# What happens if I put diesel in my 2019 Honda Pilot?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-put-diesel-in-my-2019-honda-pilot/143877>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pilot, honda\
**Created:** [July 7, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-put-diesel-in-my-2019-honda-pilot/143877 "2019-07-07T23:43:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Cheryl37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Cheryl37](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cheryl37)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-put-diesel-in-my-2019-honda-pilot/143877/1 "2019-07-07T23:43:39Z")

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What happens if you put diesel fuel in your car by mistake

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**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:** [July 7, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-put-diesel-in-my-2019-honda-pilot/143877/2 "2019-07-07T23:48:22Z")

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Please say you did not do this to a new vehicle ? If you did do not try and start it . Have it towed to a shop so the tank can be drained and the fuel lines cleared .

Diesel fuel in gas vehicle equals expensive engine damage most of the time.

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**Author:** ![Cheryl37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Cheryl37](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cheryl37)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-put-diesel-in-my-2019-honda-pilot/143877/3 "2019-07-08T00:57:55Z")

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I don’t think I did. I got gas I selected unleaded and I didn’t hit diesel. I went back up to the gas station where I got the gas and retraced my steps . Right after I was driving home the emissions warning came on along with the engine light.

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**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:** [July 8, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-put-diesel-in-my-2019-honda-pilot/143877/4 "2019-07-08T01:01:17Z")

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Then if this is a 2019 take it to the dealer because if any light is on you have a warranty.  
Selected Unleaded - that is what most stations have because very few have straight gas and do you know what octane your vehicle should have ?