Wrong Fuel in Car Harnham, Northumberland

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If you have petrol in your diesel car or truck, or diesel in the petrol car ( amazingly many people make the mistake) - we take care of it there and then. Wrong Fuel SoS' seasoned fuel drainers are available 24/7. Just call our rapid response number and someone will come out, drain the contaminated fuel and get you swiftly back on the road.

It was around 5 pm on a Wednesday and although we were promised a rainless afternoon, it hadn't given up on raining! Ray and me were relaxing talking over the rugby, at the ready for the sixth telephone call to come in. Finally we got the call from a lovely woman on a business excursion who had gone to the Shell petrol station in Harnham and filled petrol in a diesel new-shape Alfa Romeo164 rental car by mistake. The poor thing was rather irritated by the sounds of it, stating "I can not believe that I've ruined the vehicle! I am just so familiar with filling my petrol vehicle I completely didn't remember I was driving a diesel!" We asked her to calm down and not to be concerned, also that these things regrettably happen. She managed to relocate the vehicle to a secure position and, seeing that it was no more than a few minutes from our van, we could find the customer quickly. The bad fuel was cleaned up and removed and she was able to get back to the Travelodge she was lodging at. Despite the fact we got extremely drenched, it was all rewarding to see her drive away calm and a lot less apprehensive. One more misfuel correction in Northumberland well done in my opinion!

Contaminated fuel in your vehicle and having trouble in Harnham? We're able to aid you as required with technical information and assistance. WrongFuelSoS.com has complete national support for fuel removal. And moreover we are available 24/7. You can count on us to be available for your assistance at any time when you contact us, irregardless of wherever you are positioned in Harnham or the United Kingdom.

The 3 things you HAVE TO know about fuel contamination!


AdBlue In Diesel

All around Northumberland we have noticed a growing number of instances of AdBlue contamination when a driver has poured AdBlue inside their diesel fuel tank. This is mainly as a result of motorists being unsure of how to to make use of (important: it's not a fuel additive), and to some extent simply because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are typically right adjacent to one another on the vehicle.

Well, what's the situation with having AdBlue in your diesel car?

Seeing that AdBlue is mostly ionised water, it is almost the same as putting water in to your tank. Diesel and water don't blend in the slightest and attempting to run a diesel car on water does not work. Additionally, the urea is seriously corrosive to fuel system pipes and seals and is at risk of crystalising, obstructing injectors and filters. If perhaps you poured AdBlue in your fuel tank get it drained asap. And absolutely take care not to start up the engine - not even to maneuver it away from the pump. If you have started the vehicle you would very likely need to have the complete fuel system flushed and filters changed out.

Give us a call in the event that you have suffered with AdBlue contamination. We will help you. We are Contaminated Fuel Specialists and will attend to every type of AdBlue contamination.

Marine Fuel Drains

In the event that there is the incorrect fuel, or even contaminated fuel (most commonly water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help drain it. Assuming that the boat is either dry-docked, or secured near enough to parking bay we can gain access to the tanks and remove the fuel. We've completed quite a few fuel drains at piers and boatyards across the country.


Wrong Fuel in Car in NE20 Postcode - Harnham Misfueling

A rather alarmed customer phoned us from the Shell filling station at Northumberland to inform us that he put petrol in his diesel metallic silver Audi A7; he wasn't quite certain how he'd managed to do it. We informed him it was no worry and soon enough had our fuel drainer with him to drain the incorrect fuel from his tank. Having purged the bad fuel, he was subsequently back driving. He told us; "I am truly flabbergasted I filled my car with the wrong fuel. And the gentleman who came to perform the fuel drain was especially nice - he didn't make me look and feel a fool."

Thus, in case you've topped up your petrol vehicle with the wrong fuel, or petrol in your diesel car somewhere in Northumberland, contact us right now. Our competent technicians are available for you.

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I had enjoyed a great evening hiking on the weekend and felt delighted with myself the next working day as I set off to aid a young family who were vacationing in Harnham. They'd stopped after putting diesel into their new-shape Jeep Commander, and they were about half an hour's travel away. I arrived at their location and smirked as I heard to the girl chastising her man for actually being so silly. "Precisely how could you actually manage to fill up with the wrong fuel?" she demanded of him. I wanted to explain that this problem happens regularly in Northumberland and that it is nothing at all to stress about, but he all the same had an ear bashing. I felt genuine sympathy for the lad. In any case, I extracted all of the contaminated fuel, gave the engine a flush and filled it up with the proper fuel. While they drove off I mouthed farewell and pondered on what my wife would ask me in the event that I did the very same thing... I would never ever live it down!

It doesn't matter whether it's wrong fuel or contaminated fuel we can help resolve it. Ring us whenever and we will be pleased to help you to put anything straight. Make the enquiry immediately:

With generations of joint contaminated fuel removal expertise you couldn't be better served. Our wrong fuel specialists have seen it all and corrected the lot. They are qualified on the newest automobiles and hold all relevant certificates. The company is properly V.A.T. licensed and covered by insurance so you realize we are no cowboy or “mickey mouse” scheme.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Harnham

A few of the more usual details we have heard from many of our technicians in Harnham:

Wrong Fuel in Car Northumberland - Petrol in Diesel Car Harnham

I am not necessarily too excited about doing the job Sundays, and a couple weeks ago was the same. I'd just come away from the wife and kids following a wonderful roast cooked for me by the missus, and I was on my way to deal with a fellow who put the wrong fuel in his beautiful Audi A7. He was somewhere in Harnham and so it wasn't long before I got to him. As I arrived behind the vehicle and started work he explained to me "Praise God! I incredibly had my thoughts on other things and didn't realise I'd put the wrong fuel in my petrol vehicle. Is it likely I caused some harm by simply running it?" I revealed there shouldn't be any damage and that also I would get the wrong fuel drained at once for him. Naturally I got the contaminated fuel drained from the car and filled up with the appropriate fuel, and then another pleased customer was able to carry on with their traveling without any subsequent difficulty. The gentleman could hardly stop thanking me, and that tends to make working on Sundays in Northumberland a little better in my opinion!

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A woman working in Harnham called us after she managed to get her misfueled car to the office. She had filled unleaded in her diesel white Peugeot Partner and, like many before her, believed that she could simply fill her tank with diesel and it'd run no problem. The car was spluttering and then it cut out when she reached the entrance of her work. We promptly went to work on the fuel drain following her call and had it repaired in 60 minutes whilst she was in the office. She came out afterwards and thanked us stating, "I'm very relieved you sorted my vehicle."

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Familiar Wrong Fuel Symptoms:

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

  • Losing vehicle power
  • Vehicle stalling, jumping or even hiccuping
  • Hassles starting the vehicle
  • Abnormal 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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Wrong Fuel SoS is fully credited and skilled to carry out all categories of polluted fuel drains regarding the removing of contaminated fuel. To discover precisely how we will help get you on the move once again simply call us.


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