AuthorTopic: HELP Please - Ran out of petrol, filled up and now splutters  (Read 897 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline beattiedh

  • Posts: 130
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Hi

Ran out of petrol this morning and then filled up with a Jerry can and the car is now spluttering all over the place.

V8 3.5 EFi

Think it may have picked up some crap in the tank.

What do I do, will it run through with some pertol cleanser.

thanks

Duncan
Life is simply better when driving through mud!!

Offline Iain C

  • Posts: 272
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
HELP Please - Ran out of petrol, filled up and now splutters
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2007, 12:25:30 »
Take it to a garage, send Tesco the bill? :twisted:
1995 Discovery 300 Tdi...steering guard, diff guards, +2" full lift kit/ProComp 9000s, extended braided brake hoses, 265/75/16 MTs on Freestyles, Camel Cut, Team ME4 CB, Southdown snorkel, Defender A-bar and Wipac 4x4s, Forte treatment in anything that moves and a shiny new boot floor!

Offline Skibum346

  • Posts: 1975
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • T. A. N. S. T. A. A. F. L.
  • Referrals: 0
HELP Please - Ran out of petrol, filled up and now splutters
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2007, 12:44:42 »
Run some fuel treatement through it, then change the fuel filter, if it's the cup type in the engine bay, fill with fuel treatment when re-assembling. Put another dose of fuel treatement through it.

With a bit of luck... bob might be yer auntie!

Offline beattiedh

  • Posts: 130
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Spluttering V8
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2007, 14:52:26 »
Arse of the day award to me.

When putting petrol back in the tank use more than a 5 litre plastic can.

Especially if you have run the poor old girl dry.

Will stick some cleaner thorugh to help it but we are running again.

thanks

Duncan
Life is simply better when driving through mud!!

Offline hobbit

  • Posts: 4750
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Re: Spluttering V8
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2007, 18:48:19 »
Quote from: "beattiedh"
Arse of the day award to me.

When putting petrol back in the tank use more than a 5 litre plastic can.

Especially if you have run the poor old girl dry.

Will stick some cleaner thorugh to help it but we are running again.

thanks

Duncan


 :D Yep with those things you wont get through the gears before you run out on a gallon, you need at least 5, and no hills :wink:
Kev

'91 stretch Discovery 200 Tdi
Hybrid for running round (got to go now)
Srs 3 Lightweight petrol (got to go)
Srs 3 Lightweight petrol, runabout

Not every problem can be solved with duct tape, and it's exactly for those situations we have WD 40

Offline Skibum346

  • Posts: 1975
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • T. A. N. S. T. A. A. F. L.
  • Referrals: 0
HELP Please - Ran out of petrol, filled up and now splutters
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2007, 19:38:56 »
:(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):

 =D>  =D>  =D>  =D>  =D>

Everything is a learning curve eh?!

 






SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal