"And here I thought bike riders were smarter than needing that. " obviously not if somebody started this thread 8>) My BMW r1100rt an my BMW f650 have a narrower filler neck.
BP does here stateside. My co-worker put a gallon in his VW-TDi before realizng it. Cost him $350 to get it all out. Tank was small (8 gallon) and he didn't think it would be diluted enough if he just put diesel on top of it with the high pressure fuel pump they run. If it had been his pickup, with the 30 gallon tank he would have just added the proper fuel to the mix.I think it was Sinclair gas stations that used to have diesel fuel lines that were black and green as gasoline.
The military (other than perhaps the Navy) only usee one fuel. Aircraft, helicopters, ground vehicles, generators, etc. Basically light (#1) diesel fuel.I know the marine that used to teach other marines how to ride KLR 650's at Camp Pendleton. He is a Ridercoach trainer now in NY. He said the diesel KLR never worked out. They were interested in diesel because I was easer to come by in the remote desert areas.
The TDI tanks are closer to 15 gallons, but if he has one with the HPFP as mentioned, he did the right thing. They don't tolerate much/any contamination and cost about $3500 to replace and before a warranty claim a fuel sample is taken.BP does here stateside. My co-worker put a gallon in his VW-TDi before realizng it. Cost him $350 to get it all out. Tank was small (8 gallon) and he didn't think it would be diluted enough if he just put diesel on top of it with the high pressure fuel pump they run. If it had been his pickup, with the 30 gallon tank he would have just added the proper fuel to the mix.
Did that back in the military once. Drew Sunday duty, alone. The shop delivery tug was near empty so I drove it over to the flight service station, which was unmanned on Sundays. The tug ran briefly then died with quite a bit of exhaust smoke with a familiar smell. Some joker had switched the pump hoses between the diesel pump and regular pump....hoses were very long compared with modern fuel pumps back then, had to work on a variety of vehicle configurations. I spent the rest of the day performing a similar procedure to yours.ST1300 Draining Fuel (after accidentally filling with diesel)
Yep, I've had to pay closer attention at BP stations as well. I think they're the only one's I've seen with green gasoline (petrol) handles, at least here in the USA.I had to pay extra attention on this last trip to which nozzle I was grabbing at BP ALL the handles were green. Some stations the diesel handle was black and gas green others it was the opposite. Other stations had non-ethanol fuel and some had E-85. The non-ethenol was $0.50 more per gallon than the 87.