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Turbo Diesel Coupe Injection, i suppose...
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Google is your friend adam
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Went for a test drive in the ST TDCi recently so I remembered most of it but google is good for the grey matter after a day at work.
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From most of the replies, I think we are in agreement the vehicle would have a diesel engine.
Well today at work one of my colleagues (I use that term very loosely) had to drive the works pool car (3 week old Ford S Max TDCi from Dagenham upto Wolverhampton. He managed all of about 100yds. On getting in the car he noticed the fuel gauge reading low. So he, and my mate who was with him, stopped off in the Shell garage at the top of the road. He proceded to put £45.00 worth of petrol in.
My mate not sure but having an inkling of what he may have done, said to him as he got back in the car. "Very quiet these diesels aren't they." Apparently the blokes face was a picture. This bloke though is "never wrong" and my mate asked if he'd seen the badge on the back. He said yes but had no idea what it meant and assumed it was a model name.
Luckily they hadn't started the engine so pushed it to one side on the garage forecourt, then had to walk back down the road into work. Tell the manager what he'd done then have to use his own car to get to Wolverhampton.
You'd think as we work for Ford he'd have an idea about the cars our employer builds.
Mind you this is the same bloke who was banned from driving for 6 months because he got flashed by a speed camera on 2 seperate occassions, yes you read that right, a speed camera. The location of this camera? Only at the top of the road where he lives.
Well today at work one of my colleagues (I use that term very loosely) had to drive the works pool car (3 week old Ford S Max TDCi from Dagenham upto Wolverhampton. He managed all of about 100yds. On getting in the car he noticed the fuel gauge reading low. So he, and my mate who was with him, stopped off in the Shell garage at the top of the road. He proceded to put £45.00 worth of petrol in.
My mate not sure but having an inkling of what he may have done, said to him as he got back in the car. "Very quiet these diesels aren't they." Apparently the blokes face was a picture. This bloke though is "never wrong" and my mate asked if he'd seen the badge on the back. He said yes but had no idea what it meant and assumed it was a model name.
Luckily they hadn't started the engine so pushed it to one side on the garage forecourt, then had to walk back down the road into work. Tell the manager what he'd done then have to use his own car to get to Wolverhampton.
You'd think as we work for Ford he'd have an idea about the cars our employer builds.
Mind you this is the same bloke who was banned from driving for 6 months because he got flashed by a speed camera on 2 seperate occassions, yes you read that right, a speed camera. The location of this camera? Only at the top of the road where he lives.
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From most of the replies, I think we are in agreement the vehicle would have a diesel engine.
Well today at work one of my colleagues (I use that term very loosely) had to drive the works pool car (3 week old Ford S Max TDCi from Dagenham upto Wolverhampton. He managed all of about 100yds. On getting in the car he noticed the fuel gauge reading low. So he, and my mate who was with him, stopped off in the Shell garage at the top of the road. He proceded to put £45.00 worth of petrol in.
My mate not sure but having an inkling of what he may have done, said to him as he got back in the car. "Very quiet these diesels aren't they." Apparently the blokes face was a picture. This bloke though is "never wrong" and my mate asked if he'd seen the badge on the back. He said yes but had no idea what it meant and assumed it was a model name.
Luckily they hadn't started the engine so pushed it to one side on the garage forecourt, then had to walk back down the road into work. Tell the manager what he'd done then have to use his own car to get to Wolverhampton.
You'd think as we work for Ford he'd have an idea about the cars our employer builds.
Mind you this is the same bloke who was banned from driving for 6 months because he got flashed by a speed camera on 2 seperate occassions, yes you read that right, a speed camera. The location of this camera? Only at the top of the road where he lives.
As a motorcyclist, he's the sort of car driver i'd like to see taken off the road......permanently:bang:
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Observation and anticipation skills - zilch, danger to other road users and pedestrians - stellar
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What a muppet, its as clear as mud its a Turbo Desiel Common-rail Injection engine, saying that its easy to put the wrong fuel in these days if using petrol cars too, but proof of being muppet is getting caught by the same the camera twice.
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Not that its an ideal thing to do but...
I always thought that petrol in a Diesel was ok, its diesel in petrol thats not as it fubars up all in sundry including the Cat and creates a smoke screen that even James Bond would be jealous of.
£45.00 though is quite a bit.
I always thought that petrol in a Diesel was ok, its diesel in petrol thats not as it fubars up all in sundry including the Cat and creates a smoke screen that even James Bond would be jealous of.
£45.00 though is quite a bit.
