# 2016 Nissan Murano - A quart of diesel **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** nissan\ **Created:** [November 24, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447 "2018-11-24T03:58:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MichaelAPopovich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MichaelAPopovich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichaelAPopovich)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447/1 "2018-11-24T03:58:29Z")
I put a small amount of diesel fuel in my Murano (about a quart) and then realized what I had done. I really didn’t know what to do but I filled the tank with regular gas and the car was just a little sluggish on my 10 mile ride home. Can I just add some octane booster to burn off the diesel or do I have to get it towed and flush everything out? Thanks ---
**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:** [November 24, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447/2 "2018-11-24T13:32:07Z")
Octane booster will do nothing. If you really only added just a quart, you are OK. Just fill the tank when it gets to about 3/4 to dilute it further. Now if you added more than a quart… Same advice until you get to several gallons, then draining the tank is warranted. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelAPopovich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MichaelAPopovich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichaelAPopovich)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447/3 "2018-11-24T18:26:46Z")
Thanks Mustangman! I know that it was only a quart because the pump only said 70 cents when I realized what I was doing and stopped (duh). I did add the octane booster this morning though. Should I also use Premium gas for awhile or add some fuel injector cleaner? The car is only 2 years old with 8,000 miles on it and is very babied. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447/4 "2018-11-24T18:30:02Z")
Premium will not make a difference . Please tell us how you did this and where you are located. In the US most diesel nozzles will not fit in a gas fill pipe. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelAPopovich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MichaelAPopovich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichaelAPopovich)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447/5 "2018-11-24T18:34:56Z")
I pulled into a station that I ordinarily don’t use and had a lot on my mind. It wasn’t their fault. I was just stupid because I lined up the nozzle just right to get the fuel in for a couple of seconds before it registered what I was doing. ---
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447/6 "2018-11-25T00:14:32Z")
Don’t waste money on premium, don’t add anything to the gas. Drive as if nothing happened. When you get to about 3/4 tank fill up again. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447/7 "2018-11-25T01:51:13Z")
> [@MichaelAPopovich](#): > > It wasn’t their fault. If they’re using gas-sized nozzles on their diesel pumps, it is somewhat their fault. ---
**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 25, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447/8 "2018-11-25T03:18:10Z")
Premium gasoline will make a difference, it will help to bring the octane of your mixture up to normal. Diesel fuel has a very low octane value, I have used tanks of gasoline that was polluted with approximately 25% diesel fuel and the engine will knock. However one quart of diesel fuel in 16 gallons of fuel won’t be a problem unless you are driving 100 MPH up a mountain grade. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelAPopovich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MichaelAPopovich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichaelAPopovich)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447/9 "2018-11-25T05:18:22Z")
Thanks very much for the info Nevada. I’m getting relieved by some of these responses because the car is pristine otherwise. I did put some octane boost in it today too. I thought that I might top it off a couple of times with premium. Do you think that’s a good idea or should I just add fuel injector cleaner on my next 2 fill ups? ---
**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 25, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-murano-a-quart-of-diesel/129447/10 "2018-11-25T05:30:41Z")
Just don’t drive at full throttle if you can resist during this tank of fuel. That amount of diesel fuel may have dropped the tanks octane value 2 or 3 points, not a big deal.