Accidentally filled diesel into petrol engine

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A friend asked me about this issue of accidentally filled in diesel into a petrol engine. He told me that his friend's Toyota Hiace has been filled with diesel when the engine is actually a petrol engine.

In such case, what needs to be done to fix this problem? The van has also been driven shortly. I know that the fuel system needs to be cleaned out but how about overhauling the engine? Is it required?
 

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Nobody accidentally fills diesel in their petrol tank. And nobody accidentally gets pregnant.
 

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Yup, I will try what bro. Danz mentioned, but how much petrol was left and how much diesel was pump in?
I am surprised he can still drive around.....lol
 

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I see before my neighbour wife pump diesel in iswara. Lot lots of white smoke....he say what to do, swallow the pain only.
 

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I see before my neighbour wife pump diesel in iswara. Lot lots of white smoke....he say what to do, swallow the pain only.
If not much diesel is pump in, the petrol still runs the car. Diesel will burn off as oil aka white smoke, but if too much diesel, petrol engine will drown......hhahhahahahhahaha:biggrin:
 

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Nobody accidentally fills diesel in their petrol tank. And nobody accidentally gets pregnant.
It is an accident apparently. Because the owner of the van borrowed it to his friend. Meanwhile for the one that borrowed the van, he thought that all vans use only diesel, so he filled it up with diesel.

if your friend is lucky, just empty out the tank & fill up with petrol & drive it around.
Not my friend actually. My friend's friend. My friend only came to me and ask about the solution for this. :biggrin:

Yup, I will try what bro. Danz mentioned, but how much petrol was left and how much diesel was pump in?
I am surprised he can still drive around.....lol
I'm not sure how much that guy filled in. The owner of the van only realize something is wrong when there is a lot of white smoke coming out from the exhaust. And he stopped driving after realizing that.

I see before my neighbour wife pump diesel in iswara. Lot lots of white smoke....he say what to do, swallow the pain only.
Same case for this van. A lot of white smoke coming out. But surprisingly, why would the wife pump diesel in Iswara, there is no diesel Iswara.

Speaking of that, imagine what will happen if someone borrowed a Wira diesel for a drive and filled it in with petrol thinking it is using a petrol engine like most Wira do.:biggrin:
 

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accidentally pump diesel/petrol can happen....not why his wife pump diesel. lol....
i duno lerrr....wear rubber also can accidentally leaked. :confused:
 
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I'm not sure how much that guy filled in. The owner of the van only realize something is wrong when there is a lot of white smoke coming out from the exhaust. And he stopped driving after realizing that.
If still can run, means not totally diesel. Just drain the tank, fill with petrol then run until the white smoke disappear, because fuel line still have the fuel mixture of diesel and petrol....:driver:
Do at your house can get free fogging.....hhahahhaha:rofl:
 

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If still can run, means not totally diesel. Just drain the tank, fill with petrol then run until the white smoke disappear, because fuel line still have the fuel mixture of diesel and petrol....:driver:
Do at your house can get free fogging.....hhahahhaha:rofl:
Then I guess no need for an overhaul. But fuel system cleaning is not necessarily needed?

How to do at my house. I don't even know the owner.
 

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Then I guess no need for an overhaul. But fuel system cleaning is not necessarily needed?

How to do at my house. I don't even know the owner.
Fuel system means hose from tank that leads to to engine. Once tank is drained and refilled, from there when in use new petrol fuel will clean the system.

Your friend's friend mah, tell him can start engine at your house.....hhahahhahaha:biggrin:
 

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