# Gas in a diesel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-in-a-diesel/3100>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 14, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-in-a-diesel/3100 "2007-08-14T16:12:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![gerry\_nolan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@gerry\_nolan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gerry_nolan)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-in-a-diesel/3100/1 "2007-08-14T16:12:21Z")

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I have a 2000Ford F350 diesel and mistakenly put 3 to 5 gallons of gas in it then filled it with diesel fuel some one said to add 2 qts of automatic tans fluid and it would help or should I drain the tank

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-in-a-diesel/3100/2 "2007-08-14T17:05:41Z")

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