Dieselgas 2023 | Will it start after being run on gasoline?

[@robertofficejr9617]

I’m new to the channel Matt on diesel creek talks about you a lot. Had to check it out for myself. I like what I see keep the Videos coming.

[@wdcjunk]

I did this to my dodge 2500 about 7 years ago. I was getting sick at the time and wasn’t thinking right. Caught it before I even started the engine. Drained 25 gallons of gas and probably 10 of diesel out into 5 gallon tanks and buckets right there at the pump. Of course it was winter so I laid there on the slushy concrete pad draining via the sump I had previously installed - that helped a lot. Changed the filter and started her up. I was frozen and sick as a dog after that. I used some of it for fires like you did and ran a bunch through my lawn mower. That mower wasn’t very happy about it and the mosquitoes were equally unhappy. Needed new plugs in it afterward but it was a pretty cool smoke show. The best part was - as I was leaving the gas station I took the turn on to the main road a little too quick and dump a few buckets of that mix all over the truck bed and down onto the road.

[@4Laney4]

That’s awesome. The old German scrap is back on the road with some good ol American ingenuity! Yer the man!

[@becbusman7721]

I can say I truly admire the trailer you have there

[@divyakfm1]

Slick! Nice Job. We had a neighbor put diesel in her gas Jeep. Was talking on her cell and ... A few miles down the road she realized her mistake when the car died. $$$$

[@GAIS414]

I had to do this at a gas station. Bought some fuel hose and I had an empty oil jug laying around in the car. I disconnected and plugged the lines from the tank and hooked up the send and return on the engine side to the jug. I drove the car back home where I unplugged the fuel send from the tank, extended it into a barrel. I let the engine run on idle from the jug for 15-20 minutes, emptying the tank and most of the fuel system into the barrel using the regular fuel pump. I changed the fuel filter, filled the tank with diesel and hooked the fuel lines back up. This was six months ago, still runs perfect.

[@neilmartin5345]

I have repaired several mis fueled car's over the years I worked in the garage and I have never had to replace the high pressure fuel pump, so I think your good to go.👍

[@ralphnorris-vk8ff]

I'm right there with you scrappy! I hate computers! Have an 02 ram Cummins and I don't do anything to it that involves the computer! I'm lucky that I have a young neighbor that runs a diesel shop when he's not farming and he does a really good job and doesn't over charge me!

[@avioncamper]

Nice Airstream in the background. Hello from NC.

[@pauldillinger2286]

Very nice vehicle. Great job gettin all the gas out of there and getting it running.

[@luvtruckin]

Well that was fun. From the comedy on the diesel vs gas to the knowledge on how a BMW fuel delivery works very interesting video.

[@jpessa]

bmw x5 diesels are the secret weapon, especially once deleted. my e70 goes like hell, and i love it. i sleep well knowing it has the cp3... :)

[@ScrappyIndustries]

No doubt the cp3 is far superior

[@turboslag]

I'm ashamed to admit that I misfueled my Mazda 6 diesel with unleaded petrol (gasoline) about 18 months ago. I got to about 15 ltrs before I realised, so then I had a dilema. Here in the UK we have companies that specialise in call outs to fuel stations for people who misfuel their vehicles, they turn up and suck out the fuel tank, but charge around £100 for the service. So you lose the fuel and have to pay the fee. In my case I was also in a screaming hurry so arranging and waiting for the specialist, then coughing up a hundred folding was not something I felt like doing. So, as I hadn't started the engine I decided to fill the tank with diesel. That would be 45 ltrs of diesel to 15 of petrol, I realise this was a risk but one I was prepared to take. It started right up then within 5 or so miles started to run irregularly. I persevered and it cleared up, probably as the mixture of the 2 fuels became more thourough. Two things I noticed subsequently. It was a b1tch to start from cold, and after standing when hot, also, it didn't have it's normal power at higher speeds, it held back under acceleration and wouldn't hold higher speeds. I feared the worst, thinking that the pumps and injectors were getting fcuked up etc. I carried on though, adding more diesel as I used up the contaminated tank and eventually it became better and better, until after a few tanks it was back to normal. So far no lasting ill effects. I reckon I'm very lucky, or Mazda's are tough! I think if a modern common rail diesel is a actually run on neat petrol it would be screwed though.

