Wrong Fuel in Car Pelton Fell, County Durham

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in County Durham

Petrol in a diesel car in Pelton Fell? Thank you for visiting Wrong Fuel SoS. Contact us and enquire just how we could assist you to get you moving once again.

It was close to six pm on a Friday and despite the fact that we were guaranteed a dry day, it had not given up on pouring! Dan and I were sitting there discussing the weekend's tennis results, waiting for the sixth telephone call for the day to come in. In due time we had the call from a lovely women on a business expedition who had arrived at the Esso filling station in Pelton Fell and put the wrong fuel in a diesel stylish Vauxhall Combo rental. She was very distressed by the sounds of it, saying "I cannot believe that I've messed up the vehicle! I'm just so familiar with putting unleaded in my petrol car that I had forgot that I was operating a diesel!" I just advised her to calm down and not to worry, and that these things often happen. She had managed to get the vehicle into a secure spot and, because it was only a few minutes away from where we were, we were able to reach the customer swiftly. The bad fuel was removed and she was able to return to the motel she was living in. Although we got very wet, it was all worth it seeing her drive off contented and less concerned. Another fuel drain in County Durham done well in my mind!

Petrol in your diesel car in Pelton Fell? You've come to the right place. We are here to aid you in this hour of need and get you driving once more with our expert fuel removal services.

AdBlue In your Fuel

In County Durham we have discovered a lot more instances of AdBlue contamination whereby somebody has poured AdBlue straight into their diesel fuel tank. This is mostly due to drivers being unsure of the way to use it (note: it's actually not a fuel additive), and to some extent simply because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are normally directly near to one another on the vehicle.

Now, precisely what is the problem with putting AdBlue in your diesel vehicle?

Because AdBlue is mostly ionised water, it's almost the same as putting water into your tank. Diesel and water really don't blend in the slightest and attempting to run a diesel car on water is not going to work. Also, the urea is fairly corrosive to fuel system pipes and seals and is at risk of crystallisation, blocking injectors and fuel filters. In the case you put AdBlue into the fuel tank empty it asap. And obviously never start up the car - not even to relocate it from the pump. In case you have started the car you will probably have to have the full fuel system flushed and fuel filters replaced.

Contact us if it turns out you have suffered from AdBlue contamination. We can help you. We are Contaminated Fuel Specialists and are able to handle all types of AdBlue fluid contamination.

Waste Fuel Removal

Got a fuel tank laying at the rear of your garden full of out of date, unusable or contaminated fuel? We could assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to a number of privately owned and business properties in County Durham to take care of removing and recycling fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to enable us to remove and dispose of waste fuel legally and safely.

Regardless of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean container, a mobile bowser, or possibly even a few containers in a storage shed, if we can reach it, we are able to drain it.

Wrong Fuel in Car in DH2 Postcode - Pelton Fell Misfueling

A young lady had come to a stop on a street, Pelton Fell having just misfueled. She was sobbing and really agitated as she had put £50 petrol in her diesel car. When she phoned us we attempted to relax her as well as we could, assuring her that it would be fine. When we arrived with her she was no longer distressed and was intrigued in taking a look at our engineer perform the fuel drain on her brother's Lexus IS F. Later on she said: "My car is like my baby, I recently purchased it and thus it genuinely worried me that I had put a lot of wrong fuel in it. I'm pleased that it was easily repairable."

Additionally our group of misfuel specialists deal with all of County Durham, which implies that your position is inside our vicinity. When we have discovered exactly where you are located, we will turn up at your destination as rapidly as we are able to and retrieve any contaminated fuel from your vehicle. The thing is that the sooner you take out all that incorrect fuel from your car, the less damage is caused. So pick up your phone and dial our telephone number. A crew of SPA qualified mechanics are available and primed to assist, irrespective of what day or time .

So, in case you've topped up your petrol automobile with diesel, or put the wrong fuel in your diesel vehicle wherever in County Durham, get in touch with us immediately. Our expert technicians are ready and waiting for your call.

Wrong Fuel Assist Pelton Fell - Wrong Fuel in Car Pelton Fell

A couple of days ago a gentleman called us because his trusty Vauxhall Meriva stopped working in the middle of a street in Pelton Fell. He had by accident put unleaded in his diesel motor and drove as far as the street before being forced to stop. It was still in the early hours of the morning and our technical engineer, who lives locally, was with him in less than a quarter hour. We managed to take out the incorrect fuel and put fresh diesel once again in the vehicle. "Thank you for your timely response, especially at 2 a.m., I genuinely appreciate it."

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The most common Wrong Fuel Warning signs:

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

• Loss of vehicle power
• Motor dying, chugging and / or hiccuping
• Hassles starting the engine
• Increased smoke

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 VA 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.

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Wrong Fuel SoS is fully qualified and trained to fulfill all forms fuel drains relating to the removing of mixed fuel. To learn precisely how we will assist to get you going again call us.