Wrong Fuel in Car Honey Hill, Kent

24/7 Mobile Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Honey Hill

Are you having a tough time? Be calm and relax

Having a tough time is quite stressful. And that could be you are reading this article. The problem is something we take care of daily and should be solved immediately. So let's set your mind at ease. We can ensure that you have come to the right place. You won't go wrong because we have been in the industry for a long period already. The customers we have served who had a similar problem as yours can back our claims.

You are not able to carry on with your journey because it has come to your attention that you pumped the wrong fuel into your vehicle. Maybe you were not concentrating, maybe you were in a car you are not used to traveling in or maybe you were in a hurry while pumping in the fuel resulting in the wrong fuel. You are now stuck by your vehicle, scared of starting it, or your car just started sputtering, producing a lot of smoke or even stopped, thus indicating that you put the incorrect fuel in it.

What needs to be your next course of action?

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

Firstly, don’t be scared. If you get anxious and flustered, you aren’t likely to be thinking straight and, the fact is, this won’t help your situation. Remain calm and rest assured that you are in safe hands.

The next point is to not think too much about your engine, especially whether it's already ruined or not. 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.

Another very important reminder, if you are on a blind bend, motorway or summit of the road, make sure that you are in a safe location. Also, alight from the vehicle and make certain that your passengers have done the same and are standing in a safe position. Ensure that any pets are locked within the car. This will guarantee the safety of the pet and also other motorists.

Fourth: Contact us straight away. Now you are safe, it is time to contact us. Our friendly and helpful staff are on hand 24 / 7 to take your call. They will reassure you and ask simple questions, aimed at getting you sorted out immediately, and also calculating the cost to get you on your way. You will be given a fixed rate before committing to having a mobile mechanic sent to your location.

Finally: You should then wait around for us to arrive. We aim to have one of our nationally based mobile mechanics to all of our clients in less than one hour, so one will be with you quickly.

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When we get to your location

Once the mechanic is at your location and has access to your vehicle, his first work is to confirm whether the problem of your car is due to incorrect fuel or not. If it is not, he won’t render any service related to the incorrect fuel in the car, and in that case, you won’t be charged the quoted price but an updated amount.

If, as it is in most situations, it is an issue of having the wrong fuel in the car, our technician is fully equipped and experienced to drain out the fuel, flush the system and fill the car with the correct type of fuel. You should not fret that we over-charge you for the fresh fuel; our cost is exactly the same as the current pump price. We also know that you may not be taking enough cash with you hence you should know that we also take any major credit card or debit card payments.

AdBlue and Water Contamination

Aside from wrong fuel, water can also cause similar signs, such as the production of a lot of smoke, a rough running of the engine, signs of no power and stalling. Hence you must also suspect it. But you must also remember that water can cause other serious damages like damage to fuel filters.

You can also notice the same symptoms if AdBlue is added int the diesel tank. 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 car rather than straight into a fuel tank of a diesel engine. Hence if someone who is not aware of this procedure tries to add it to the fuel, it will result in engine trouble.

Whether it's the issue of fuel contaminated by water or with AdBlue, we can solve it using the same procedure of draining, flushing, and refilling of the fuel system, which we usually use to solve the matter of wrong fuel in a car. So, regardless of what the cause we can get you on your way. We can also replace those fuel filters damaged by water.

Other Services

Are you aware?

You might also want to find out if we provide other services besides dealing with the problem of incorrect fuel.

At the end of the day, our technician will be taking a tank-full of contaminated fuel they have drained from a few vehicles that will need to be disposed of. You aren’t allowed to dump such things these days as it will contaminate waterways and have a dangerous effect on the environment, and may even pollute the local water supply. We are fully equipped, and Environment Agency authorized to securely get rid of contaminated fuel.

If you are a commercial or private client in need of safe disposal of contaminated fuel, then you can be assured that you are also in the ideal place. As long as we have access to its fixed storage tank, mobile storage tank or containers, we can safely get rid of the contaminated liquids at the designed areas.

We will arrive at your vehicle soon. But if a couple of minutes is still too long for you to wait, you may redirect your attention by browsing other services that we provide. For sure we'll reach you imminently. Once the technician has started his work, he'll only need about 30 minutes to get the work done and get you back on the road.

Rest assured also that we also handle other problems resulting from wrong fuel, such as the presence of air in the fuel system or even a low battery, and that we have the skills and equipment to make it right.

Thanks for contacting us. By doing so, we were hopefully able to handle your issue of wrong fuel and allowed you to get back on the road with all the stress gone.

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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.

Prevalent Misfueling Signs and symptoms:

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

• Decrease in vehicle power
• Engine conking out, chugging or even hiccuping
• Issues starting the engine
• Abnormal smoking

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Wrong Fuel SOS is fully credited and skilled to carry out all forms wrong fuel drains with regard to the removing of mixed fuel. To learn how we can assist get you on the move once more merely call us.

A driver who had unfortunately put the wrong fuel in his diesel Honey Hill phoned us for a fuel drain at the Shell petrol station. He thought it would be good to fill up before proceeding on to the local holiday park but had put the wrong fuel in his car. "I put petrol rather than diesel and it wasn't a great start to our holiday break." It was absolutely no problem in the least for our technician to go along and do the fuel drain. We hope everyone had a good vacation.