Wrong Fuel in Car Barford, Hampshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in Hampshire

If you have petrol in your diesel automobile, or diesel in a petrol vehicle (and most drivers do this at least once at some time) - we take care of it immediately. Wrong Fuel SoS' skilled technicians are on call 24/7. Simply call up our emergency number and they'll come out, drain the incorrect fuel and get you quickly back on the road.

It was just after 10 pm on a Wednesday and even though we were promised a dry and fresh day, it hadn't stopped pouring down rain! James and me were seated going over the recent rugby results, waiting around for the next telephone call that day to come in. Before long we received a call from a woman on a business excursion who had arrived at the Esso filling garage in Barford and filled petrol in a diesel super Peugeot 104 rental. She was rather agitated it seemed, saying "I simply can't believe that I have ruined the car! I'm so familiar with filling up my petrol car that I had did not remember that I was operating a diesel!" We advised her to settle back and not to be concerned, and that such things sadly can happen. She managed to relocate the vehicle into a secure position and, since it was just a few minutes from our van, we could find her almost instantly. The incorrect fuel was extracted so she could return to the motel she was staying in. Even though we got extremely soaked, it was all worthwhile to watch her drive home relaxed and a lot less anxious. One more job in Hampshire well done in my mind!

Are you aware there exist in excess of 150,000 instances of motorists filling their vehicles with the incorrect kind of fuel every single year? In the event that you've unfortunately done the same thing in Barford, it's possible that we can certainly assist. Our crew of SPA qualified technicians are readily available 24 hours a day to assist you at the side of the road with the proper gear to carry out a wrong fuel drain on your car quickly.

Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Water contaminated fuel, whether it's unleaded or diesel, is undoubtedly an important issue to address in a vehicle - particularly in modern-day common-rail engines.

Having water or AdBlue in the diesel or petrol can certainly lead to idling issues, irregular running, abnormal smoke and, if it's not remedied effectively, oftentimes damaged injectors. Water in petrol is less complicated to clean out as compared with water in diesel - this is largely because diesel is an oil. Nevertheless we are able to solve both cases quite simply.

Bear in mind though that as long as the vehicle has been started on the fuel contaminated with water it will quite possible require a new fuel filter to be fitted because the old one will probably be thoroughly wet and useless.

Waste Fuel Disposal

Have an old fuel container laying in the back of your garden full of old, useless or contaminated fuel? We could assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to quite a few privately owned and commercial premises in Hampshire for the purpose of draining and recycling fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to be able to get rid of and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally.

Regardless of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean reservoir, a portable bowser, or perhaps even a number of containers in an outbuilding, provided that we can reach it, we are able to empty it.

Wrong Fuel in Car in GU10 Postcode - Barford Misfueling

What a fantastic night's sleep! It was 7:30 in the morning on a warm Tuesday and we were on my way to help an older woman after she had put contaminated fuel in her diesel customised Volvo S40 in Barford. I had been told she had left the filling station forecourt and was stranded in a country road on route to see her family. I popped her location in the TomTom and was on-scene in less than 60 minutes. I arrived at the location and extracted the contaminated fuel from the vehicle. Whilst I was doing it she told me, "Now I'm becoming relatively absent-minded in my senior years and forgot about the car using diesel as I'd only just got it several days back when my former one, which I had used for about thirty years, inevitably died". I finished the job and she offered me a toffee and said thanks. What a pleasant Hampshire lady!

Our side of the road assistance employees are ready 24 hours a day, all week to offer roadside services in the removing of wrong fuel from WHATEVER kind of automobile. We have lost count of the total number of people around Hampshire who have called us for assistance with wrong fuel problems.

So, in the event that you've topped up your petrol car with diesel, or put petrol in your diesel motor vehicle wherever in Hampshire, speak to us now. Our professional technicians are completely ready for you.

Wrong Fuel Assist Barford - Wrong Fuel in Car Barford

Yesterday a motorist telephoned us right after his shiny Audi Coupe Quattro cut out on a street in Barford. He had unintentionally put petrol in his diesel motor and got so far as the road before needing to halt. It was really in the early hours of the morning and our technical engineer, who resides close by, got to him in about twenty minutes. We managed to drain the incorrect fuel and put clean diesel back in the vehicle. "Genuine kudos to you for your prompt response, especially at 6 a.m., I truly am grateful for it."

All of our technicians are qualified on the latest motor vehicles and their fuel systems. We go to well over 7 thousand wrong fuel removals on an annual basis in the UK (you bet, there are that many people who err - you aren't on your own). Our lines are open twenty four hours a day and seven days a week. Our technicians are on-call anytime you require them.

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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.

Standard Wrong Fuel Signs and symptoms:

The following is a list of very common wrong fuel symptoms:

• Reduced engine power
• Car stalling, stuttering or even hiccuping
• A tough time starting the car
• Excessive smoke

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