pink poodle
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How many 6 packs of beer do you owe these unscrupulous dealers?
Confessions from the fuckwits
- Thread starter moorey
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How many 6 packs of beer do you owe these unscrupulous dealers?
I did this to the wifes i30. I called a mechanic friend and he just said top it up with Diesel, then at 3/4 tank, keep topping it up. Zero Problems! Its now done a further 100,000Kms with no problems.
I have a Diesel Troopcarrier, its an old school engine and will probably run on anything. BUT! I read an article on guys putting some two stroke oil in with the tank (about 200:1) to lubricate the engine. Since Diesel has had low sulfur, there's less lubricant in it. I have been running it in the engine for about 3 years and its never run better.
*TL
L. If you do it again, just top it up full with diesel and throw about a cup worth of two stroke oil to help with the lubication. You'll be fine.
Freediver
I can go full Karen
I used to run my landcruiser on 30-40% waste vege oil. Worked fine, no noticeable loss of power, no coking around the valves and it made it cheaper to run than my partners Corolla.
pharmaboy
Eats Squid
3% unleaded?
VW helpline simply covering their arse and reading from a book not from any level of knowledge. VW are the true fuckwits here.
Work colleague got contaminated diesel from a shell after a week of heavy rain, they wrote the car off
For absolute proof of VW's level of competence, witness below quote,
"Volkswagen’s PR boss, Karl Gehling was also forthcoming about potential diesel fuel issues. “People often store and carry their own diesel fuel,” he said “and this can create a problem with water and contaminants.” His advice was to ensure that containers for diesel fuel are kept scrupulously clean and use the oldest fuel first rather than storing it over a long period.
“Standard fuel filters will cope with water in the fuel until it reaches an excessive level,” he explained. “However, water floats on diesel fuel (it doesn’t and we think Karl means that diesel floats on water, as does petrol because each liquid has a lower specific gravity than water – Ed), so the cheapest and most sensible insurance policy is not to run your fuel too low in the tank.” He speaks from personal experience since his father runs a diesel VW and never lets the fuel gauge drop below quarter full. Karl explains why. “When the fuel level gets low, the fuel sloshes around in the tank. Because the fuel is floating on top of the water, there’s a good chance the system will take in some water rather than fuel. The contaminants are being stirred up as well when the level is low.”
Go to the top of the pile Karl
VW helpline simply covering their arse and reading from a book not from any level of knowledge. VW are the true fuckwits here.
Work colleague got contaminated diesel from a shell after a week of heavy rain, they wrote the car off
For absolute proof of VW's level of competence, witness below quote,
"Volkswagen’s PR boss, Karl Gehling was also forthcoming about potential diesel fuel issues. “People often store and carry their own diesel fuel,” he said “and this can create a problem with water and contaminants.” His advice was to ensure that containers for diesel fuel are kept scrupulously clean and use the oldest fuel first rather than storing it over a long period.
“Standard fuel filters will cope with water in the fuel until it reaches an excessive level,” he explained. “However, water floats on diesel fuel (it doesn’t and we think Karl means that diesel floats on water, as does petrol because each liquid has a lower specific gravity than water – Ed), so the cheapest and most sensible insurance policy is not to run your fuel too low in the tank.” He speaks from personal experience since his father runs a diesel VW and never lets the fuel gauge drop below quarter full. Karl explains why. “When the fuel level gets low, the fuel sloshes around in the tank. Because the fuel is floating on top of the water, there’s a good chance the system will take in some water rather than fuel. The contaminants are being stirred up as well when the level is low.”
Go to the top of the pile Karl
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Flow-Rider
Burner
They've got to justify their existence some how.
Most diesel fuel tanks have drain plugs and you are meant to drain a couple of litres out of the tank every so often as all the crap and water sits on the bottom. It's also a good way of checking if you are filling up with crap. You can get aftermarket high quality pre filters with loud buzzers to detect water in the fuel line. New diesels don't cope with a sniff of water too well, it's a big problem in humid areas like Cairns.
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Haakon
has an accommodating arse
In a previous life as an EPA officer, we once tracked down some tool in a landcruiser who upon realising he'd filled the tank with petrol pushed back and cracked the drain plug on the tank and dumped it into the storm water drain. Pushed it back to the pump again and refilled and drove off...
That cost him a $1000 fine
That cost him a $1000 fine
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
I know a guy who did something like this...he was making a film in outback Qld about wilderness adventuring and gold prospecting. He decided to include his folly and solution (dumping it onto the ground and refilling from his tanks) in the film. He received a visit from the authorities after his film was released.In a previous life as an EPA officer, we once tracked down some tool in a landcruiser who upon realising he'd filled the tank with petrol pushed back and cracked the drain plug on the tank and dumped it into the storm water drain. Pushed it back to the pump again and refilled and drove off...
That cost him a $1000 fine
pink poodle
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It would have been a big cost to risk fucking it up. You should've syphoned it straight back out at the servo and demanded a refund.
MARKL
Eats Squid
Surely this is peak irony VW? Should ask them if it will have any impact on emissions results?
B Rabbit
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Installed the Vorsprung Luftkappe for the pike.
Turned a 20min job into 5hrs.
Didn't have the right tools, did everything wrong.
A YouTube how to video telling me to compress the forks before putting them back together didn't help.
Oh well, a good learning curve but fuckwit status gained.
Turned a 20min job into 5hrs.
Didn't have the right tools, did everything wrong.
A YouTube how to video telling me to compress the forks before putting them back together didn't help.
Oh well, a good learning curve but fuckwit status gained.
moorey
call me Mia
My confession. Look me the longest time to spot your fuckwittery.
Lazmo
Old and hopeless
yeah I had a good look for a fair bit too...
Lazmo
Old and hopeless
I'm a drummer... and that's a bit like main dude pros that put their middle rack tom first, followed by the small tom, followed by the floor tom... like WTF!
moorey
call me Mia
My cats breath smells like cat food.
Lazmo
Old and hopeless
I'm sure there's some relevance there... tom = cat maybe... not that you really give a fuck what anyone says... it's likely your defence mechanism and uber cool way of keeping people guessing.
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
That would have made for some interesting shifting....
At least I noticed before riding it
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Don't over think it.
Do you think it would still function? Or just jam up?