Wrong Fuel in Car Stony Cross, Herefordshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Stony Cross

Incorrect fuel in your car in Stony Cross? You've come to the right place. We are here to help you in this emergency and get you going again with our specialist fuel drain service.

It was just before 6 pm on a Thursday and although we were assured a dry evening, it hadn't given up on pouring! Ray and me were seated there commenting on the tennis rankings, waiting around for the 8th job of the day to arrive. Finally we received the phone call from a young lady on a company expedition who had arrived at the Sainsburys petrol garage in Stony Cross and put petrol in a diesel Toyota rental in error. The unfortunate lady was rather agitated by the sounds of it, crying "I simply can't believe that I've wrecked the car! I'm just so accustomed to filling my petrol vehicle that I had forgot I was driving a diesel!" We asked her to settle back and not to fret, and that these things happen. She had managed to maneuver the vehicle to a protected position and, since it was just a few minutes away from the office, we could arrive at her without delay. The incorrect fuel was taken out and she could go home to the motel she was living in. Even though we got pretty wet, it was all rewarding seeing her drive off calm and not so worried. One more job in Herefordshire well done in my books!

Put the incorrect fuel in your car or truck and somehow were able to get where you were going or have broken down on the road - we can certainly help. Our service plan is totally mobile and we will be able to come out irrespective of wherever you are and have the car drained, cleaned out and working once more in no time - and for a fair price!

Services We Give:

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

AdBlue In your Fuel

In Herefordshire we have discovered increasingly more examples of AdBlue contamination when a motorist has poured AdBlue inside their diesel fuel tank. This is to a certain extent a result of motorists being unsure of the way to work with it (be aware: it is not a fuel additive), and to some extent simply because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are usually directly adjacent to one another on the car.

Well, exactly what is the trouble with putting AdBlue in the diesel vehicle? Since AdBlue is predominantly deionised water, it is nearly as good as putting water into your tank. Diesel and water do not ever blend whatsoever and attempting to run a diesel car on water is not going to work. Furthermore, the urea is highly corrosive to fuel system hoses and seals and is more prone to crystallisation, clogging injectors and filters.

If you poured AdBlue into your fuel tank get it drained immediately. And of course take care not to start up the motor - not even to shift it to a parking area. If you did start the vehicle you will in all likelihood have to have the entire fuel system purged and filters replaced.

Fuel contaminated with water

Fuel contaminated with water, no matter whether it is petrol or diesel, is in many cases an important issue to handle in a vehicle - specifically in current day common-rail engines. Water in diesel or petrol can certainly produce idling problems, lumpy running, excessive smoke and, if not remedied properly, potentially blown injectors. Having water in petrol is quicker to drain than water in diesel - this is mainly because diesel is an oil. Even so we are able to solve both situations rather expediently.

Be aware that as long as the vehicle was started with the water contaminated fuel it will most likely need a new fuel filter to be installed since the old one will probably be wholly water-logged and useless.

Boat Fuel Drains

If it turns out there is the wrong fuel, or even contaminated fuel (most usually water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we can certainly clean it out. As long as the boat is either on land, or situated near to an automobile parking bay we should be able to reach the storage tanks and drain out the fuel. We've completed quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards in the uk.}

Waste Fuel Management

Have an old fuel tank at the back of the garden full of unwanted and old, unusable or contaminated fuel? We can help you to dispose of it. We've been called out to numerous private and industrial premises in Herefordshire for the purpose of taking away and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to enable us to remove and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally. Regardless of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean reservoir, a portable bowser, or perhaps even some containers in an outbuilding, if we are able to access it, we can drain it for you.

Re-Fueling Service

Run out of fuel in Stony Cross (out of gas - as our American cousins would say)? We run a comprehensive Herefordshire Out of Fuel Service. We can easily help to re-fill your car in the event that you are stranded on the motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or perhaps even at home. Our techs can attend with 10-20 litres of the correct fuel (bought at pump price) and fill up your car or truck. They are also able to take care of any of the normal issues that could go along with running out of fuel - including airlocks, vehicle not restarting, , or even flat batteries caused by over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Stony Cross, Herefordshire

Fuel Removal Stony Cross - Stony Cross Wrong Fuel Doctor

A person called us from Stony Cross to state that he mistakenly piped unleaded in his diesel Hyundai. "I can't believe it! How could I put petrol in my lovely diesel car!" It took our specialist approximately 50 minutes to completely drain the wrong fuel from the vehicle. He meticulously cleaned the fuel lines, filter and pumps and then put clean fuel in the car. The customer was very pleased and it didn't cost him car dealership prices to get the work professionally done.