Wrong Fuel in Car Melling, Lancashire

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Petrol in your diesel car in Melling? You've come to the right place. We are able to aid you in this hour of need and get you going once more with our specialist fuel removal service.

An aggrieved elderly individual called us when his vehicle refused to start near Melling. "In my urgency to get where I was traveling, I put petrol in my diesel car. I didn't really realize until the car started to jump and then it cut out right on the street." Fortunately, our fuel specialists are experienced in working with predicaments just like this, and we soon had the gentleman once more up and running again.

So you have gone and put the incorrect fuel in your car in Melling and are wanting to know how to correct the dilemma. If you're reading through this that means you are on the correct path. What you need to do at this point is phone us so that we can come out and drain your car. As to why us? Good question. Our firm is SPA qualified, and can provide national coverage for anyone who has inadvertently tanked up with the wrong fuel.

The 3 things you SHOULD know about fuel contamination!


Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, no matter whether it is unleaded petrol or diesel, is without question a serious situation to deal with in a vehicle - especially in modern common-rail engines.

Putting water or AdBlue in the petrol or diesel is likely to cause idling problems, irregular running, abnormal smoke and, if not sorted out effectively, potentially damaged injectors. Having water in petrol is quicker to remove when compared with water in diesel - primarily due to the fact that diesel is an oil. However we can handle both circumstances quite easily.

You should know however that in the event that the vehicle has been started with the water contaminated fuel it will more than likely require a new fuel filter to be fitted seeing as the previous one will likely be thoroughly wet and ineffective.

Waste Fuel Disposal

Got an old fuel container in the rear of your premises full of unwanted and old, unusable or contaminated fuel? We're able to help you to get rid of it. We've been called out to quite a few domestic and industrial premises in Lancashire for the purpose of draining and disposing of fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to allow us to extract and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally.

Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean tank, a mobile bowser, or perhaps even a number of drums in a garage, provided that we can get to it, we can certainly empty it for you.


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A fairly alarmed motorist called us from the Total filling station at Lancashire to inform us that he had put unleaded in to his diesel father's Lexus IS; he wasn't quite certain how he'd managed to do it. We said to him it was not a concern and before long had our fuel drainer with him to drain the wrong fuel from his tank. Having purged the wrong fuel, he was soon enough back on the road. He told us; "I am honestly dumbfounded I put the wrong fuel in my car. And the chap who came out to undertake the fuel drain was especially fantastic - he didn't make me appear like an idiot."

Our side of the road fuel drain team are at hand round the clock, 7 days a week to offer you roadside aid in the extraction of wrong fuel from ANY model of automobile. We've lost count of just how many motorists all around Lancashire who have contacted us for help with fuel problems.

With 100's of years of total fuel drain practical knowledge you couldn't be in safer hands. Our operatives have seen it all and accomplished everything. They are trained on the most up-to-date models and hold all applicable certificates. The company is fully V.A.T. registered and covered by insurance so you are aware we are no cowboy or "mickey mouse" enterprise.

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A man rang us from his place on a road in Melling. He exclaimed, "My vehicle (a rugged Volvo XC70) is not starting up and is making very bad noises when I flip the key." He admitted that he had put the wrong fuel in his diesel vehicle but then reckoned he would solve the problem by putting further Diesel on top. We arrived promptly, performed the drain and filled him up again with clean Diesel. He told us after that he would be absolutely sure to advise people not to fill up over the wrong fuel but to get it cleaned out promptly.

All of our technicians are skilled on the newest vehicles and their fuel systems. We attend in excess of 7,000 contaminated fuel removals every year in the UK (you bet, there are that many customers who err - you are certainly not by yourself). Our call centres are open 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Our technicians are available when ever you require them.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Melling

Following next are feed-back and illustrations of fuel drains we have performed in Melling:

Wrong Fuel in Car Lancashire - Petrol in Diesel Car Melling

We recently received a phone call about a young man who had put the wrong fuel in his winter grey Mitsubishi Excel in Melling. He had conked out on the street. "After putting unleaded in my diesel car I didn't recognise the predicament up until it ground to a halt. You removed the wrong fuel from my car and had it functioning again. I was happy with both your call-out time and your pricing". As you can imagine we got there punctually and flushed the engine after draining all of the contaminated fuel from the diesel tank. The driver was delighted by the time we finished and he went off satisfied.

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A man who had unluckily put unleaded in his diesel mint green Peugeot Bipper contacted us for assistance at the Shell petrol filling station in Melling. He thought it would be good to fill up before continuing on to the local recreation park but had put the wrong fuel in his car. "I put petrol as opposed to diesel which wasn't a smart way to begin to our getaway." It was really no challenge whatsoever for our technician to go out and carry out the fuel drain. We hope the family had a good holiday.

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Well-known Misfuel Signs and symptoms:

This is a list of general wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Reduced engine power
  • Motor stalling, stuttering or even hiccuping
  • Issues starting the engine
  • Excessive 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 VA 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 registered to conduct all forms of contaminated fuel drains for the removal of mixed fuel. To learn about exactly how we will assist get you moving once more simply call us.


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