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Old 05-06-2007, 09:43 AM
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Default Diesel in petrol tank advice?

Apart from draining the tank and fuel lines, is there anything else i need to do? Maybe spark plugs?

Its on my uncles k reg fiesta 1.1...

Any advice welcome peeps, thanx, ed.
Old 05-06-2007, 11:08 AM
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Change the fuel filter if it has one, would change the plugs after you have done a few miles in it when its running again.

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Old 08-06-2007, 02:53 AM
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did this to a mk1 escort RS2000 i had a couple of years back it melted the metal part of the spark plug to electrode of and the car then stopped on the motorway i sugest changing the plugs or at least having a spare set in the car ready.
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yeah change the plugs, but not straight away, and just run the car, i would imagine that for the first 50 miles it wont run as it should but it will sooon rectify itself.
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