By Shooting myself - 10/02/2014 18:57 - United States - Hillsboro

Today, trying to do something nice for my brother, I filled up his truck's gas tank. I didn't realize until too late that it's a diesel. FML
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746278Ab 14

Sorry OP good luck! That ruins the whole car! I hope your brother forgives you!

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Lavelle1313 11

If you haven't started it yet there is still hope

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Comments

yellowaholic 25

I was always told that the diesel fuel pumps were slightly bigger so that they didn't fit into a car that took regular gas, I guess I was just lied to.

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Fedezzer 20

This situation is the other way around, numb-nuts.

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PaulieXP 16

IMHO you americans have been spoiled by the fact that most of you drive automatic transmition, if the car had manual transmition it would have been impossible not to notice whether it was gas or diesel

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horneyhic 15

Why would u say that a gently driven gas would feel the same as a deisel small deisels can still rev to 4000rpm

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Philerup31 12

Wow my brother did that to me once too.

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mbuck87 19

You didn't see the big sign on every diesel fuel door that says 'diesel fuel only'?

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SunTzu2 9

Diesel to gas (petrol) isn't a disaster. It sucks sure but the other way around would have been a problem. We mix gas with diesel to keep it fluid in cold weather.. It'll be fine after siphoning 2/3 out and mixing a few times. It's also why the diesel nozzle at the pump won't fit... Vice versa it does

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horneyhic 15

Actually they do that cause most cars are gas and most drivers are stupid so they make so the majority can't **** up

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horneyhic 15

68 I'm a diesel mechanic and pure gas will not light under compression alone it cetane rating is to low. Also preigniton cannot happen in a diesel as the fuel is not injected until the point at which it is supposed to start burning it can only happen in a gas engine and it is caused buy something other then the spark plug igniting the fuel to early

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horneyhic 15

And it's not called the up stroke and down stroke it's called compression and power strokes

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MyS3lf 24

Not trying to be rude, but how could you not know it was a diesel? They sound completely different than regular cars, and you would have had to have heard it running whilst driving (or riding) to the gas station. Definitely FYL, pay a bit more attention next time.

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swick25 22

@ #6 you are completely wrong. started or not started putting in regular gas in a diesel vehicle will ruin the engine completely. I have worked for Ford Motor Company for 16yrs in the parts department and have seen this happen quite often. You can not mix the two fuels period. it will not just damage the engine it will blow it completely. The entire fuel system must be flushed completely and a new engine will be needed. OP sorry for your mistake. Hopefully your brother is compassionate and understanding of your mistake.

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