[@realemonful]

Yeah, it's not as big a deal as this guy makes it sound lol He's just making it a bigger deal than it is...

[@ezrollergbg]

As diesel engines age and injectors get a little worn they rens to smoke. And that might lead to failing the yearly inspection. A common trick is to fill the thank with 20-30% gasoline since it contains a bit less energy, therefore reduces smoke. Have dove it with a few diesels and never seem to have hurt anything. Another trick is to fill up with HVO100 which is a biodiesel that is in fact “hydrogenated vegetable oil” which is waaaay cleaner since it consists of pretty much 1 molecule and not like 300-400 as regular diesel. So it burns incredibly clean and odorless and doesn’t smoke almost no matter what. 😎

[@k9man163]

Would of mistaked you for a junk yard man! You are clearly one of the best BMW mechanics in the country, right behind Car Ninja.

[@bobhudson6659]

Well done. Suggest you talk to Area Diesel or the like and get their opinion on changing the HP pump. As you mentioned, if the pump dies then the broken bits will destroy all the injectors. Tough call for you to make as to what is now best to do. Retired mechanic/machinist in Land Down Under.

[@ScrappyIndustries]

I agree maybe i will mention it to them that's a good idea. Thanks for watching!

[@alouisschafer7212]

No need talking to Area Diesel just put a new oem pump in regardless

[@justso1823]

If the car hasn't been run for a long period on gas the pump will be ok

[@garycolemanml]

I would ask BMW... Several times I did the opposite, Diesel fuel into a gas jobby.... yea, dumb ass. Worst was into my Honda Valcyrie (2 wheeler)

[@alanrobison3298]

Nice job Sam!

[@Dbergson]

Kid at the gas station did this to me! Filled my GMC Canyon diesel with gas! Didnt take the dealer that long to get it back to me!

[@davidcolesr.8628]

I knew there would be FIRE. Thank the Good Lord it was a Controlled 🔥 Burn 😅I’ll catch you on the next one, Keep it Safe Out There Sir

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

Good video Sam. Glad the BMW is ok..

[@willpilkington2679]

Sam you never cease to amaze me in the tasks you take on and they turn out really good. I worked for UPS years ago and one of the jobs I did was drive a semi that had Cummings diesel engines. The first thing we did when we pulled into the yard was to fuel up. A new driver who did not know any better started to put regular gas in the tank. I will never forget the head mechanic running across the yard screaming at that driver to shut off the fuel pump. I think he stopped right away and they drained the tank and it turned out ok. I think it was lucky that the driver did not start up the vehicle. Good job!!!!!

[@jaygraham5407]

Cummings?????

[@bigmotter001]

Nice repair Scrappy! Great trailer except they do a lot of front and rear end damage while exiting the trailer! Today's plastic car bumper covers will more often than not come off completely or get damaged while exiting the rear of the trailer. I had to get rid of mine to eliminate customer complaints and expenses to repair the damage at my cost! Thanks for posting and take care!

[@ScrappyIndustries]

I agree that's about as low of a vehicle as it can handle. I am usually hauling skid steer and mini excavator and other smaller equipment with it!

[@bernardtipuric7483]

Quite amazing they filled it with gas, my E70 won’t take certain diesel pumps cause of the shape of the nozzle

[@mediocreman2]

Yeah it's a different size. She would have had to get the fuel adapter in the trunk to put gasoline in.

[@NBSV1]

The diesel nozzle is bigger so it’s easy to put the smaller gas nozzle in it. Harder to put diesel in a gas car since the nozzle doesn’t fit.

