# 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - Will a little diesel hurt?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-silverado-1500-will-a-little-diesel-hurt/141027>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [May 26, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-silverado-1500-will-a-little-diesel-hurt/141027 "2019-05-26T14:51:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![CharlesLeDoyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@CharlesLeDoyen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CharlesLeDoyen)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-silverado-1500-will-a-little-diesel-hurt/141027/1 "2019-05-26T14:51:34Z")

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my son drove about 10 miles with less than 1 gallon of diesel? can we drain the tank and fill up with gas to avoid a problem?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-silverado-1500-will-a-little-diesel-hurt/141027/2 "2019-05-26T15:46:17Z")

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Explain your question a little more fully, please.

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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:** [May 27, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-silverado-1500-will-a-little-diesel-hurt/141027/3 "2019-05-27T04:56:50Z")

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You can drain the fuel tank if you wish but one gallon of diesel fuel in a 20 gallon tank should be tolerable. Diesel fuel is a better lubricant than gasoline but is less volatile and has a lower octane value. You may not even notice the reduced performance.