Wrong Fuel in Car Strood, Kent

24/7 Mobile Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Strood

Just calm down if your day is not going as well as you expected

This is because our professionals are located all over the country, and they have the required expertise to help you solve your wrong fuel problem. You have come to the right people because we have already helped lots of clients with the same issue as yours. You simply need to call us if you want to get your problem fixed. You can rely on us as we have been doing this for quite some time.

We know that you are either:

1. Stranded inside your car parked near a petrol station, terrified of turning it over since it has come to your attention that you just pumped the incorrect fuel into it.
2. Or you are stranded on the side of the road after your vehicle showed warning signs such as sputtering, production of plenty of smoke, loss of power and maybe even stopped.

After that frightful moment, it has eventually dawned on you that you pumped incorrect fuel in the car. You probably made the mistake because you were either in a rush, not focusing or you were in a vehicle that you are not used to filling up. These are generally the common causes behind putting the wrong fuel in a car.

Perhaps you are thinking about what you should do next:

But you don't need to be troubled since you know that we are professionals in this field. All you have to do is adhere to our guidelines, and the first thing you should do is remain calm. Rest assured that our skilled technicians will solve your problem, both effectively and quickly.

The second thing that you should do is not to think that you have caused any harmful damage to your engine. We will fix the issue of wrong fuel in a car 99.8% of the time, and you don't have to be worried about moving your car since we will fix it where it is.

Thirdly, you should ensure that you and all the passengers are safe by parking it in a safe spot, especially if on a motorway, blind bend or road summit. You must also tell them to alight and stand in a safe location, and if you were carrying any pets, make sure their safety and the safety of any other road users by locking the animals inside your car.

Fourthly, once you are safe, contact us. You will be answered by a friendly employee who will ask you a few questions before providing you a quote for the repair. Contact us any time of the day or night and we will make sure that you are sorted as soon as possible. Once you agree to our fixed price, we will right away send one of our mobile mechanics to your vehicle.

Last but not least, patience is important. Help is coming. We guarantee you that we won’t take long since our objective is to reach our clients as quickly as possible. Just rest assured that one of our mobile mechanics situated throughout the country will be with you usually within an hour.

Wrong Fuel in Car Strood - Petrol in Diesel Car Strood

A person called us from his Strood where he had come to a halt on the bustling street. "I foolishly put unleaded in my diesel car and I soon realised it several miles along the road!" Fortunately we were in a position to attend him in a fairly short time, bearing in mind the fact it was rush-hour, and he was shortly back on his way.

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Upon our arrival

The first thing the mobile mechanic will do when he gets to you is to check the problem. And if he discovers that it is not the issue of incorrect fuel in the car, he won’t drain it unnecessarily, and you will only be charged an updated amount which is not equal to the cost of incorrect fuel in a car.

If our technician finds out that it is indeed the issue of incorrect fuel, he will start solving it immediately since he will have fresh fuel as well as the necessary tools with him. He will immediately remove mixed fuel and then replace it with fresh fuel, and we won’t ask you for extra on the fresh fuel. You also do not have to fret if you don't have sufficient money with you, we understand your situation and we will take any major credit or debit card.

Contamination with AdBlue or Water

If your fuel system has water in it, irregularities of behavior will quickly be shown by your engine. It will make it exhibit the same signs as the wrong fuel in a car, such as low power, irregular running, production of too much smoke and even stalling. But unlike wrong fuel, it can make your fuel filters require replacement.

AdBlue is a solution which is utilized eliminate hazardous gases from the engine's exhaust, and if it is put in the diesel tank then it can also cause the same issues. Making use of AdBlue without any knowledge of how it should be refilled can make your vehicle behave abnormally. Therefore, it should only be used by somebody who is aware that it should be added to its own tank instead of being added directly to the fuel.

But you don't need to worry since we can fix both problems for you by applying similar procedure utilized in solving the problem of wrong fuel. It does not matter if the issue is wrong fuel, broken fuel filters, water contaminated fuel or the incorrect usage of AdBlue, we can assist fix your car so as to allow you to hit the road again.

Other Services

Did you Know

You might also like to know if we offer other services aside from solving the issue of incorrect fuel.

After our technician has emptied a few fuel systems throughout the day, they will have a tank full of contaminated fuel they need to get rid of. You aren’t allowed to pour such things nowadays as it will pollute waterways and have a detrimental impact on the environment, and may even pollute the local water supply. We are Environmental Agency Certified and have the necessary expertise and devices to dispose of contaminated fuel.

Disposing of the contaminated fuel is a completely different service that we offer to our private and commercial customers at some fee. All you need to do is give us access to where the contaminated fuel is stored, it doesn't matter whether it is in a fixed storage tank, mobile storage tank or container since we can get to it and get rid of it safely.

You will be able to continue with your journey as soon as possible

We always try to solve the issue within the shortest time possible so you don’t stay on the road for over 30 minutes. So try going through our services as our mobile mechanic tries to handle your issue. We promise to get you on your way as quickly as possible.

In some instances, wrong fuel in a car can result in additional issues such as a flat battery and the presence of air in the fuel system. But our skilled technicians also have the equipment and skills to put everything right and get you on your way.

Thanks for getting in touch with us. By doing so, we were hopefully able to handle your problem of incorrect fuel and enabled you to get back on the road with all the stress gone.

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Common Misfueling Signs and symptoms:

This is a list of customary wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

• Lack of vehicle power
• Vehicle cutting out, stuttering and / or hiccuping
• A tough time starting the vehicle
• Increased fumes

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.

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Wrong Fuel SOS is fully qualified and skilled to carry out all types of wrong fuel drains intended for the treatment of mixed fuel. To discover how we will help get you on the road once more contact us.

A woman had come to a stop on a street, having just put the wrong fuel in her car. She was sobbing and very distressed as she had put £50 petrol in her diesel car. When she phoned us we attempted to cool her as best we could, encouraging her that it would be no problem. When we reached her she was no longer disrupted and was curious in taking a look at our engineer do the fuel drain on her Strood. Soon after she said: "My car is like my baby, I just paid for it so it especially horrified me that I had put a whole lot of wrong fuel in it. I'm very glad that it was very easily fixable."