angellonewolf
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^^^ is that not the worst way round ?as petrol will burm hotter and melt the ring whare as if you put diesel in a petrol all that happens is the commpression is not enough to explode it ?
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Diesel burns hotter than petrol, which in a petrol can result in melted pistons and other heat related damage.
Petrol in a diesel will just make it run rough if it runs at all, can damage the fuel system due to lack of lubrication, and burn out injector nozzles due to it burning back in to them.
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ive got it the wrong way round 
Might be dual purpose, eh :-) Better value for money obviously :-) Just don't pee into the tank!! Might be OK as an AdBlue substitute in an emergency.
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Petrol nozzle fits in the diesel filler though, ask me how I know
You pretty much can't mis fuel a Ford, can't remember what they call it but you can't use the wrong nozzle.
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A chap I worked with put diesel in his car before the restrictors were fitted. He only got about a gallon in so decided to top up with petrol and run it out. He came into the car park at work and it was like James Bond laying down the smoke screen in the Aston Martin.
slightly off topic but anyone else remember the days when redex instructions also said to put 10 to 15mm into the sparkplug hole and then smoke the neighbourhood out when you restarted the engine.
for petrol cars the nozzles on a unleaded pump are smaller than leaded pumps so that you couldnt fit the leaded nozzles into cars that are fitted with catalytic converters as lead would kill the cats
for petrol cars the nozzles on a unleaded pump are smaller than leaded pumps so that you couldnt fit the leaded nozzles into cars that are fitted with catalytic converters as lead would kill the cats
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From someone I know who put diesel in an FJ1100 (or was a 12?), the bore scraping was terminal. Required a rebore and new pistons.
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The last time I saw a leaded fuel pump, I think I was 5-8 years old
Do they actually still exist? Or have i just not noticed them?I remember seeing the 4-star pumps and thinking, bet that stuff's way better than unleaded...
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It was banned, no lead in petrol nowThe last time I saw a leaded fuel pump, I think I was 5-8 years old
I remember seeing the 4-star pumps and thinking, bet that stuff's way better than unleaded...
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you just have to buy the fuel additive now 
Munkul
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That's what I mean!!!
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They brought out LRP (lead replacement petrol) but it was only available for about 3 years then it was phased out as well. If you were 5 or 8 it puts you about 40 years old now Munkul.
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Some reading here regarding the time line of fuel availability. FedBritHistVehClubs I did not know that the formulation of petrol changes through the year according to temperature, I thought that was a diesel thing only.The last time I saw a leaded fuel pump, I think I was 5-8 years old
I remember seeing the 4-star pumps and thinking, bet that stuff's way better than unleaded...
It also reminded me of filling up the bikes just after unleaded was introduced and seeing yellow sulphur deposits around the top of the tank where spilled fuel had evaporated, something else you will not see today.
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I'm 33.
I don't know what age I was, but I do remember seeing 4 star pumps when I was young
Still get it, although not exactly easily . . . or cheaply . . .
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Still get it, although not exactly easily . . . or cheaply . . .
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I used to look after a 356 race car that ran in that it smelled beautiful
