Wrong Fuel in Car Wanstead, Barking and Dagenham

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in Barking and Dagenham

Put the wrong fuel in the car or truck and somehow were able to get to your destination or have broken down on the side of the road - we are able to assist. Our service plan is completely mobile and we are able to come out regardless of where you are and have the automobile drained, emptied and working again very quickly - and for an acceptable price!

It was after five pm on a Tuesday and although we were promised a rainless afternoon, it hadn't given up on pouring! James and me were relaxing talking about the weekend's football, ready for the 8th telephone call that day to arrive. In due time we got a phone call from a lovely woman on a company trip who had arrived at the Sainsburys petrol station in Wanstead and put petrol in a diesel brand new Austin Mini Cooper hire car. The poor thing was fairly affected apparently, stating "I still cannot believe that I have ruined the car! I am just so familiar with filling up my petrol vehicle I completely did not remember that I was driving a diesel!" We advised her to take it easy and not to worry, and that these things unfortunately often happen. She had managed to move the car into a protected position and, seeing that it was no more than a short distance off from our van, we could find her right away. The contaminated fuel was cleaned up and removed so she could return to the Premier Inn she was residing at. Even though we got pretty soaked, it was all worth the effort seeing her drive away satisfied and much less anxious. A misfuel correction in Barking and Dagenham done well in my opinion!

Did you realise that there are in excess of 150,000 instances of individuals filling their vehicle up with the wrong kind of fuel each calendar year? If you have done exactly the same in Wanstead, then we are able to be of assistance. We are extremely skilled fuel drain specialists in Wanstead, who are available 24/7 to help you at the roadside.

AdBlue Contamination

In Barking and Dagenham we have encountered a lot more cases of AdBlue contamination when an individual has put AdBlue into their diesel fuel tank. This is mainly due to people not understanding how to use it (note: it is not a fuel additive), and in part simply because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are frequently right next to one another on the vehicle.

So, what's the situation with putting AdBlue in your diesel car?

Because AdBlue is predominantly ionised water, it is actually almost the same as putting water in your tank. Diesel and water will not blend whatsoever and trying to run a diesel car on water does not work. Moreover, the urea is quite corrosive to your fuel system lines and seals and is at risk of crystallisation, obstructing injectors and filters. If in case you poured AdBlue into your fuel tank empty it at once. And obviously be careful not to crank the engine - not even to relocate it off of the pump. In the event that you have started the car you would almost certainly have to have the full fuel system flushed and fuel filters changed.

Phone us if you have suffered from AdBlue contamination. We will help. We are Contaminated Fuel Specialists and can easily fix different types of AdBlue fluid contamination.

Waste Fuel Disposal

Have a fuel reservoir lying in the back of the garden containing unwanted, unusable or degraded fuel? We are able to assist you to get rid of it. We have been called out to a number of domestic and business premises in Barking and Dagenham to deal with draining and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to be able to get rid of and recycle waste fuel safely and legally.

Regardless of whether the fuel storage is an underground tank, a portable bowser, or perhaps even a few drums in a shed, assuming that we are able to reach it, we can certainly drain it for you.

Wrong Fuel in Car in E11 Postcode - Wanstead Misfueling

A rather alarmed motorist called us from the Texaco filling station at Barking and Dagenham to tell us that he had put petrol in to his diesel Ferarri red Mercedes-Benz Sprinter; he wasn't actually sure how he'd done it. We advised him it was not a worry and quickly had our technician with him to drain the contaminated fuel from his car. Having taken away the bad fuel, he was subsequently back on the road. He told us; "I can't believe I put petrol in my diesel car. And the chap who came out to perform the fuel drain was really pleasant - he did not make me appear a fool."

We are properly compliant and covered so you recognise the automobile is in risk-free hands. We can deal with all motor vehicle designs without regard to if they have been run on contaminated fuel or not.

Wrong Fuel Assist Wanstead - Wrong Fuel in Car Wanstead

A couple weeks ago a customer telephoned us because his light blue Skoda Octavia broke down in the middle of a street in Wanstead. He had mistakenly put unleaded in his diesel motor and got as far as the street before having to halt. It was still in the early hours of the day and our engineer, who stays locally, arrived with him in about twenty minutes. We managed to remove the incorrect fuel and put clean diesel once again into the car. "Genuine kudos to you for your fast response, and in particular at 5 a.m., I genuinely appreciate it."

All of our technicians are experienced on the most current vehicles and their fuel systems. We go to in excess of 7,000 wrong fuel removals on a yearly basis in the UK (sure, there are that many individuals who err - you aren't the only person). Our lines are open 24 hours a day and every day of the week. Our technicians are on duty whenever you need them.

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Common Petrol in Diesel Symptoms:

Following is a list of customary wrong fuel symptoms:

• Lack of engine power
• Motor stalling, jumping and / or coughing
• Trouble starting the engine
• Abnormal 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 London is fully credited and registered to conduct all varieties polluted fuel drains with respect to the treatment of contaminated fuel. To discover precisely how we can assist get you moving again simply contact us.