Imagination Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Someone please help in a rush this morning i filled my bike with £4 worth of diesel so to be acurate i can fill my bike with nearly £14 so filling up £4 of diesel then £6 of unleaded meanin there was approx £3 of unleaded in the tank already... I feel its right to drain the tank now but a guy who knows a thing or two about bikes has said it should be ok. Help is much required and appreciated... When i smell the tank i cant smell diesel just petrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEV Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Drain it all out, plus the carb float bowl too!! hopefully you realised your error before you tried to start it up?, then FILL tank up with petrol again, and then you should be o.k. My missus did this a few years ago but put petrol in the diesel Omega, one local garage wanted £100 to drain the system too! the robbing barstewards, if needs be, you can get away with about 20% mixture of diesel to petrol, and visa versa I think it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagination Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Drain it all out, plus the carb float bowl too!! hopefully you realised your error before you tried to start it up?, then FILL tank up with petrol again, and then you should be o.k. My missus did this a few years ago but put petrol in the diesel Omega, one local garage wanted £100 to drain the system too! the robbing barstewards, if needs be, you can get away with about 20% mixture of diesel to petrol, and visa versa I think it is It is about 20-25% diesel... Really not sure wha to do. Think im going to call my insurance as im fully comp will they help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEV Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 did you try and start it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagination Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Yes i had to. I was on my way to work hence being in a rush :/ its running seems ok is dark smoke coming from exhaust tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEV Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 You'll be fine, just drain it all out into a jerry can/petrol container, like I said earlierdilute it right down with more petrol and use the fuel for your lawn mower if you have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagination Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 You'll be fine, just drain it all out into a jerry can/petrol container, like I said earlierdilute it right down with more petrol and use the fuel for your lawn mower if you have one. Thanks alot mate. Appreciate your help on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 best to drain it. it should be easy enough. just remove fuel pipes from carb end and put them into a big enough container. drain it all then run some clean petrol through it as well. and when you have drained it, if you have a fuel filter replace that as well. it might still smoke a little for a few miles after then new fuel is in but that should go away soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouch Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I wouldn't involve the insurers, this will just over complicate things and increase your premium. As above, just completely drain the tank and carbs. Feel for you mate, must be a right head fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonnietiler Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I agree, keep the insurers out just a phone call can count as a claim with some Companies...If it ran and got you home, I would shift it as fast as you can and put a tank full of some Super-Unleaded in as Super has little or no Ethanol in it at all, which is just another "Gummy" additive. This really ought to act as a sluicing agent and you may well get away with it nicely..It wouldn't be a bad idea to go on a decent run after switching fuels just make certain. Easily done Mate. Cheers Bonnietiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator mervin Posted October 31, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 31, 2012 Drain it and refill with petrol i did the same to my Honda 650 a couple of years ago , did not realise it until it was a pig to start the next day , just drained the tank and filled with petrol again and rode on no ill effect at all and that was 50/50, If anything i reckon it gave it a decoke , cos i got it started and gave it a thrash up the road before i saw what i had done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagination Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Thanks for all your help guys bike was drained insurers were contacted but told me as its human error and not machanical they will charge so i thought not for a job i can do myself... Engines running clean agen and grouch "head fuck" u have no idea my missus due date was yesterday shes due to drop any minute so yea really need the transport at the mo! :/ thansk again all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouch Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Glad you've sorted it mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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