I have put 1/3 litre of petrol in my deisel landrover?

[Vivienne21]

Today I have put 1/3 litre of petrol in my deisel landrover?
I then put another - I then put in 15 litres of the correct deisel. The car wasnt empty when i filled up.
What are the implications? I havent mentioned this to my husband. aaaargh!

[Ethel]

I assume you've driven it already?

It used to be common to put a small amount of petrol in to the diesel tank during winter to stop it waxing. You have put very little petrol in to a large tank - keep it topped up for a while to further dilute it.

Should be no noticeable effects for such a small amount

[bigboots]

if it is a newer landy with a common rail engine then you could have expencive problems with the fuel pump and injectors
if it is an older model with a rotary type pump then it is less likely that you will have these problem
diluting the petrol with as much diesel as possible you might get away with it
i am not a landrover specialist so dont take this as gospel

[TWR]

No problem, keep on driving.

[ceejn]

Keeping my fingers crossed that your husband doesn't need to find out lol

[chas2008]

that small amount shouldnt really make any difference, although after using a few gallons i would be topping it up to dilute it further...On the positive side at least you realised before it went to far...then your hubby would of had the hump..My son-in-law recentley managed to do it on holiday..�70..lost fuel, �150 +vat to drain it...luckily no lasting damage..

[Vivienne21]

Thanks to everyone who answered my query, the Freelander seems to be running fine and I am going to keep topping it up as recommended. Luckily I got away with it - and will learn from that mistake!!