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Just a heads up - Most service stations in Canada identify their diesel with Yellow Handle Covers on the pump nozzles. Shell doesn't:mad: - I learned the hard way dumping in 50 litres of Shell Bronze - YELLOW HANDLE - before I thought... Bronze? That isn't DIESEL!!!!!:eek: Fortunately the Service Station Staff - who had been complaining to the CORPORATE OFFICES had had lots of experience...

Long tale shortened, I had to siphon the tank - I think there was maybe 10l of gas diesel mix left in the tank. I added a litre of 15-40 oil to the tank and filled it to the top. We rocked the old girl around for a while to ensure the fuel was well mixed and fired it up. I didn't try to start the truck before I took care of the fuel in the tank!!!

Moral of the Story - Don't trust Shell Yellow Handled Nozzles - and check twice... (Funny Flying "J" has Yellow Nozzles!)

3,000 miles later no issues with the pump, injectors or engine... Whew!!!!
 
Is bronze gas premium,mid grade?
I almost pumped gas into mine in Az at a station the green handle was gas,yellow diesel there.
 
CA also has some stations that have green handle Gasoline pumps. I am amazed there isn't a standard color for pumps as national law. I know of one station in CA with Green Gas handles that kept a local shop busy cleaning up the constant confusion mix-ups. You are not alone.

I am currently rebuilding a 6.5 diesel (that yellow truck I have a pic of towing) that was run on a contaminated with gasoline diesel and retarded timing. (Fuel in it smelled like gasoline.) It washed the rings clean out of the engine. Seriously the rings are a grey sludge in the oil pan. I bought it cheap because it wouldn't start anymore. The blow by when I did get it to start was impressive. It even had blowby just spinning on the starter...

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No rails left on 4 of 8 oil control rings:
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The black on the top 2 upper left rings is not just carbon - the rings are worn on the sides leaving a razor sharp ridge on both sides of the outside ring.
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