nige90 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Early this evening off to meet up with a friend for a couple of hours pottering N Wales's lanes I stopped at the garage to fuel up. 1/2 mile up the road noticed a drop in power away from the lights. Changed gear, same lack of grunt....... then I had a sinking feeling.. Pulled over and suck the old snout in the filler... Yep... Unleaded. Tankful of the damn stuff. Phoned mate, tow home, system drained and refilled and fortunately no ill effects, apart from an £86 dent in the wallet SWMBO got a bargain in her Rav 4 though. And just to ice the cake there was a remarkable lack of water on our brief jaunt. The "carwash" just outside Corwen was pitiful !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco tony Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 excuse the ignorance, (i'm new), but ive seen swmbo a couple of times but cant figure it out, is it: short wheel missus (with) BO? or am i barking up the wrong kettle of fish? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 She Who Must Be Obeyed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco tony Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Makes sense now, I have one of those!! She cringes at the mere mention of the LR words! Don't tell her i'm on here again for gawds sake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastcard Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 ....... then I had a sinking feeling...Pulled over and suck the old snout in the filler... Yep... Unleaded. Dreaming about that V8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige90 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 Dreaming about that V8 If it'd been a V8 I wouldn't have been looking for water to play in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I dont know whats worse - one that complains and keeps you under control or one that says "hit the gas, dont slow down - doesnt matter if you are knackered, what can we do to make the car faster?" both equally frightening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Here comes some more ignorance!! Being that you've put unleaded in a diesel and almost knackered it, won't there be a contamination issue if you use that fuel in an unleaded motor?? My guess is that there is enough petrol to dilute what diesel there is, but it still begs the question.... You aren't alone here!! I've done it to SWMBO's car!! I'd never had a diesel, so flew into the petrol station, whacked the green nozzle in the filler and only noticed when the cashier said "## litres of unleaded"...............D'OH!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 <snip>there was a remarkable lack of water on ourbrief jaunt. The "carwash" just outside Corwen was pitiful !!!</snip> Where's that then Nige? I know of one near Loggerheads not Corwen. Since I work at Bala now and then I can feel a diversion coming on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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