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If you've put the incorrect fuel in the vehicle and one way or another were able to get it home or have broken down on the side of the road - we will be able to assist. Our assistance is entirely mobile and we can easily come out regardless of exactly where you are and have the car drained, cleaned out and working just as before in no time - and at a cost-effective price!
An irritated older fellow telephoned us when his automobile would not start outside Harpenden Common. "In my urgency to get where I was traveling, I put the wrong fuel in my car. I didn't really realize till the car started to shudder and then it cut out right on the street." Luckily, our fuel technicians are expert in managing problems just like this, and we soon enough had the gentleman up and running again.
Every day in Harpenden Common you will find customers exactly like you who unluckily have put the wrong sort of fuel in their car. If perhaps you are looking for a fast and trustworthy fuel drain professional to aid you, then look no further. We're specialist fuel retrieval and drainage specialists. Thoroughly skilled and expert in engaging with all models of vehicles.
Marine Fuel Drains
In the event that there is the incorrect fuel, or even contaminated fuel (most usually water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we will help drain it. So long as the boat is either dry-docked, or moored near enough to a vehicle parking bay we should be able to reach the fuel storage and drain out the fuel. We have performed quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards across the country.
Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination
Fuel contaminated with water, regardless of whether it's petrol or diesel, is generally a serious condition to handle in a motor vehicle - particularly in modern-day common-rail engines.
Water or AdBlue in the fuel tank can certainly produce idling problems, irregular running, abnormal smoke and, if it's not addressed properly, potentially broken injectors. Having water in petrol is less complicated to drain compared to water in diesel - primarily because diesel is an oil. However we can deal with both circumstances quite swiftly.
Take note however that whenever the vehicle was started on the fuel contaminated with water it will quite possible require a new fuel filter to be fitted simply because the previous one will probably be completely water-logged and useless.
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A married couple on the way to see family phoned us from the Harpenden Common petrol station in Harpenden Common to repair a misfuel on their bright red Mazda B2500. They had put unleaded in their diesel tank and now needed help to get started again. Obviously, our engineer quickly had the car running so they could continue their excursion. Wrong fuel eliminated and everybody cheerful again. "I have absolutely no concern recommending WrongFuelSOS.com to family and friends. Great service."
And also, our workforce of wrong fuel professionals deal with all of Hertfordshire, which implies that your location is in our area. As soon as we have identified exactly where you are , we will try to arrive at your place as quickly as we can and drain any contaminated fuel from your car. The simple truth is the sooner you take out all of that contaminated fuel from your vehicle, the less damage is caused. Consequently grab the telephone and dial our phone number. A team of SPA qualified mechanics are geared up and at the ready to assist, regardless of what day or time .
We are thoroughly registered and covered with insurance and thus you are aware that the motor vehicle is in dependable hands. Because of around one hundred and fifty years of joint fuel drain experience we know how to get the job finished - period.
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A man phoned us from Harpenden Common saying he had piped petrol in to his diesel expensive BMW Z3. "Unbelievable! How could I put unleaded in my lovely diesel car!" It took the specialist around fifty minutes to fully drain the wrong fuel out of the vehicle. He carefully cleaned the fuel system and then put fresh diesel in the vehicle. The customer was very pleased and it hadn't cost him dealership prices to have the work properly performed.
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I'm certainly not excessively hot for doing the job weekends, and the other day was no different. I'd just left the family after a lovely lunch made for me by the wife, and I was on the way to deal with a gentleman who had put the incorrect petrol in his sky blue Jaguar X-Type. He was stationed in Harpenden Common and so it wouldn't be long before I reached him. As I pulled up at the rear of the vehicle and got out he told me "Thank the Lord! I stupidly had my concentration on other things and didn't realise I had put the wrong fuel in my petrol car. Is it likely I caused harm simply by running it?" I determined that generally there shouldn't be any kind of damage and that I would personally remove the contaminated fuel quickly for him. Needless to say I got the fuel drained from the car and put in some suitable fuel, and thus another content customer was able to continue on his trip without any subsequent fuss. He could not stop thanking me, and that is what can make earning a living on Sundays in Hertfordshire a little less painful to me!
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A motorist who had sadly put unleaded in his diesel expensive Seat Toledo called us for help at the Texaco petrol filling station in Harpenden Common. He had decided to top up before going on to the nearby holiday park . "I put petrol rather than diesel which probably wasn't a wonderful beginning to our holiday." It was certainly no trouble by any means for our fuel drainer to go out and carry out the fuel drain. We hope the family enjoyed their vacation.
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Helpful hints:
- Petrol in the Diesel Car? Diesel in a Petrol Car? Incorrect Fuel in the Car?
- You shouldn't start up the vehicle (even if it's simply to move your car off the dispenser). Attempting to keep the mixed fuel in the tank and far from sophisticated fuel system workings will mitigate the risk of harm to your motor.
- What to do? Get in touch with Wrong Fuel SoS straight away on
0800 711 7172. - Get reliable advice on what you should do next. Our telephone agents are there 24/7 to help you to be on your way again.
- If perhaps you've turned on the motor or driven it, try not to panic. Just about 99% of motor vehicles run on polluted fuel can be totally flushed out without any subsequent long-term consequences.
- How much does wrong fuel recovery cost?
Get in touch and after one or two quick questions we can easily get a customized quotation regarding exactly how much your fuel drain costs. - We canprovide you complete VAT invoices which can be utilised to claim your cash back on your car insurance**
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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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
General Misfueling Signs and symptoms:
Here's a list of usual wrong fuel symptoms:
- Loss in engine power
- Engine stalling, spluttering or hiccuping
- Hassles starting the engine
- Abnormal smoking
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