Re: In deep shit...what should I do?
A google search came up with these:
What happens if you put diesel in your car instead of unleaded gasoline? Would it run at all?
"Diesel fuel put in a vehicle designed to run on gasoline will not damage the engine mechanical system, but will depending on the amount installed cause a problem from poor performance and excessive exhaust smoke to engine shut down. Diesel fuel fires by the heat of compression, not by a spark plug. The only solution is to drain the fuel system as much as possible: fuel tank, filter and if possible "blow out" the fuel lines. The reason for this is that even if the engine runs on the mix of diesel fuel and gasoline the catalytic converter will be severely overloaded by the unburned diesel fuel, and the engine management system will not be able to properly regulate the engine operation. You can count on "check engine" light codes for cylinder misfire and oxygen sensor problems. Removing as much diesel fuel as possible and running the vehicle on gasoline for a while should resolve these problems"
"I have personally seen an instance where diesel fuel was inadvertantly put into a gasoline powered welder (4 cyl. engine). It started to smoke profusely, then stalled. The diesel fuel was drained from the tank, gasoline put in, and after cranking engine for about 1 1/2 minutes, it started and ran fine. Diesel fuel will not ruin your engine. It will foul the plugs, and may cause trouble with modern fuel injection systems, requireing flushing, and purging of the system, but that's about it."
"It wouldn't run.
You would need to have the engine, fuel line and petrol tank completely cleaned out and any filters replaced."
"Diesel motors are quite different to petrol engines, as the diesel combusts in the motor spontaneously, rather than needing spark plugs to ignite it. "
