Wrong Fuel in Car St Leonards Street, Kent

24/7 Mobile Wrong Fuel Drains in and around St Leonards Street

You don’t have to worry if your day is starting to become stressful

This is because our experts are located all over the country, and they have the essential expertise to assist you solve your wrong fuel problem. You have come to the right place because we have already assisted lots of clients with the same issue as yours. All you need to do is contact us and know that we will handle the problem for you. We have been in this field for countless years.

These likely reasons could have landed you in this situation: You might have been in a rush, not focusing while putting in fuel or you were in a car that you are not used to driving. Now you are stranded, sitting in your vehicle and scared of starting it since you just realized that you made this error. Or, you realized what the problem is while you are on the side of the road because you just noticed some issues with the car, like excess smoke, the engine is sputtering and doesn't have its usual power and later stops.

What needs to be your next course of action?

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

Firstly, don’t be scared. Completely let go of the worry as it will just cloud your judgment and will not make the situation better. Be calm and understand that we will handle the situation.

The next point is to not think too much about your engine, especially whether it's already damaged or not. In 99% of all situations of wrong fuel in an engine, we can put things right on the side of the road with no lasting damage to your car or truck.

The third thing that you must do is park your vehicle properly if it is on a blind bend, motorway or road summit, so as to ensure that you and your passengers are safe. Get yourself and all the passengers out of the vehicle and in case you are carrying any animals, keep them locked inside the car so that they and all other road users are safe.

Fourthly, when you are safe, contact us. You will reach one of our friendly staff members who will ask you some questions and then give you a quotation for the service. Contact us any time of the day or night and we will ensure that you are sorted as quickly as possible. One of professional technicians will reach you once you agree to our fixed charges.

Simply relax and wait around for us to reach you after giving us a call. We will try to make sure that one of our mobile technicians located throughout the country will get to you within 1 hour.

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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 problem of wrong fuel in the vehicle, he won’t drain it unnecessarily, and you will just 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 wrong fuel, he will start solving it immediately since he will have fresh fuel as well as the required tools with him. He will drain out the mixed fuel, flush the fuel system, and then refill the tank with fresh fuel priced just the same as that charged in the petrol station. We also take all major debit and credit cards as we know your situation and hence there is no need to be scared if you are out of cash.

AdBlue and Water Contamination

There are other causes of engine problems apart from filling your car with the wrong fuel. The existence of water in your fuel also makes your car to show similar symptoms, which include: lack of power, trouble running, production of excess smoke and even stalling. This is a serious issue that can completely deteriorate the fuel filters.

The same set of signs may also be due to somebody trying to put AdBlue directly into the fuel tank of a diesel engine. It should be added to the vehicle through the dosing system of a separate built-in tank.

In these situations, we can give the services of draining the fuel, flushing the engine and refilling with clean fuel, just like in the case of filling your tank with the wrong fuel. It doesn't matter what the cause is, we can get you back on your way. As we deal with your fuel issue, we can also replace water damaged fuel filters.

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 technician has emptied out the wrong fuel, they have a full tank of contaminated fuel which needs to be disposed of. You aren’t allowed to pour such things these days as it will pollute waterways and have a dangerous impact on the environment, and may even contaminate the local water supply. We are Environmental Agency Certified and have the necessary knowledge and equipment to get rid of contaminated fuel.

Getting rid of contaminated fuel is another separate service that we offer to commercial and private customers at a fee. If we are given access to the mobile storage tank, fixed storage tank or containers at the given areas, we can quickly get rid of contaminated fuels safely.

We will reach your vehicle soon. If you were already growing impatient as you go through our services, you can rest be assured that we will be with you as soon as possible. Then, provide our technician about half an hour to work on your engine problem. You will be back on the road soon.

Wrong fuel in the car might also cause additional problems which include flat batteries and air locks in the fuel system. But you also don’t need to worry since we also have the equipment and abilities to utilize in sorting them out so as to let you continue with your journey.

We know that you experienced a tough moment today, but since you decided to call us, we are able to restore your peace of mind by quickly getting you back to your journey.

Call NOW for immediate help

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.

Familiar Misfuel Symptoms:

The following is a list of likely wrong fuel signs and symptoms:

• Lack of vehicle power
• Car conking out, spluttering or even coughing
• Hassles starting the car
• Excessive smoke

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Wrong Fuel SOS is fully accredited and skilled to fulfill all varieties contaminated fuel drains with respect to the treatment of mixed fuel. To discover exactly how we will assist to get you on the road again merely give us a call.