Putting Petrol Into A Diesel Car

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  • It's #ThrowbackThursday! Jon Bentley demonstrates what happens if you fill up a car with the wrong fuel, and if you can save it after the damage has been made!
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  • @fifthgearuk
    @fifthgearuk  3 ปีที่แล้ว +684

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    • @paianis
      @paianis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I would be interested in full-season DVDs or Blu-rays if they become available. The TH-cam uploads of standard definition episodes aren't well deinterlaced.

    • @justina7763
      @justina7763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a souless boring twat of a man he is.

    • @cowboyanimal6700
      @cowboyanimal6700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is the friendly owl man in the new episodes? How much does it cost. Also, Tiff Needell is a tip top guy.

    • @ajay-naz6996
      @ajay-naz6996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember it 69.9 2002

    • @ajay-naz6996
      @ajay-naz6996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Silver-XLM Steve make all cars electric that’s the answer lol

  • @nielslauridsen2323
    @nielslauridsen2323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24344

    I once accidentally put on Fifth Gear when I wanted Top Gear

    • @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040
      @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1567

      I once accidentally switched to Top Gear instead of Grand Tour. Had to unplug my TV for 30 minutes to make it work again.

    • @The_Wildfish_
      @The_Wildfish_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      @@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 lol

    • @Journey_Awaits
      @Journey_Awaits 5 ปีที่แล้ว +724

      lol I thought this was top gear I was like who's that guy

    • @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040
      @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 5 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      @@Journey_Awaits
      Given how many hosts Top Gear had since Clarkson & Co departure - I think this is a question you'll be asking yourself more than once.
      Until BBC giving up on Top Gear altogether. Haha.

    • @goodshipkaraboudjan
      @goodshipkaraboudjan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +324

      Nothing wrong with Fifth Gear if you actually have a clue about cars and motorsport.

  • @LegoWormNoah101
    @LegoWormNoah101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9680

    New engine: *explodes due to a tiny misfire*
    Old engine: *runs on the wrong fuel*

    • @DeltaVTX
      @DeltaVTX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +917

      New engine: detects wrong fuel and shuts down.

    • @LegoWormNoah101
      @LegoWormNoah101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +896

      @@DeltaVTX Old engine: This is fine

    • @LegoWormNoah101
      @LegoWormNoah101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @Nicolas Broszky Seems you've had some bad luck with old engines

    • @LegoWormNoah101
      @LegoWormNoah101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Nicolas Broszky fair enough

    • @LegoWormNoah101
      @LegoWormNoah101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Nicolas Broszky you too

  • @markatherstone5650
    @markatherstone5650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3244

    It's always depressing watching old videos like this and seeing the fuel prices 😩😩

    • @superdingo9741
      @superdingo9741 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      I bet today you think you had great fuel prices 8 months ago 😂

    • @MolkoKillStyle
      @MolkoKillStyle ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@superdingo9741 Depressingly true

    • @DiahRhiaJones
      @DiahRhiaJones ปีที่แล้ว

      If you held your elected officials accountable for making sure that you are paid a living wage relative to inflation then it wouldnt be a problem. Unfortunately people love to punch themselves in the face and so when it comes public knowledge that companies are making record profits while their employees struggle to pay for heat for their homes, nothing gets done about it and the same scumbags get voted into office.

    • @Antiorganizer
      @Antiorganizer ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It's always depressing watching old comments like this about even older videos and fuel prices being discussed.

    • @kman33ful
      @kman33ful ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Antiorganizer somewhere in the future, you'll look back at this comment and think how much less expensive life was

  • @ua9104
    @ua9104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +554

    2:33 I love how he puts that automatic gearbox into drive and the whole car juddered and moves like it’s been hit from behind 😂😂

    • @UnrealOG137
      @UnrealOG137 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Older automatics kinda do that sometimes

    • @mushlove6933
      @mushlove6933 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@UnrealOG137 not every car does that. Some newer ones dont jolt.

    • @lukasg4807
      @lukasg4807 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@UnrealOG137 Never seen an automatic do that

    • @Furko08
      @Furko08 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lukasg4807 older ones seem to do that. I got myself a 1993 Mercedes recently with an automatic transmission and it also does that (though not nearly as extreme)
      I assume that's because it has a torque converter

    • @Snookbone
      @Snookbone ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok

  • @TheMygoran
    @TheMygoran 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10457

    New Engine: "Oh, you havn't replaced my electrical components for 3 Days, im not going to start then"
    Old Engine: "Is this fucking Vodka? Anyways, where to next?"

    • @jonas2827
      @jonas2827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      😂😂

    • @maiden5427
      @maiden5427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      🤣

    • @nicola4297
      @nicola4297 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Lmfaoo

    • @MaxMarxYT
      @MaxMarxYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @togafly.
      @togafly. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lmao

  • @cowman850
    @cowman850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3027

    Man has a flaming stick in one hand and a can of petrol in the other. Madman.

    • @LOOKINVERTED
      @LOOKINVERTED 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Indeed, he hadn't poured it all out, holy shmoly.

    • @nsikakobongeyakz4032
      @nsikakobongeyakz4032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Am sure British petrol don't explode

    • @LOOKINVERTED
      @LOOKINVERTED 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@nsikakobongeyakz4032 Well, we know it "explodes" under compression. But still perhaps it looked a bit more dangerous than it really was but was rather an irresponsible example being set none the less.

    • @nsikakobongeyakz4032
      @nsikakobongeyakz4032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@LOOKINVERTED lol... Thanks man

    • @JeanMarceaux
      @JeanMarceaux 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Fifth Gear hosts are expendable.

  • @Muscleduck
    @Muscleduck ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I put petrol in my diesel van and drove it about 40-50 km. The only sign something was wrong was more smoke, less acceleration and hiccups when accelerating. I pumped it out with a pump on a drill, put fresh diesel in it, let it run stationary for 30 mins and drove home. I stil ldrive that van 4 years on with zero problems.

  • @joshuahudson2170
    @joshuahudson2170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1065

    This episode restores my faith in the military's claim to have any fuel vehicles that can run equally inefficiently on everything from gasoline to jet fuel.

    • @kenmore01
      @kenmore01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Our old kerosene heater ran great on jet-A fuel! 😀

    • @fish_R_stinky69
      @fish_R_stinky69 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@kenmore01 Planes do use kerosene.

    • @khrashingphantom9632
      @khrashingphantom9632 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      That is actually true. Those giant trucks you see in U.S military convoys are like that. Going all the way back to the Vietnam War some of those trucks were designed to run on basically any combustible fuel available. There are some channels that have footage of this. It's pretty interesting.

    • @fish_R_stinky69
      @fish_R_stinky69 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@khrashingphantom9632 Military trucks could even run on kitchen oil.

    • @donaldkent4950
      @donaldkent4950 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ive used jet fuel to heat my tent. Its just a "better" form of diesel for the most part.