[@scottcarpenter6443]

That is until you drive an older vehicle that was made when people weren’t idiots kinda and is designed to take high volume pumps for gasoline. There have been a couple of times where I ask someone else to fill up my truck. They’ve never managed, actually start pumping, but where they’ll grab the diesel nozzle and it does fit in mine, so that’s always fun

[@joerodrigues3816]

What a great video mate I think you are so amazing cos you really know what you’re doing and it’s great to watch your videos and learn at the same time thanks for sharing.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Impressed, I am!

[@arthurbiringer5676]

You lucked out! It was an Eazy Peazy job! Fingers crossed that there wasn’t any internal damage!

[@stevenlatham4397]

I used to work at a dealership (Not BMW) and this actually happens quite often. I actually can see how it happens, A person, drives gas vehicles their entire life then switch. I actually think it’s a suckier job when they fill the DEF tank with diesel or mix DEF and diesel in the main tank…

[@hunterswiski8398]

Flame thrower hahaha

[@fullraph]

I have a hard time figuring out how people manage to do that. The small plastic hose that comes with the jugs JUST fit in my def tank opening, nevermind the diesel pump!

[@realShadowKat]

@@fullraph I put about 1/8th gallon of DEF into my diesel tank before I realized it...first time I did it in 120K miles. I don't buy the jugs, I get it from the pump in the diesel lanes the semi trucks use. I was able to get home without problem since it was still over 22 gallons of fuel compared to a cup or two of DEF. I let it settle out overnight then went under the tank to unscrew the plug which is there to drain any accumulated water.

[@SpookyDeCat]

Worked on a "76 custom Dodge van with the same problem (in the "80s), only the other way around. Gas engine filled with diesel. Same fix. Drain tank, fill with gas. Flush lines, remove & flush carburetor, change spark plugs. Also did an oil change as this van was driven on the interstate from the fueling point until it died. Crank the piss out of it, immediately drive 100 miles. Smoked like a crematorium for a while, but was still running fine a couple of years after.

[@johnnylindsey5808]

Good job guys

[@paulforster4133]

Nice going

[@mischef18]

Great video bro right to the spectacular camp fire start. Safe travels. Ken.

[@ScrappyIndustries]

Thanks 👍

[@georgeenriquez612]

Great video Sam. Very informative and funny at the same time as well as not being too long or boring. Nice red tilt trailer btw.

[@danielpullum1907]

amazing!!! A friend was not so lucky. It was a few years ago but his new diesel jeep shellled several parts. I don't remember exactly but they opted for a new engine.

[@AM4project]

"so far so good, we are not walking yet" =) hahaha

[@oriancunningham]

Cant beat that

[@michaelweilmuenster5754]

2018 was the last year BMW sold diesel cars in the US due to a lack of sales. My wife has a 535D with the M sport package we picked up recently, low miles 1 owner. Its really nice and get around 40mpg. Its so quiet and what blows me away how it starts without having to wait for glow plugs like my older ford f350. Good job fixing that one.👍

[@mediocreman2]

We can blame VW for that. BMW still makes diesel X5's in the US! But we can't have the forbidden fruit now.

[@mediocreman2]

Oh and yeah these will start no problem in like -30 weather. I still recommend a lubricity additive for those CP4 pumps though.

[@bimmer4755]

It was because of the emissions requirements. It’s truly ashamed bmw doesn’t sell even one diesel in the 🇺🇸. Thank VW for that. At one point bmw was even going to offer an x7 diesel in the 🇺🇸. That’ll never happen.

[@o.o-vt1rc]

I've seen this happen a few times to friends, family, and customers. I figure if I ever own a diesel myself I'll paint the fuel cap and inside of the fuel door green to give myself one more reminder and last chance to avoid such a mistake. Maybe an extra "diesel fuel only" sticker.

[@richmausner]

You may also want to change the fuel filter as a precaution esp if you don't know when it was last done.

[@jhsevs]

Why?

[@elihernandez330]

​@@jhsevsmost non truck diesel owners don't know you're supposed to change them about every other oil change.

[@jimlepeu577]

When I bought my first diesel car, I inadvertently filled it with gas by habit. The garage drained it for me and said it wouldn’t be a problem because they often put a drop of gas in during winter to prevent the diesel freezing.

