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How do you know if you have put petrol into a diesel engine what are the symptoms and do the emisions smell waxy?

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Watch this:

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It'll give you an idea of some of the likely symptoms.

If you have put the wrong fuel in then, I suggest you try to drain the tank as much as possible, fill with diesel, and then flush the injection system through before trying to do any more driving with it
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CHEERS
CERTAINLY NOT THE SAME AS MINE AS IT RUNS JUST KICKS OUT LOADS OF WHITE GREY SMOKE!
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No need to shout fella.
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If it's anything like my diesel he's probably going deaf.

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