Have put 5 litres of old petrol in my XT660r(mixed up two canisters). It ran for a couple of hundred yards and then ground to a halt. I have syphoned the tank and I intend putting an additive and fresh super unleaded in to. Really dont want to have to access the fuel filter as I hear it's a pain and quite a delicate operation. Anyone with any experience of this on the XT. Any help appreciated.
problem solved. It wasn't bad fuel(well actually it was). I had mistakenly put the mixture for my chainsaw(2 stroke). Clean out by my local friendly mechanic had it running in no time.
I'm kind of surprised it didn't run. There are even people out there who swear routinely running 2-stroke oil in a 4 stroke is a good thing. https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3972472/2_stroke_oil_in_a_4stroke_engi Of course, there are people who run car tires on their motorcycle, so...
In desperation, I once put 2 stroke premix in a KLR. It smoked a little, but ran fine and got me 15-20mi. to the next fuel stop.
Glad all is well. Be sure and don't put diesel fuel in by mistake. A friend somehow did it at a gas station and it destroyed the engine in his KTM 530.We never learned if he just grabbed the wrong handle or it the dealer had been responsible.