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I was once deep in thought and put diesel in the tank, then noticed the black pipe 
Rang my mechanic, After he stopped laughing he just said drive it here,a petrol engine will take no harm on a short journey, but a diesel will burn out..
Rang my mechanic, After he stopped laughing he just said drive it here,a petrol engine will take no harm on a short journey, but a diesel will burn out..
New dervs use the oil within the fuel as lubricant of the bearings in the pumps and injectors. Petrol doesn't have the same oil lubricant in it and will strip the all the lubrication which will damage the pump, and injectors if run over a sustained peroid.
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The car was towed back to the factory and the AA called to empty the tank.
The idiot who did it is considered a right plonker for countless reasons. He comes out with the most stupid comments sometimes. Last week he said if he if every set of traffic lights was green on his way to work, the quickest he had got to work was 3 minutes. This is from climbing in his car, driving about 5 miles, parking his car in the car park and then clocking in about 100 yds away. (This is a bloke who walks like a robot, literally) He reckoned he was doing 130mph. This is a bloke who buys a new car for cash, then insures it TPFT, he sees it as an acceptable risk not to go fully comp. He bought a new car because he couldn't find the repairers he was supposed to take his previous damaged car to for repair, so he just part exchanged it.
Last week the two of them had to drive up to Wolverhampton using their own cars. My mate lives 40+ miles away which can take roughly an hour. The idiot told my mate, he could drive down to him and pick him up or leave his car there and he would drive. They would then have to drive back towards my mates house and passed it to get to Wolverhampton. He trully is unbeleivable.
The idiot who did it is considered a right plonker for countless reasons. He comes out with the most stupid comments sometimes. Last week he said if he if every set of traffic lights was green on his way to work, the quickest he had got to work was 3 minutes. This is from climbing in his car, driving about 5 miles, parking his car in the car park and then clocking in about 100 yds away. (This is a bloke who walks like a robot, literally) He reckoned he was doing 130mph. This is a bloke who buys a new car for cash, then insures it TPFT, he sees it as an acceptable risk not to go fully comp. He bought a new car because he couldn't find the repairers he was supposed to take his previous damaged car to for repair, so he just part exchanged it.
Last week the two of them had to drive up to Wolverhampton using their own cars. My mate lives 40+ miles away which can take roughly an hour. The idiot told my mate, he could drive down to him and pick him up or leave his car there and he would drive. They would then have to drive back towards my mates house and passed it to get to Wolverhampton. He trully is unbeleivable.
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As a motorcyclist, he's the sort of car driver i'd like to see taken off the road......permanently:bang:
Observation and anticipation skills - zilch, danger to other road users and pedestrians - stellar
Couldn't agree more, it's people like him who get bikers killed.
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To be honest you'd have to be a muppet to confuse a green pump and a black pump, and theres almost always a sticker inside that says the petrol type. Short of it shouting "DIESEL" at you every time you open the fuel cap what the hell do you want.
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This was introduced on the Mondeo, the S Max came out before this and hasn't been updated yet.
They were both back in work today, the "Muppet" has been taking a fair amount of stick. He has blamed the foreman, because he has been waiting for over a year for an eye test at work. (Even though he wears glasses full time so surely must go to opticians outside work as well).
He reckons it was dark when he put the petrol in and didn't see the word Diesel on the filler cap and the inside of the flap, even though the forecourt lights were on.
After having done it yesterday, he said to my mate, "I've only ever had petrol powered cars, I didn't realise people still drove diesel cars."
Whilst driving upto Wolverhampton in his own car he decides to turn off the radio when the got onto the M1. (No traffic news then).
Due to the silence my mate decides to make conversation. Knowing what the "Muppet" is like I knew this wouldn't be a good idea. My mate looks over, seeing they are doing 95mph, asks him what mpg, he gets at that speed.
Answer, "Don't know, you don't buy a car like this and worry how much petrol it uses." (It's a year old Focus ST).
My mate points at the trip computer and says, "I know, I just wondered how much the car did to the gallon at that speed.":bang:
Answer, "Don't know, don't care and don't know how that works anyway." Gesturing towards the trip computer.
When our manager spoke to the "Muppet" this morning the "Muppet" actually told him he'd done the company a favour and saved them money as he hadn't started the engine. If it hadn't been for my mate, he'd have just driven off up the road.
If he'd put diesel in, it would have only cost the company the £45 for the fuel. Instead it has cost the company £45 for the fuel, £180 for the AA to drain the tank, and another £94 for the expenses he will be claiming for using his own car.
