Wrong Fuel in Car Woodcote, Richmond upon Thames

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Woodcote

Did you put wrong fuel in your car by mistake in Woodcote? The first thing to do is not to freak out or worry! Secondly, you ought to phone us in order that we can assist you in the drain. Our qualified group of mechanics are ready close to your location to come and help you at the side of the road making use of specialist equipment.

It was just after 8 pm on a Thursday and even though we were promised a rainless night, it hadn't stopped pouring! Mark and me were relaxing talking about the tennis, waiting around for the next call that day to come in. Inevitably we received a call from a young lady on a company excursion who had gone to the Sainsburys filling garage in Woodcote and put the wrong fuel in her diesel Citroen rental car by mistake. She was quite affected by the sounds of it, stating "I simply cannot believe I've messed up the car! I'm so accustomed to filling up my petrol vehicle I totally forgot I was driving a diesel!" I just asked her to calm down and not to worry, also that things like this can happen. She was able to relocate the car to a secure spot and, since it was only a short distance off from us, we could arrive at her fairly quickly. The bad fuel was cleaned up and removed and she could once again go back to the hotel she was lodging at. Even though we got fairly soaked, it was all worth the time to see her drive off satisfied and less concerned. Yet another misfuel correction in Richmond upon Thames done well in my mind!

If you have petrol in your diesel car or truck, or even diesel in your petrol vehicle ( remarkably many individuals do this at least once eventually) - we handle it on the spot. Wrong Fuel SoS' experienced fuel drainers are on call 24 hours a day. Just call up our rapid response number and they will come to you, flush the incorrect fuel and get you swiftly back on the road.

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AdBlue Contamination

All over Richmond upon Thames we have identified more and more occurrences of AdBlue contamination where a person has put AdBlue right into their diesel tank. This is mostly a result of drivers not being totally sure the right way to use it (important: it is actually not a fuel additive), and to some extent due to the fact that the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are usually directly near to each other on the vehicle.

Now, precisely what is the issue with having AdBlue in a diesel vehicle? As AdBlue is mostly deionised water, it's almost the same as putting water in your tank. Diesel and water don't blend whatsoever and attempting to run a diesel car on water does not work. Furthermore, the urea is quite corrosive to the fuel system hoses and seals and is prone to crystalising, clogging injectors and filters.

If you find you have put AdBlue into your fuel tank drain it right away. And definitely never switch on the motor - not even to relocate it off the pump. If perhaps you have started the car you will in all probability need to have the entire fuel system purged and fuel filters replaced.

Water contaminated fuel

Fuel contaminated with water, regardless of whether it's unleaded petrol or diesel, is undoubtedly an important matter to handle in a vehicle - specifically in present-day common-rail engines. Water in your diesel or petrol is likely to contribute to idling issues, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not remedied fully, quite possibly broken injectors. Having water in petrol is less complicated to get rid of compared to water in diesel - this is largely due to the fact that diesel is an oil. However we can take care of both circumstances very swiftly.

Keep in mind though that as long as the vehicle has been started on the fuel contaminated with water it will more than likely require a new fuel filter fitted as the old one will likely be wholly wet and useless.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If you find there is the wrong fuel, or perhaps polluted fuel (most usually water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we can certainly drain it. As long as the boat is either on land, or secured close enough to an automobile parking spot we can access the fuel tanks and remove the contaminated fuel. We have performed numerous fuel drains at piers and boatyards throughout the country.}

Removal of Waste Fuel

Have an old fuel reservoir placed in the back of your garden with out of date, unusable or contaminated fuel? We can help you to get rid of it. We've been called out to a number of domestic and business properties in Richmond upon Thames to deal with draining and recycling fuel storages. We are registered by the Environment Agency to be able to extract and recycle waste fuel legally and safely. Whether the fuel storage is an underground tank, a portable bowser, or even a few containers in a storage shed, if we can get to it, we are able to empty it.

Re-Fueling Service

Run out of fuel in Woodcote (out of gas - as our American cousins might say)? We operate a full Richmond upon Thames Out of Fuel Service. We will help to refill the car in cases where you are having difficulty on the motorway, on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, or even at your home. Our technicians can come to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (purchased at cost) to refill the car. They are also able to take care of the normal problems which may go with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle failing to start, or maybe dead batteries as a consequence of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Woodcote, Richmond upon Thames

Vehicle Misfuel Woodcote - Woodcote Fuel Rescue

Yesterday a man phoned us because his Volvo died in the middle of a street in Woodcote. He had by mistake put unleaded in his diesel motor and managed to get as far as the road before being forced to pull up. It was really early in the day and our technical engineer, who lives locally, got to him in approximately 10 minutes. We managed to get rid of the wrong fuel and put clean diesel yet again into the vehicle. "Many thanks to you for your timely response, especially at 5 a.m., I really am grateful for it."