Wrong Fuel in Car Redenhall, Norfolk

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Wrong fuel in your car in Redenhall? You have arrived at the perfect place. We aim to help you in your situation and get you running once more with our expert fuel drain services.

It was close to 6 pm on a Friday and despite the fact that we were guaranteed a rainless evening, it hadn't ceased pouring! Ray and me were resting talking about the recent rugby rankings, waiting around for the seventh job to come in. Eventually we had the phone call from a girl on a company trip who had gone to the Shell petrol station in Redenhall and put the wrong fuel in a diesel racing green Fiat Panda rental car in error. She was very distressed by the sounds of it, crying "I can't believe that I have ruined the car! I'm just so accustomed to putting petrol in my petrol car I had didn't remember that I was operating a diesel!" I told her to calm down and not to fret, and that things like this regrettably can happen. She was able to move the car to a secure spot and, as it was just a short distance off from the office, we could find the customer fairly quickly. The wrong fuel was drained so she could get back to the Premier Inn she was residing in. Despite the fact we got pretty drenched, it was all worth the effort to watch her drive home contented and much less apprehensive. Yet another job in Norfolk well done in my mind!

If you've mistakenly put the completely wrong fuel in your car and immediately need to have the wrong fuel removed you are likely scanning the web looking for a quick, trusted, competent and affordable fuel drain company in Redenhall or Norfolk. We are the company to help you!

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Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, whether it is petrol or diesel, is certainly a serious condition to handle in a motor vehicle - particularly in modern-day common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue in your fuel tank can result in idling difficulties, lumpy running, increased smoke and, if not dealt with fully, quite possibly damaged injectors. Water in petrol is a lot easier to drain as compared to water in diesel - this is primarily because diesel is an oil. In spite of this we are able to resolve both situations very easily.

Be aware that whenever the vehicle has been run with the water contaminated fuel it will most likely require a new fuel filter fitted seeing that the previous one will probably be totally water-logged and useless.

Waste Fuel Removal

Got a fuel container laying at the back of the garden containing out of date, useless or contaminated fuel? We are able to assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to many privately owned and business properties in Norfolk to take care of taking away and disposing of fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to allow us to remove and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally.

Whether the fuel storage is a subterranean reservoir, a mobile bowser, or possibly even several containers in a storage shed, assuming that we are able to reach it, we can empty it.


Wrong Fuel in Car in IP20 Postcode - Redenhall Misfueling

A relatively alarmed motorist called us from the Shell petrol station at Norfolk to tell us that he had put unleaded into his diesel cobalt blue Lexus LS; he wasn't totally sure how he'd done it. We informed him it was not a hassle and rapidly had our fuel drainer with him to drain the contaminated fuel from his vehicle. Having purged the wrong fuel, he was soon enough back rolling again. He told us; "I am honestly surprised I put the wrong fuel in my car. And the person who came out to perform the fuel drain was really excellent - he did not make me seem an idiot."

So, in case you've filled your petrol vehicle with the wrong fuel, or the wrong fuel in your diesel automobile anywhere in Norfolk, phone us now. Our experienced mechanics are completely ready and waiting for your call.

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A couple weeks ago a driver contacted us soon after his new-shape Seat Ibiza stopped working in the middle of a road in Redenhall. He had by mistake put petrol in the diesel car and managed to get as far as the street before needing to stop. It was still early in the morning and our technician, who stays locally, arrived with him in about a quarter hour. We were able to remove the incorrect fuel and put clean diesel yet again in to the vehicle. "Thank you for your fast response, especially at 4 a.m., I genuinely appreciate it."

No matter if it's petrol in diesel or diesel in petrol we are able to help to sort it out. We are looking forward to your phone call to offer guidance and our fuel drain products to get your vehicle rolling anew. Give us a call for immediate help:

We furnish you with clean fuel at petrol station prices, and we are able to ordinarily have your vehicle cleaned out and ready to be run inside of an hour. All mixed fuel is disposed of by us through a registered waste company and recycled. It does not matter where you are situated in the UK, Wrong Fuel SoS can get a van to you to carry out a complete fuel drain on your vehicle.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Redenhall

Following next are responses and good examples of contaminated fuel removal completed in Redenhall:

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I am not necessarily too inclined to doing work on Sundays, and 2 weeks ago was the same. I'd only just left the wife and kids following a wonderful lunch prepared by the wife, and I was on the way to assist a gentleman who put the wrong petrol in his silver Nissan Leaf. He was stationed in Redenhall and so I was on scene almost immediately. As I arrived behind the vehicle and started work he explained to me "Praise the Almighty! I had my attention on other things and did not ascertain I'd put the wrong fuel in my petrol car. Have I brought about some harm as a result of driving it?" I stated that there probably should not be any harm and also I would get the wrong fuel drained immediately for him. It goes without saying that I got the wrong fuel drained from the car and put in the appropriate fuel, and then one more happy motorist could continue on his trip with no difficulty. The gentleman did not stop saying thanks to me, and that is what helps make earning a living on weekends in Norfolk just that tiny bit less painful in my opinion!

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A driver who had unluckily put unleaded in his diesel light blue Volvo V40 contacted us for help at the filling station in Redenhall. He had decided to fill up before proceeding on to the nearby recreation park but had put the wrong fuel in his car. "I put unleaded rather than diesel which wasn't a good start to our holiday break." It was no challenge at all for our technician to go along and perform the fuel drain. We hope everyone had a good getaway.

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Typical Petrol in Diesel Signs and symptoms:

Following is a list of commonplace wrong fuel signs and symptoms:

  • Loss in engine power
  • Engine conking out, stuttering or hiccuping
  • Problems starting the car
  • Excessive 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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