Wrong Fuel in Car Poundgreen, Berkshire

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Have you put petrol in a diesel vehicle, or even diesel in a petrol vehicle (and shockingly a large number of drivers make the mistake sometime) - we deal with it on the spot. Wrong Fuel SoS' knowledgeable technicians are on call 24/7. Simply call up our hotline and one will come , drain the contaminated fuel and get you rapidly back on your journey.

A guy broken down on a road in Poundgreen needed a fuel drain around a month ago. His apricot Kia Sportage was stopped roadside after he had put in the wrong fuel. He was calm when he contacted us but a bit concerned to get his car out of the road because he was causing some traffic. We were on scene inside 15 minutes as our technician was in in close proximity of Poundgreen and had concluded his previous job. He said, "I just do not believe I put the wrong fuel in my diesel car and got stuck ! My car was not running well I had to pull over and then it just died."

Petrol in your diesel car in Poundgreen? You've come to the right place. We are here to assist you in this emergency and get you moving again with our professional fuel removal service.

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Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Water contaminated fuel, no matter whether it's petrol or diesel, is definitely a significant situation to handle in an automobile - especially in advanced common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue in diesel or petrol will often lead to idling issues, lumpy running, excessive smoke and, if not remedied fully, potentially ruined injectors. Having water in petrol is less complicated to drain as compared to water in diesel - this is mostly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. In spite of this we can resolve both circumstances very simply.

Keep in mind however that so long as the vehicle was run with the water contamination it will likely require a new fuel filter to be fitted seeing as the old one is going to be completely wet and useless.

Boat Fuel Drains

If you find there is the incorrect fuel, or contaminated fuel (most typically water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can help you clean it out. As long as the boat is either dry-docked, or situated close enough to parking spot we are able to access the storage tanks and remove the contaminated fuel. We've done many fuel drains at marinas and boatyards in the uk.


Wrong Fuel in Car in RG7 Postcode - Poundgreen Misfueling

Ahhh, that was a fantastic night of sleep! It was 7:30 am on a gloomy Wednesday and we were off to assist an older woman who had put petrol in her diesel mustard yellow Peugeot 307 in Poundgreen. I'd been advised she drove away from the filling station and was stranded along a backwater lane on route to pay a visit to her family. I got the location plugged into the Satnav and arrived inside 60 minutes. I turned up at the stricken lady and drained the wrong fuel out of the car. While I was doing it she told me, "I have been becoming somewhat absent-minded in my senior years and did not remember about the vehicle using diesel because I had just purchased it a week ago when my old car, which I had had for more than twenty five years, finally gave up the ghost". I completed the job and she gave me a toffee and thanked me for my work. Such a pleasant Berkshire woman!

Our side of the road rescue technicians are on hand around the clock, all week to offer roadside assistance in the removal of wrong fuel from WHATEVER kind of car. We have lost count of just how many people all over Berkshire we have had phone us for aid with wrong fuel problems.

Regardless if you happen to be driving a brand-new vehicle or an outdated style, we have the equipment along with practical knowledge to resolve the problem right there. We clean out all the wrong fuel, resolve any troubles caused by the misfueling, and get you going.

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I'd had a wonderful evening golfing on my holiday and was feeling delighted with myself the following day as I headed out to aid a new family who were on holiday in Poundgreen. They'd broken down after inserting petrol in their dark red Jaguar XK Series, and were roughly half an hour away. I showed up at their location and laughed as I listened to the gal telling off her husband for turning out to be so confused. "Precisely how could you possibly find a way to put the wrong fuel in the car?" she told him. I tried to clarify that this happens on daily basis in Berkshire and that it's nothing to be concerned about, even so he all the same got an ear bashing. Unlucky guy. Anyhow, I removed the contaminated fuel, gave the fuel system a flush and gave them some correct fuel. While watching them drive away I waved goodbye and pondered on what my wife would say to me if perhaps I made the very same mistake... I would personally never live it down!

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Poundgreen

A few stories:

Wrong Fuel in Car London - Petrol in Diesel Car Poundgreen

We were called by a customer whose brother's Mazda B2000 had ground to a halt on a road after a misfuel. "I mixed up the pumps and pumped petrol instead of diesel in my car in error. These guys came out and resolved the situation after my car gave up." We drained the petrol from the diesel tank and flushed the fuel system completely afterwards and the motorist could then continue with his scheduled delivery.

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A person phoned us from his new-shape Volkswagen Scirocco where he had conked out on the congested street. "I accidentally put the wrong fuel in my diesel car and I soon realised it several miles down the road!" Fortunately we were able to have an engineer out to him in a fairly short time, taking into consideration the congestion, and he was soon back on his way.

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How to find out if I put the wrong fuel in my car?

If you’ve just filled up at a petrol station and the cars starts to act a bit strange you might start to wonder if you accidentally put the wrong fuel in it.

Well, there are a few things to can check that will be able to tell you:

  1. How is the car responding? There are some very common misfuel symptoms which can be a good indicator of wrong fuel:
    • Loss of engine power – can feel like the car has run out of fuel
    • A lot of smoke (more than usual)
    • Engine coughing or starting to splutter
    • Won’t start – or keeps stalling.
  2. Look at your fuel receipt. It will state clearly if you filled up with diesel or unleaded. If you don’t have the receipt, you can often return to the petrol station where you filled up and give them the date and time (and pump) where you refueled and they will often be able to give you a VAT receipt.
  3. Smell it. Diesel and petrol have very distinctly different smells. Anyone familiar with the motor industry should be able to help you with this. Or you could even get another car to park alongside and smell the fuel caps of both, comparing them to determine what the fuel type is.
  4. Call us to come out and assess the car. In the majority of cases we will be able to tell if the car has been misfueled before beginning work on it. If we discover that the vehicle does not need a fuel drain, you will only be charged a call-out fee.

Normal Misfuel Symptoms:

Following is a list of ordinary wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

  • Loss in engine power
  • Motor stalling, spluttering and / or hiccuping
  • A tough time starting the motor
  • Abnormal smoke

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Wrong Fuel London is fully qualified and skilled to conduct all varieties of contaminated fuel drains with regards to the extraction of mixed fuel. To learn about how we can assist get you on the road once again call us.


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