Wrong Fuel in Car Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Irthlingborough

Have you put wrong fuel in your motor by mistake in Irthlingborough? The principal thing to do is not to freak out! The second thing is, you need to to contact us in order that we can help you in the removal. Our experienced group of technicians are available and waiting around your location to come out and aid you at the side of the road using professional tools.

It was around six pm on a Tuesday and even though we were guaranteed a dry day, it had not stopped raining! Dan and I were relaxing talking about the recent football rankings, ready for the seventh call to come in. Eventually we received a phone call from a lovely women on a company trip who had pulled into the Tesco petrol station in Irthlingborough and filled the wrong fuel in her diesel Porsche lease car in error. She was fairly irritated by the sounds of it, telling me "I simply cannot believe I've destroyed the vehicle! I am just so used to filling up my petrol car I totally forgot that I was using a diesel!" We told her to take it easy and not to fret, and also that such things sadly can happen. She managed to move the vehicle to a secure position and, as it was just a short distance from where we were, we could arrive at the lady almost instantly. The incorrect fuel was taken out so she was able to return to the Travelodge she was lodging in. Even though we got very drenched, it was all worth the effort to see her drive away calm and not so worried. Yet another fuel drain in Northamptonshire done well in my books!

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AdBlue In Diesel

Throughout Northamptonshire we are finding an increasing number of occurrences of AdBlue contamination wherein an individual has poured AdBlue straight into their diesel fuel tank. This is partially stemming from motorists not being totally sure the right way to use it (be aware: it is actually not a fuel additive), and partially due to the fact that the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are generally directly next to one another on the car.

So, what's the matter with putting AdBlue in a diesel car? As the product is mainly ionised water, it is actually like pouring water in to your tank. Diesel and water really don't blend in the least and attempting to run a diesel car on water will never work. Apart from this, the urea is particularly corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is more prone to crystalising, blocking injectors and fuel filters.

Give us a call if it turns out you have suffered from AdBlue contamination. We can help. We are Specialists in dealing with contaminated fuel and will be able to fix different types of AdBlue fluid contamination.

Water contaminated fuel

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it is petrol or diesel, tends to be an important situation to take care of in a vehicle - particularly in advanced common-rail engines. Putting water in the diesel or petrol will often lead to idling issues, irregular running, excessive smoke and, if it is not addressed effectively, quite possibly ruined injectors. Having water in petrol is less difficult to remove as compared with water in diesel - this is mainly because diesel is an oil. Nevertheless we are able to solve both cases quite simply.

Bear in mind however that any time the vehicle was started on the water contamination it will very likely need a new fuel filter fitted as the previous one will probably be totally wet and ineffective.

Marine Fuel Drains

If there is the wrong fuel, or even polluted fuel (most usually water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we will help drain it. Providing the boat is either dry-docked, or situated near enough to a vehicle parking spot we are able to access the storage tanks and drain out the contaminated fuel. We have undertaken quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards in the uk.}

Management of Waste Fuel

Have a fuel container laying in the rear of your garden with old, useless or degraded fuel? We could assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to quite a few domestic and commercial properties in Northamptonshire to deal with taking away and disposing of fuel storages. We are registered by the Environment Agency to enable us to extract and dispose of waste fuel legally and safely. Regardless of whether the fuel storage is an underground container, a mobile bowser, or possibly even some drums in a garage, assuming that we can get to it, we can drain it for you.

Run Out of Fuel Support

Out of fuel in Irthlingborough (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We run a full Northamptonshire Run Out of Fuel Service. We can easily get out to fill up your car in cases where you are stranded on the motorway, on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, or just at home. Our techs can attend with 10-20 litres of fuel (at cost) and refill your car or truck. They will take care of any of the usual problems which can accompany running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle not starting, or even dead batteries as a consequence of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire

Wrong Fuel Irthlingborough - Irthlingborough Petrol in Diesel

A person called us from Irthlingborough to say he had unfortunately piped the wrong fuel in his diesel Volvo. "Unbelievable! How could I put unleaded in my diesel car!" It took the specialist around 50 minutes to completely drain the incorrect fuel from the car. He meticulously flushed the fuel lines, filter and pumps and then put fresh fuel in the vehicle. The customer was happy and it didn't cost him dealer rates to get the job professionally completed.