  • @earag31415
    @earag31415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1743

    “Couldn’t stop it on the track but it stopped on its emissions test”
    LOL that sounds like a Volkswagen in 2015

    • @electronicguy4550
      @electronicguy4550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Good one

    • @VisaoNocturna
      @VisaoNocturna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *evil*

    • @Serkant75
      @Serkant75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      German economics lost some good amount of Euros 💶

    • @erebostd
      @erebostd ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Serkant75 especially funny if you consider all the other brands who did the same, even Harley davidson had a big emission Desaster the put under the rug. VW got it hard 😄

  • @joshuagermana9352
    @joshuagermana9352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4094

    5:37 meanwhile, in the VW emissions testing facility:
    Well that’s another pass

  • @spacelinx
    @spacelinx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    I’m so glad there are people like this out there who are willing to do thousands of dollars in damage and repair costs to cars and other machinery just to see what happens for people like me who always wonder, what would happen? 🤔

    • @peteydynamite8794
      @peteydynamite8794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      The Astra and Escort probably only costed 80 quid each

    • @sandrineroesch8706
      @sandrineroesch8706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I wish I had this information when This happened to me once...
      I paid 200$ to pump out the tank.
      So this is more than just childplay.it’s actually quite helpful and worth the risk.

    • @garyr7027
      @garyr7027 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'd rather wonder than actually try it 😂

    • @colintang3910
      @colintang3910 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Im one!

  • @zwidawurzn9423
    @zwidawurzn9423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Actually in the old days when "winter diesel" was not that widespread it was pretty common to add a little bit of petrol into the diesel tank to make it handle low winter temperatures better.

  • @motab9981
    @motab9981 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2916

    I accidentally shovelled coal into my diesel - Andy85Uk

    • @yamahonkawazuki
      @yamahonkawazuki 6 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      id have given you a thousand likes if you had put petrol in your electric car

    • @scurior2585
      @scurior2585 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      That is not possible electric has electric sparks

    • @JoeCnNd
      @JoeCnNd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      better MPG?

    • @johnny8914
      @johnny8914 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yamahonkawazuki I actually did just that try to put unleaded into a Tesla and instead of going in gasoline or petrol as you British call it just started spilling on the floor

    • @DevilsDiscretionAdvised
      @DevilsDiscretionAdvised 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      charlie mcmullan I think it was a joke

  • @alsosprachzarathustra5505
    @alsosprachzarathustra5505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2371

    Modern fuel efficiency comes at a price: Those machines punish you for ANY mistake you make.

    • @Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights
      @Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights 2 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      And they'll break without any mistake

    • @dustinjames1268
      @dustinjames1268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights
      Usually just problems with the sensors
      If you think minor problems like that are a huge issue then you need to get with the times
      The complex sensor and computer systems are required by law for emissions

    • @vladdracul2379
      @vladdracul2379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@dustinjames1268
      Which are mostly retarded. Those sensors for emissions are 90% of my car troubles and they're my most expensive troubles.

    • @dustinjames1268
      @dustinjames1268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@vladdracul2379
      It's not very hard to change out for example an O2 sensor or the crank position sensor
      Modern systems produce more power to weight ratio and that's the only thing that matters for racing

    • @gravemind6536
      @gravemind6536 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@vladdracul2379 Nah modern cars have come a long way sure some cars have excess sensor issues but many cars are getting better performance, fuel economy and smoothness and comfort and they last longer as long as you actually take care of them properly. My 2016 Toyota Auris 1.2T is simply amazing compared to the car I had before despite the engine being much smaller, its smoother, its equal in fuel consumption its petrol and my previous car a 2003 VW Golf was Diesel, it accelerates faster and actually has lots of low end Torque just like a diesel. Servicing is slightly more expensive as it runs a more premium oil but its easily made up for by lower VED tax and increased fuel economy. The same rules apply now for the most part as they did 20 years ago more expensive cars cost more to maintain than cheaper cars.

  • @Derek_S
    @Derek_S ปีที่แล้ว +54

    A small amount of the wrong fuel causes few problems if you top the tank up with the correct one. I've made the mistake both ways in the past and simply switching to the correct pump and filling the vehicle was sufficient to eliminate any potential problem. In fact a mechanic I know who had around forty years experience told me that when he was younger, it was quite common to add petrol to diesel tanks to improve cold starting in the winter.

  • @josehernandezmartinez8719
    @josehernandezmartinez8719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    A very educational video. I always heard that putting the wrong type of fuel into a vehicle is bad, but I never knew exactly what would happen. Just that it would cause irreparable damage to the car.

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      yeah as you can see it's all fun and games till the engine figures it out and gets upset about it🤣

  • @slim9484
    @slim9484 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4915

    Me: “mum can we get a *Top Gear* ?”
    Mum: “we have a *Top Gear* at home.”
    The *Top Gear* at home:

    • @looch1ner500
      @looch1ner500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      almost funny.

    • @JanSanono
      @JanSanono 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Slim the top gear at home is the BBC’s new top gear

    • @rockerseven
      @rockerseven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      When you order Top Gear on wish or alibaba or any of those other overseas warehouse stores lol

    • @randyvines1497
      @randyvines1497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hahaha great comment

    • @moderncommunist852
      @moderncommunist852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Gay

  • @Bspstroke_
    @Bspstroke_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1518

    One time my grandpa had an employee who would steal gasoline out of his gas cans and put it in his car.. after my grandpa noticed he decided to fill the cans with diesel.. the next day the employee came to work all pissed with his car sputtering and blowing smoke.. good lesson learned there

    • @srdang6136
      @srdang6136 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And not just fire him? why?

    • @Bspstroke_
      @Bspstroke_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      To teach him a lesson.. also to catch him red handed because obviously he would never admit to it

    • @paddan426
      @paddan426 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      He could have just put in a nice amount of sugar instead... then it would have really punish the thieving twat. In worst case, the engine would have been seriously damaged.
      What is he gonna do? complain that there was something in a can he stole from?
      Diesel did the trick though, so not that bad result in the end :)

    • @matsgranqvist9928
      @matsgranqvist9928 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Paddan sugar only gums up the fuel delivery

    • @bastian433
      @bastian433 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      bleach works better if you want to permanently ruin an engine....

  • @alexandradane3672
    @alexandradane3672 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I once did it , through my own stupidity born of LACK of ATTENTION . BUT I managed some 20 miles before coming to a shuddering halt - luckily outside a garage ! However , I still had to ring to be rescued whilst the garage kindly accepted my car - to drain , swill out and repair which took a couple of days simply because of their ongoing work and commitments . I will forever remain grateful to them for their help , their laughter , the deserved and humorous teasing and their kindness , not to mention their technical excellence !

  • @justanotheryoutubechannel
    @justanotheryoutubechannel ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’ve lived my entire life in crippling fear of doing this since as a child I was warned by my dad that it would completely blow up your car and you’d basically need to replace the entire thing.

