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2000 mitsubishi mirage ran out of fuel


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getwet193
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Feb 5, 2010, 12:51 AM

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I accidently put diesel fuel in my mitsubishi mirage after running out of gas can i use alcohol or starting fluid to get her running or just add 5 gallons of gasoline the battery is also very weak at this point


chickenhouse
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Feb 5, 2010, 9:47 AM

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How much diesel did you put in it? You will probly have to drop the tank, flush it, new gasoline installed, blow out the fuel lines and have a good battery ready to go.


nickwarner
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Feb 6, 2010, 6:11 PM

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last time I saw one of these problems I had to do as suggested, drain all the fuel. Put that battery on a charger, there's no sense in wrecking it or your alternator. Get all the diesel out and maybe replace the plugs. Get the fresh gas in it and take it out on some backroads to give it a good run. A fuel filter helps too. You won't damage your engine with diesel in it, but you need to get a good run on it to clean out the residue and hopefully your cat didn't plug up with soot






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