Wrong Fuel in Car Potterspury, Northamptonshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Potterspury

If you've put the wrong fuel in your car in Potterspury (wrong fuel Potterspury) we are the professionals you need to get in touch with. We cover the entirety of the Potterspury region and all surrounding counties.

It was around 8 pm on a Friday and even though we were guaranteed a dry day, it had not ceased pouring! Mark and I were sitting there commenting on the rugby rankings, ready for the seventh fuel drain for the day to come in. Before long we received the call from a girl on a company trip who had pulled into the Texaco petrol garage in Potterspury and filled the wrong fuel in a diesel MG hire car. She was very irritated apparently, saying "I still cannot believe that I've wrecked the car! I'm so used to putting petrol in my petrol vehicle that I had forgot I was running a diesel!" I advised her to take it easy and not to be concerned, also that such things regrettably often happen. She was able to move the vehicle into a secure position and, seeing as it was no more than a short distance away from where we were, we could get to her rather quickly. The wrong fuel was removed and she was able to get back to the motel she was lodging in. Despite the fact we got extremely wet, it was all worthwhile to watch her drive home relaxed and much less stressed. Yet another misfuel correction in Northamptonshire done well in my mind!

Incorrect fuel in your car in Potterspury? You've reached the correct place. We are able to help you in this situation and get you running once more with our dedicated fuel removal services.

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These are the fuel mistakes services we can extend to you:

AdBlue In your Fuel

All around Northamptonshire we are identifying increasingly more cases of AdBlue contamination wherein an individual has put AdBlue right into their diesel tank. This is to a degree caused by motorists not being aware of the right way to use it (please note: it's in reality not a fuel additive), and to some extent simply because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are typically right adjacent to one another on the automobile.

So, what's the problem with putting AdBlue in a diesel vehicle? As AdBlue is mostly ionised water, it is actually just like pouring water in your tank. Diesel and water do not blend at all and attempting to run a diesel car on water isn't going to work. In addition to this, the urea is seriously corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is more prone to crystalising, obstructing injectors and fuel filters.

Assuming you have put AdBlue into a fuel tank empty it immediately. And definitely take care not to start the car - not even to move it to a parking spot. If perhaps you did start the vehicle you would in all probability need to have the complete fuel system purged and fuel filters changed out.

Fuel contaminated with water

Water contaminated fuel, no matter whether it is unleaded petrol or diesel, can be an important situation to take care of in a motor vehicle - especially in current day common-rail engines. Having water inside your petrol or diesel may produce idling problems, irregular running, abnormal smoke and, if not addressed effectively, possibly ruined injectors. Having water in petrol is quicker to get rid of when compared with water in diesel - this is largely due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Even so we can handle both situations very expediently.

Remember however that any time the vehicle has been run on the water contamination it will probably need a new fuel filter fitted since the old one is going to be thoroughly water-logged and unusable.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If perhaps you've got the incorrect fuel, or even dirty fuel (most typically water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly help remove it. Assuming that the boat is either dry-docked, or situated near enough to a vehicle parking spot we are able to reach the storage tanks and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've succesfully done quite a few fuel drains at marinas and boatyards across the country.}

Disposal of Waste Fuel

Have a fuel reservoir in the back of your garden full of old, useless or contaminated fuel? We can assist you to get rid of it. We have been called out to many domestic and commercial properties in Northamptonshire to deal with taking away and recycling fuel storages. We are registered by the Environment Agency to allow us to get rid of and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is an underground tank, a portable bowser, or even numerous drums in an outbuilding, provided that we are able to reach it, we can drain it for you.

Re-Fueling Services

Run out of fuel in Potterspury (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We perform a complete Northamptonshire Run Out of Fuel Service. We're able to get out to re-fill your car in cases where you are having difficulty on the motorway, on the side of the road far from a petrol station, or possibly even at home. Our engineers can attend with 10-20 litres of fuel (at pump price) and refill your car. They can also fix any of the usual problems which may go along with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle unable to start, or even flat batteries resulting from over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Potterspury, Northamptonshire

Fuel Rescue Potterspury - Potterspury Vehicle Misfuel

The other day a young man telephoned us just after his Hyundai broke down along a street in Potterspury. He had by accident put unleaded in the diesel motor and was only able to get as far as the road before having to halt. It was early in the day and our engineer, who lives not far away, reached him in approximately a quarter hour. We managed to get rid of the wrong fuel and put clean diesel yet again in to the car. "Thank you for your immediate response, especially at 6 a.m., I appreciate it."