  • @liuton2005
    @liuton2005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3813

    You could take a piss in the old engines and they would run fine

    • @jwn5
      @jwn5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      Not likely, but probably with my piss, if moonshine can overload an engine then my liquor drowned piss will keep your car running cross country, sell it to ya for 5$ a gallon, 1 gallon probably equalls 5 in this transaction with my alcoholic habit, deal?

    • @hhiippiittyy
      @hhiippiittyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +266

      If your piss can fuel an automobile you might wanna see a doctor. Or at least bottle that stuff. You are the goose with a golden bladder.

    • @jwn5
      @jwn5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@hhiippiittyy 5$ a gallon, how much you want

    • @jwn5
      @jwn5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@hhiippiittyy youll only need 1/3 as much of mine as you would gas, so good deal

    • @BrettonFerguson
      @BrettonFerguson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@jwn5
      Ever have a mosquito bite you and then immediately die? I mean without having to squish it. Just chemically induced death. Overdose from your blood?

  • @someseanu7341
    @someseanu7341 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4181

    I must say sometimes older technology looks more robust and reliable. Not as comfortable or expensive but sturdier. Or is just me?

    • @V8AmericanMuscleCar
      @V8AmericanMuscleCar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +220

      No, I'm sure your're right! I'm done with new cars!

    • @CristianCiupitu
      @CristianCiupitu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      On the other hand, old technology had worse mileage.

    • @elgayetas
      @elgayetas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      Yeah, that's why you see the roads filled with 1990s cars and not alot of late models, totally makes sense, old technology is much more realliable

    • @fenn_fren
      @fenn_fren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      I mean, there's cars made in the 1930's that are still fully operational to this day.

    • @franfinesim
      @franfinesim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      yes! I noticed that too. e.g. I have learned driving in golf 2. unbelievable that such car can go through places which are bumpy. me and my bf travelled into mountains and went up to a hill (there wasn't a street). what I really like are the simple buttons. no touch screens. you touch the button and you get what you want in 1 s. when I wanted heating, he heated in few seconds like crazy. :) my bf has a honda civic from the 90's and it is very silent, doesn't use much petrol and is pretty fast for a small car like that.

  • @stefankruger9547
    @stefankruger9547 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for an entertaining as well as an educational video. I must say it's really refreshing to hear more familiar terminology like petrol and garage as opposed to gas, gasoline and gas station (I speak South African English which is very close to UK Eng)

  • @matchlessajsbsa2157
    @matchlessajsbsa2157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My first form of personal transportation was a BSA 650 with a sidecar. I used to run it on the farm Fergie TVO (tractor vaporising oil). It was a pig to start but if I parked on a hill it bumpstarted and ran just fine.

  • @Spanner-sv6bt
    @Spanner-sv6bt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3812

    I accidently put coal in my diesel train once.

    • @UnitedRecording
      @UnitedRecording 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      you mean your diesel Electric 😋

    • @timfagan816
      @timfagan816 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Queensland rail rail fan or Jacob Johnson I put coal into an electric oven

    • @geetarguy777
      @geetarguy777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Queensland rail rail fan or Jacob Johnson try plugging in a coal train.

    • @epicface2329
      @epicface2329 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol

    • @bsg2621
      @bsg2621 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same your not alone

  • @instantbeansoup
    @instantbeansoup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +668

    Car: i need some petrol
    Driver: no
    Car: *hiccups angrily*

    • @luisferreira6617
      @luisferreira6617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      car: give me diesel
      dude: no , heres some petrol
      car:æügh

    • @blankakanozsayova6892
      @blankakanozsayova6892 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@luisferreira6617 æügh is a masterpiece

  • @blankakanozsayova6892
    @blankakanozsayova6892 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Quick story: we were on a family trip, and we suddenly heard i think a breaking noise or something similar, it sounded like a tractor, we went to the mechanic and found out that it was the exhaust. The car was a Škoda(spell: shkoda) Felicia, it was a pretty low car, no wonder why the exhaust broke, but we got it fixed, and we went home.

  • @Steve197201
    @Steve197201 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2258

    Now, since you're at an airport, try putting jet fuel into one of those cars.

    • @georgemlive
      @georgemlive 7 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      Jet fule is pretty much disel fule

    • @vector6977
      @vector6977 7 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      Jet A is comparable to Kersosene, AKA a high grade Diesel fuel.

    • @fatninja-red3917
      @fatninja-red3917 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      putting some jet A1 in a diesel engine can be a good thing, many people (including myself) do it to clean the injectors, just burns a bit hotter than diesel.

    • @drunksanta1427
      @drunksanta1427 7 ปีที่แล้ว +276

      but does it melt steel beams?

    • @christiandinero8083
      @christiandinero8083 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The Emerald Apple omg 😂

  • @emmanuellazarus
    @emmanuellazarus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +620

    "If anything, it feels a bit quicker!"

    • @chucknutly3290
      @chucknutly3290 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      So in conclusion don't buy a Tesla or a modern car. Buy an old diesel Vauxhall and fill it up with whatever you want it'll be fine.

    • @mobiuszero2424
      @mobiuszero2424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      manufacturer forget to list it as gas turbine car

    • @callumhardy5098
      @callumhardy5098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@chucknutly3290 tequila will do and it’s cheaper than diesel nowadays.

    • @MrDoitfrombehind
      @MrDoitfrombehind 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@chucknutly3290 i want to see how u fuel a Tesla with diesel or something similar. Good comparison

    • @chucknutly3290
      @chucknutly3290 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrDoitfrombehind Ok

  • @gabrielv.4358
    @gabrielv.4358 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Awesome! I loved this video 5 or 6 years ago and I still love it. Hearing the engine revv and the engine stalling is so funny

  • @jeremywells9019
    @jeremywells9019 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It would be interesting to see what happens within the tank. Like half of each do they mix or separate. This will affect whether you can drain the system and get most of it out.

    • @astrawally8448
      @astrawally8448 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They will mix very well - petrol will act as the solvent to the diesel oil. No different to putting a heavier 2 stroke oil into petrol for your 2 stroke bike/outboard/etc.
      They are both by products of crude oil and similarly other by products like kerosene will also mix very well, so adding more of the right fuel will reduce the ratio of wrong fuel in.
      Diesel engines can run on a wide range of fuels because the fuel is injected into a hot chamber and under lots of pressure (compression) which also heats the mixture further aiding ignition.
      Fun fact, when Rudolf Diesel was inventing the diesel engine, he tried both petrol and kerosene, in addition to lots of other petroleum by-products because crude oil was too thick, so his early engines ran on petrol.
      More fun fact, jet engines can run on diesel (rather than kerosene) but don't because diesel isn't as well suited to temperature extremes as kerosene.

    • @popsfereal3192
      @popsfereal3192 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try some in a cup.

    • @yatsumleung8618
      @yatsumleung8618 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@astrawally8448 Jet A1 freezing point is -47 deg C, diesel is -15 deg C. Petrol is -60 deg C.

  • @alansimpson835
    @alansimpson835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2183

    Jon Bentley is one of my fave presenters. A man who just seems genuinely happy to be alive

    • @elvisburgerking8675
      @elvisburgerking8675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      he's happy driving a 1993 Astra, now that takes some doing.

