2003 Toyota Corolla Diesel gas in unleaded car

Tiny
JETTI830
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  • 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 65,000 MILES
I accidentally put about 4 gallons of deisel in my unleaded car. There was probably about a gallon of unleaded in the tank. I drove about a mile to work but at lunch the car wouldn't start. It was towed to the garage where they tested it and found it was the deisel gas. They emptied the fuel tank, refilled it with unleaded and flushed the system with the unleaded. The car is running fine but the check engine light has come on (about three days later). What should I do? Is there permanent damage to the engine?
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 AT 8:14 AM

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Tiny
MMPRINCE4000
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Have the PCM scanned to see what the code is, it is more than likely a contaminated O2 sensor from the diesel fuel.
I doubt there is any permanent damage, although you may have to replace a few sensors.
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 AT 6:17 AM

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