Wrong Fuel in Car Lower Pennington, Hampshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Lower Pennington

Wrong fuel in your car or truck in Lower Pennington? Welcome to WrongFuelSoS.com. Call us and find out how we can help to get you back on the road again.

It was about 6 pm on a Friday and even though we were assured a rainless afternoon, it had not ceased pouring! Mark and I were sitting talking about the weekend's rugby, at the ready for the sixth fuel drain to come in. Finally we received a call from a girl on a company expedition who had arrived at the Texaco petrol station in Lower Pennington and filled petrol in her diesel Chevrolet lease car in error. She was very affected by the sounds of it, stating "I cannot believe I've ruined the car! I'm just so familiar with putting petrol in my petrol vehicle I totally didn't remember that I was running a diesel!" I just advised her to relax and not to worry, and also that such things unfortunately can happen. She was able to move the car into a protected position and, because it was only a few minutes away from where we were, we were able to reach the customer quickly. The wrong fuel was drained and she was able to return to the Travelodge she was living at. Despite the fact that we got pretty soaked, it was all worth it seeing her drive home contented and much less anxious. Another job in Hampshire done well in my opinion!

Petrol in a diesel vehicle? Whether or not the automobile has been driven we can correct the issue and do a comprehensive drain and flush - in the majority of instances this will have your car working normally again immediately. We can come to you. We are completely mobile and take along all the equipment required. We have specialist fuel retrieval devices on board and are skilled in all types of vehicles.

Our Services:

These are the fuel problems services we can extend to you:

AdBlue In your Fuel

All around Hampshire we have noticed a growing number of cases of AdBlue contamination whereby a motorist has poured AdBlue inside their diesel tank. This is to a degree caused by motorists not understanding the right way to work with it (important: it is not a fuel additive), and in part simply because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are usually directly near to each other on the vehicle.

Now, what exactly is the issue with putting AdBlue in your diesel tank? Seeing that the product is predominantly ionised water, it is as bad as pouring water into your tank. Diesel and water really don't blend in the slightest and attempting to run a diesel car on water isn't going to work. Also, the urea is incredibly corrosive to your fuel system pipes and seals and is more prone to crystallisation, obstructing injectors and filters.

If in case you put AdBlue in a fuel tank get it drained immediately. And certainly do not start the car - not even to maneuver it to a parking place. If perhaps you have started the car you would in all likelihood need to have the entire fuel system flushed and fuel filters changed.

Fuel contaminated with water

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it is unleaded or diesel, is certainly a serious situation to handle in a vehicle - specifically in modern common-rail engines. Having water inside your diesel or petrol is going to result in idling issues, uneven running, increased smoke and, if it is not addressed properly, in some cases blown injectors. Having water in petrol is easier to remove when compared with water in diesel - this is mainly because diesel is an oil. Even so we are able to deal with both situations rather simply.

Keep in mind that so long as the vehicle was started on the water contamination it will probably require a new fuel filter to be installed simply because the old one will be totally water-logged and useless.

Boat Fuel Drains

If perhaps there is the incorrect fuel, or perhaps polluted fuel (most commonly water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help get it out. Providing the boat is either dry-docked, or parked close enough to a car parking bay we should be able to access the storage and remove the fuel. We've carried out quite a few fuel drains at piers and boatyards nationwide.}

Removal of Waste Fuel

Got a fuel tank lying at the back of your premises full of aged, unusable or degraded fuel? We could help you to dispose of it. We've been called out to several domestic and industrial premises in Hampshire to deal with draining and recycling fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to allow us to extract and recycle waste fuel safely and legally. No matter if the fuel storage is a subterranean tank, a portable bowser, or perhaps even a few drums in an outbuilding, providing we can reach it, we could certainly drain it for you.

Out of Fuel Support

Out of fuel in Lower Pennington (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We operate a comprehensive Hampshire Out of Fuel Service. We can easily come to fill up your car in cases where you are stuck on the motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or perhaps even at home. Our specialists can come out to you with 10-20 litres of the correct fuel (at cost) and fill your car or truck. They will fix any of the usual troubles that can go with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle failing to start, and even dead batteries as a consequence of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Lower Pennington, Hampshire

Vehicle Misfuel Lower Pennington - Lower Pennington Fuel Removal

Last week a youngster contacted us when his Mitsubishi broke down in the middle of a road in Lower Pennington. He had inadvertently put petrol in his diesel vehicle and got so far as the road before being forced to pull over. It was actually in the early hours of the day and our technician, who lives nearby, was with him in about fifteen minutes. We managed to remove the incorrect fuel and put fresh diesel once again in to the car. "Genuine thanks to you for your timely response, particularly at 1 a.m., I really appreciate it."