Wrong Fuel in Car Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in Somerset

If you've put the wrong fuel in your car and somehow succeeded to get to your destination or have come to a stop on the side of the road - we can easily help you out. Our service is totally mobile and we are able to come out regardless of where you are and have the car drained, cleaned out and running once more very quickly - and for an acceptable price!

It was around five pm on a Thursday and though we were assured a dry and fresh evening, it hadn't stopped pouring down rain! Brian and I were relaxing discussing the football rankings, waiting around for the 8th call for the day to come in. In due time we received the phone call from a young lady on a business trip who had pulled into the Tesco petrol station in Cheddon Fitzpaine and put the wrong fuel in her diesel racing green Kia Sorento hire car by mistake. The unfortunate lady was pretty affected apparently, telling me "I simply cannot believe that I have messed up the car! I'm just so used to filling my petrol vehicle that I completely did not remember that I was using a diesel!" We told her to calm down and not to worry, and also that such things unfortunately do happen. She had managed to move the car into a secure space and, seeing that it was only a short distance away from our van, we could get to the customer right away. The bad fuel was cleaned up and removed and she was able to return to the Travelodge she was staying at. Even though we got pretty soaked, it was all worth the time seeing her drive away relaxed and much less anxious. A job in Somerset well done in my mind!

Do you know that there are actually in excess of 150,000 cases of everyday people filling their vehicle with the incorrect type of fuel every single twelve months? In the event that you've gone and done the same thing in Cheddon Fitzpaine, it's possible that we can assist. Our team of SPA qualified technicians are accessible 24/7 to aid you at the roadside with the proper equipment to carry out a fuel drain on your car rapidly.

Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, no matter whether it's petrol or diesel, tends to be a serious situation to handle in an automobile - specifically in advanced common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue in fuel may contribute to idling issues, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if not taken care of fully, potentially ruined injectors. Water in petrol is less complicated to clean out as compared with water in diesel - this is largely because diesel is an oil. Nevertheless we are able to handle both circumstances fairly expediently.

You should know though that in the event that the vehicle has been run with the fuel contaminated with water it will more than likely require a new fuel filter fitted as the old one will undoubtedly be completely wet and unusable.

Waste Fuel Disposal

Got an old fuel tank lying at the back of your premises full of unwanted and old, useless or degraded fuel? We're able to assist you to get rid of it. We've been called out to numerous private and industrial properties in Somerset to deal with removing and disposing of fuel storages. We are licenced 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 reservoir, a mobile bowser, or even numerous drums in an outbuilding, provided that we are able to access it, we can drain it for you.

Wrong Fuel in Car in TA2 Postcode - Cheddon Fitzpaine Misfueling

Ahhh, that was a great night of sleep! It was 7:00 am on a warm Tuesday and I was on my way to help an elder sweetheart after she had put the wrong fuel in her diesel white VW Beetle in Cheddon Fitzpaine. I had been advised she had driven away from the filling station forecourt and was stranded in a backwater lane along the way to pay a visit to her grandchildren. I plugged the location into the TomTom and arrived in less than an hour. I turned up at the vehicle and drained the wrong fuel from the vehicle. As I was working she said, "Now I'm getting fairly absent-minded in my senior years and didn't remember about the vehicle needing diesel because I had only got it a few days back when my old one, which I owned for about 25 years, inevitably died". I completed the drain and she gave me a toffee and said thanks a lot. What a pleasant Somerset lady!

Additionally our group of misfuel specialists deal with the whole of Somerset, which implies that your position is inside our coverage area. When we've identified your location, we will endeavour to turn up at your location as swiftly as we are able to and remove any polluted fuel from your car. The simple truth is the quicker you take out all that incorrect fuel from your vehicle, the less harm is caused. So get that phone and dial our number. A workforce of SPA certified mechanics are available and waiting to help, irrespective of the day or time it happens to be.

We hold complete Environment Agency compliance and Liability insurance for your own assurance. Regardless of whether you are driving an antique banger or a cutting edge high end vehicle we can help.

Wrong Fuel Assist Cheddon Fitzpaine - Wrong Fuel in Car Cheddon Fitzpaine

Yesterday a customer called us just after his brand new Kia Rio ground to a halt on a street in Cheddon Fitzpaine. He had accidentally put the incorrect fuel in his diesel car and drove to the street before being forced to pull up. It was in the early hours of the morning and our engineer, who stays locally, reached him in about a quarter hour. We were able to drain the incorrect fuel and put clean diesel yet again in the vehicle. "Sincere thanks to you for your timely response, particularly at 2 a.m., I am grateful for it."

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Typical Misfueling Warning signs:

Here is a list of general wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

• Reduced vehicle power
• Motor stalling, stuttering and / or coughing
• Difficulties starting the engine
• Excessive fumes

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 certified and certified to carry out all types of polluted fuel drains with respect to the removal of contaminated fuel. To learn about precisely how we will help get you going again simply call us.