[@drcluj65]

back in the 80s we were puting 40lt. of diesel and 10 lt of gasoline during the winter in the tank so it starts in the morning and not freezes during the night,and that for the whole winter(10 galons diesel 2,5 gasoline)

[@Aerospace_EdC]

Hey Sam you said you never worked on a beamer but you got it going, nice work !!! I guess a diesel engine is a diesel engine now matter what it's in, give or take some bells and whistles, and ....... you didn't even get your hands dirty lol.

[@jimdavison4077]

Anyone tell you you have a very happy boyish charm look to you? You will love it in a few years when people start thinking you are your parents grandson.

[@simonjones7785]

sam a cracking trailer there behind the pic up Im into my trucks and trailers as you can probably gather

[@elesjuan]

The worst part of this, if you took that back to BMW, they'd want $10-15k to fix that car. Friend worked at VW about six years ago and someone had a tdi golf towed in because they filled up with gasoline and the car died a couple miles down the road. Vw wanted to replace everything from the lift pump to the injectors, that bill was about $9k. 😮

[@kb7722]

Id be concussed. All the diesel pump nozzles are green everywhere I've seen.

[@kevinshapcott878]

I drove my tdi jetta around 40 km on premium gas after mistakenly putting the gas in. It ran terribly on gas. I made it to a canadian tire, siphoned out the gas, put diesel in and it worked better than it did before.

[@ScrappyIndustries]

Cleanout never hurts! lol

[@dennisroberts6698]

Did a similar thing back in the 80's, only it was Diesel into a petrol driven car Mazda 8.

[@davidparrish1133]

I had a friend with a foreign car repair shop in a not so good neighborhood. Sealing fuel from cutomer's cars at night was fairly common. But someone stole fuel from a Diesel car. The next day a car would go by smoking VERY heavily.

[@ScrappyIndustries]

lol i love it

[@jaygraham5407]

Your Grandpap would be so proud of you!!!!

[@ScrappyIndustries]

Thank you! As he would say he taught me all he knows and I still don't know anything!!

[@jaygraham5407]

Your Grandpap had a wealth of knowledge and shared plenty with you.

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

[@2wheelzdown180]

I take it u had to go through Jersey 😂 buddy new powerstoke got same treatment … even after he told the attendant ITs DIesel. Wawa covered tow , tank pump and fuel filter change

[@garyfeltus9801]

Sur a.long ways from a cat or comins lol. I think you did good job.. great video. Loved the burn after.

[@ScrappyIndustries]

Thanks for watching!

[@mediocreman2]

These N57 X5's are really sweet cars. And can tow a decent amount (6k) considering they aren't that big. But they do weigh over 5k lbs. They're not as good as the M57, mostly due to the CP4. But you can still get a tune and delete on these and they wake up a substantial amount.

[@fierceflyer5]

You found yourself a new career

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Should you consider changing the HPFP, read the BMW TSB SI B13 03 09 for the recommended replacement unit.

[@XcoolcoolbeansbeansX]

The N54 HPFP bulletin has nothing to do with the HPFP N57 diesel in this X5. Completely different cars, engine, and fuel strategy.

[@paulstaab1705]

Dam good job son.

[@COM70]

I would have put some additive in to make sure it got some extra lubricant. We have a product called dipethane here in Europe. It works as a molecular detergent and lubricant, but at higher concentrations it is very good for sticky components.

[@mjmcomputers]

I see you found a good use for the diesel gas.

[@mbc1994]

If it was me, my lawnmower and snowblower would be running on dieselgas for months, or 50/50 gas/ dieselgas. Yeah, I might be cheap...

[@donthomasson692]

Milwaukee may void that transfer pump warranty. Lmao

[@ScrappyIndustries]

😂😂 I love that thing

[@wince333]

For me YES,but good clean Puma injecté sys before

[@stkrrauch1]

the good thing about bmw is they turn into old scrap rather quickly so you won't have any problem working on them

[@ddyodaman5515]

Who would have thought…. From heavy equipment mechanic…. To a Beemer tech! 😱😂🤩🎯

[@ScrappyIndustries]

We’re still just unscrewing bolts and screwing em back in!

