1997 Ford Escort - Diesel in the gas

Maintenance/Repairs
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I had a half a tank of gas and made mistakes but $3 worth of diesel in it

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Another one ! Please tell how you did that .

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Here we go again.

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Diesel fuel is sold at many gas stations. Ask your wife to put diesel fuel in your Volvo and you will learn how easy it is to do so.

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First of all my wife would know not to do that . Second the diesel nozzle will not fit in the Volvo fuel fill pipe opening. So it would not be easy .

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I would fill it the rest of the way with regular unleaded and motor on. I doubt 1 gal. of diesel will make all that much difference.

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Diesel is sold at many gas stations here also. But it is always on a separate pump with a larger nozzle.

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Leaded Gasoline Nozzle: outside diameter of 15/16" (23.8125mm)
Unleaded Gasoline Nozzle: outside diameter of 13/16" (20.6375mm)
Auto Diesel Nozzle: same as leaded gasoline 15/16" (23.8125mm)
Truck Hi-Flow Diesel Nozzle: 1 3/16" (30.1625mm)

These have been standard for years. The problem is that station mangers sometimes replace a broken Auto Diesel nozzle with an Unleaded Gasoline nozzle because they either have an extra or just order the cheapest available.

I can only find 2 laws on nozzle size requirements,

  1. Unleaded fuel 13/16" (20.6375mm)
  2. Hi-Flow Diesel Nozzle: 1 3/16" (30.1625mm)

Can’t find anything that requires what the size for an “Auto Diesel Nozzle” has to be.

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Today $3 bucks maybe buys a gal of D fuel… no? Cant be much more if I’m wrong… Fill up with gas and forget its even in there… Your vehicle wont care.

Just remember this for the next time you use a service station… lol