I cant believe i put petrol in my VRS

[mrmicp]

well as the title suggests i put in about 8-9 gallons of petrol in my beloved VRS fabia (limited edition) drove it about 400 yards and the engine just cut out completely at which point i figured what i had done doh doh and triple doh!!

So anywho, i disconnected the battery then i emptied the car of petrol. Cleaned the pump of petrol blew all the lines free of petrol. Then fitted a new fuel filter and put about 3-4 gallons of diesel in then as advised turned the ignition on and off 3 times to prime the pump. Well after doing all this the car wont start it just keeps turning over and over but not catching. This whole process took me about 72 hours so i was wondering if by disconnecting the battery i have somehow buggered the immoblizer. Any help would be much appreciated as i have reached the end of my technical ability and at the moment have a very expensive ornament sat on my drive.

Any help would be great thanks in advance

[VRStu]

Are you sure there is no air in the pipes that you disconnected.

[Babs]

I wouldn't say you've buggered the imob....

fuel pump I'd be going after, then the injectors after that... :(

[yashicamat]

Are you sure there is no air in the pipes that you disconnected.

I seem to recall hearing somewhere that on a diesel engine you need to bleed all the pipes of air, which is what Stu is implying I think?:confused:

[john_grant358]

Oh dear mate, i cant offer much help, only that i was in a skoda dealer and some bloke had done the same to his courtesy car and has getting billed for £400+!

Sorry mate

[mrmicp]

VRstu how would i check for air in the pipes or clear it?

Babs from the frowning face i guess its going to be expensive if thats the case....hwo much do you reacon?

Thanks both for you quick responses

[VRStu]

I'm not hugely knowledgable on the Fabia fuel system however I do know it is a high pressure system so I would think it possible that if you turn it over for a short while it would hopefully clear any trapped air.

[mrmicp]

been turning it over for a while now, flattened the battery and and had to link it up to another battery but no luck just keeps on turning and not catching. So if turning it over for a while will clear out any air then i can safely say theres no air in the pipes

last thing i want to do is take it to the skoda dealership as they will void warranty on parts affected and bill me massively :(

So if anyone knows of a good mechanic up carlisle way then let me know please

[Dads-VRS]

if you have any spare diesel , pull the T-piece connector out of the top of the fuel filter and tip the diesel in to fill the filter up , then try to start it

the PD fuel system is pretty robust and generally doesn't give problems after petrol has been used

[sms]

if you have any spare diesel , pull the T-piece connector out of the top of the fuel filter and tip the diesel in to fill the filter up , then try to start it

the PD fuel system is pretty robust and generally doesn't give problems after petrol has been used

This is what the garage will do and charge you a fortune for, something ive had to do at least 3 times a week on company vehicles when the drivers use to forget to fill up and decided to run the vehicles on fumes. Once this is filled it will take a couple of turns and off it will go!!

[TDi Vrs]

failing all of the above check the fuel pump relay as it might of burnt out, common problem on the derv beamers

[oliverreed]

I do a double take at the pumps every time, glad I haven't got two cars with either fuel type.

[jasc1988]

my boss did the same as this in his brand spanking new diesel 3.0l jag.

ended up costing somewhere in the region of £7,000 to get it sorted, how the boys at work laughed

[mrmicp]

Thanks for all you help so far:thumbup:, we are going to try filing the filter up with diesel and keep our fingers crossed. Just want to clear up one thing though, if the battery is disconnected for a long period of time will I not need to reset the keys/immobiliser or should it not make any difference once linked back up?

Will keep you all updated as to how we get

[mannyo]

Keys and immo should be fine.

[red-devil]

let us know how you get on and good luck

[Oggs]

I know someone who did the exact same thing, they tried to fix it themselves but couldnt and in the end had to take it back to the dealer and got a bill for about 450quid in return i think.

[mrmicp]

Firstly a big thanks to everyone!!! My VRS is now up and running and its smoooooth....

Just like to document what happened so if anyone does this the can get reassurance and maybe a bit of help:

First filled up a nearly empty tank with petrol, drove it approx 400-500 yards and the engine just cut out completely, so got towed home by the AA man:O

Started by disconnecting the battery then removing the fuel filter under the rear seats as per haynes manual then syphoned as much fuel out as possible then mopped the rest up with kitchen roll

Then removed the fuel filter and blew down all the connecting lines and was very surprised how much fuel still came out of the fuel pump lines.

Put in new fuel filter cleaned out the fuel pump and filled the pump up with diesel.

Fitted everything back together and tried to start but no joy just kept on turning over and over till battery died then called it a night.

Today removed the T piece from the fuel filter with the intention to fill with fuel but it was already full with fuel (which told me the pump was operational) so jump started the car off another diesel and after about 10 minutes (no joke) it finally kicked in to life

So i think by blowing all the lines clear there was air in the system as previously stated but it did take ALOT of turing over to clear the lines of air.

The moral of the story is dont fill you diesel up with petrol :P but if you do then the chances are if you did what i did you will be fine!! Dont listen to garages and people telling you that your car is wrecked and will cost thousands (thats how they make there money)!!

Thanks once again.....

[sharkrider]

glad its all up and working.....

and its nice to prove (as you say) you haven't ness killed your car by filling the wrong fuel, and it doesn't ness need to cost £100's to fix!

[john_grant358]

Good work mate!!

[mrmicp]

sorry guys, just one more thing before i sign off for the night. Cos the battery has been disconnected its asking for a code it says "safe" then comes up asking to enter a 4 digit code. In the owners manual it says the radio doesnt need a code as it will recognize the car???? Strange but true... its not major as will take it to the skoda garage but thought someone might have an idea perhaps..

[Offerman]

sorry guys, just one more thing before i sign off for the night. Cos the battery has been disconnected its asking for a code it says "safe" then comes up asking to enter a 4 digit code. In the owners manual it says the radio doesnt need a code as it will recognize the car???? Strange but true... its not major as will take it to the skoda garage but thought someone might have an idea perhaps..

Odd that, when I brought my new vRS I asked the Sales Dude about the radio code and he said it doesnt have one as its nearly impossible to remove the radio and its no good in anybody elses car - yet the manual does say it requires a code which would be supplied by your dealer...

[deek72]

I think they are all too polite to mention it but did you know it is customary to donate £20 from money saved to each member who contributed advice? ;)

[mannyo]

Glad you are all sorted. The radio code should have been sent by the ECU, if it doesnt it is possible that the radio has been changed at some point. To get the code you will need to go to the dealer, take your V5 and driving license with you because skoda HQ will want to have proof of ownership before releasing the code to the dealer.

[Babs]

the manual says that, but it lies!

had my stereo out and it asked for the code upon reconnect :(