    • @alanlappin6674
      @alanlappin6674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Everything about him screams “Tory” though…

    • @dragomilosevic4823
      @dragomilosevic4823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@alanlappin6674 whats that

    • @krorook9221
      @krorook9221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Why wasnt he hired to host the mew top gear ?

    • @coliander4180
      @coliander4180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@alanlappin6674 So?

  • @TheDonBro
    @TheDonBro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2988

    99.9 pence per litre. Ahh I remember the good old days

    • @spencerwilton5831
      @spencerwilton5831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      TheDonBro Sadly I'm old enough to remember 55 pence per litre. When I first passed my test, aged 17, a fivers worth would last ages, and if I was feeling really flush I'd put a tenner in. Mind you, my first job paid an enormous £2.50 per hour.

    • @lukeferguson9010
      @lukeferguson9010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      I remember when it was 99.9 at the start of corona

    • @TheDonBro
      @TheDonBro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@lukeferguson9010 dropped low as fuck huh! Soon shit backup...

    • @lukeferguson9010
      @lukeferguson9010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      TheDonBro yep shell 1.17 and asda 107.9

    • @subscribemf3528
      @subscribemf3528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Its 97 cent a liter in luxembourg

  • @ROnin2k02
    @ROnin2k02 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Last January I made the same mistake with my 2010 VW Crafter. Drove for 4-5 km, before I noticed black smoke and the car started "kicking". Lucky there was a parking area around. Had to take out 40L of gasoline with a plastic tube using my mouth every 2 litres. Vomited and had the gasoline taste in my mouth for a couple of days. The car was ok, toped what was left in the tank with diesel and after 10-15 tries it finally started. Had to change the fuel filter 2 times and sold the gas for a 3rd of the price to a farmer, but outside of that didn't have a problem with it.

  • @ghostrider13bg
    @ghostrider13bg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always laughed at the people who did this. I thought ''how can you possibly fill it with the wrong fuel''? Then, last week I was in the rush (not in my car) and i stopped for fuel. I started pouring petrol into Volvo V 50 2.0 diesel. Luckily, I realised it immediatelly and i stopped after 2 seconds, but still I put about 1liter of petrol into the diesel. Luckily my Volvo wasn't empty (it had around 10 liters of diesel) so I filled my tank with diesel to the top. Nothing happened and I hope 60 liters of diesel will destroy 1 liter of petrol. I don't think there will be damage for the fuel pump and other things. But that's only 1 liter. If I had poured 5 liters, I would have called towing truck and went for the mechanic without starting the engine.

  • @unrealeck
    @unrealeck 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6067

    What if you put Vin Diesel into a petrol car?

    • @vizionthing
      @vizionthing 8 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      +Eck he'll wreck your tiers

    • @hansneuendorf5286
      @hansneuendorf5286 8 ปีที่แล้ว +356

      +Eck You will go neither Fast or Furious :)

    • @mkultraneverstoppedtorture8748
      @mkultraneverstoppedtorture8748 8 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      +Eck Then your car turns in to an action movie with integrity.

    • @akhmadslhdn86
      @akhmadslhdn86 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      there will be a bank robbery

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      +akhmad salahudin the car will wheelie at a stop sign..

  • @vtrmcs
    @vtrmcs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1329

    I'm amazed we've never seen this guy on any other car shows. He's so charismatic.

    • @adorabasilwinterpock6035
      @adorabasilwinterpock6035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      cartoonish more like

    • @alfredsharp239
      @alfredsharp239 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I saw him in an art gallery a few years ago

    • @eddyp483
      @eddyp483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Face for radio

    • @chrispajak540
      @chrispajak540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      He doesn’t do videos anymore because his eyebrows took over his face and he can no longer see.

    • @apj341
      @apj341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He puts a heavy dose of awkward into the stereotype of "awkward tall English dude" 😂

  • @TammoKorsai
    @TammoKorsai ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When my dad worked at a Ford dealership, he always volunteered to fix the misfueled rental vehicles. He mixed it all together and put it in his Volvo 740, besides the odd cough, it was a great job perk!

  • @mustiverse4525
    @mustiverse4525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    POV: u see this video in 2022 and miss the old prices 0:38

  • @theactualnic
    @theactualnic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1207

    Once I put Electricity in my Hydrogen Mercedes once. I now lack eyebrows

    • @YouTubeSupportTeams
      @YouTubeSupportTeams 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      who needs eyebrows anyway

    • @mr.cantsave1160
      @mr.cantsave1160 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Mk Ultra if you dont want sweat in your eyes

    • @3eeeDee
      @3eeeDee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      oh wow is that what they are for? I thought they were mainly for frowning?

    • @darren9819
      @darren9819 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nicolas Henshilwood 😂😂😂😂😂 made my day 😂😂😂😂

    • @barberman1087
      @barberman1087 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nicolas Henshilwood lol

  • @a.abouzeid4346
    @a.abouzeid4346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1338

    I once put Redbull into my car, still can't find it

    • @WildNorWester
      @WildNorWester 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Is it one of those flying cars, by any chance?

    • @lucasmertens1
      @lucasmertens1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@WildNorWester I'd say it most likely is now, since Red Bull gives you wings.

    • @robwalker4436
      @robwalker4436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Try checking the airport because Red Bull gave it wings

    • @mtksbctk
      @mtksbctk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It went to thailand, fucked a couple whores and died from overdose..

    • @prodbyshdw
      @prodbyshdw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where? In the cup holder?

  • @georgekoutsoudis2339
    @georgekoutsoudis2339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why do I feel like I’m watching top gear in an alternate universe

  • @ImExcalibastard
    @ImExcalibastard ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember a co worker of mine accidentally added 25 gallons of gasoline to our diesel equipped bus. 25 is about half a tank, granted it wasnt driven very far after the mistake as this was done at a gas station across the street from our yard and he only realized his mistake after the final price of the fillup seemed too cheap. He started it up rolled it to the shop door, the shop drained the tank and to this day it still has the same fuel system, 150+ thousand miles later she still purrs like a dream. Modern 2018 Freightliner bus too, but corporate machines are built to be as cheap and simple to maintain as legally possible in the US. They are more akin to the simplicity of an older consumer car to save valuable money and time for the commercial companies maintaining them.

  • @lewis72
    @lewis72 8 ปีที่แล้ว +481

    I put 1/3 tank of petrol in my old Peugeot 306 TD years ago. I realised, so paid for the petrol then filled up 2/3 with diesel and paid for that... I the drove 31 miles home on it, no fuss.
    Some month later I ran it on vegetable oil cut with 50% diesel. That went fine too !

    •  8 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      +Lewis72 drive with smell of crisps... :)

    • @possessedllama
      @possessedllama 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +Lewis72 I put 1/4 of a tank of petrol in a 2003 VW Passat and filled the rest up with diesel. I didn't have any issues for the next 100 odd miles on the motorway but when I pulled off the motorway the engine died and wouldn't start again. I had to call the AA and they came, drained the system, put some petrol in and I was good to go again.

