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To want to kill DH right now (lighthearted)

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NapoleonsNose · 06/03/2015 18:48

Just went to the petrol station to fill up the car and he only went and put diesel in our petrol tank. Luckily, it was only a fivers worth and I realised before we started it up. Unluckily, it going to cost £150 to drain and flush the tank. Fortunately I'm a easy going type of wife and am laughing through gritted teeth and can almost see the funny side.

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Gangie · 06/03/2015 18:55

If it was only a fivers worth & there wasn't much petrol in it to start with u can just fill it to max with petrol & that will dilute the diesel enough for it to run without damaging the engine. i think!!!

RhiannonElward · 06/03/2015 18:56

We've done the opposite, dp put a small amount of unleaded in our diesel. I don't know if that makes a difference, but we were advised to fill the tank with diesel and that we shouldn't have any problems with such a small amount. We didn't have any problems after we did that.

glenthebattleostrich · 06/03/2015 18:58

My old boss did this twice. He was the head of the transport department running a fleet of 2000 vehicles.

busywifey · 06/03/2015 19:02

Just fill to brim with petrol and give it a good run. Save yourself £150!

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NapoleonsNose · 06/03/2015 19:06

It was just before 5.30 - its a main dealer garage - and they were just about to close, so he went in to ask them and they said NOT to start it. I asked the forecourt people and they said it would be fine just to fill it right up. Its a new car, to us anyway, that the PIL gave us the money to buy, so really don't want to bugger it up. We've only had it a month so I decided to wear the 150 quid as we really can't afford to mess up the engine. Typically, its my turn to work tomorrow so they've given us a courtesy car so I can get there. Bloody idiot - even after two glasses of wine, I still want to kill him! If it had been me, there would have been hell to pay!

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londonrach · 06/03/2015 19:10

If only a fiver flood the tank of disease and you should get away with it (no liability held if you dont just want pil in told)

londonrach · 06/03/2015 19:11

Diesel not disease but you knew that..( thrown ipad out of window)

CallMeExhausted · 06/03/2015 19:16

For what it is worth, you can hold this over his head for ETERNITY!!!!

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NapoleonsNose · 06/03/2015 19:18

Don't worry callme, I'm going to!

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Icimoi · 06/03/2015 20:24

Killing him would be every so slightly extreme, wouldn't it? Are you sure you've never made a stupid mistake?

bumpiesonamission · 06/03/2015 20:28

LTB

Charitybelle · 06/03/2015 20:38

My dh did this recently. Cost £160!
But I was secretly pleased as ever since we got our new car (diesel) he'd been helpfully reminding me not to accidentally fill it with unleaded!

I felt a wee bit smug, and grateful that I have this ammunition next time he tries to talk down to me about cars

Fluffyears · 06/03/2015 20:52

My dad did the same and garage told him just to fill up with correct fuel and there was no problem.

PiperIsTerrysChoclateOrange · 06/03/2015 21:17

I would mock him for life.

bimandbam · 06/03/2015 21:22

My dp did petrol in a diesel yesterday too.

The great numpty. Only cost us £80 though which was a relief.

I definitely haven't taken the piss all day. Definitely not. Especially not after him laughing at my reverse parking attempt failed the other day.

mummyof2munchkins · 06/03/2015 22:45

I did this, few months ago. My car, had it for years, £58 of unleaded into my diesel car.

Drove in with 1/4 tank, put £58 unleaded in, called AA, £220 to empty tank. £278 and i had empty tank.

If DH had made a single comment i'd have hit him with something very heavy been very annoyed.

Shit happens, laugh and buy wine.

CunningCat · 07/03/2015 00:09

I know someone who done this to their ex p new BMW

SquareStarfish · 07/03/2015 02:59

On a side note- I have always been under the impression you couldn't put diesel in a petrol, only the other way round, because the diesel nozzle is bigger??

Have I been living with a false safety net all this time?!

UsedToBeAPaxmanFan · 07/03/2015 07:34

Putting diesel in a petrol engibe is much more serious than the other way round.

Dgbgas a diesel car, I have petrol. I once went to fill up my car and couldn't get the nozzle in at all - then realised I was trying to fill it with diesel. The diesel nozzle was too big for the petrol tank. I thought all garages had that arrangement, in order to prevent diesel going into petrol tanks?

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NapoleonsNose · 07/03/2015 07:39

Starfish and Paxman - they do! But somehow he still managed to force five quids worth of fuel in. I'm feeling a bit more mellow about it now. It was an accident and he feels a right tit. Next time he gets the huff with me for something though, I'm certainly going to point out how reasonable I was when he made a very expensive mistake. I defo have the upper hand now. Evil

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MumToFourCats · 07/03/2015 08:27

Next time he gets the huff with me for something though, I'm certainly going to point out how reasonable I was when he made a very expensive mistake. I defo have the upper hand now

Like your style. Don't give away the upper hand too easily though, sit on it for a while so he thinks you'll not mention it again. Then when he thinks you've forgotten about it and he gets the huff over something - BAM. Throw it back at him then.

WottaMess · 07/03/2015 09:02

My dh has done this 3 times. That gives me the upper hand forever!!!

comedancing · 07/03/2015 09:04

Putting petrol in a diesel is not as serious as petrol more refined. But putting diesel in a petrol could wreck it. I wouldn't give out too much as like me you might do it yourself some day and be really hoping for mercy as you will feel such a fool so go easy on him!

DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 07/03/2015 09:28

www.autofuelfix.com/blog/wrong-fuel-in-car-your-ultimate-guide seems to be pretty thorough.

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