Leaded Gas Mistake

[HeRodeCBR]

Hello everyone;

 

Have not posted here in a while. Having way too much fun. Quick question here. Any one here ever put a couple gallons of VP11O race fuel (110 octane leaded) or something similar in a 2015 USA Ford Transit Connect? I got my gas cans mixed up and thought I  was putting Ethanol Free 93 in it (lawn equipment / dirt bike gas). Instead it was the race gas I buy for the track day bikes VP110! I noticed it after I "Dumpted" about 1 1/2 US Gallons in it. There was 1 little more than 1/2 tank in the van @ the time and then went to the gas station to fill the Van's Tank completely to "Dilute" the mistake even more.

 

What will the consequences be expected of this? Motor and Catalytic converter, fuel injector, vapor catch tank.etc.

 

Thanks for the read.

Herode

 

[Fifty150]

There's a screen in the fill neck, so you can't siphon the tank.  You could drop the tank and drain it.  I don't recommend it, but you can drill a hole, drain the tank, then install a drain plug.  Or try driving it. And topping off the tank every day to keep diluting it.  And let your knock sensors try to smooth out the engine. 1.5 gallons isn't so bad. The tank capacity is a little over 15 gallons.  I don't think you will have long term damage.  That little bit may not hurt the van at all.

 

 

 

9 hours ago, HeRodeCBR said:

then went to the gas station to fill the Van's Tank completely to "Dilute" the mistake even more

  Did the van feel okay as you drove to the gas station?  

[G B L]

If you find the fuel  line to the fuel rail and disconnect it you can jump the fuel pump relay and pump the fuel out.

To bad you made a full tank of contaminated fuel.  If you get it out you can put it through the lawn mower and dirt bikes.

The damage that you will do is contaminate the converter which can get coated with the lead and shut down, the same goes for the O2 sensors , the rest of the engine will not care about the lead.

If you reduce the performance of the converter it will set a code and you could need to replace the converter, not a small  job on the 2015 with a 2.5.  keep us posted.

 

[HeRodeCBR]

Fity1fity, not noticed any difference and was surprised not tp smell the sulphur smell that usually is the tell tail sign someone has found leaded gas and put it in their catalytic equipped vehicle. Was actually surprised myself.

 

GBL Great to know how to bypass the system to dump the fuel maybe their was less gas in that "Race Can" than I thought.

[Don Ridley]

Nice to hear there are no obvious problems. My supposition is there is not enough lead in the 1 1/2 gallons of racing fuel to cause measurable damage to the catylytic converter. I don't know the mechanism (coating, reaction etc.) that damages the CAT. The surface area of the CAT is very large and I doubt a very low concentration of lead for a short period of time can effectively kill the CAT.

[HeRodeCBR]

Update on the Vp110 leaded fuel Mistake :

 I previously queried here about errantly using about a gallon or so of VP110 leaded race fuel in my van about 6,000 miles ago. She did not seem to mind a bit. Never even smelled that awful sulfur fart  "Aroma".

Keep wrench'n    

HerodeCBR

 

There's always light at the end of the tunnel.
 

[Double Nickels]

On 6/5/2022 at 5:29 AM, HeRodeCBR said:

I got my gas cans mixed up

 

 

The moral of the story is to mark your gas cans, use different colors, and only fill your van from gas station pump hose.  Stay in the habit of only adding fuel at a gas station.  Never fill your van from a can.  Reserve the cans for things like your lawn mowers and motorcycles.  

Edited October 8, 2022 by Double Nickels