Wrong Fuel in Car Farthing Green, Kent

24/7 Mobile Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Farthing Green

Experiencing a terrible day? Worry no more

The reason you are perusing this article could be that you are looking for help. Just relax knowing that you have come to the right place and that we are eager to assist you. We are nationwide wrong fuel professionals and have looked after thousands of people in your predicament over the years.

We can tell that you are probably:

1. Scared by the realization that you have put the wrong fuel in your car and now you are just sitting in the car at the filling station forecourt because you are petrified of starting it.
2. Sitting inside the car by the roadside traumatized by the peculiar spluttering, stalling, dense smoke and sudden jerking to a stop.

Once over the initial shock, you have worked out that you pumped the wrong fuel in your car. You may have been in a rush, not been concentrating or even in a car that you weren’t used to, as these are the most typical causes of putting the wrong fuel in a vehicle.

Maybe you are thinking of what you should do next:

But you don't need to be troubled since you should know that we are professionals in this industry. The one thing you should do is stick to the following points, beginning with attempting to remain calm. Rest assured that our skilled technicians will solve your problem, both efficiently and quickly.

Then avoid thinking that you have ruined your engine. In 99% of all cases of wrong fuel in an engine, we can put things right on the side of the road with no lasting damage to your vehicle.

Next, is to position your vehicle in the safe place, especially if you are on a blind bend, or on the hard-shoulder. Get out of the vehicle and stay on the safe side away from the road. Your passenger should do exactly the same too. Lock your pets inside the vehicle in case you are carrying any. This is to make certain that it is safe and to safeguard other road users.

Fourth: Call us straight away. After making sure that you are safe, you should then contact us. Your phone call will be received by our dedicated staff who are present 24 hours a day, day and night, and are willing to assist you. Upon receiving your call, they will assist you by asking you several questions that are meant to help us assist you as quickly as possible, on top of providing you the price for getting to your location. You will then receive the quotation of our fees, and once you accept it,we will right away send one of our mobile technicians to where you are.

After calling us, just calm down as you wait for us to reach your vehicle. One of our mobile mechanics will do his best to reach your vehicle within one hour. Hence you should not have to hang on for long.

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After arrival

Upon arrival, our experienced technician will first inspect your vehicle to guarantee that it is the issue of wrong fuel in the car. And if it is not, he won't drain it but will only ask you for a minimal amount.

If it is actually the issue of wrong fuel in a car, our technician will solve it quickly since he carries the tools for flushing out the wrong fuel and refilling the tank with the correct fuel. You should not worry that we over-charge you for the fresh fuel; our cost is exactly the same as the current pump price. And when it's time to pay, we can take all major debit and credit cards, as we understand you may not have enough cash and have probably stopped a long way from the nearest cash machine.

AdBlue and Water Contamination

There are other causes of engine problems apart from filling your car with the wrong fuel. Such symptoms as insufficient power, irregular running, excessive smoke, and engine stalling may also be due to fuel that is contaminated with water. Besides, it can make the fuel filters unusable and require replacement.

A diesel-powered car may also show such signs when someone puts AdBlue directly into the vehicle’s fuel tank. This can be done so by adding it to its own separate tank and dosing system which is inbuilt into the car.

But don’t worry as regardless of whether it is a matter of contaminated fuel due to water or AdBlue, we are still able to help you. We can get you back to your journey after we carry out the same procedure as fixing an engine with wrong fuel. Works include draining and flushing, then, priming with fresh fuel. Additionally, we can help you replace the fuel filters broken by water contamination so you don’t need to bother about them.

Other Services

Are you aware that we also give other services?

You should also note that we get rid of contaminated fuel on behalf of our customers. Under no circumstance should you try to get rid of it yourself since you can quickly affect the environment or pollute the nearest water supply. We are also professionals in this industry and are certified by the Environment Agency that we have the equipment to utilize in getting rid of it, both properly and legally.

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

You will soon get back on the road

Now it’s about time to get you moving again, our mobile technician should almost be done by now if he’s been busy working on your car while you were learning who we are and what we do. We usually take about 30 minutes to fix the issue and enable our clients to hit the road again.

In some situations, wrong fuel in a vehicle can cause additional issues such as a flat battery and the existence of air in the fuel system. But our competent technicians also have the tools and abilities to put everything right and get you on your way.

Thus, if you were feeling any kind of stress because of the wrong fuel issue, now you can feel relieved like nothing had happened and be ready to resume your journey.

Call NOW for immediate help

Commonplace Petrol in Diesel Symptoms:

This is a list of likely wrong fuel signs and symptoms:

• Diminished engine power
• Car stalling, jumping and / or coughing
• Trouble starting the automobile
• Abnormal 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 accredited and approved to execute all categories of fuel drains pertaining to the removing of contaminated fuel. To find out exactly how we will assist get you moving once again just call us.