Wrong Fuel in Car Colne Engaine, Essex

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Colne Engaine

If you've put the incorrect fuel in your car in Colne Engaine (wrong fuel Colne Engaine) we are the professionals you need to get in touch with. We cover the entirety of the Colne Engaine region and all adjoining counties.

It was just before 6 pm on a Thursday and even though we were assured a rainless day, it had not ceased raining! Brian and I were seated there discussing the recent rugby rankings, at the ready for the 8th telephone call that day to come in. Eventually we got the call from a lovely woman on a business trip who had pulled into the Esso filling garage in Colne Engaine and put petrol in her diesel Mazda rental car. She was quite affected it seemed, saying "I can not believe that I've destroyed the car! I'm so familiar with putting unleaded in my petrol car I totally did not remember that I was driving a diesel!" I just asked her to settle back and not to be concerned, also that things like this sadly can happen. She managed to move the car to a protected space and, since it was only a few miles off from where we were, we could get to the lady rather quickly. The incorrect fuel was cleaned up and removed and she could go home to the hotel she was residing in. Although we got fairly drenched, it was all worth the effort to watch her drive away satisfied and less concerned. Another job in Essex done well in my books!

Wrong fuel in your car in Colne Engaine? You have reached the perfect place. We are here to help you in this time of need and get you moving once more with our professional fuel removal service.

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AdBlue In Your Diesel

All around Essex we have encountered more and more examples of AdBlue contamination wherein somebody has poured AdBlue right into their diesel tank. This is in part due to people being unsure of how to use it (pay attention: it is in reality not a fuel additive), and partly simply because the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are generally directly near to each other on the car.

Well, what is the trouble with having AdBlue in the diesel car? Since the product is mostly deionised water, it is nearly as good as pouring water into your tank. Diesel and water really don't blend in the least and trying to run a diesel car on water does not work. In addition, the urea is particularly corrosive to fuel system pipes and seals and is more prone to crystallisation, clogging injectors and filters.

In the case you put AdBlue into your fuel tank get it out at once. And most certainly take care not to switch on the car - not even to relocate it off of the pump. In cases where you have started the car you may most likely have to have the whole fuel system flushed and fuel filters changed out.

Fuel contaminated with water

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it is unleaded petrol or diesel, is usually an important condition to take care of in a car - especially in current day common-rail engines. Having water in diesel or petrol is going to bring about idling difficulties, lumpy running, increased smoke and, if not dealt with effectively, possibly broken injectors. Having water in petrol is less complicated to drain as compared to water in diesel - largely due to the fact that diesel is an oil. In spite of this we can handle both cases pretty easily.

Bear in mind though that as long as the vehicle was started on the fuel contaminated with water it will very likely require a new fuel filter fitted because the previous one will be totally wet and useless.

Boat Fuel Drains

If you've got the wrong fuel, or contaminated fuel (most usually water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly help get it out. Provided that the boat is either dry-docked, or moored near enough to a vehicle parking bay we can gain access to the tanks and remove the contaminated fuel. We've succesfully done many fuel drains at marinas and boatyards nationwide.}

Removal of Waste Fuel

Have a fuel reservoir sitting in the back of your garden with unwanted and old, unusable or contaminated fuel? We can assist you to get rid of it. We have been called out to several private and industrial premises in Essex to deal with removing and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to be able to get rid of and recycle waste fuel legally and safely. Regardless of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean container, a portable bowser, or even numerous containers in an outbuilding, assuming that we are able to access it, we are able to empty it.

Re-Fueling Services

Out of fuel in Colne Engaine (out of gas - as our American cousins might say)? We run a comprehensive Essex Run Out of Fuel Service. We will come to re-fill your vehicle any time you are having difficulty on a motorway, on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, or just at home. Our technicians can attend with 10-20 litres of the right fuel (acquired at pump prices) and fill up the car. They are also able to fix the most common problems which could go along with running out of fuel - such as airlocks, vehicle not starting, or even dead batteries caused by over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Colne Engaine, Essex

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Last week a driver contacted us just after his Porsche stopped working on a street in Colne Engaine. He had inadvertently put petrol in his diesel car and drove as far as the road before being forced to stop. It was yet in the early hours of the day and our technical engineer, who stays nearby, arrived with him in approximately 10 minutes. We managed to remove the wrong fuel and put clean diesel back in the car. "Thank you for your prompt response, particularly at 3 a.m., I really am grateful for it."