    • @offensiveshit4999
      @offensiveshit4999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Zbyněk Pavelek
      Crisps?
      I thought this was Merica ya commies

    • @harindaka
      @harindaka 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      +Lewis72 Dude try WATER!

    • @jaakko200987654321
      @jaakko200987654321 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Zbyněk Pavelek mmmmmmm...

  • @BuggaBoy69
    @BuggaBoy69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1263

    Diesel nozzles are wider and “require a really hard push to get it in”
    I can see why men are more likely to do that

    • @garyhoffmann1615
      @garyhoffmann1615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      And how many women say if only?

    • @garyhoffmann1615
      @garyhoffmann1615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@electric7487 Sadly you don't get it.

    • @TheCowboy4000
      @TheCowboy4000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It's also color coded usually green for diesel and black for gas/petrol and blue for ethanol free gas least in the USA. Also there's a label on the pump 😂

    • @ad-skyobsidion4267
      @ad-skyobsidion4267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@TheCowboy4000 it’s the opposite in the uk

    • @prismak7607
      @prismak7607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Men are more likely to do it because probably they are more likely to use the pump maybe? Unless they have the data of how many women and men use the pump in general to have a normalized statistic. But I don't think they have it.

  • @glados4765
    @glados4765 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a GE 1926 fridge from my great grandfather that's all original and only thing that's been changed was the light and the insulation around the door. It keeps things COLDER than the newer fridge that is only 6 years old and has problems all the time.

  • @NoOne56488
    @NoOne56488 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can put a few liters of petrol in a common rail diesel and it will be fine as long as you fill the tank up with diesel. In the colder parts of the world they mix petrol in with diesel to stop it freezing basically.

  • @garethifan1034
    @garethifan1034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +857

    I put 24 litres of petrol in to my 2016 Diesel Astra CDTI and drove it for 2 hours without realising the wrong fuel was in it. Just kept topping up with Diesel and its been fine ever since. The car has since covered another 3500 miles/6000km.

    • @benhavis2474
      @benhavis2474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      Its just like a printer. Sometimes all is fine and sometimes it isnt and you don't know why.

    • @hamjazz
      @hamjazz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      not very bright are you.

    • @dwoodsky
      @dwoodsky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Astraaaaaaaaa, magic cars do what they want, love my 1.4T

    • @thaterasound
      @thaterasound 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      @@hamjazz nice call somebody dumb because they admitted to making a mistake. Cool move man

    • @Worms_Pro
      @Worms_Pro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Still working?

  • @Laurynas_S
    @Laurynas_S 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2244

    Those old diesel motors can run forever, you don't get tat reliability with modern diesels.

    • @PhilSTUDIOSS
      @PhilSTUDIOSS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      +Laurynas S. I heard of Astras with 600.000 km

    • @Laurynas_S
      @Laurynas_S 8 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      Phil Rauchi Yea and old diesel mercs with over 1 mil km.

    • @PhilSTUDIOSS
      @PhilSTUDIOSS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Laurynas S. Some Trucks get up 2 mil :D

    • @PhilSTUDIOSS
      @PhilSTUDIOSS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ***** Nothing better than that

    • @PhilSTUDIOSS
      @PhilSTUDIOSS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** Have you ever seen Lotus Omega?

  • @popsfereal3192
    @popsfereal3192 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the U.S., if you take a car to a mechanic for a minor issue- they suddenly "find" all sorts of other things. Then they charge you an arm and a leg to do shoddy work.
    I learned how to do all my own mechanic work at an early age.

  • @Scientists_dont_lie
    @Scientists_dont_lie ปีที่แล้ว

    I miss these oldschool shows. Something Humbly Wholesome about this.

  • @CutePuppy351
    @CutePuppy351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    You see old bangers going down the street and you always think they're about to fall to bits, but the reason they're even still here in the first place is _because_ of how strong and robust they truly are.

    • @FrecklesAviation
      @FrecklesAviation ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My 1998 Ka is still going strong

    • @medexamtoolsdotcom
      @medexamtoolsdotcom ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is actually a variation of what is known as the doomsday argument - if you have something of unknown lifespan, the longer it has lived so far, the longer its expected lifespan starting from now is. So for instance if you have an a radioactive atom, and you don't know its half-life, but it has already existed for a thousand years, that eliminates the possibility that its half-life is 10 years or less, and you would expect it to last hundreds of years longer at least. But if you have an atom that was synthesized 2 seconds ago, there's a good chance its half-life is a year, or a month, or a day, or 30 seconds, and it's far more likely to decay in the near future. The expected lifespan in such a case is always comparable to the time it has existed so far.

    • @russianinvader3207
      @russianinvader3207 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FrecklesAviation Kia?

    • @FrecklesAviation
      @FrecklesAviation ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@russianinvader3207 ford ka

    • @slinger7529
      @slinger7529 ปีที่แล้ว

      L pfp

  • @retrooutput
    @retrooutput 2 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    Love how it ran straight into the tester to start the car again like some crazy scientist with his assistant.

    • @robertdevald
      @robertdevald 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yeah he has some Doc Brown vibes, absolutely love it

    • @josemexicanmexican7602
      @josemexicanmexican7602 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That tester wasn't paying attention lol. He was clearly trying to get by.

    • @danifurka6790
      @danifurka6790 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@robertdevald Exactly what I thought too!

  • @Hadubrand1965
    @Hadubrand1965 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Actually, putting petrol into a Diesel car is no big thing, if you realise your mistake after 5 l or so. In countries with colder winters (i.e. Alps or Nordic countries), they used to sell "Winter-Diesel" in winter-time, since the petrol content ensured that your fuel didn't freeze up (or become some sort of seemy-fried "slush"). Back in the 1990s I accidentally put some 5l of petrol into my Diesel car (with a 40 l tank) and the petrol-station operator told me: "Don't worry, just top it up with petrol and you will be fine" - of course subjecting the Astra to a drive with "pure petrol" was a bit brutal and should actually have been sanctioned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Cars (RSPC), if there was such an organisation...

  • @ResplendentAura
    @ResplendentAura ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My mate put petrol into his VW Diesel Golf a few years back now. Completely ruined the engine! Would have cost 11,000 quid for a new engine plus labour! Had to scrap it off in the end, it was more than the car was worth! Wife went bloody ballistic! LOL

  • @seanjames3568
    @seanjames3568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    I did over 200 miles on half a tank of petrol in my 2007 Civic CDTI.
    Only realised there was an issue when an engine management light came on (had been on holiday and hired a petrol).
    Had it drained and put diesel in and it still runs fine. This was 3 years ago, 200k miles on the clock and still running sweetly.

    • @nathanshinn2016
      @nathanshinn2016 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They are awesome mines only recently been scrapped it covered 250k and went like the clappers

    • @gravemind6536
      @gravemind6536 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its Honda its gonna take more than some crappy fuel to kill it. th-cam.com/video/zyejT4VPzlE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=carwow

    • @rafiuomodara1692
      @rafiuomodara1692 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Is it still going well?

