Wrong Fuel in Car Sawley, Lancashire

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Petrol in the diesel motor vehicle in Sawley? Thanks for visiting Wrong Fuel SoS. Contact us and discover how we are able to assist you to get you back on the road again.

It was close to 8 pm on a Thursday and even though we were guaranteed a dry and fresh afternoon, it hadn't given up on pouring down rain! Mark and me were relaxing talking about the tennis, waiting around for the seventh call that day to come in. Finally we received a call from a woman on a company expedition who had arrived at the BP filling station in Sawley and put the wrong fuel in a diesel rust red Ford Aspire hire car by mistake. She was quite agitated it seemed, stating "I cannot believe I've messed up the vehicle! I am just so accustomed to filling up my petrol vehicle I totally didn't remember that I was using a diesel!" We instructed her to calm down and not to be concerned, and also that such things unfortunately do happen. She managed to get the car to a secure position and, because it was just a few minutes off from us, we were able to get to her almost instantly. The bad fuel was drained so she could once again go back to the Travelodge she was living in. Despite the fact we got extremely drenched, it was all worth the time seeing her drive away calm and less concerned. Another fuel drain in Lancashire done well in my mind!

So you've gone and put the wrong fuel in your vehicle in Sawley and are wanting to know exactly how to correct the predicament. In the event that you're here reading this then that signifies you're certainly on the right road. Pretty much all you ought to do at this moment is phone us in order that we can come out and drain your car. So why us? Excellent question. Our crew of SPA licensed technicians are available 24 hours a day to aid you at the side of the road using the correct technology to do a fuel drain on your vehicle fast.

Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, whether it's unleaded or diesel, is certainly an important situation to handle in an automobile - especially in current day common-rail engines.

Putting water or AdBlue in the diesel or petrol is likely to cause idling problems, uneven running, excessive smoke and, if not addressed effectively, quite possibly blown injectors. Having water in petrol is quicker to get rid of compared to water in diesel - this is mainly because diesel is an oil. Nevertheless we are able to take care of both cases quite swiftly.

Keep in mind that in the event that the vehicle was run on the fuel contaminated with water it will more than likely require a new fuel filter fitted since the old one will be completely water-logged and useless.

Run Out of Fuel Services

Run out of fuel in Sawley (out of gas - as an American would say)? We run a comprehensive Lancashire Out of Fuel Service. We're able to get out to re-fill the car in cases where you are stuck on a motorway, on the side of the road far from a petrol station, or perhaps even at your home. Our techs can come out to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (acquired at pump prices) and fill your vehicle. They can also handle the standard problems which can accompany running out of fuel - including airlocks, vehicle failing to restart, as well as flat batteries due to over-cranking.

Wrong Fuel in Car in BB7 Postcode - Sawley Misfueling

A rather alarmed customer called us from the Esso petrol station at Lancashire to advise us that he had put unleaded into his diesel light green Suzuki Vitara; he wasn't entirely sure how he'd managed to do it. We advised him it was not a situation and soon enough had our technician with him to drain the incorrect fuel from his car. Having taken out the bad fuel, he was soon enough back rolling again. He told us; "I am genuinely flabbergasted I put the wrong fuel in my car. And the man who appeared to carry out the fuel drain was really nice - he did not make me look foolish."

Our technical engineers are professionally attired and totally kitted out to accomplish the job they will need to do. Our hardware is industry specific and complies with all EU directives with regards to Health & Safety in addition to Environmental Control.

Wrong Fuel Assist Sawley - Wrong Fuel in Car Sawley

A person phoned us from Sawley to say he had mistakenly piped unleaded in to his diesel teal MINI Countryman. "What a fool! How could I put unleaded in my beautiful diesel car!" It only took the technician around 50 minutes to completely drain the contaminated fuel out of the vehicle. He completely purged the fuel system and after that put fresh fuel in the vehicle. The customer was completely satisfied and it hadn't cost him dealership prices to get the task properly completed.

We have fuel drain specialists on call in the neighborhood all set and waiting to come over and fuel drain your automobile of the wrong fuel or polluted fuel. We run 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. All our employees are thoroughly skilled and professional in coping with all types of motor vehicles.

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Typical Misfuel Symptoms:

The following is a list of prevalent wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

• Losing vehicle power
• Car cutting out, spluttering and / or coughing
• Issues starting the automobile
• Abnormal smoke

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 credited and approved to carry out all forms of polluted fuel drains with regards to the removal of mixed fuel. To learn how we will assist to get you moving once again give us a call.