Wrong Fuel in Car Compton Dando, Somerset

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Put the incorrect fuel in your car or truck and by some means were able to get to your destination or have come to a stop street - we can assist. Our service is entirely mobile and we can easily come out regardless of wherever you are and have the vehicle drained, cleaned and running just as before right away - and for an acceptable price!

It was before eight pm on a Monday and although we were assured a rainless night, it had not stopped pouring! James and me were resting there talking about the weekend's footy rankings, at the ready for the seventh fuel drain to arrive. Eventually we got a call from a lovely women on a company excursion who had gone to the Esso petrol station in Compton Dando and put the wrong fuel in a diesel mum's Subaru Legacy rental by mistake. She was very irritated by the sounds of it, telling me "I can't believe I've messed up the vehicle! I am so used to filling my petrol car that I completely did not remember I was operating a diesel!" I instructed her to relax and not to fret, and that things like this unfortunately happen. She had managed to relocate the vehicle into a safe area and, seeing as it was just a few minutes from us, we were able to find the lady swiftly. The wrong fuel was taken out so she was able to return to the hotel she was residing in. Despite the fact that we got pretty wet, it was all worth it to watch her drive away relaxed and a lot less anxious. A job in Somerset done well in my books!

Every day in Compton Dando you will discover people exactly like yourself who unluckily have filled the wrong kind of fuel in their car. In the event that you are researching for a speedy and dependable fuel drain professional to help you, then look no more. Our crew of SPA accredited technicians are readily available 24 hours a day to assist you at the roadside using the proper tools to carry out a fuel drain on your car swiftly.

AdBlue Contamination

In Somerset we have seen progressively more instances of AdBlue contamination whereby a person has put AdBlue directly into their diesel tank. This is mostly caused by drivers not understanding the right way to work with it (remember: it's in reality not a fuel additive), and in part because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are typically right close to one another on the car.

Well, what is the issue with having AdBlue in a diesel car?

Because AdBlue is primarily ionised water, it is almost the same as putting water in your tank. Diesel and water don't blend whatsoever and attempting to run a diesel car on water does not work. In addition to this, the urea is quite corrosive to the fuel system pipes and seals and is susceptible to crystallisation, clogging injectors and fuel filters. In the case you put AdBlue in the fuel tank get it out at the earliest opportunity. And absolutely don't crank the motor - not even to maneuver it to a parking bay. If you have started the car you will in all probability have to have the entire fuel system purged and fuel filters changed out.

Call us if you are a victim of AdBlue contamination. We will help. We are Specialists in dealing with contaminated fuel and can correct every type of AdBlue contamination.

Marine Fuel Drains

If perhaps there is the wrong fuel, or contaminated fuel (most usually water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly help drain it. Provided that the boat is either dry-docked, or situated close to an automobile parking bay we are able to reach the storage and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've undertaken many fuel drains at docks and boatyards nationwide.

Wrong Fuel in Car in BS39 Postcode - Compton Dando Misfueling

Ahhh, that was a great night of sleep! It was 7:30 am on a warm Monday and I was off to assist an older woman who had put petrol in her diesel racing green Jaguar X-Type in Compton Dando. I had been advised she had driven away from the filling station and was pulled up on a rural road en route to see her family. I got the location punched straight into the TomTom and arrived inside an hour. I arrived at the location and extracted the wrong fuel in the car car. Whilst I was doing the work she said, "I'm becoming quite forgetful in my old age and forgot about the vehicle needing diesel since I'd only acquired it several days back when my previous car, which I'd owned for in excess of 25 years, eventually died on me". I got the drain done and she gifted me a peppermint and said thanks a lot. What a lovely Somerset lady!

Our side of the road rescue staff members are at hand at any hour, 7 days a week to offer you roadside help in the removing of wrong fuel from WHATEVER model of car. We've lost count of the total number of customers about Somerset we've had call us for aid with wrong fuel problems.

We maintain complete Environment Agency registration and Public Liability Insurance intended for your own assurance. Whether you are driving an age-old dinosaur or a newly purchased sports-car we can certainly assist you.

Wrong Fuel Assist Compton Dando - Wrong Fuel in Car Compton Dando

I'd had a great evening cycling on my day off and felt contented the following morning as I set off to assist a new family who were holidaying in Compton Dando. They had pulled over after filling diesel in their gorgeous BMW X6 M, and the car was about an hour away. I got there at their car and laughed to myself as I heard to the woman telling her husband off for being so silly. "Precisely how could you conceivably manage to fill up by using the wrong fuel?" she demanded of him. I tried to tell her that this occurs quite frequently in Somerset and that it's nothing at all to stress about, however he all the same got an ear bashing. Poor chap. Anyway, I removed all the polluted fuel, flushed the fuel system and filled it up with the correct fuel. While they drove off I shouted good bye and considered what my wife would ask me if perhaps I did the very same thing... I'd personally never hear the end of it!

We furnish you with fresh fuel at petrol station cost, and we can generally have your car cleaned out and all set to head out in under an hour or so. All mixed fuel is discarded by us by means of a accredited waste company and recycled. It doesn't matter wherever you are located in the UK, Wrong Fuel SoS is able to get a van to you to do a complete fuel drain on your vehicle.

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Usual Misfuel Warning signs:

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

• Decrease in engine power
• Motor dying, spluttering and / or hiccuping
• Difficulty starting the vehicle
• Excessive 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 authorised and approved to perform all varieties of contaminated fuel drains regarding the extraction of contaminated fuel. To find out exactly how we can assist get you on the road once more simply call us.