Wrong Fuel in Car South Petherton, Somerset

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in South Petherton

On a regular basis in South Petherton you can find individuals exactly like yourself who regrettably have put the wrong kind of fuel in their car. In case you're here looking for a fast and reputable fuel drain specialist to assist you, well then search no further. We are widely professional fuel drain experts in South Petherton, and are out there 24/7 to aid you at the roadside.

It was just after six pm on a Wednesday and though we were promised a dry and fresh day, it hadn't stopped raining! James and I were sitting there talking over the football, waiting for the 6th telephone call for the day to come in. In due time we received a phone call from a girl on a company trip who had pulled into the Esso petrol garage in South Petherton and filled petrol in a diesel Ford hire car. She was fairly affected by the sounds of it, telling me "I still can't believe that I have wrecked the vehicle! I'm so used to filling up my petrol car I completely did not remember I was operating a diesel!" We told her to relax and not to fret, plus that these things sadly happen. She was able to maneuver the vehicle to a protected position and, seeing as it was only a short distance from us, we were able to reach the lady without delay. The contaminated fuel was removed and she was able to go home to the Travelodge she was living in. Although we got very drenched, it was all worth the time to watch her drive home calm and not so stressed. One more job in Somerset done well in my books!

Petrol in a diesel vehicle? Even if the vehicle has been driven we are able to rectify the issue and perform a full drain and flush - in 99% of instances this should have your vehicle running correctly again straight away. We come to you. We are 100 % mobile and take along all the hardware necessary. We have professional fuel retrieval devices on board and are skilled in all makes of vehicles.

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AdBlue In Your Diesel

In Somerset we have found increasingly more occurrences of AdBlue contamination wherein a motorist has poured AdBlue directly into their diesel tank. This is to some extent as a result of drivers not being totally sure the way to work with it (please note: it's in truth not a fuel additive), and in part simply because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are typically directly next to one another on the automobile.

Well, what is the situation with putting AdBlue in the diesel vehicle? Because AdBlue is primarily deionised water, it's almost the same as putting water into your tank. Diesel and water will not blend at all and trying to run a diesel car on water will not work. In addition to this, the urea is fairly corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is susceptible to crystallisation, damaging injectors and filters.

Contact us if it turns out you are a casualty of AdBlue contamination. We can help you. We are Contaminated Fuel Specialists and can handle different types of AdBlue liquid contamination.

Water contaminated fuel

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it's petrol or diesel, is without question a serious condition to take care of in an automobile - especially in advanced common-rail engines. Putting water in fuel can potentially cause idling issues, lumpy running, increased smoke and, if it is not addressed fully, potentially broken injectors. Having water in petrol is easier to drain than water in diesel - this is primarily due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Even so we are able to resolve both circumstances quite easily.

You should know however that as long as the vehicle has been started with the fuel contaminated with water it will probably need a new fuel filter to be fitted seeing as the old one will likely be thoroughly wet and ineffective.

Marine Fuel Drains

If it turns out you have the incorrect fuel, or perhaps dirty fuel (most usually water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly clean it out. As long as the boat is either dry-docked, or secured close to parking spot we can access the storage and drain out the fuel. We have carried out numerous fuel drains at marinas and boatyards in the uk.}

Waste Fuel Removal

Got a fuel container placed in the back of your garden full of unwanted, useless or degraded fuel? We could help you to dispose of it. We have been called out to numerous privately owned and industrial properties in Somerset to take care of 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. Whether the fuel storage is an underground tank, a mobile bowser, or possibly even a few drums in an outbuilding, assuming that we can get to it, we are able to empty it.

Run Out of Fuel Services

Run out of fuel in South Petherton (out of gas - as an American might say)? We run a complete Somerset Out of Fuel Service. We're able to come to fill up your automobile any time you are having difficulty on a motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or just at home. Our technicians can come to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (at cost) and refill your vehicle. They will be able to handle any of the usual troubles that can come with running out of fuel - including airlocks, vehicle not restarting, , or maybe flat batteries due to over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car South Petherton, Somerset

Fuel Drain South Petherton - South Petherton Fuel Removal

A man called us from South Petherton to state that he had piped petrol into his diesel Dacia. "What a fool! I can't believe I put petrol in my nice diesel car!" It only took the fuel drainer roughly 50 minutes to completely drain the incorrect fuel out of the vehicle. He totally flushed the fuel lines, filter and pumps and put fresh fuel in the vehicle. The customer was happy and it didn't cost him dealership rates to have the job professionally performed.