While putting wrong type of fuel in your car’s engine can cause some problems, some people get a little carried away while talking about the effects of wrong fuelling and paint an extra frightening picture. According to some people your car will be incur heavy damage and will not be normal again. Others will tell you that you will have to spend a huge amount of money to get wrong fuel recovery done. In short, there is a conception that loading your car with wrong fuel is one of worst things that can happen to a car owner.

However, as is the case with most rumors, wrong fuel myths are not true in most cases and so there is no point in carrying some wrong ideas forward. Let us get familiar with some of the more common myths/ misconceptions and then out them to rest forever. This way if you somehow make the mistake of putting wrong fuel in your car’s fuel tank, you will not lose your mind and act in more composed way. Here are the top wrong fuelling myths-

 Wrong-fuelling means you are an idiot

It is unfair to think that anyone who has made the mistake of wrong-fuelling is a fool. It is more like a lapse of mind, or lack of attention. Anyone can make a silly mistake in any situation. It is a common mistake to put petrol in a diesel car because the nozzle of the petrol pipe size is generally smaller the mouth of the diesel tank.  The opposite does not often generally. But in any case do not feel guilty if you have made that mistake.

Petrol in Diesel tank cannot be repaired

It is a common belief that if you put petrol in a diesel car engine, it can cause heavy damage or can absolutely destroy an engine. But in reality if it is removed in a short time, it does not cause any irreparable damage.

Wrong fuel recovery is highly expensive

In some cases there is extra work required to remove the wrong fuel from the car and that may cost a bit extra but generally wrong fuel recovery is affordable.

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