Don’t you feel that we are going on just at a lightening pace? Now that is an exaggeration, you may think so. Yes, I agree with you but we are leading a fast life. As a result, we are engrossed with so much planning and work pressure that committing a mistake like wrong-fuelling is not very surprising. It is a common occurrence and in most of the cases, caused due to the motorists’ lack of concentration during fuel loading or just they have no idea if they are driving a diesel or a petrol car.

Preventive approach is better than spending money on cure. But what should be considered as a preventive approach? Well, there are equipments that prevent unleaded from going through the diesel nozzle of your car tank. Now you may question if there is any equipment to prevent diesel-into-petrol mis-fuelling. The diesel nozzle at the fuel station is much bigger than the width of the opening of a petrol tank and that feature prevents the incidence of wrong-fuelling.

However, there are question marks over effectiveness of wrong-fuel prevention equipments. And it is also true that there is a small fraction of the cars featuring such equipments. But what will others do? How can they avert the problem? The one and only solution is to stay alert while loading fuel into car tank. Though it sounds easy, it is just next to impossible to stay on high alert all time. As a result, wrong-fuelling happens and it happens anytime.

What should you do? First of all, after you realize that wrong-fuelling has occurred, you must not start the car. And even if you have started, stop the engine as early as possible. Immediately call in a wrong fuel drainage specialist. Wrong-fuelling may cause some damages to your car, so it needs comprehensive service.

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