In message , OxSc
writes
Petrol will damage the fuel *injection* pump. The fuel injection pump
operates at very high pressures, and is built to very fine tolerances.
It relies on the fuel for lubrication; petrol doesn't fit the bill.
Speaking as someone who used to control field engineers and having had
to arrange for their diesel tanks to be emptied and refilled with diesel
on more than one occasion (all within 15,000 miles of new) after the
muppets filled them with unleaded and drove off, we never had a single
incident that cost us more than two tanks of fuel and the garage costs
for pumping out and disposal of the fuel (how much does it cost to put
the fuel in a breakdown truck?). We ran the cars for over 100,000 miles
and never replaced a pump, in fact we never replaced anything in the
fuel system apart from the filters. 13 Peugeot 406HDIs, one Renault
Espace 2.2DT and an Audi A6 1.9Tdi.



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Clint Sharp