2002 Toyota Avensis Wrong Oil

Tiny
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  • 2002 TOYOTA AVENSIS
  • V12
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 106,000 MILES
My oil was low and accidently I inserted Helix Diesel oil. A few adys later I checked the oil level eith the dip stick and it showed the oil level just below the second dot. When I opened the cap to put in more oil I noticed the oil had hardened, which is when I relised that I did somthing wrong. Do I need to worry about this and if so what should I do? Is this urgent?
Many thanks for your help and advise.
Thursday, February 11th, 2010 AT 5:59 AM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

You do not want to run the diesel oil in the petrol engine, I would ad a flush and drain it out, you wont do any long term harm if you get it out sooner rather than later.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010 AT 6:21 AM
Tiny
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Thanks very much for that quick response.
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010 AT 6:31 AM
Tiny
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Thank you for using Car pros, if you have any more queries post here.

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Thursday, February 11th, 2010 AT 6:44 AM

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