[@kitecattestecke2303]

If you pump out the benzin and just add full diesel the delution should be good, then cycle the ignition to "mix" the fuel in the lines..😅 The pump already ran inn gasoline so damage is done, and maybe you want to look in the front for the diesel filter to purge that too?

[@bensymington5550]

❤ I love your videos awesome Contant Contant

[@ScrappyIndustries]

thanks for watching!

[@bimmer4755]

Those bmw diesel engines are extremely reliable especially once the emissions crap gets deleted .

[@ScottWM54]

Common sense is universal. Even applied to an over engineered German BMW.

[@oneman723]

Throw a ton of Lucas in the tank like 10 bottles get the lubercation back on the pump

[@willgallatin2802]

At what speed was that mile covered? At25-35 it would be ok, I think. At 50> yea just swap the pump now. Had this happen to a forklift at work once. Boss said let it run with just a flush. 3 weeks later I was installing a new pump and injectors. The lift was operated for about 30 minuets on 1/4 diesel, 3/4 gas.

[@dosman01302]

😂🤣 Yep I've seen that fire ball!! You guys feel the cuncussion? 😂

[@kfrdubber]

Follow up video or even a follow up message in the community tab would be nice.

[@trevorvanbremen4718]

You state the you 'work on old scrap'... Isn't that the PERFECT qualification to work on a BMW?

[@ScrappyIndustries]

😂😂😂

[@COM70]

Almost right. That is new scrap !😂😂😂

[@normanbuchanan9710]

​@@COM70😂😂

[@COM70]

@SS.493 who is the question for?

[@jasonmyers3847]

LMFAO 😂😂 Great point.

[@robertschauer376]

Ya gotta love a good fire

[@ScrappyIndustries]

every time!

[@Mordalo]

Where did you find a 2018 X5 35d

[@ChristopherFerguson-v8s]

I had someone come into the parts store I worked at and said their filled their gasoline car with diesel; what additive could they buy to fix it. I told them that basically they would have to pay someone to do the same thing you're doing.

[@wvrockcrusher]

Well, the old scrap qualification worked well enough to get the beamer going again. I would be a little concerned about the pump being scored from the gasoline, even in a mile of drive time. Chances are it would be ok, but I'm no beamer mechanic, and the concern would still be there. May be good insurance to change it out if research still leaves doubt in mind. That kind of stuff bugs me and if the pump isn't a stupid amount of money to change out, I might consider a new one to save the injectors from getting trashed and the rest of the fuel system full of metal. That diesel gas works wonders for roastin' your weenie!

[@thesteelrodent1796]

The pumps are made from the same metal no matter if it's a diesel or gasoline injection. That part really shouldn't care what the fuel is. The seals may be a different story, but as long as you don't dump E85 in it, I don't see why it would be damaged.

[@mediocreman2]

​@@thesteelrodent1796The high pressure pump needs lubrication gasoline can't provide. Actually modern low sulphur diesel can't even provide it. But if he's a diesel mechanic he probably knows that the CP4 pumps can't handle low lubricity fuel and he probably already is using a lubricity additive.

[@Ricardoteh345rd]

Over here in Britain these bmw's are upper middle class driveway orniments they love them they hold a special place in thier hearts. but 99% of them have any inability to actually drive one nor handle the rear wheel drive systems because they go to fast all the time. also over here they have issues with accelerator pedals made from lead for some reason? The indicators/turn signals never ever work. I've owned a couple and there not what they used to be the modern one's are utter s**tboxes.

[@markraymond1196]

Actually a little bit of gas wont hurt it. We use to use gasoline yrs ago to help keep diesel from gelling up. Of course im not sure on these automobiles how much abuse they can take

[@leol1682]

Wel that not all scrap BMW .

[@poowg2657]

I once saw an old lady put gas in her brand new Olds 98 diesel. I warned her about it and she said she'd never owned a diesel and I should mind my own business. It was very gratifying to see her later on at K Mart with the hood up and smoke rolling out fom under it. Great video, thanks much!

