Wrong Fuel in Car West Monkton, Somerset

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

Petrol in your diesel car in West Monkton? Welcome to WrongFuelSoS.com. Give us a call and find out how we can aid you to get you back on the road once again.

It was just before 7 pm on a Friday and though we were promised a dry evening, it hadn't stopped raining! Paul and me were relaxing talking over the recent rugby, prepared for the 8th job that day to arrive. Finally we had a phone call from a lovely woman on a business excursion who had pulled into the Shell petrol garage in West Monkton and put the wrong fuel in her diesel Renault rental car by mistake. She was somewhat irritated by the sounds of it, crying "I cannot believe that I've messed up the vehicle! I'm so familiar with putting petrol in my petrol vehicle that I completely didn't remember that I was running a diesel!" I asked her to take it easy and not to worry, and also that these things sadly happen. She was able to maneuver the car into a secure area and, since it was only a few minutes from our van, we were able to arrive at the customer right away. The contaminated fuel was drained and she could go home to the motel she was lodging at. Despite the fact that we got thoroughly drenched, it was all worth the effort seeing her drive away calm and a lot less stressed. Yet another job in Somerset well done in my books!

Petrol in a diesel car? Whether or not the automobile has been run we can rectify the issue and complete a thorough drain and purge - in 99% of situations this will have your car running correctly again right away. We come out to you. We are fully mobile and take along all the equipment required. We have specialised fuel evacuation tools on board and are knowledgeable in all makes of cars.

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

AdBlue In Your Diesel

All around Somerset we have noticed progressively more instances of AdBlue contamination wherein somebody has poured AdBlue inside their diesel fuel tank. This is in part caused by motorists being unsure of the way to work with it (take note: it is actually not a fuel additive), and in part because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are frequently directly adjacent to one another on the vehicle.

Well, what's the matter with putting AdBlue in your diesel tank? Since AdBlue is primarily deionised water, it's like putting water into your tank. Diesel and water don't mix whatsoever and trying to run a diesel car on water is not going to work. Also, the urea is fairly corrosive to your fuel system hoses and seals and is prone to crystallisation, damaging injectors and filters.

If in case you poured AdBlue in a fuel tank drain it at once. And most definitely take care not to crank the motor - not even to shift it off the pump. In the instance that you did start the vehicle you may probably have to have the full fuel system purged and fuel filters replaced.

Fuel contaminated with water

Fuel contaminated with water, no matter whether it's unleaded petrol or diesel, is undoubtedly an important condition to address in a car - specifically in more modern common-rail engines. Water in the diesel or petrol can certainly cause idling difficulties, irregular running, increased smoke and, if it is not addressed fully, oftentimes broken injectors. Having water in petrol is quicker to clean out as compared with water in diesel - mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. However we can resolve both cases pretty quickly.

Bear in mind however that in the event that the vehicle was run on the water contaminated fuel it will most likely need a new fuel filter fitted because the previous one will be totally wet and unusable.

Boat Fuel Drains

If perhaps you have the incorrect fuel, or perhaps polluted fuel (most usually water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we will help remove it. As long as the boat is either on land, or moored near to a vehicle parking spot we will be able to gain access to the fuel tanks and remove the fuel. We have carried out quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards in the uk.}

Waste Fuel Management

Got an old fuel container at the rear of your premises full of unwanted and old, useless or degraded fuel? We can assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to numerous privately owned and commercial premises in Somerset to deal with taking away and recycling fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to enable us to extract and recycle waste fuel legally and safely. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean tank, a mobile bowser, or perhaps some containers in a garage, as long as we are able to reach it, we could certainly drain it.

Re-Fueling Assistance

Run out of fuel in West Monkton (out of gas - as our American cousins might say)? We operate a comprehensive Somerset Out of Fuel Service. We're able to help to refill your car if you are stuck on the motorway, on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, or even at home. Our technicians can attend with 10-20 litres of the right fuel (bought at pump price) and refill your car. They are also able to deal with any of the usual problems that might come with running out of fuel - such as airlocks, vehicle not restarting, , or even flat batteries caused by over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car West Monkton, Somerset

Fuel Rescue West Monkton - West Monkton Wrong Fuel Assist

A gentleman had broken down just near a road in West Monkton. His BMW car had ceased running and he had no idea what was faulty until he realised he had put petrol in his diesel car. He called us to get a fuel drain and that's when he informed us: "I cannot believe that I didn't realise that I put the wrong fuel in my car." He said that he had gotten very little sleep the day before and that must have been precisely why.