Wrong Fuel in Car Ramshaw, County Durham

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Ramshaw

Filled up using the incorrect fuel in Ramshaw? It's a great deal more frequent situation than you would think. Well, we can be of assistance. WrongFuelSoS.com boasts a pair of main catchwords: Countrywide and 24 hours a day. And we stick to them thoroughly. It doesn't matter where you are located in Ramshaw or the UK we are able to come out to you to fix the car.

It was about 10 pm on a Thursday and although we were promised a dry afternoon, it hadn't given up on raining! Dan and I were relaxing talking over the recent tennis, waiting around for the 6th call for the day to come in. Before long we received the call from a young lady on a company excursion who had pulled into the Esso petrol station in Ramshaw and filled the wrong fuel in her diesel Hyundai hire car. She was somewhat agitated by the sounds of it, crying "I simply can't believe I have ruined the car! I'm so accustomed to filling up my petrol vehicle I had did not remember that I was using a diesel!" I asked her to calm down and not to worry, also that things like this often happen. She was able to get the vehicle into a protected space and, seeing as it was no more than a few miles away from us, we were able to arrive at the customer without delay. The incorrect fuel was drained and she was able to get back to the motel she was living at. Although we got pretty wet, it was all rewarding to see her drive off calm and less anxious. Another misfuel correction in County Durham done well in my opinion!

If you've put the wrong fuel in the vehicle and somehow were able to get to your destination or have broken down on the side of the road - we will be able to help. Our service is entirely mobile and we will be able to come out no matter where you are and have the vehicle drained, emptied and working just as before in no time - and for an acceptable price!

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AdBlue In your Fuel

All around County Durham we are identifying progressively more occurrences of AdBlue contamination where an individual has poured AdBlue right into their diesel tank. This is to a degree as a result of people not being aware of how to work with it (be aware: it's not a fuel additive), and partly simply because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are generally right adjacent to one another on the vehicle.

So, exactly what is the situation with putting AdBlue in a diesel vehicle? Seeing that the product is primarily ionised water, it is actually nearly as good as pouring water in to your tank. Diesel and water do not blend at all and trying to run a diesel car on water is not going to work. In addition, the urea is seriously corrosive to fuel system lines and seals and is at risk of crystallisation, obstructing injectors and fuel filters.

If you poured AdBlue into the fuel tank empty it right away. And most definitely be careful not to switch on the vehicle - not even to move it away from the pump. In cases where you have started the vehicle you will in all probability have to have the full fuel system cleaned and fuel filters changed out.

Fuel contaminated with water

Water contaminated fuel, irrespective of whether it is petrol or diesel, can be a significant matter to deal with in an automobile - specifically in more modern common-rail engines. Water in your fuel tank will likely lead to idling difficulties, lumpy running, excessive smoke and, if it is not dealt with correctly, possibly ruined injectors. Water in petrol is less complicated to remove as compared to water in diesel - this is largely due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Even so we are able to solve both cases pretty quickly.

Be aware that as long as the vehicle was started on the fuel contaminated with water it will very likely require a new fuel filter fitted as the old one will undoubtedly be thoroughly water-logged and useless.

Marine Fuel Drains

If you have the wrong fuel, or polluted fuel (most typically water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can help you clean it out. So long as the boat is either on land, or parked near enough to parking bay we are able to access the tanks and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've succesfully done numerous fuel drains at docks and boatyards throughout the country.}

Waste Fuel Management

Got an old fuel reservoir lying at the rear of your garden containing old, unusable or contaminated fuel? We can assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to a number of privately owned and industrial properties in County Durham for the purpose of draining and disposing of fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to allow us to extract and recycle waste fuel safely and legally. Whether the fuel storage is a subterranean container, a mobile bowser, or perhaps even numerous drums in a garage, providing we can get to it, we are able to drain it for you.

Run Out of Fuel Service

Run out of fuel in Ramshaw (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We perform a full County Durham Out of Fuel Service. We can easily get out to re-fill your vehicle in cases where you are stuck on a motorway, roadside far from a petrol station, or just at your home. Our engineers can come to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (at pump price) to refill the car. They will be able to deal with any of the most common issues that can go along with running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle unable to start, or maybe flat batteries caused by over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Ramshaw, County Durham

Vehicle Misfuel Ramshaw - Ramshaw Wrong Fuel Drain

A gentleman contacted us from his house on a street in Ramshaw. He pronounced, "My car (a Mazda) is not starting up and is producing awful noises when I turn the key." He admitted that he put petrol in his diesel car however reckoned he would fix the issue by putting more Diesel on top. We were on scene promptly, did the fuel drain and filled him up again with fresh Diesel. He told us that he would be sure to advise people not to fill up on top of the wrong fuel but to get it drained promptly.