What if I put diesel fuel in an automobile that required unleaded fuel only?
Introduction to What if I put diesel fuel in an automobile that required unleaded fuel only? Suppose you were to pull up to a gas station in a distracted state of mind. For example, you’re driving your three children plus three of their friends to the zoo and they’re all screaming for ice cream. As a result of this distraction, you accidentally reach for the diesel fuel nozzle instead of the unleaded gasoline nozzle to fill your tank. What would happen? Diesel Engine Image Gallery The first thing to recognize is that this scenario isn’t possible in most cars. In any car manufactured in the last 25 years or so, there’s a plate under the gas cap that prevents anything but the small unleaded-gaso