the fuel relay, bridge the two main feeds so the pump runs constant when ignition is switched on undo the fuel pipe from the fuel return in the boot, attach a longer hose onto the return pipe and pump all the fuel out into a container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz786 Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 Cheers guys, fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Anyone... have I missed anything?Yeah - ditch the g/f (or buy her a car that doesn't use diesel). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 was this done at a BP station by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 was this done at a BP station by any chance? Why? Do they have small Diesel nozels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Why? Do they have small Diesel nozels? Nope just the 'Ultimate' badging on both petrol and diesel pumps can confuse a LOT of people. Lots of people on jap forums have posted up about pumping £40s worth of ultimate diesel rather than petrol into their jap wagons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael parker Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Nope just the 'Ultimate' badging on both petrol and diesel pumps can confuse a LOT of people. Lots of people on jap forums have posted up about pumping £40s worth of ultimate diesel rather than petrol into their jap wagons As much as i don't like to admit it, i was so close to doing this, picked up the pump that said ultimate @ bp and only cos it was so greasy in diesel it made me look again, i almost dropped it when i realised i was about to fill up with diesel. Didn't realise until then that bp did ultimate diesel:blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I'm not sure that you will need to replace the sparks. The only reason I can see for it is that the tips would be coated in diesel which is an oil so rinsing the tips in white spirit should sort them out especially if they are £60 a set jobbers like mine are. Fuel filter has gotta go no questions. If you have another normal car I'd stick it in that a bit at a time every fill up to use it up but thats just me. I'm not sure myself that you will have done a great deal of damage. If you didn'y get much det then you shouldn't really have caused too many problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Alternatively, to save you teh hassle of draining the fuel system, you could simply lift out the 2JZ engine and drop in a diesel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Alternatively, to save you teh hassle of draining the fuel system, you could simply lift out the 2JZ engine and drop in a diesel Yeah like a Huricane diesel...give fireforce a run for their money then . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Just one question.... I have never come accross an unleaded car without an unleadded filler neck.... is this the case with your car... no green neck in the filler neck. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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