# Accidentally put diesel in my 2011 Honda Accord

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/accidentally-put-diesel-in-my-2011-honda-accord/141845>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord-sdn, honda\
**Created:** [June 8, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/accidentally-put-diesel-in-my-2011-honda-accord/141845 "2019-06-08T09:24:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tanika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tanika](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tanika)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/accidentally-put-diesel-in-my-2011-honda-accord/141845/1 "2019-06-08T09:24:16Z")

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I mistakenly put diesel fuel in my tank late last night.What should I do?

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/accidentally-put-diesel-in-my-2011-honda-accord/141845/2 "2019-06-08T12:26:17Z")

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How much diesel did you put in ?

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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:** [June 8, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/accidentally-put-diesel-in-my-2011-honda-accord/141845/3 "2019-06-08T13:22:38Z")

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Tow it to a shop that can drain the tank and refill it with gasoline. That is assuming this Accord doesn’t have a diesel engine.

You don’t say and our crystal ball can’t determine if you are in the USA or Europe or elsewhere. The Accord was sold with a diesel in other markets than the US.