Wrong Fuel in Car Totford, Hampshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in Hampshire

Unleaded in a diesel vehicle? Even if the automobile has been run we are able to rectify the issue and complete a comprehensive drain and cleanse - in the majority of instances this will have your vehicle going properly again straight away. We come out to you. We are fully mobile and possess all the apparatus required. We have professional fuel removal apparatus on board and are experienced in all types of cars and vans.

It was after 10 pm on a Thursday and while we were assured a dry night, it hadn't ceased raining! James and I were sitting going over the recent rugby, at the ready for the 8th telephone call that day to arrive. In due time we got the call from a lovely woman on a business excursion who had gone to the Esso petrol station in Totford and put petrol in a diesel raspberry red Mercedes-Benz M-Class hire car in error. She was quite agitated by the sounds of it, telling me "I can't believe I have destroyed the vehicle! I am just so used to filling up my petrol vehicle I completely forgot that I was using a diesel!" I instructed her to take it easy and not to fret, also that things like this can happen. She was able to relocate the car into a secure spot and, as it was no more than a few miles from where we were, we were able to arrive at her swiftly. The contaminated fuel was extracted and she could return to the hotel she was lodging in. Although we got really wet, it was all worth the effort to watch her drive off contented and a lot less worried. Another job in Hampshire well done in my mind!

Contaminated fuel in your vehicle and stranded in Totford? We are able to assist you as required with both specialised guidance and servicing. WrongFuelSoS.com offers you two main catch-phrases: Countrywide and Twenty-four hours a day. And we abide by them carefully. Home, side of the road or service station assistance everywhere in Totford and the UK, and any time of day or night.

Marine Fuel Drains

If perhaps you've got the incorrect fuel, or perhaps contaminated fuel (most commonly water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can help you get it out. So long as the boat is either on land, or parked close to a car parking spot we should be able to reach the tanks and remove the contaminated fuel. We have done numerous fuel drains at docks and boatyards across the country.

Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Water contaminated fuel, no matter whether it is unleaded petrol or diesel, is generally a serious condition to address in a vehicle - especially in present-day common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue inside your petrol or diesel can certainly bring about idling issues, lumpy running, excessive smoke and, if it's not sorted out effectively, quite possibly blown injectors. Having water in petrol is easier to drain when compared with water in diesel - largely due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Nevertheless we can solve both cases pretty simply.

Remember though that any time the vehicle has been run with the fuel contaminated with water it will likely need a new fuel filter fitted seeing as the old one will probably be totally wet and ineffective.

Wrong Fuel in Car in SO24 Postcode - Totford Misfueling

What a great night's sleep! It was 7:00 in the morning on a bright Tuesday and I was on the way to assist an older lovely lady who put petrol in her diesel cyan Hyundai Elantra in Totford. I had been told she had left the petrol station and broken down in a country lane on route to visit her family. I got her location plugged straight into the Satnav and got there inside an hour. I turned up at the stricken lady and drained the contaminated fuel in the car vehicle. Whilst I was doing the work she told me, "I'm becoming somewhat absent-minded in my senior years and did not remember about the vehicle needing diesel as I'd just got it a few days ago after my former one, which I used for over twenty years, eventually stopped working". I completed the drain and she presented me a toffee and thanked me for my efforts. What a delightful Hampshire lady!

Our technicians are expertly attired and 100 % kitted out to undertake the work they have to undertake. Our hardware is state of the art and follows all EU documents on the subject of Health & Safety in addition to Environmental Control.

Wrong Fuel Assist Totford - Wrong Fuel in Car Totford

I had appreciated a perfect evening golfing on my off day and felt pleased with myself the next working day as I set off to help a new family who were on holiday in Totford. They had broken down after adding diesel into their burgundy red Vauxhall Corsa, and were around an hour's travel away. I emerged at their location and smirked to myself while I heard to the girl telling her man off for turning out to be so silly. "Precisely how could you conceivably find a way to put the wrong fuel in the vehicle?" she demanded of him. I attempted to tell her that this problem goes on quite frequently in Hampshire and that it's nothing to be anxious about, nevertheless he in spite of everything got an ear bashing. I felt genuine sympathy for the chap. Anyway, I extracted the wrong fuel, flushed the fuel system and gave them some proper fuel. Watching while they drove down the road I waved bon voyage and pondered on what my missus would do to me if ever I made the same blunder... I would never hear the end of it!

With more than 100 years of shared fuel drain practical knowledge you could not be in better hands. Our operatives have seen it all and done everything. They are qualified on the most recent cars and carry all appropriate certificates. The company is completely V.A.T. registered and insured so you know we are no amateur or “fly-by-night” venture.

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Well-known Wrong Fuel Warning signs:

This is a list of standard wrong fuel signs and symptoms:

• Loss of vehicle power
• Car dying, chugging or even hiccuping
• Trouble starting the engine
• Increased smoking

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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Wrong Fuel London is fully authorised and skilled to carry out all forms fuel drains relating to the treatment of contaminated fuel. To learn exactly how we can assist get you on the move once again simply give us a call.