    • @FrozenHaxor
      @FrozenHaxor 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Guys in colder weather often sprinkle 1-2 liters of petrol into their diesel while filling up, apparently it makes it start up and run easier during the cold.

  • @zaizoesclashing7103
    @zaizoesclashing7103 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know if this is true but I always thought the ball inside your fuel line was to keep people from being able to siphon out gas, but I heard it's actually in case your vehicle rolls over it blocks the pipe

  • @Buckblacket
    @Buckblacket 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't need an instructional video of how to put the wrong fuel in my car thanks, I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself!

  • @randomaccessfemale
    @randomaccessfemale 4 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    When that Astra was given petrol, it suddenly felt like during its younger years.

    • @noelsirrom
      @noelsirrom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's was on crack and felt as of it was on clouds
      Until the after effects of drugs kicked in.

  • @ossiemac
    @ossiemac ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just wept from the nostalgia of those petrol prices 🥺

  • @michaelkennedy8573
    @michaelkennedy8573 8 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    Also they should redesign the nozzles into different shapes, not sizes like petrol should be a 5 star nozzle and diesel should be a square for example

    • @MrSupercar55
      @MrSupercar55 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Good idea.

    • @rjlee3112
      @rjlee3112 7 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Or we can rely on the idiots to keep providing work to mechanics and parts manufacturers.

    • @JulianJohanson
      @JulianJohanson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol your a joke kid^^^

    • @ImGoingSpace
      @ImGoingSpace 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      diesel nozzles are bigger than petrol ones. and thus will not fit into a petrol

    • @northsideripridahs2043
      @northsideripridahs2043 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      diseil nozzles rectangle and gas regular

  • @2760ade
    @2760ade ปีที่แล้ว

    "Even though it's a really hard push to get it in" nuff said!!

  • @louiechidwick6034
    @louiechidwick6034 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I put £10 of petrol in my old diesel Mondeo, the remedy is to then put 3x the amount of diesel in to dilute the petrol.
    So in went £30 of diesel, costing me £40 all in but the engine never coughed once and ran perfectly well for another 5 years!

  • @RealGreekNews
    @RealGreekNews 5 ปีที่แล้ว +781

    I put 35 litres of petrol in my 75 litre tank and only realised when I paid at the till ... drove to a garage paid £10 to use their disposal tank emptied about a quarter of the tank and filled it up with diesel .. the engine worked just fine if a little underpowered for a few miles but NOTHING strange of harmful occurred .. the van went on to do 650k miles .. still using it now.

    • @wezilla21
      @wezilla21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      You mention liters, but also miles. Where tf do you live?

    • @MicrowaveBackground
      @MicrowaveBackground 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      @@wezilla21 probably the UK. Now you know.

    • @lukedeedman2545
      @lukedeedman2545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@wezilla21 I'm guessing Australia since he said servo and there is an attendant

    • @altvamp
      @altvamp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Wes, they mentioned litres not liters, why do you find the need to swear? Petrol is sold in Litres here in the UK but we still use Miles

    • @MaxStevenson-ih5ji
      @MaxStevenson-ih5ji 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MicrowaveBackground Was that wot that funny accent was about innit?

  • @nick_cooper
    @nick_cooper 8 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Old cars have a simplistic beauty about them. They can take a bateering and can last for ages. New cars just don't have that sturdiness!

    • @samlau7948
      @samlau7948 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Nick Cooper My RamboGuieney (mad in chena) Mak vedy good diesel + unleaded powar! vedy fas wone! super duper carh!

    • @iamyourgreatgreatgreatgrea6291
      @iamyourgreatgreatgreatgrea6291 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      +buk lau Dude stop, you're trying too hard and it turns out to be no fun :/

    • @samlarkin1810
      @samlarkin1810 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +buk lau you're a disgrace

    • @MichaelSeeds
      @MichaelSeeds 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Nick Cooper yeah newer cars have much much thinner paint too

    • @AndyMitchellUK26
      @AndyMitchellUK26 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +ThizzFox Well that escalated quickly...

  • @PerfectionInDetail
    @PerfectionInDetail 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    0:26 - look at the fuel price back then 😭😭😭

  • @fredneedle123
    @fredneedle123 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Will it take time for the damage to surface? Will the rubber bits perish having been exposed to the wrong fuel? Could it be that when the car gets its next service you'll find that lots of bits have had to be replaced?

  • @redhurt4312
    @redhurt4312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1650

    1:39 Not to be viewed by children under 18...

    • @yellooh
      @yellooh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      My mind has been corrupted :|

    • @Cazzakstania
      @Cazzakstania 5 ปีที่แล้ว +188

      I’d be surprised if I met any children over 18 haha

    • @Miister00
      @Miister00 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh my god

    • @Ograws
      @Ograws 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Red Hat Enterprise Linux

    • @yongyekfong6380
      @yongyekfong6380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      *_not to be viewed by dirty minded people_*

  • @theokan89
    @theokan89 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2811

    the dislikers have done this in real life

    • @samlau7948
      @samlau7948 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      +Mulkyan Muda fuk u bic! i du dis all deh tahm! Mi hondra civric 1.treeL engine mak 802Brakefluid Diesel Race fuel vtec Horsepower.. Race me boi!

    • @joshpickles9022
      @joshpickles9022 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +buk lau iniit doe?

    • @19culprit25
      @19culprit25 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mulkyan, the dislikers has the same black eyes like him.

    • @marble25
      @marble25 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Mulkyan I disliked because he doesn't even know to stomp the gas pedal if the engine isn't starting.

    • @joshpickles9022
      @joshpickles9022 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I do believe he is having an ironic joke at your expense. Unfortunately it seems to have gone over your heads. You see, there is a subculture of people in the UK who actually talk like that and they usually drive a Honda Civic and are from an Indian background. A translation if you will: "Fuck you bitch! I do this all the time. My honda civic 1.3 litre . Horsepower! Race me boy!"

  • @joshuahancill8703
    @joshuahancill8703 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the past 6 years this video has been on my recommended

  • @doollaly
    @doollaly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I would ❤ to see this same exact experiment with todays modern cars I'd love to see the difference in performance between old and new...

  • @Dcc357
    @Dcc357 7 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    Fellow Americans, here is a British to American English transition guide for vehicles.
    Bonnet - Hood
    Petrol - Gas
    Lorry - Truck
    Aluminium - Aluminum
    Boot - Trunk
    Saloon - Sedan
    Estate - Station Wagon
    Silencer - Muffler
    Windscreen - Windshield
    Fascia - Dashboard
    Damper - Shock Absorber

    • @CmdrTobs
      @CmdrTobs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Bumper - Fender
      Tyre - Tire
      Indicators - Blinkers
      Handbrake - Emergency brake
      Indicating - Signalling
      Alloy wheels - Rims
      Manual - Stick shift

    • @Craig_whyte
      @Craig_whyte 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      American words are like those you would teach a toddler, quite fitting seen as both have similar IQ.

