Passat 2.0 2008

[facilitator999]

Hi,

I put £20 petrol in my near empty passat.

After driving off for about a mile i felt stuttering and stopped the car, got a bite. Came back and the car wouldnt start due to putting wrong fuel. I tried to start it about 10 times but it wouldnt start.

I then managed to get hold of a pump and extracted all the fuel out. Filled it up with £30 diesal and it started was a bit wierd almost dying but it fixed itself. Since then I have filled up several times.

However, sometimes in idle the car stutters (slight rattling which goes away with gas). What kind of damage have I done?

Thanks

[Guest 2]

Change the fuel filter too.

Welcome to VWAF.

[facilitator999]

wouldnt the fuel filter be cleaned by now because its two weeks.

thanks

[Quatrelle]

Seems like good advice from a man who knows what he's talking about (unless 11,000+ posts don't count).

IF all it's going to cost is the price of a fuel filter it's a cheap fix, and worth doing anyway.

[Guest 2]

Why thank you! But I'm no mechanic, far from it! :o

Changing the fuel filter seems like the logical thing after putting the wrong fuel through it.

[facilitator999]

Why thank you! But I'm no mechanic, far from it! :o

Changing the fuel filter seems like the logical thing after putting the wrong fuel through it.

Im definitely changing the filter, but its only 3 months old. Just wanted to learn from experience.

[Quatrelle]

Why thank you! But I'm no mechanic, far from it! :o

Changing the fuel filter seems like the logical thing after putting the wrong fuel through it.
I'm no mechanic of any note either (well not with modern motors), but I spend some time on the relevant forums, as you obviously do, and some of the information does sink in occasionally - especially when it comes to putting in the wrong fuel, having both petrol and diesel cars.

Hopefully the OP has been lucky and not done any damage - and will let us know if it's successful.

[martin1810]

Hi,

I put £20 petrol in my near empty passat.

After driving off for about a mile i felt stuttering and stopped the car, got a bite. Came back and the car wouldnt start due to putting wrong fuel. I tried to start it about 10 times but it wouldnt start.

I then managed to get hold of a pump and extracted all the fuel out. Filled it up with £30 diesal and it started was a bit wierd almost dying but it fixed itself. Since then I have filled up several times.

However, sometimes in idle the car stutters (slight rattling which goes away with gas). What kind of damage have I done?

Thanks
It is possible an injector is damaged due to running without the lubrication properties of diesel fuel. This could cause a stutter. The rattle may just be the rpm dropping too low. Time will tell.