Petrol in Diesel Focus

[bertson]

Hi;
My brother bought my 06 TDCI focus, and he just filled the car up with petrol, and drove for about 10 minutes

The AA are towing him to the ford garage, would he have done much damage?

Cheers
B

 

[mathepac]

Yes, he could have. The tank and fuel system will have to be drained, filters changed, error codes on ecu reset, only then can damage be assessed. Diesel fuel (and certain diesel oils) contain detergents needed to keep diesel engines, fuel pumps and injectors in good nick, petrol cleans these detergents out. The damage will depend on the distance travelled, the load on the engine (revving / road speed) and the ratio of petrol to diesel. He might be lucky; my daughter was with her first Passat diesel.

 

[Bell Butts]

I am surprised it happened as I thought that model of Focus (which i own myself) had those special fuel caps whereby the petrol won't fit in a diesel and vice versa - perhaps that's only in the Mk III Focus.

 

[bertson]

Thanks Lads;
Apparently no damage done, just flushed out the fuel system and a new oil filter + a tank of diesel, cost him €390.


I think it 2007+ when the fuel cap was added to the focus

 

[mathepac]

... Apparently no damage done, just flushed out the fuel system and a new oil filter + a tank of diesel, cost him €390....

Good news, but a dear tank of fuel!

 

[Frank]

Expensive lesson lucky to get away with 400 quid.