[@mackenzielenz8229]

For those who run into this type of issue, where do you take your diesel/gas mix? Are there any auto places that are usually capable of disposal?

[@johnjesus971]

Run it in your lawnmower. It wont care

[@Marklin15]

Old mechanical injection diesels will run on a mix of gas and diesel

[@scottcarpenter6443]

It’s your new lighter fluid

[@kjm-ch7jc]

I opened the KZbin app and was presented with this, what happened to quality entertainment !

[@1202_is_your_Fren]

What do you mean '1202', not 1203?

[@mediocreman2]

I'm surprised she was able to put gasoline in the tank. These BMW's have a misfueling restrictor that doesn't allow you to use gas pumps.

[@mikeabbott2396]

Thanks to Tiny for the content😅

[@billrey8221]

did you say 20 to 30000 PSI??

[@AdelinoGambiarras]

Oops! you are lucky on this time. It happen to me once with ops it I filled in Diesel on an Austin Martin my boss car I was lucky to we spotted before my boss turned on the engine, and the most impressive my boss didn't got angry with me it was second time lucky on the same issue because my had to call someone to drain the diesel out of the Austin Martin all most brand new car.

[@bladewiper]

Brain farts can get a person into a lot of predicaments. Oh well, seems like no harm done.

[@Bikes-with-Ben]

hate it when that happens

[@ScrappyIndustries]

you'll have that on these big jobs!

[@gmctech]

Annnnnnd trade it in to some schmuck dealer and giggle to yourself as you speed away! 😝

[@kymw7833]

Hey Sam nice your now a qualified BMW mechanic ,I always thought they were a mystery to fix ,was wondering if the dry fuel gas did any damage to the bore,s as DIESEL is an oily fuel ,just a thought bubble ,enjoy your channel Matt was right check out Sam Cheers Kym Adelaide

[@jaygraham5407]

Today's fuel seems to have very little lubricant.

[@alouisschafer7212]

You need to run additives to keep the high pressure fuel pump of the commonrail happy so much for lubricity...

[@BallBusta]

You think the driver saw the gas cap, read diesel and just though "huh that's funny" and filled her up?

[@hotpuppy1]

NEVER put diesel in a red can or gasoline in a yellow can. As long as it didn't run too long on gasoline, it SHOULD be OK. Gasoline doesn't lubricate so there can be damage.

[@NotmeGK123]

Yeah back in day I’d put 1 gallon of gas in my 7.3 when pulling heavy loads helps kick it in as???

[@susanrollinson]

Who is Tiny?

[@BWYinYang]

Thought ya gonna convert diesel to gas or vice versa. 😂

[@JoeRocket-sf6qs]

Cherry flavor is illegal only because they say it is,is that really justification for wasting money in these terrible times?save where you can ppl,the government ain't gonna help you.

[@ricardopino4857]

Charlie Brown Christmas

[@ElliottSix]

A mile, you're fine. You've basically just accidentally cleaned the system out by using petrol ha

[@Simbacu]

Prices are so disgusting nowadays that Red diesel is just as expensive as normal, some crook thought HMM? they're probably gonna put it in their car anyway, Oh let's just make it the same price then, of course it's more expensive as there are oil shortages, but it isn't just that they're ripping you off too they're making it more expensive, shortage or not, than it actually needs to be cause they want stupid levels profit

[@dandan7726]

that pump is fine and it is no where near 10000 to 20000 psi ,it is at most maybe 100 to 160 psi and all it controls is the fuel shut off and timing of the injectors

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

The HPFP on a BMW diesel automobile outputs, depending on demand, 2,200 psi maximum.

[@ScrappyIndustries]

I just gave it a google- With 39,000 psi (2,700 bar) capability, the CP4 can meet even the most stringent diesel emission standards

[@phill2009c6]

Why did you put the gasoline in the diesel, what did you need to flush the system must had a lot of crap in the system, never new you could use gasoline. Interesting great job