    • @ROBOMAN9110
      @ROBOMAN9110 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I need some clarification you had put lorry as truck and boot also as truck so they considered the same?

    • @kernel_data_inpage_error
      @kernel_data_inpage_error 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks dude, greets from Boston 👍

    • @PottersVideos2
      @PottersVideos2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Gas also means Accelarator funnily enough, I remember my old driving instructor (who was from the USA) saying "Gas! Gas! Gas!"

  • @eisenwerks6388
    @eisenwerks6388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Plot twist: goes to get the wrong fuel, messes up and gets the right fuel.

    • @tyson7004
      @tyson7004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      One of the shittest plot twists I’ve ever read

    • @lcberchtold1208
      @lcberchtold1208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tyson7004 guess you won't like "knifes out" then

  • @dirkvantroyen9170
    @dirkvantroyen9170 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative vid, thank you!

  • @leesurfer
    @leesurfer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi. I've added 11.5 litres of petrol to a 2003 Peugeot 406hdi, and topped up the 70litre tank full of diesel, will this be ok if kept regularly topped up ? Thanks

  • @walnut5
    @walnut5 8 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Presumably with modern diesels putting petrol in would be a whole lot worse.

    • @brandonfriesen5389
      @brandonfriesen5389 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +Ben Wright In Volkswagens, the high pressure fuel pump grenades and sends metal into the tank and up to the injectors. An $11,000 fix and it WILL happen if you misfuel with any amount, even the smallest.

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was in an 04-plate Ford Galaxy (same as the Sharan) with the 1.9 Volkswagen TDi engine when it had a bit of petrol put in it by accident and then filled up with diesel, and it ran fine on the mixture.

    • @brandonfriesen5389
      @brandonfriesen5389 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ***** The 1.9's won't be affected. The 2.0L;s certainly will

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just as well really, this happened back in 2008 so car was only 4 years old!

    • @HB-ps6rn
      @HB-ps6rn 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Ben Wright I know someone who totaled a brand new 2016 $80,000 Dodge truck by putting gas in it and running it for over 30 miles. Need less to say there was many holes in the manifold and exhaust afterwards, and the engine was ruined to the point where it would cost more to fix it then get a new truck.

  • @steveshubrutski5540
    @steveshubrutski5540 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1543

    what if I put diesel into my Tesla...

    • @mystupidfacebook
      @mystupidfacebook 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Steve Shubrutski last time i did that the mechanic told me i need it to get a new electricity pump bcs mine wasn't putting enough pressure

    • @TheRealArtimusKnight
      @TheRealArtimusKnight 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Steve Shubrutski isn't tesla electric?

    • @StratoSound
      @StratoSound 7 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Omega 3370 Thatsthejoke.jpg

    • @glennvang1302
      @glennvang1302 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Omega 3370 ...the "state the obvious award" goes to.... this guy.

    • @BrownEyePinch
      @BrownEyePinch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Steve Shubrutski have no effect since it sucks either way

  • @Ukie88
    @Ukie88 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We don’t do this in Canada because the inserters are different sizes and impossible to push in, plus pumps are clearly marked and colour coded.

  • @montycooper3554
    @montycooper3554 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! Very informative

  • @AgeofDoom
    @AgeofDoom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    6:45 Passes the VW tests comfortably

    • @hamzarubeyi5476
      @hamzarubeyi5476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mercedes*

    • @danielsellers8707
      @danielsellers8707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I stopped reporting excessive black smoke from the Stagecoach buses made by MAN (owned by Volkswagen) because of the emissions scandal, as Volkswagen owns MAN it's likely they were using cheat devices that detect test conditions, so when the reported vehicle was tested the cheat device would detect test conditions so they would find nothing wrong...

  • @ArabianKnight7771
    @ArabianKnight7771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1825

    The other day I saw a woman trying to fill a tesla with gasoline at the gas station

    • @me-st7pj
      @me-st7pj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      was she a busty blonde?

    • @_matis_
      @_matis_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      I saw that viral video too

    • @jjwp-ql5rv
      @jjwp-ql5rv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@me-st7pj
      Not busy, but blonde. It's on TH-cam. Showed up in my recommended yesterday.

    • @tobbebergman7583
      @tobbebergman7583 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      th-cam.com/video/P47zjQ_p2kI/w-d-xo.html

    • @ArabianKnight7771
      @ArabianKnight7771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tobbebergman7583 wow isaw one in person too so they are every where lol

  • @howardsimpson489
    @howardsimpson489 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had friends that owned a local petrol station. When people put the wrong fuel into their car, they syphoned/drained it and all was good. They often had a 44 gallon (200 litre) drum full of the drained mix which they gave to me. I would add this as a fraction to my diesel truck and diggers with no problems. The injector pump seals actually liked some petrol as it softened them and improved their sealing, no pump dampness.
    , i used to put a little petrol into the hydraulic oil if I was delayed in replacing seals, it worked.

  • @chrismartin9651
    @chrismartin9651 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This man is brave 😂I'd be scared thinking what if the car just blows up

  • @nuclearwaffle4861
    @nuclearwaffle4861 8 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    Fifth Gear,
    Practicle Advice
    Top Gear,
    Imagine if you had money

    • @jamalswiss715
      @jamalswiss715 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      nigga, ya down with da hood banging like that? Put a cow head in da trunk yao.

    • @robertpetrea23
      @robertpetrea23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      WHAT

  • @pqsaservices
    @pqsaservices 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    While on holiday last year, in Germany, towing our caravan, I managed to put a full tank of petrol into my VW Passat 2.0TDi (2014 plate). I noticed on the return to the campsite (about 7 miles) it started 'stuttering' at low throttle, but seemed OK. BUT the next morning the engine just wouldn't start at all! It was then that I realised my mistake. I was able to get a local garage to drain the tank and flush the fuel system and then fill it up with diesel. It was completely fine afterwards and never let me down or showed any sign of problems since.
    Jonathan.

    • @JoolsTwo
      @JoolsTwo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Did the same with my 1990 Astra, like in the video just drained it myself and filled with diesel and apart a bit of blue smoke for 30 mils no ill effect. I gradually used the contaminated petrol in my wife's car at a few litres per tankful.

    • @stevecharman8420
      @stevecharman8420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JoolsTwo I did it just yesterday. Put about a litre and a half of unleaded petrol in my diesel ute before I realized and then changed over to the diesel pump. No issues at all. The cashier later told me that not a day goes by without someone filling their car with the wrong fuel.

    • @erdoflopman2147
      @erdoflopman2147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Jonathan.

    • @jaimelima2420
      @jaimelima2420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did the same in Frankfurt many years ago. Drove the car on the autobahn for an hour with the engine no happy. It died on the first light after exiting. Car returned to the renting company: “here is the keys, I parked on the grass in front of the airport”. They charged 250 USD extra for that but I did not lose the flight. Even after taking full insurance coverage from them they charged me extra for the mistake. State of the diesel VW Golf after drinking gas: unknown.

