I just put ~11 liters of Petrol in a Audi Q7 2008 with a tank capacity of 80l, I immediately filled it up with diesel and drove about 10 km to my hotel. Some sources say it’s fine if I keep topping it up, others say I’m screwed. Am I ok? Should I add oil?

  • backcountry57@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It will be fine a 3l of petrol in a tank of diesel is perfectly fine it will act as a anti gel agent in cold weather. 11l is a bit much and will essentially float on the diesel, so your car will run fine until you get low in fuel.

    The petrol acts as a solvent and thins the lubricants in the diesel, so the engine runs hotter.

    So fill up at 1/2 a tank and run a few tanks through it and you will be fine.