70 Litres Unleaded in my E320CDI - HELP!!

KNG 1953

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You can also call the AA and they will do it for you at the roadside whether you are a Member or not. They will charge but I understand it is a fixed price and it's certainly a lot less that what MB are likely to stick a gun to your head and demand. As you only drove a short distance the engine won't have suffered any damage and once it's refilled with diesel and has been run for a while, all should be well. I wouldn't use this as an excuse to sell the car. And by the way if anyone else finds themselves in the same boat and realise it BEFORE they start the engine, then DON'T start it. Push it away from the pumps and then call the AA straight away. Because this is becoming such a common problem, they have specialist patrols that only deal with misfuelling problems. I know it's no consolation but you are not the first and only person to have done it.
 

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I think the AA charge around £195
 

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47p2, I think £195 is a lot cheaper than MB's hourly labour rate and without the parts.
 

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47p2, I think £195 is a lot cheaper than MB's hourly labour rate and without the parts.

That's true, but a local garage will sort it out for around £100
 

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have a sniff

I alway have a sniff on the pump nozzle, having my own diesel tank to fill up from,, find when going to a service station quite confusing as to what the pump delivers hence the sniff test.guess lookers will think he must be mad..yes I can read but at times the service station can get it wrong too..it happened 6miles from me,, tanker driver filled wrong tank by mistake
I have a quad bike that runs on petrol and there again make sure it delivers what it says..
GOOD LUCK,, SHOULD BE OK WITH A DRAIN AND FILTER CHANGE.
 

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I alway have a sniff on the pump nozzle, having my own diesel tank to fill up from,, find when going to a service station quite confusing as to what the pump delivers hence the sniff test.guess lookers will think he must be mad..yes I can read but at times the service station can get it wrong too..it happened 6miles from me,, tanker driver filled wrong tank by mistake
I have a quad bike that runs on petrol and there again make sure it delivers what it says..
GOOD LUCK,, SHOULD BE OK WITH A DRAIN AND FILTER CHANGE.

Yes your right on that one, there has been times when tanker driver had filled the wrong tank by mistake. That still wouldn't make me sniff though.;)
 

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I do not know how the garage can give up and lose face, I have been self employed all my life working alone and have never given up ever, even if the job did not earn much money.

I would never sleep at night knowing that people were talking behind my back
 

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I do not know how the garage can give up and lose face, I have been self employed all my life working alone and have never given up ever, even if the job did not earn much money.

I would never sleep at night knowing that people were talking behind my back

I've done jobs that have lost money Malcolm, s**t happens and we just have to accept it does happen every now and then
 


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