Wrong Fuel in Car Summerstown, Wandsworth

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Summerstown

Petrol in your diesel vehicle in Summerstown? Welcome to WrongFuelSoS.com. Give us a call and find out how we can help to get you back on the road again.

It was just after eight pm on a Saturday and although we were guaranteed a dry and fresh day, it hadn't stopped raining! Dan and me were seated there commenting on the recent tennis, at the ready for the sixth fuel drain for the day to come in. Inevitably we had the phone call from a girl on a business excursion who had pulled into the Esso petrol station in Summerstown and filled petrol in a diesel Mitsubishi hire car in error. She was very affected by the sounds of it, telling me "I can not believe I've wrecked the vehicle! I am so used to filling up my petrol vehicle I had didn't remember I was running a diesel!" I just instructed her to relax and not to be concerned, and that these things unfortunately do happen. She was able to move the car to a secure spot and, seeing that it was just a few miles off from the office, we could get to the woman without delay. The incorrect fuel was drained and she could get back to the Premier Inn she was living at. Despite the fact we got pretty wet, it was all worth the time to see her drive off contented and less stressed. A misfuel correction in Wandsworth well done in my mind!

Contaminated fuel Summerstown? We have the ability to support the Summerstown area extremely well since one of our technicians resides nearby and is therefore close to the action. In the event that you've got petrol in a diesel car in Summerstown we'll be glad to come out and do a comprehensive fuel drain. Wrong fuel in diesel in Summerstown shouldn't be a huge problem. We're simply a call away.

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AdBlue In Your Diesel

All around Wandsworth we are encountering a lot more examples of AdBlue contamination whereby an individual has poured AdBlue right into their diesel fuel tank. This is to a degree a result of drivers not knowing the right way to work with it (note: it's not a fuel additive), and to some extent simply because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are normally directly next to one another on the car.

So, what exactly is the matter with putting AdBlue in your diesel car? Because the product is mainly ionised water, it is like pouring water into your tank. Diesel and water will not mix in the slightest and trying to run a diesel car on water cannot work. Furthermore, the urea is seriously corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is prone to crystallisation, damaging injectors and fuel filters.

Assuming you have put AdBlue into your fuel tank remove it right away. And absolutely never crank the car - not even to maneuver it off the pump. If you did start the vehicle you would probably need to have the full fuel system flushed and filters replaced.

Fuel contaminated with water

Fuel contaminated with water, regardless of whether it is petrol or diesel, is without question an important situation to take care of in a car - particularly in advanced common-rail engines. Water in petrol or diesel may lead to idling difficulties, uneven running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not dealt with properly, potentially blown injectors. Having water in petrol is easier to remove when compared with water in diesel - this is largely because diesel is an oil. However we can take care of both circumstances pretty expediently.

Be aware that in the event that the vehicle has been run on the water contamination it will more than likely need a new fuel filter to be fitted as the old one will probably be completely water-logged and ineffective.

Boat Fuel Drains

If perhaps there is the wrong fuel, or even polluted fuel (most usually water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can help drain it. Provided that the boat is either on land, or moored close enough to a car parking spot we can reach the storage and remove the contaminated fuel. We've succesfully done quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards in the uk.}

Management of Waste Fuel

Have an old fuel tank lying in the back of the garden containing unwanted and old, unusable or contaminated fuel? We can assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to quite a few private and commercial premises in Wandsworth for the purpose of taking away and disposing of fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to enable us to remove and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally. Regardless of whether the fuel storage is an underground reservoir, a portable bowser, or perhaps several drums in a shed, assuming that we are able to reach it, we can empty it for you.

Re-Fueling Services

Run out of fuel in Summerstown (out of gas - as the Americans would say)? We run a comprehensive Wandsworth Run Out of Fuel Service. We are able to help to re-fill your car in cases where you are having difficulty on a motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or even at home. Our specialists can come out to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (acquired at pump prices) to refill your car or truck. They are also able to deal with any of the common problems that can accompany running out of fuel - such as airlocks, vehicle failing to start, and even dead batteries due to over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Summerstown, Wandsworth

Vehicle Misfuel Summerstown - Summerstown Fuel Rescue

A customer phoned us from his home on a street in Summerstown. He said, "My car (a Lexus) is not running and is making awful sounds when I turn the ignition." He confessed that he had put petrol in his diesel vehicle but then reckoned he would resolve the issue by putting further Diesel on top. We got there promptly, did the fuel drain and filled him up once again with fresh Diesel. He said he would be sure to educate people not to fill up on top of the incorrect fuel but to get it drained right away.