Consequences of Misfuelling
Did you know about 1 person every 4 minutes misfuels their diesel vehicle? With statistics like that it is no wonder 150,000 people every year have to spend between £175.00 and £7000.00 on their cars to repair the problem. The consequences to diesel misfuelling are costly, especially with the new diesel engines on the market. However, before we launch into the repercussions of such misfuelling issues, let’s take a look at how the wrong fuel can get into the vehicle.
On a non diesel engine car a diesel fuel nozzle will not fit into the tank head. This makes it very difficult for a non diesel car to be misfuelled. However, on a diesel engine the tank is designed to take the larger nozzle. This means a driver who is not paying attention can actually pick up the gas nozzle and place it into the tank to start fuelling.
There are a few things that can happen when the wrong fuel is used. In one scenario the person realises their mistake before putting too much of the wrong fuel into the tank. A little of the wrong fuel is not a huge issue. In older times drivers used to put a little gas into the tank to prevent gelling of the diesel engine when it was cold. Unfortunately if a person puts a whole tank of gas into a diesel engine, problems will arise if the truck is driven.
If a person realises their mistake before driving the vehicle the truck can be towed to a garage where the tank is drained and cleaned. The real repercussions from using the wrong fuel in a diesel engine come from driving it. If the vehicle is driven the pumps in the engine will not receive proper lubrication from the right fuel. This means the injector pump and the injectors can be damaged. After a while the engine will no longer work. Then the power steering, ABS, Dynamic Stability Control, and Drive System will stop operating.
There is a solution to all misfuelling problems. The solution is called a misfuelling device, which helps with misfuelling prevention. Fuel Sure is a diesel misfuelling device that can be used on your Fleet of trucks or personal diesel vehicle. It might be confusing to you to understand how a Fuel Sure misfuelling device can work when the nozzles are larger. How it works is the misfuelling device is installed over the existing fuel filler cap. The misfuelling device can distinguish between a large or small nozzle, which means the cap will not open if a smaller nozzle is introduced to the cap, thus it will prevent misfuelling.
Save yourself thousands of pounds a year on diesel misfuelling by purchasing a Fuel Sure device. Just £29.99 to £49.95 per misfuelling prevention device and you will be able to save thousands for years to come.
