Wrong Fuel in Car West Lydiatt, Herefordshire

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Put the incorrect fuel in the car or truck and somehow succeeded to get where you were going or have broken down on the side of the road - we will be able to help. Our service plan is completely mobile and we will be able to come out regardless of where you are and have the car drained, cleaned out and working once more very quickly - and for a fair price!

It was around 6 pm on a Wednesday and despite the fact that we were guaranteed a rainless night, it had not given up on raining! Mark and me were resting discussing the recent tennis rankings, waiting around for the 6th telephone call that day to arrive. Before long we had the call from a girl on a company trip who had gone to the Shell petrol garage in West Lydiatt and filled petrol in a diesel pristine Ford Ranger hire car. The poor lady was fairly affected apparently, stating "I simply can't believe that I have destroyed the vehicle! I am just so familiar with putting unleaded in my petrol vehicle I had forgot that I was running a diesel!" I told her to calm down and not to fret, also that things like this sadly happen. She was able to relocate the vehicle to a protected spot and, as it was only a few miles from us, we were able to arrive at her swiftly. The bad fuel was cleaned up and removed and she could once again go back to the Premier Inn she was living at. Although we got pretty wet, it was all worthwhile to see her drive away contented and not so concerned. A job in Herefordshire done well in my mind!

Every single day in West Lydiatt you will discover customers exactly as you who unfortunately have filled the incorrect kind of fuel in their vehicle. If perhaps you are searching for a fast and trusted fuel drain specialist to assist you, in that case look no further. Our qualified crew of mechanics are ready and waiting close to your position to come and aid you at the roadside making use of professional equipment.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If you find there is the wrong fuel, or perhaps contaminated fuel (most usually water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we will help get it out. Providing the boat is either on land, or parked close enough to parking bay we should be able to reach the fuel storage and drain out the fuel. We've done many fuel drains at piers and boatyards nationwide.

AdBlue Contamination

All over Herefordshire we are noticing an increasing number of instances of AdBlue contamination whereby a person has put AdBlue directly into their diesel fuel tank. This is in part as a result of people not knowing the right way to work with it (remember: it's not a fuel additive), and partially because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are often right next to each other on the vehicle.

Well, precisely what is the situation with having AdBlue in the diesel tank?

Since AdBlue is primarily ionised water, it is actually nearly as good as putting water in your tank. Diesel and water do not ever blend in the least and trying to run a diesel car on water will not work. In addition, the urea is quite corrosive to your fuel system lines and seals and is at risk of crystallisation, obstructing injectors and filters. If you poured AdBlue into a fuel tank get it out immediately. And obviously never start the engine - not even to shift it to a parking bay. Assuming you did start the car you would very likely have to have the entire fuel system cleaned and filters changed out.

Give us a call if it turns out you have suffered with AdBlue contamination. We can help you. We are Specialists in dealing with contaminated fuel and are able to take care of all types of AdBlue contamination.

Wrong Fuel in Car in HR1 Postcode - West Lydiatt Misfueling

A young lady had conked out on a road, West Lydiatt just after having put petrol in her diesel car. She was crying and truly distressed as she had put £42 of petrol in her diesel car. When she called us we tried to relax her as well as we could, telling her that it would be alright. By the time we reached her she was no longer disrupted and was really curious in observing our technician perform the fuel drain on her modern Hyundai Tiburon. Later she said: "My vehicle is like my child, I recently purchased it so it honestly worried me that I had put such a large amount of wrong fuel in it. I'm very pleased that it was so very easily fixable."

Our technicians are expertly attired and completely kitted out to undertake the duty they need to do. Our gear is state of the art and complies with all EU documents regarding Health & Safety as well as Environmental Control.

Wrong Fuel Assist West Lydiatt - Wrong Fuel in Car West Lydiatt

I enjoyed a wonderful evening fishing during my holiday and felt pleased the following day as I was en route to aid a young couple who were on holiday in West Lydiatt. They conked out after inserting the wrong fuel in their sunflower yellow Jaguar S-Type, and the car was roughly half an hour away. I arrived at their location and laughed as I heard to the gal telling her partner off for being so foolish. "Precisely how could you even be able to put the wrong fuel in the vehicle?" she asked him. I tried to explain that this goes on continuously in Herefordshire and that it's actually nothing to fret about, and yet he still had an earful. Unlucky lad. Anyways, I cleaned up and removed the contaminated fuel, gave the engine a flush and filled them up with the appropriate fuel. While watching them drive off I shouted so long and considered what my missus would do to me if ever I made the exact same blunder... I'd personally never hear the end of it!

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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.

Likely Misfuel Signs and symptoms:

The following is a list of commonplace wrong fuel symptoms:

• Losing vehicle power
• Vehicle cutting out, stuttering or even coughing
• Trouble starting the motor
• Abnormal smoke

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Wrong Fuel London is fully approved and registered to perform all forms of fuel drains with regard to the extraction of contaminated fuel. To find out precisely how we will help get you on the road again just give us a call.