I didn’t notice the warning at the pump about B20 and to check the owner’s manual until after I had already completely filled the tank, I filled it 80% full with this stuff!

How is this going to affect the engine? I’m mentally preparing for the worst.

I’m also imagining: Should I siphon this out of my tank and put it into gas cans and advertise it for sale? It cost $105 🤦‍♀️😭 I’m imagining if I try to resell it for quite a bit less than that, I’d be helping someone out and they’d be helping me out to get rid of this. ☣️

  • @rifugeeEnglish
    2•9 months ago

    You can use a VIN decoder to get a bunch of info about your vehicle, including the engine type. Here’s one hosted by the US NHTSA, but I think it will work even if you’re outside of the US:

    https://www.nhtsa.gov/vin-decoder

    Basically, all the numbers and letters in your VIN aren’t random and actually mean something and you can cross reference them with various data tables to find out what they mean. A VIN decoder helps you do that.

    • @LemmyKnowsBestOPEnglish
      2•9 months ago

      Thank you! That gave me info that my vehicle is a SIX CYLINDER 🤪 Goofy face because I hate that I didn’t already know that. When I bought this vehicle, it came with no information whatsoever aside from a generic owner’s manual. Only someone who is a vehicle fanatic / mechanic would be able to know all the crucial details of this vehicle. So every time I have an issue I have to go to the internet and find people like you to tell me things about my own vehicle. Mercedes is ridiculous.