# 2005 Toyota Corolla - Wrong fuel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [November 6, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497 "2021-11-06T20:06:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Keith38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Keith38](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Keith38)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497/1 "2021-11-06T20:06:40Z")

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Accidentally put in diesel full tank, drove a block, then had it towed, can it be fixed.

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497/2 "2021-11-06T20:17:33Z")

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> [@Keith38](#):
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> Accidentally put in diesel full tank,

Yes it can be fixed how much depends how far into the fuel system the diesel fuel got. How did you get the diesel fuel into the tank as the diesel hose should not fit in a gas tank?

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**Author:** ![Keith38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Keith38](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Keith38)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497/3 "2021-11-06T21:42:14Z")

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Well drove it a couple of blocks trying to get to mechanic.

Thank You

KK.

 ![83FC7849AF5243E58992218335E5E5EC.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/677f06bdf711468707faf594c72c7993f90d2513.png)

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497/4 "2021-11-06T21:48:44Z")

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> [@Keith38](#):
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> Well drove it a couple of blocks trying to get to mechanic.

If you get it to the mechanic you will have your answer

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497/5 "2021-11-06T22:01:01Z")

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Easy repair, drain the fuel tank, add gasoline and purge the fuel line, may need new spark plugs. Whether you drove for 30 seconds or 30 miles doesn’t matter much.

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**Author:** ![Keith38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Keith38](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Keith38)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497/6 "2021-11-06T22:22:16Z")

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I feel better with that answer. Are you a mechanic?

Thank You

KK

 ![83FC7849AF5243E58992218335E5E5EC.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/677f06bdf711468707faf594c72c7993f90d2513.png)

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497/7 "2021-11-06T23:36:54Z")

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We see that mistake about every 3-4 weeks, yet nobody will explain how they managed to do this.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497/8 "2021-11-06T23:37:25Z")

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Yes, once a month something like this comes in the shop. Labor quote vary greatly between technicians.

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-corolla-wrong-fuel/180497/9 "2021-11-06T23:41:26Z")

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> [@Purebred](#):
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> We see that mistake about every 3-4 weeks, yet nobody will explain how they managed to do this.

I think our chance of winning the lottery is better than getting an OP to explain how they put diesel in the gas tank. 🙄 😀