Wrong Fuel in Car Wichling, Kent

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The reason you are perusing this article could be that you are in need of help. Just remain calm knowing that you have come to the perfect place and that we are willing to help you. We have years of wrong fuel experience and are well-known nationally for taking good care of people in a similar situation as yours.

What put you in this situation could be summed up into 3 reasons.: It's either you were in a rush, or you used the fuel without focusing on what you were doing, or you are unfamiliar with the vehicle you filling and pumped the incorrect fuel. Now you are stranded, sitting in your car and scared of starting it since you just realized that you made this error. Or, you realized what the problem is while you're on the side of the road because you just observed some issues with the car, like excess smoke, the engine is sputtering and doesn't have its usual power and later stops.

Wrong Fuel in Car Wichling - Petrol in Diesel Car Wichling

A gentleman called us from his Wichling after he had broken down on the hectic street. "I incorrectly put petrol in my diesel car and I shortly realised it a couple of miles along the road!" Luckily we were in a position to get out to him in a relatively short time, bearing in mind the congestion, and he was shortly back on his way.

What to do Next?

You can be certain we are experts in our field. So here’s our advice on what to do next:

Firstly, don’t panic. Avoid stressing yourself over the situation because it will prevent you from thinking clearly, which in the real sense, won’t fix your problem. Just calm down and know that we have the capability to restore your vehicle to working order.

If you believe you have damaged your car, stop worrying about it. That's what you should do next. That's because we can repair it even if we have to work on the side of the road where it all began. Furthermore, stop worrying on the lasting effects of the mistake you have done. Our service guarantees 99.8% of the time to get you back on the road.

The third thing that you need to do is park your car safely if it is on a blind bend, motorway or road summit, so as to make sure that you and your passengers are safe. You should 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 vehicle.

Fourth: Contact us right away. After making sure that you are safe, you should then contact us. Our friendly and helpful staff are available 24 / 7 to take your call. First, they will empathise before asking for some details that will assist them to work out the best way to get you on the road again and the charges involved. You will be told of the fixed amount it will cost you before you commit and agree to us dispatching you a mobile technician.

Most notably, it is important to show patience, assistance is on the way. We will try our very best to be with you straight away because we don't like you to wait for long. In an hour or less, we should have one of our technicians there.

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On arrival of the technician at your car

Once the mechanic is with you and has access to your car, his first task is to confirm whether the problem of your vehicle is caused by wrong fuel or not. If the finding is negative, no services will be done on fixing the suspected incorrect fuel in the car. You won't be charged for the quoted services, rather, a call out charge will be asked of you.

If the technician learns that it is truly the case of wrong fuel then he will begin fixing it immediately as he already has the fresh fuel and the needed tools to fix the problem. He will quickly 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 ample money with you, we understand your situation and we will take any major debit or credit card.

Contamination with Water and AdBlue

If your fuel system has water in it, irregularities of behavior will start to be shown by your engine. It will make it show the same symptoms as the wrong fuel in the car, such as low power, irregular running, production of too much smoke and even stalling. This situation of water contamination can extend its damage to the fuel filters.

Putting AdBlue in the fuel tank can also make your car to display similar symptoms. This additive which is utilized to purify the emissions of your engine should only be added through its own separate tank and automatic dosing system inbuilt into the vehicle rather than straight into a fuel tank of a diesel engine. Hence if someone who is not aware of this process tries to add it to the fuel, it will result in engine trouble.

But you don't need to fret since we can fix both issues for you by using similar procedure utilized in solving the matter of wrong fuel. It doesn't matter if the issue is incorrect fuel, broken fuel filters, water contaminated fuel or the incorrect usage of AdBlue, we can help fix your car so as to enable you to hit the road again.

Other Services

This could be of interest to you.

You might be wondering how else we might be of assistance to you.

Once our mobile mechanic has emptied out the wrong fuel, they have a full tank of contaminated fuel which needs to be disposed of. Nowadays, there is a serious problem that such fuel could seriously damage the environment or even pollute the water supply so you are not permitted to casually pour it anywhere. But we can handle it for you since we have the best tools, and we are certified by the Environment Agency to do so.

To our clients in the private or commercial field, we offer this service of discarding contaminated fuel separately. If you have a private firm and in need of our service, we only need full access to your tank, either fixed or mobile or other kinds of container. We will then do the rest of the work in accordance to the environmental law specified.

You will be able to carry on with your journey as soon as possible

Don't fret about staying stuck on the road for long since we always try our best to finish the task within 30 minutes. As our mobile mechanic does the job, check out our other services as you wait. We promise to get you on your way as quickly as possible.

Rest assured also that we also deal with other issues resulting from wrong fuel, such as the existence of air in the fuel system or even a low battery, and that we have the expertise and equipment to make it right.

Thus, if you had started feeling stressed due to the issue of wrong fuel, at least you are now relieved and ready to proceed with your journey as if nothing had happened.

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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 anywhere in Kent to 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 Misfueling Symptoms:

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

• Loss in engine power
• Car dying, jumping or coughing
• Problems starting the automobile
• Increased smoke

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Wrong Fuel SOS is fully certified and certified to conduct all varieties wrong fuel drains relating to the treatment of mixed fuel. To discover precisely how we will assist to get you on the road once again merely call us.

A person phoned us from his home on a close. He pronounced, "My vehicle (a Wichling) is not running and is generating very bad noises when I flip the key." He said that he put unleaded in his diesel car but then reckoned he would remedy the issue by putting more Diesel on top. We were on scene promptly, did the drain and filled him up again with fresh Diesel. He told us after that he'd be certain to advise people not to fill up on top of the wrong fuel but to get it cleaned out immediately.