My mate reckons on the way back, they went through a speed camera that faces them at 85mph, so hopefully he'll get fined for that.
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i dont know but ive never made that kind of mistake and i cant see how people would. Its litterally retarded.
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I really hate people who just cant take the blame for things
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Was gonna say...thought the petrol nozzles didn't fit in diesel fillers for the reason of this "Muppet"
Don't worry if the nozzle didn't fit, he'd just figure it was supposed to and force it any way he could. Square peg in a round hole means nothing to him.
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i love when people know nothing about car or bikes.... might aswell buy a micra it fits with the mentality better
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You can buy a device that you fit inside the filler cap that indeed shouts "DIESEL" at you every time open the cap.
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diesel and unleaded petrol nozzles are roughly the same size, it was old 4 star that had a different one to stop you using the wrong fuel.
And yes I can hold my hand up in shame and say I have done it, petrol in a weasel, I have no defence other than I was knackered and as I drive several different cars every day, just wasn't paying attention as to which one I was in, it happens - worked it out as I pressed the starter...and quickly took my finger off it again, called my oh and he got the car back to garage on a truck.
Trust me, the stick from mechanics is enough to make sure you never do it again.
However, if you really want a tale of not losing face we had a car come in on breakdown. A few tests later and a misfuel diagnosis was fairly obvious. Petrol in their diesel fuel tank. The car was still under manufacturer warranty, so when we called the owner to tell him, he absolutely refused to believe it and basically said we were lying and he would not pay the substantial amount of money to sort it out and that it was impossible it could have been misfueled it must be a warranty issue - bearing in mind he had run it like this! He even called another dealer where he had bought the car from and got them to call us on his behalf. Needless to say they did and believed us over him. Anyway, he decided we were obviously a wranglers and spurs type of oufit and had the car collected and taken to the dealer he bought it from, telling us that they would diagnose it properly and the manufacturer would cover the costs - ok sir, good luck!
3 days later we get a phone call from the service manager over there, explaining that the chap had just driven away having paid an almighty bill for the repair of his misfueled car, considerably more than he would have paid us, as they have a higher labour rate, also having paid for a tow truck from us to them and having paid us for the diagnosis time. Now THAT is a muppet
And yes I can hold my hand up in shame and say I have done it, petrol in a weasel, I have no defence other than I was knackered and as I drive several different cars every day, just wasn't paying attention as to which one I was in, it happens - worked it out as I pressed the starter...and quickly took my finger off it again, called my oh and he got the car back to garage on a truck.
Trust me, the stick from mechanics is enough to make sure you never do it again.
However, if you really want a tale of not losing face we had a car come in on breakdown. A few tests later and a misfuel diagnosis was fairly obvious. Petrol in their diesel fuel tank. The car was still under manufacturer warranty, so when we called the owner to tell him, he absolutely refused to believe it and basically said we were lying and he would not pay the substantial amount of money to sort it out and that it was impossible it could have been misfueled it must be a warranty issue - bearing in mind he had run it like this! He even called another dealer where he had bought the car from and got them to call us on his behalf. Needless to say they did and believed us over him. Anyway, he decided we were obviously a wranglers and spurs type of oufit and had the car collected and taken to the dealer he bought it from, telling us that they would diagnose it properly and the manufacturer would cover the costs - ok sir, good luck!
3 days later we get a phone call from the service manager over there, explaining that the chap had just driven away having paid an almighty bill for the repair of his misfueled car, considerably more than he would have paid us, as they have a higher labour rate, also having paid for a tow truck from us to them and having paid us for the diagnosis time. Now THAT is a muppet
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Garages are making a fortune on people's stupidity like this.
My friend filled his diesel car up with petrol and realising his mistake, called a local garage.
They charged £180 to drain it and put a bit of diesel in it. It took less than an hour.
So basically, £180 per hour for labour, minimal cost for parts (enough diesel to get to the garage) and no specialist tools required.
And they get to keep the petrol!
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My friend filled his diesel car up with petrol and realising his mistake, called a local garage.
They charged £180 to drain it and put a bit of diesel in it. It took less than an hour.
So basically, £180 per hour for labour, minimal cost for parts (enough diesel to get to the garage) and no specialist tools required.
And they get to keep the petrol!
Steve.
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Just as well he doesn't worry considering how thirsty the ST is (I get 30mpg if I drive minevery, very carefully at 70
) At 95 he'd be getting well under 20mpg I'd guess. Obviously paid much more than me.:razz:Mind you he is right in that if you want economy you don't buy an ST. If you want a fun then you do.
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