The ol' petrol in a diesel trick

[Steveo_the_Devo]

Thanks guys.

Yeah Mic I am a bit hesitant as my fuel economy is reasonable - have averaged 14l/100km since new including lots of towing & a trip to the centre. I am a bit worried that this will actually make my fuel economy WORSE! We've tracked every tank since new in an iPhone app so it will be pretty obvious if the fuel economy jumps up after this.

I have a feeling that we could drain & it would be fine but I guess $650 is not bad considering the risks/costs of a fuel system replacement.

To be honest I was surprised that insurance covered it. I rang them up expecting them to say no. He had to check with the supervisor but essentially it came down to -'your policy doesn't say that incorrect fuel is excluded, therefore we will cover it'. I wouldn't be surprised to find that this sort of exclusion clause starts getting written into insurance policies in future.

[cossy]

Hi Steveo Who do you have your insurance with?

[Steveo_the_Devo]

NRMA ... go figure, who knew they were decent!

[jack]

I checked with Alliance and they also cover it, good to know (not that I intend doing it).