Wrong Fuel in Car Low Leighton, Derbyshire

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If you've put the wrong fuel in a vehicle and one way or another succeeded to get it home or have come to a stand-still by the roadside - we are able to assist. Our service is entirely mobile and we can easily come out no matter wherever you are and have the car drained, cleaned and running just as before very quickly - and at an acceptable price!

It was close to eight pm on a Wednesday and even though we were assured a dry evening, it had not given up on pouring! Ray and I were relaxing there talking over the rugby rankings, prepared for the sixth fuel drain for the day to arrive. Before long we had a call from a woman on a business trip who had pulled into the Esso filling station in Low Leighton and filled the wrong fuel in her diesel metallic green Toyota FJ Cruiser rental by mistake. The poor lady was very troubled it seemed, stating "I simply cannot believe I've messed up the vehicle! I'm just so used to putting unleaded in my petrol car that I had did not remember I was driving a diesel!" We instructed her to calm down and not to fret, and also that such things sadly can happen. She was able to maneuver the vehicle into a protected space and, seeing that it was only a short distance off from where we were, we could find the lady fairly quickly. The wrong fuel was taken out and she could get back to the motel she was staying at. Although we got fairly wet, it was all worth it to see her drive home calm and much less anxious. One more job in Derbyshire done well in my books!

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AdBlue In Your Diesel

Throughout Derbyshire we are finding progressively more occurrences of AdBlue contamination where a motorist has put AdBlue straight into their diesel fuel tank. This is to a degree thanks to drivers being unsure of the right way to work with it (be aware: it's in truth not a fuel additive), and partly simply because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are usually right adjacent to one another on the car.

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

Seeing that AdBlue is mostly ionised water, it's like pouring water in to your tank. Diesel and water really don't mix in the least and trying to run a diesel car on water isn't going to work. Apart from this, the urea is seriously corrosive to fuel system lines and seals and is more prone to crystalising, blocking injectors and filters. Assuming you poured AdBlue in the fuel tank remove it asap. And most certainly take care not to start the car - not even to shift it into a parking place. In cases where you have started the car you may in all likelihood have to have the whole fuel system purged and fuel filters changed.

If you get in this position don’t panic! Call us, the UK’s Premium fuel contamination service. Our engineers possess the specialised knowledge and working experience to have you back on your way rapidly and efficiently, no mess, no fuss.

Waste Fuel Removal

Got an old fuel container laying in the rear of your premises containing unwanted and old, useless or degraded fuel? We could help you to dispose of it. We have been called out to several domestic and industrial properties in Derbyshire to take care of taking away and recycling fuel storages. We are registered by the Environment Agency to be able to extract and dispose of waste fuel legally and safely.

No matter if the fuel storage is an underground tank, a portable bowser, or perhaps a number of containers in a shed, if we can access it, we can empty it for you.


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Ahhh, that was a quality night of uninterrupted sleep! 7:00 am on a bright Saturday and I was en route to help an older sweetheart who had put contaminated fuel in her diesel metallic blue Mazda B-Series Plus in Low Leighton. She told us that she had left the petrol station forecourt and was stranded in a country lane on the way to visit her grandchildren. I plugged the location straight into the TomTom and was on-scene within an hour. I arrived at the destination and drained the wrong fuel out of the car. Whilst I was doing the drain she said to me, "I am becoming somewhat absent-minded in my senior years and forgot about the car using diesel seeing that I'd just bought it a few days ago after my former car, which I had for about thirty years, finally broke down". I got the job done and she gave me a peppermint and thanked me for my work. What a pleasant Derbyshire lady!

It's becoming a common situation, and side of the road recovery crew have the experience and equipment to cope with these types of incidents promptly and competently. Call us RIGHT AWAY for the most reliable wrong fuel in car recovery and repair answer.

We take care of your automobile accompanied by our extensive licencing and insurance. We know how to attend to virtually all vehicle variations regardless of whether they have been driven on contaminated fuel or just misfueled.

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I enjoyed a great evening fishing on my afternoon off and was feeling satisfied with myself the following morning as I headed out to assist a young couple on holiday in Low Leighton. They pulled over after filling the wrong fuel into their luxury Renault Alliance, and they were roughly half an hour's drive away. I arrived at their location and smiled to myself as I listened to the woman telling her hubby off for turning out to be so foolish. "Precisely how could you even find a way to fill the car up with the wrong fuel?" she asked him. I attempted to clarify that this happens continuously in Derbyshire and that it is nothing to be anxious about, nevertheless he in spite of everything got his ear bent by his missus. Unlucky chap. Anyhow, I extracted the contaminated fuel, gave the fuel system a flush and filled it up with the right fuel. While watching them drive down the road I mouthed good bye and pondered on what my missus would ask me in the event that I made the same mistake... I'd never ever hear the end of it!

You are merely a call off from getting your misfueling predicament remedied and getting back once again on the road. We are awaiting your phone call to give tips and our expertise to get your vehicle rolling anew. Phone immediately and discover exactly how we could possibly assist:

All of our technical engineers are competent on the newest cars and their fuel systems. We participate in over 5,000 contaminated fuel removals on a yearly basis in the United Kingdom (absolutely yes, there are that many people who make the mistake - you are not the only person). Our lines are open twenty four hours a day and 7 days a week. Our technicians are available whenever you require them.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Low Leighton

A number of the common details we hear from our technicians in Low Leighton:

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We a few weeks ago got a phone call about a businessman who put the wrong fuel in his dirty red VW Tiguan in Low Leighton. He had broken down on the street. "After adding unleaded in my diesel car I didn't notice the quandary up until the time it broke down. You drained the wrong fuel from my car and got it working again. I was happy as a result of both how fast you were and your charges". It goes without saying that we showed up rapidly and flushed the engine after draining all of the contaminated fuel from the diesel tank. When he arrived the fuel drainer said the customer was scowling, but was satisfied afterwards.

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A driver from Low Leighton with her little ones in her diesel modified Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 had put £50 of petrol at the Sainsburys filling station. She called us weeping and very distraught as she had never put petrol in a diesel before and did not know what might happen to her car in doing so. We assured her that the car would be okay and that she would be on the road quickly. When we arrived she was visible distressed but while our fuel drainer began work on the fuel drain she simmered down since she recognised that help was at hand and her car wasn't ruined. She soon cheered up and was on her way saying, "I really can't believe my bad luck putting the wrong fuel in my car! Particularly with the children in the back."

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Familiar Wrong Fuel Symptoms:

The following is a list of general wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Reduced vehicle power
  • Vehicle conking out, stuttering or coughing
  • Hassles starting the car
  • 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 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.

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