Wrong Fuel in Car Winchester, Hampshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in Hampshire

Incorrect fuel in your car in Winchester? You've found yourself in the perfect place. We are here to assist you in this situation and get you driving once again with our specialist fuel drain service.

It was after six pm on a Tuesday and while we were guaranteed a dry and fresh night, it hadn't stopped raining! Brian and I were sitting there talking about the golf, at the ready for the sixth telephone call for the day to arrive. In due time we received the phone call from a woman on a company trip who had gone to the BP filling garage in Winchester and put petrol in her diesel bright white Mercedes Sprinter 3500 hire car in error. She was very agitated by the sounds of it, stating "I just can't believe that I've messed up the car! I am just so familiar with filling up my petrol vehicle that I totally forgot I was operating a diesel!" I advised her to settle back and not to worry, also that these things regrettably can happen. She had managed to relocate the vehicle into a secure position and, seeing that it was just a few miles off from the office, we were able to reach the woman rather quickly. The bad fuel was cleaned up and removed and she was able to once again go back to the motel she was residing at. Although we got very wet, it was all worth the effort to watch her drive away contented and much less concerned. Another job in Hampshire well done in my books!

If you've put the wrong fuel in your car in Winchester (wrong fuel Winchester) we are the individuals you need to speak to. We serve the entirety of the Winchester area and all adjacent regions.

Waste Fuel Disposal

Got a fuel container sitting at the rear of your premises containing unwanted and old, unusable or degraded fuel? We could help you to get rid of it. We've been called out to numerous privately owned and commercial premises in Hampshire for the purpose of removing and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to enable us to get rid of and recycle waste fuel legally and safely.

Whether the fuel storage is a subterranean tank, a portable bowser, or even a number of containers in an outbuilding, provided that we can access it, we can certainly drain it for you.

Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Water contaminated fuel, irrespective of whether it's unleaded petrol or diesel, is certainly an important issue to handle in a vehicle - particularly in more modern common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue in your fuel tank is going to cause idling difficulties, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if it's not sorted out effectively, possibly blown injectors. Having water in petrol is less difficult to remove compared to water in diesel - this is primarily because diesel is an oil. In spite of this we can handle both circumstances fairly easily.

Be aware that if ever the vehicle has been started on the water contamination it will quite possible require a new fuel filter fitted since the old one will undoubtedly be thoroughly water-logged and unusable.

Wrong Fuel in Car in SO23 Postcode - Winchester Misfueling

Ahhh, that was a quality night's sleep! 7:00 on a rainy Monday and we were en route to help an older lady who had put petrol in her diesel pristine Mercedes S-Class in Winchester. I'd been advised she had left the filling station and was broken down in a backwater road en route to visit her grandchildren. I got her location plugged straight into the Satnav and was with her in less than an hour or so. I reached the destination and extracted the contaminated fuel from the vehicle. While I was doing the work she told me, "I'm getting fairly forgetful in my senior years and didn't remember about the vehicle taking diesel since I had only acquired it a few days ago when my old one, which I had for about 30 years, inevitably broke down". I got the drain done and she presented me a toffee and said thanks. What a pleasant Hampshire lady!

Misfueling your car should not need to be costly either. We can give you the most suitable quotation for the task and, due to the fact we are all over the country, we are able to be with you rapidly in the instance that you have put in the incorrect fuel in Hampshire, as we have professionals in close proximity! Therefore, if perhaps you find yourself caught up at a filling station , or have driven away with contaminated fuel lying in your car, call us right now. You can expect to soon be able to continue on your travels free of severe damage to your car or finances.

It matters not whether your vehicle is mint condition or antique, we have the skills, know-how AND gear to be sure that your vehicle is drained and flushed of all wrong fuel at once, which means that you have the ability to continue on with your journey with the minimum disruption.

Thus, if you've topped up your petrol car with the wrong fuel, or put petrol in your diesel automobile wherever in Hampshire, call us right away. Our competent technicians are all set and waiting for your call.

Wrong Fuel Assist Winchester - Wrong Fuel in Car Winchester

A man rang us from his residence on a road in Winchester. He pronounced, "My vehicle (a shiny Ford Fiesta) is not running and is making dreadful noises when I turn the ignition." He confessed that he had put the wrong fuel in his diesel vehicle however thought he would remedy the problem by putting more Diesel on top. We showed up promptly, carried out the drain and filled it up once again with fresh Diesel. He told us that he would be certain to inform people not to fill up over the wrong fuel but to have it drained right away.

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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.

Commonplace Misfuel Warning signs:

Here's a list of ordinary wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

• Lack of engine power
• Motor dying, jumping or even hiccuping
• Difficulty starting the motor
• Increased fumes

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Wrong Fuel London is fully authorised and registered to carry out all varieties wrong fuel drains relating to the removal of mixed fuel. To learn how we can assist get you on the road again simply give us a call.