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What repercussions will there be when I accidentally put about 15gals of gasoline in my diesel tank? Tank had about 1/3 of 100 gal. tank when I sstarted, realized error and finished filling up with diesel.

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To some degree depends on the engine/fuel injection system.

Contact your engine manufacturer with your engine serial number and discuss it with them.

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Gasoline has a much lower ignition point than diesel and with the high compression of a diesel, will be prone to knock and premature ignition.  

https://www.bellperformance.com/blog/accidentally-mixing-gasoline-and-diesel-fuel

As little as 1%, that is 1 gallon in 100 gallons.  You have about 15% gasoline.

I would not start the engine and get it to a diesel shop to have the tank drained and the engine checked.  Contact your engine manufacturer.

Ken

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