Seeby
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: West Sussex
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Saw a sparkly new D4 on a Shell Forecourt. AA Fuel van in attendance - owner had just picked car up (12 plate with 50 miles) and brimmed with Unleaded. 
Didn't start the car so no damage but the kit in the AA van is pretty impressive to deal with this.
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 16th Mar 2012 4:34 pm |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
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How did he / she get past the mis-fuelling device?
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| 16th Mar 2012 4:38 pm |
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smaskins
Member Since: 16 Jun 2009
Location: SE London/Kent
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Also just goes to show that the tight arsed dealers just give you enough fuel to get off the forecourt 
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| 16th Mar 2012 4:50 pm |
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B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
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Quote:How did he / she get past the mis-fuelling device?
Now theres a good question
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| 16th Mar 2012 4:54 pm |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
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Unless its not fitted on a MY12?
I've never set mine off - so couldnt comment if they work?
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| 16th Mar 2012 4:56 pm |
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MrH
Member Since: 08 Aug 2007
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smaskins wrote:Also just goes to show that the tight arsed dealers just give you enough fuel to get off the forecourt
You just need to have the balls and turn around saying "If I've spent £4xxxx on a car with you the least you can do is fill it up to the top, here's the key and off you go...."
That's what I did and I got a full tank of Diesel to drive home in - mind you, that was Yeovil LR 
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| 16th Mar 2012 5:07 pm |
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KJS
Member Since: 26 Feb 2008
Location: Kent
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Must admit I was pleasently surprised when i picked mine up from Lookers Park Royal, full up to the brim, so much in fact I thought the cap was leaking !! 
Top people to do business with as well.
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| 16th Mar 2012 7:04 pm |
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MrH
Member Since: 08 Aug 2007
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Just proves the what been said before, not all dealers, are stealers
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| 16th Mar 2012 7:07 pm |
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Zapp79
Member Since: 25 Jan 2012
Location: Staffordshire
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Misfuel device is definitely fitted to MY12. I have the yellow plastic wigdet rattling around in the glove box.
A friend of mine had a similar incident with his new X5.... first time the missus borrowed it for a trip to the shops and she brimmed it with petrol, just before pulling off the forecourt and stopping 100 yds down the road in a cloud of smoke.
£11000 to fix! New engine, new fuel system and tank, and IIRC, a new gearbox (no idea why??). Was away being fixed for 6 weeks. Fortunately for him (or her) the insurance co paid up!
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| 16th Mar 2012 8:20 pm |
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discohugh
Member Since: 10 Jan 2012
Location: warwickshire
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I filled my bmw 525d with petrol drove half a mile and realised my mistake. Switched off and phoned mechanic with forty years experience. Had to move vehicle another quarter mile where he drained the system and topped up with diesel. It started first time and has run cleaner ever since. Now covered another 30000 miles, absolutely first class, excellent power no smoke. Better than before !! Oh by the way BMW said they wanted £3000 to fix. As to an earlier post why would you change a gearbox when it is independent of the engine and fuel system ??
Changed fuel filter two days later total cost £120.00 Discovery 3 HSE 55 plate Buckingham Blue with Alpacha
Discovery 300 TDI auto, one of the last, now gone
Freelander 2 gs manual, from new, now gone
Defender td5 full county pack, from new lovely lovely, now gone
Defender 110 12 seater 300tdi no heater, good prep for antarctic, now gone
various old farm landies, what a way to learn to drive !!!
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| 16th Mar 2012 10:05 pm |
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Zapp79
Member Since: 25 Jan 2012
Location: Staffordshire
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No idea - hefty gearbox damage seemed unlikely to me too. If you got away with a quick drain and flush, sounds like my buddy may have got stung twice!
From my own experience with BMW 'technicians', they really don't tend to diagnose and fix anything - just swap big black boxes around. A proper mechanic is worth his weight in gold!
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| 16th Mar 2012 10:19 pm |
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discohugh
Member Since: 10 Jan 2012
Location: warwickshire
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Living out here in the country most of us are practical and earn our money hard. We call a spade a spade and don't suffer fools.
I have enjoyed all things mechanical for thirty years and although I don't do myself, I won,t be conned !! My friend recently had an oil leak on his 55 plate petrol RR. He had it recovered to the Landrover dealer who said that the engine was shot ! (quote £14000) He had it moved to an independent who repaired and tested for £85. That was 10000 miles ago, all working fine. Discovery 3 HSE 55 plate Buckingham Blue with Alpacha
Discovery 300 TDI auto, one of the last, now gone
Freelander 2 gs manual, from new, now gone
Defender td5 full county pack, from new lovely lovely, now gone
Defender 110 12 seater 300tdi no heater, good prep for antarctic, now gone
various old farm landies, what a way to learn to drive !!!
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| 16th Mar 2012 10:36 pm |
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Seeby
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: West Sussex
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Interesting point about the fuelling device. The owner wasn't around  but it definitely had a tank of unleaded in it. The AA guy went into a lot of detail about what would happen if it had been started and what would need to have been replaced to not void the warranty.
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| 18th Mar 2012 9:18 am |
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DG
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discohugh wrote:Living out here in the country most of us are practical and earn our money hard. We call a spade a spade and don't suffer fools.
 That's the funniest line I've read in a while wid ma hommies in da country hood blood ! 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 18th Mar 2012 9:33 am |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
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DG, bung some Hunters on your feet and bit of tweed on your back and you'd make an ideal country squire!! Just as long as no-one gives you a 12 bore. 
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| 18th Mar 2012 11:28 am |
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