  • @georgelorence1089
    @georgelorence1089 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this video and have been curious about… Exactly this subject matter. Now I know. Thanks.

  • @mechatech9897
    @mechatech9897 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The one that's been in my mind since I was a kid.

  • @cowboyanimal6700
    @cowboyanimal6700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +500

    I love this man, he has such a kind face and his eyebrows are awesome! I just want him to dress up as an owl and read me bedtime stories with his witty and pure narration.

    • @aminckone.
      @aminckone. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Wtf....??

    • @bingbong5852
      @bingbong5852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Cowboy Animal fruity don

    • @cowboyanimal6700
      @cowboyanimal6700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@bingbong5852 Ah nah, nohomo, just a child-like fascination. He could read mein kampf for all I care, on the tv screen, while I nap on the couch.

    • @ColdVsIce
      @ColdVsIce 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Cowboy Animal lol

    • @arunmanickam1709
      @arunmanickam1709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Cowboy Animal idk but I agree

  • @Focusonbehind
    @Focusonbehind 8 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    When you have an old diesel, during winter time you can add some petrol to the tank to make it start easier during the cold, as I've been told.

    • @dan75dy
      @dan75dy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      +Niepi Truckers used to do this years ago to stop the diesel from freezing. Modern diesel has additives to stop it from freezing so this is no longer necessary.

    • @Focusonbehind
      @Focusonbehind 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Thanks, that was it.

    • @groenekever
      @groenekever 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Niepi got a pre heater in the tank. and i run it on selfmade biodiesel

    • @zosxavius
      @zosxavius 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Niepi they used to shoot starter fluid (ether) into the intake too. the problem is that diesel fuel increases in viscosity dramatically in cold temperatures. A lot of diesels have a heater you can plug in to keep the tank warm. I've been told that starter fluid creates a dependency with the engine over time to the point where it won't start without fluid. I don't know how true that is but I'm betting its not good for the engines in the long term.

    • @Cdplayr69
      @Cdplayr69 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Niepi I've heard this as well, people putting some gas in their semi trucks to warm the engine up for winter

  • @gheorghemariusignisca8340
    @gheorghemariusignisca8340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I put 5l of petrol in a diesel car. 2l engine Dacia Logan MCV from 2014. After my mistake I put another 55 litres or so of diesel on top of that. The mix was around 90% diesel 10% petrol and I had no problem at all. This was in 2018 and even now the car of fine. But I learned my lesson.

  • @maxtornogood
    @maxtornogood ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There was a bloke retiring from our workplace and on the morning of his final day this is what he did to his ute hence he was late to his own sendoff. Thankfully no damage was done & couple of us even saw him driving off at the end of the day waiting for a bus ride.

    • @56independent42
      @56independent42 ปีที่แล้ว

      How could he drive off whilst waiting for a bus? Did he have to chase it as it didn't stop?

  • @marklaymon6698
    @marklaymon6698 7 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    Diesel engines will run on almost anything. The very first diesel engine ran on peanut oil.

    • @p12anjacobmlgnoscoper86
      @p12anjacobmlgnoscoper86 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      some cars can use oliveoil as fuel.

    • @SandCube96
      @SandCube96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They wont. A diesel engine will break almost imediatly when you give them normal gas, and starting it :) An otto engine will survive fueling it diesel, it will of course not run properly.

    • @marklaymon6698
      @marklaymon6698 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Try again. Gas will dry out the fuel lines, and too much just causes the car to not run since diesels work on compression.

    • @StephenButlerOne
      @StephenButlerOne 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Cheers for that, I just found out fanta doesn't work!

    • @Crushonius
      @Crushonius 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      plus you guys know that they add petrol to diesel to make it useable in winter

  • @davidbeckenbaugh9598
    @davidbeckenbaugh9598 7 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    When I was a kid, I filled up the car for my folks and it would not run after that. Of course, at 6 years old, I had not idea the difference between water and gasoline (petrol). My folks forgave me one or tow years ago. Only took 50 years...

    • @RoScFan
      @RoScFan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      david beckenbaugh WATER? Lol....

    • @Chillerbros1
      @Chillerbros1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I did that too! I remember thinking to myself "Why does mummy go to that place (Petrol station), I can just do that here for her"

    • @davidbeckenbaugh9598
      @davidbeckenbaugh9598 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chiller Bros Could not have said that better myself. Glad i am not the only one. Have your folks forgiven you yet?

    • @ajitihaveamicropenispai9788
      @ajitihaveamicropenispai9788 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Chiller Bros hehehe, I guess that's how you distinguish an intelligent child from a future McDonalds worker

    • @davidbeckenbaugh9598
      @davidbeckenbaugh9598 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sorry M8 Never been around five year olds, have you?

  • @leftylou6070
    @leftylou6070 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a 1981 VW Rabbit Diesel. In the owners manual it says it is permissible to make a mixer of half and half diesel and gasoline to run your automobile in colder weather. I never tried it for I live in Fla. and it seldom gets that cold here.

  • @mcharrisment4765
    @mcharrisment4765 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    John Bentley - brilliant

  • @Horny_Fruit_Flies
    @Horny_Fruit_Flies 6 ปีที่แล้ว +892

    I once accidentally put some enriched uranium -235 into my Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885.
    It didn't run.

    • @czajkowski2352
      @czajkowski2352 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      oh

    • @trishflorence5880
      @trishflorence5880 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      xSupremxcy Let me ask you this. What is the first car?

    • @notinuse2110
      @notinuse2110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@trishflorence5880 well there was a man who created a combustion engine that then put that on a kart but that isn't really a car so I'd say the first person to actually create one was Karl benz

    • @bmcentral7751
      @bmcentral7751 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know someone who mixes nuclear waste with sand, puts it into a radiation proof canister and puts it in his car for heat during winter.

    • @nigelbaldwin6174
      @nigelbaldwin6174 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought you were going to tell us that you haven't needed to fill the tank since! 😂😂😂

  • @michaelstephen819
    @michaelstephen819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Old diesels would run on anything from cooking oil to central heating oil and any mixture thereof.

    • @operator91210
      @operator91210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You could always tell which restaurant the owner got their used cooking oil from too when you were following a diesel.

  • @roysoutdoorlife
    @roysoutdoorlife ปีที่แล้ว

    I know somebody who misfueled their Range Rover Sport diesel with petrol. They had actually brimmed the fuel tank with unleaded and then driven it home. It wouldn't start the following day. The system was drained, new filter fitted and it ran but kept having to go back to the garage with running issues. Within weeks it had to have a new high pressure fuel pump, all injectors and other bits and bobs. It cost £1000's!

  • @benjaminfalzon4622
    @benjaminfalzon4622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A couple of years ago I stopped to refuel my car in a small country town called Nowra, there was a young lady already filling her fuel tank with diesel, I walked up to the lady and said to her, I didn't know that this model car ran on diesel...She stared at me for a second, then she yelled... Shit, it doesn't.