Boss went away and gave me the company car to visit a site today. There was no fuel in the car when I got it so I had to fill it up. Put in Premium Unleaded (95) and drove it for about 100kms. During this time the engine light came on. I was looking everywhere and couldn’t find info about whether the car was petrol or Diesel, in the fuel door it just said 95, 98, & had a symbol with a crossed out pb (lead?). The vehicle is a Renault Kangoo x76. They came with diesel or Petrol engine. Would I have noticed issues while driving it over the 100kms or is it something slow that would destroy the engine over time?
I should also mention that it had a heater symbol visible before starting which makes me question whether it is Diesel.
If it says it’s petrol/gas inside the fuel door and nothing indicates otherwise, it’s probably some other problem.
If they did a diesel conversion and didn’t tell you, it’s still not on you. Either way, I’d call the boss and explain, hopefully they’re not an AH!
Typically if a check engine light comes on shortly after fueling up, it’s likely the fuel cap isn’t on properly.
Adding petrol to a diesel vehicle would develop negative effects very quickly. You would get a ton of smoke out of the exhaust and the engine would almost certainly “run away”.
No. The injectors, if not also the pistons, would seize looooong before a runaway. Not to mention the pump burning up due to lack of lube.
That’s not how it works in real life
You don’t really understand how any of that works huh?
I’ve actually seen what happens when a diesel dump truck is filled with gas, but whatever
Isnt there usually another cap right next to the fuel cap for exhaust fluid? Or at least another door for it
SOLVED: I took it to the fuel station and tried to put a diesel nozzle in the car, but it wouldn’t fit. I read online that you can’t fit a diesel nozzle into a petrol vehicle, so CRISIS AVERTED.