Wrong Fuel in Car West Hatch, Somerset

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in West Hatch

Every day in West Hatch you will find motorists just like yourself who have put the incorrect kind of fuel in their vehicle. If you're here looking for a speedy and dependable fuel drain professional to aid you, then look no more. Our company is SPA qualified, and provides countrywide cover for any person who has accidentally tanked up with the wrong fuel.

It was around 9 pm on a Thursday and even though we were promised a dry and fresh evening, it hadn't stopped raining! James and I were relaxing talking over the rugby results, prepared for the sixth telephone call of the day to come in. Finally we had a phone call from a lady on a business excursion who had arrived at the BP filling garage in West Hatch and filled petrol in a diesel Nissan rental. The poor thing was fairly distressed apparently, crying "I cannot believe that I've destroyed the car! I'm so familiar with filling up my petrol vehicle I had forgot I was driving a diesel!" I just told her to take it easy and not to worry, and that such things regrettably happen. She was able to maneuver the vehicle into a protected space and, since it was no more than a few minutes away from our van, we could reach the lady fairly quickly. The wrong fuel was taken out and she was able to get back to the Premier Inn she was lodging in. Despite the fact that we got extremely drenched, it was all rewarding to see her drive off satisfied and not so concerned. A misfuel correction in Somerset well done in my books!

Petrol in your diesel car in West Hatch? Thank you for visiting Wrong Fuel SoS. Contact us and find out how we are able to aid you to get you back on the road once more.

Services We Provide:

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

AdBlue Contamination

All around Somerset we are identifying more and more instances of AdBlue contamination wherein somebody has poured AdBlue into their diesel fuel tank. This is partially as a consequence of people being unsure of the way to work with it (important: it's in fact not a fuel additive), and to some extent simply because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are generally directly close to one another on the car.

Well, exactly what is the trouble with having AdBlue in the diesel tank? Since the product is primarily ionised water, it's almost the same as pouring water in to your tank. Diesel and water do not mix in any way and trying to run a diesel car on water does not work. Furthermore, the urea is quite corrosive to the fuel system pipes and seals and is at risk of crystallisation, obstructing injectors and filters.

If you find you have put AdBlue in your fuel tank get it drained at the earliest opportunity. And most certainly don't turn over the motor - not even to move it off the pump. Assuming you did start the vehicle you would likely need to have the entire fuel system cleaned and fuel filters changed out.

Fuel contaminated with water

Water contaminated fuel, whether it's unleaded petrol or diesel, is in many cases a significant condition to take care of in a car - especially in modern day common-rail engines. Having water inside your fuel is going to result in idling problems, uneven running, excessive smoke and, if it's not remedied correctly, oftentimes broken injectors. Water in petrol is a lot easier to clean out as compared with water in diesel - largely due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Having said that we can take care of both cases quite simply.

Remember however that as long as the vehicle has been run on the water contamination it will probably require a new fuel filter to be fitted seeing that the previous one will likely be completely water-logged and ineffective.

Boat Fuel Drains

If you find you've got the wrong fuel, or dirty fuel (most commonly water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can help you drain it. So long as the boat is either on land, or moored close enough to a vehicle parking bay we should be able to gain access to the storage and remove the fuel. We have undertaken many fuel drains at docks and boatyards throughout the country.}

Waste Fuel Disposal

Got an old fuel tank in the rear of your garden with unwanted and old, unusable or degraded fuel? We're able to assist you to get rid of it. We've been called out to quite a few privately owned and commercial properties in Somerset to deal with draining and recycling fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to be able to get rid of and dispose of waste fuel legally and safely. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean container, a mobile bowser, or even a few drums in an outbuilding, assuming that we are able to get to it, we are able to drain it.

Re-Fueling Support

Run out of fuel in West Hatch (out of gas - as an American would say)? We perform a complete Somerset Out of Fuel Service. We're able to get out to fill up the car any time you are having difficulty on a motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or even at your home. Our specialists can come out to you with 10-20 litres of the correct fuel (bought at cost) and fill your car. They will fix the standard problems which may come with running out of fuel - including airlocks, vehicle failing to start, and even dead batteries caused by over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car West Hatch, Somerset

Fuel Rescue West Hatch - West Hatch Wrong Fuel in Car

A gentleman phoned us from West Hatch to say he had unfortunately piped unleaded in his diesel Smart. "What a pain! I can't believe I put petrol in my nice diesel car!" It only took our engineer about 50 minutes to completely drain the contaminated fuel from the vehicle. He completely flushed the fuel lines, filter and pumps and then put clean fuel in the car. The customer was very pleased and it didn't cost him car dealership rates to have the task professionally completed.