grillphil
Member Since: 11 Jun 2014
Location: Waltham Cross
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I've just filled up and like a plonka, put 2.88 ltrs of petrol in my tank before seeing the dressed green nozel in my hand.
I brimmed the tank with diesel on top 75.6 ltrs and would like to ask if I'll be ok as long as I fill the tank correctly on half a tank for a while to disperse the petrol?
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 17th Oct 2018 7:35 pm |
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Fireburst
Member Since: 02 Nov 2017
Location: Hertfordshire
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Don't worry, I once filled my Range Rover Sport with at least 10 gallons of petrol and drove it home before I realised, all the dash lights came and the engine run like a three legged donkey.
I drained the tank filled it with diesel and added 500ml of 2so, it never made any difference to the running and I had it for a couple of years and towed an 8 metre tintent with no problems.
Jim
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| 17th Oct 2018 7:44 pm |
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gasdisco
Member Since: 02 May 2017
Location: Angus
Posts: 63
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Hi,
Haven't done this to a D3, but 10 years ago I put 5 litrs unleaded into my 07 Vectra 150. Topped up with 45 litrs of diesel and shook it up beforestarting the engine, then brimmed after 50 then 100 miles.
Vectra had about 15000 miles on it then, hasn't missed a beat and now has 108000miles on it.
Hopefully you have the same trouble free future. 
Bill 01 Discovery2 V8 LPG - Resting
96 Discovery 300 V8 LPG - Resting
91 Discovery 200 TDI - Sold
71 Range Rover (Perkins 4.203) deceased
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| 17th Oct 2018 7:46 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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Fortunately, petrol floats on top of diesel.
With such a small quantity of petrol, keep brimming the tank and do so for the next 2,000 miles to give the petrol a nice long time to splash around and eventually mix with the diesel before risking running anywhere near low. I wouldn’t let it go under 3/4’s of a tank for at least 1,000 miles. 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 17th Oct 2018 7:52 pm |
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gasdisco
Member Since: 02 May 2017
Location: Angus
Posts: 63
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Forgot to add, a slug of 2 stroke oil mixed in will fend off any detrimental effects due to lack of lubricity of petrol. This is the usual reason for hefty repair bill after running on petrol. 01 Discovery2 V8 LPG - Resting
96 Discovery 300 V8 LPG - Resting
91 Discovery 200 TDI - Sold
71 Range Rover (Perkins 4.203) deceased
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| 17th Oct 2018 7:57 pm |
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peter.green
Member Since: 26 Aug 2015
Location: South killingholme Lincolnshire
Posts: 148
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Fireburst wrote:Don't worry, I once filled my Range Rover Sport with at least 10 gallons of petrol and drove it home before I realised, all the dash lights came and the engine run like a three legged donkey.
I drained the tank filled it with diesel and added 500ml of 2so, it never made any difference to the running and I had it for a couple of years and towed an 8 metre tintent with no problems.
Jim
so I'm not the only brain dead  put 3/4s of a tank in my RRS last week dash lit up like Blackpool illuminations engine died called RAC £200 later  back on the road, won't be trying that again Land Rovers don't leak they just mark there spot
1973 Land Rover Series 3 110 safari Gone but not forgotten
1990 Discovery 200Tdi Gone thank god
1996 Discovery 300Tdi sadly missed (still going strong but not with me)
2003 Discovery TD5 Gone to LR heaven
2004 Discovery TD5 Gone to Aberdeen hope it likes it there
2005 RRS HSE Rimini Red (my Disco 3 in a posh frock)
Think I see a pattern here
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| 17th Oct 2018 7:58 pm |
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grillphil
Member Since: 11 Jun 2014
Location: Waltham Cross
Posts: 216
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Thanks for the reasurance. I'll keep brimming it on 3/4 of a tank as suggested. Cheers all. 
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| 17th Oct 2018 8:02 pm |
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grillphil
Member Since: 11 Jun 2014
Location: Waltham Cross
Posts: 216
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peter.green wrote:Fireburst wrote:Don't worry, I once filled my Range Rover Sport with at least 10 gallons of petrol and drove it home before I realised, all the dash lights came and the engine run like a three legged donkey.
I drained the tank filled it with diesel and added 500ml of 2so, it never made any difference to the running and I had it for a couple of years and towed an 8 metre tintent with no problems.
Oh poo 
Jim
so I'm not the only brain dead put 3/4s of a tank in my RRS last week dash lit up like Blackpool illuminations engine died called RAC £200 later back on the road, won't be trying that again
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| 17th Oct 2018 8:05 pm |
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Fireburst
Member Since: 02 Nov 2017
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 187
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Not only me then!!
Biggest problem I had was getting rid of about 90lts of petrol/diesel mix. Would have been easier if I had not drained it myself!! 
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| 17th Oct 2018 8:06 pm |
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Discomadness
Member Since: 19 Jan 2015
Location: Caerphilly
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What DM said.  got that t shirt. Jarrod
Current : D3 2007 HSE - AKA the lemon
-beanie grille
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| 17th Oct 2018 9:30 pm |
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mike23118
Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: North Wales
Posts: 1028
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well you just lowered the freezing point ready for the cold spell 
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| 17th Oct 2018 9:56 pm |
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grillphil
Member Since: 11 Jun 2014
Location: Waltham Cross
Posts: 216
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Chilly this morning 
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| 18th Oct 2018 6:07 am |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
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don't HGV drivers do this all the time in winter ? not sure the %age but you're on about 3% which doesn't seem an awful lot to me.
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| 18th Oct 2018 8:20 am |
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mike23118
Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: North Wales
Posts: 1028
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We used to hardware, as it saved us lighting a 20ltr drum 1/4 filled with diesel and shuving it under the unit to unfreeze it.
Oh happy times
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| 18th Oct 2018 10:44 am |
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