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221220
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Dec 13, 2012, 2:57 PM
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Hi, wondering if you can help pls. I bought a Renault Megane 05 in early august from a small local garage. In sept I stupidly put petrol in it and it's a diesel! I hadn't realized and it took the garage 7 days to workout what I had done - they cleaned the injectors etc and replaced the EGR valve costing £778 - an expensive mistake!! In November my service and transmission light came on. I thought I would check the oil and had to put 2.5 litres which I was concerned about as it had a mini service in July. The light stayed on so I took it back to the garage for a diagnostic test. The test showed a faulty EGR. I was told it was coked up . They put some fuel cleaner in and said if that didn't work then I would need a new EGR valve. I am female and yes I don't know a lot about cars but something tells me if I had a new one 2 months ago that I shouldn't need another?? Before I go back I just want to make sure they won't say it's because of my mistake with the fuel that did it as they love talking about that!! Any advice gratefully received - thx
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nickwarner
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Dec 13, 2012, 3:21 PM
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You put gasoline in a diesel engine? You've probably got a lot more problems headed your way than just this. Your injectors lubricate themselves with their fuel, and gasoline is a very poor lubricant. To some extent diesels also lube their upper cylinders with their fuel, once again diesel works and gas doesn't. Gas also would prematurely detonate under the high compression of a diesel engine. I'm surprised your motor isn't blown. You're either using or leaking oil, and that could indicate some piston ring damage if its not leaking. You need to be personally checking your fluids on a regular basis to be sure you are at a safe level to operate.
Unfortunately none of us here have any tech data on this or have even seen one of these cars. Its not sold in the US where this site is based out of.
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