When you fill a diesel Ford Transit with petrol, there is a serious risk that you will damage your Transit’s engine. Petrol acts as a solvent with repairs coming up to hundreds or even thousands of pounds if the engine ceases as the contaminated fuel goes through the system. Metal particles from the pump could be deposited in the fuel which risks further damage.
If you have mistakenly put petrol in diesel Transit in South West London, don’t panic as GMM1 South West London has the right solution for you. We cover all areas of South West London and every Transit model. What to do when you realize that you have filled up petrol in Ford Transit diesel, keep your engine turned off, if possible, put your Transit in neutral and ask for help to shift it to a safe spot. GMM1 has expert engineers who drain contaminated wrong fuel from your Transit diesel engine at the cheapest online prices.
The best way to get your Transit back on the road is to drain the tank and get the filter cleaned or replaced. Fortunately, all these services are available at GMM1 and are done by experts with years of experience in this field. This is the best way to protect your Transit engine from damage.
However, don’t be harsh on yourself as hundreds of thousands of drivers have done the same, 150,000 a year to be precise, so you are not alone.
One person every four minutes fills their diesel vehicle with petrol or petrol vehicle with diesel, which can wreak havoc on the interior workings, with repair bills amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds every year. Putting petrol in a diesel Transit engine will cause your engine to cut out and stop working. As diesel doesn’t ignite in the same way that petrol does, the spark plugs which ignite the fuel in your petrol engine will have no effect.
If you’ve put petrol in diesel Transit in South West London, follow these simple steps to get your engine started.
If petrol is not drained properly from your Transit’s diesel engine, in a best case scenario, the fuel pump and injection systems will likely need to be replaced, but depending on the extent of the damage the entire engine could be wrecked beyond repair. Don’t despair as GMM1 South West London has all the latest equipment alongside technical expertise needed to clean your diesel Transit and get you back on road ASAP.
