Wrong Fuel in Car Armsdale, Staffordshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in Staffordshire

Petrol in a diesel vehicle? Regardless if the vehicle has been driven we can rectify the problem and do a 100 % drain and flush - in the majority of circumstances this should have your car running normally again immediately. We can come to you. We are 100 % mobile and take along all the equipment needed. We have professional fuel evacuation tools on board and are experienced in all makes of vehicles.

It was before 7 pm on a Wednesday and though we were assured a rainless day, it hadn't given up on raining! James and me were relaxing there going over the recent football rankings, prepared for the sixth call that day to come in. Before long we received a call from a young lady on a company excursion who had pulled into the Tesco petrol station in Armsdale and put the wrong fuel in a diesel metallic red Vauxhall Movano lease car. The poor lady was somewhat affected by the sounds of it, stating "I simply cannot believe that I've destroyed the vehicle! I am so used to filling up my petrol car that I had did not remember that I was driving a diesel!" I instructed her to settle back and not to fret, and that such things sadly happen. She was able to relocate the car into a protected space and, seeing as it was no more than a short distance from where we were, we could arrive at her without delay. The incorrect fuel was removed and she was able to go home to the motel she was staying at. Even though we got fairly soaked, it was all worth it to see her drive home satisfied and a lot less worried. Yet another job in Staffordshire well done in my books!

Have you your face in your hands due to the fact that you have inadvertently filled the wrong kind of fuel in your vehicle? If perhaps you're broken down in Armsdale and worrying, then contact the speediest and most cost effective wrong fuel drain specialists right now. Our service is SPA qualified, and can provide national cover for any person who has unintentionally filled up with the incorrect fuel.

Waste Fuel Disposal

Got an old fuel tank sitting in the rear of your premises containing unwanted and old, useless or contaminated fuel? We could help you to get rid of it. We've been called out to a number of privately owned and industrial properties in Staffordshire to take care of removing and recycling fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to enable us to get rid of and recycle waste fuel legally and safely.

Whether the fuel storage is an underground tank, a portable bowser, or possibly even some containers in a garage, assuming that we are able to access it, we can empty it.

AdBlue In Diesel

Throughout Staffordshire we have encountered a lot more occurrences of AdBlue contamination where a driver has put AdBlue right into their diesel fuel tank. This is mainly caused by drivers not understanding the right way to to make use of (note: it is not a fuel additive), and in part because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are normally right adjacent to each other on the vehicle.

Well, what's the matter with having AdBlue in the diesel car?

As AdBlue is mainly deionised water, it is actually like putting water in to your tank. Diesel and water don't blend in any way and trying to run a diesel car on water does not work. Furthermore, the urea is very corrosive to fuel system pipes and seals and is more prone to crystallisation, blocking injectors and fuel filters. In the case you poured AdBlue into the fuel tank drain it as quickly as possible. And of course never start the engine - not even to relocate it from the pump. In the instance that you did start the vehicle you will very likely have to have the full fuel system purged and filters changed out.

Contact us in the event that you are a casualty of AdBlue contamination. We can help. We are Specialists in dealing with contaminated fuel and will be able to take care of every type of AdBlue fluid contamination.

Wrong Fuel in Car in ST21 Postcode - Armsdale Misfueling

Ahhh, that was a good night's sleep! 7:30 in the morning on a warm Saturday and I was off to assist an elder lovely lady who had put contaminated fuel in her diesel khaki green Dodge Challenger in Armsdale. I'd been told she had driven away from the filling station and was stranded on a rural road along the way to visit her godchildren. I punched the location in the Satnav and arrived inside 60 minutes. I reached the stricken lady and drained the contaminated fuel in the car car. While I was doing the work she said to me, "I'm getting quite forgetful in my senior years and did not remember about the vehicle working with diesel since I'd only just got it a short while back right after my previous one, which I'd had for more than twenty years, inevitably died on me". I got the job completed and she presented me a toffee and thanked me for my efforts. What a precious Staffordshire woman!

We have fuel drain specialists available in the region geared up and waiting to show up and drain your motor vehicle of the incorrect fuel or contaminated fuel. We run 24/7 every day of the year. All our technicians are fully competent and experienced in working with all types of automobiles.

Wrong Fuel Assist Armsdale - Wrong Fuel in Car Armsdale

A man called us from Armsdale to state that he had mistakenly piped unleaded in to his diesel bright red Vauxhall Corsa. "What a fool! How could I put the wrong fuel in my diesel car!" It took the engineer around 50 minutes to completely drain the incorrect fuel from the vehicle. He totally cleaned the fuel lines, filter and pumps and put fresh diesel in the vehicle. The customer was happy and it didn't cost him dealership rates to get the job professionally done.

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Common Wrong Fuel Warning signs:

Following is a list of very common wrong fuel symptoms:

• Decrease in engine power
• Engine stalling, spluttering and / or coughing
• A tough time starting the motor
• Increased smoking

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 VAT 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 London is fully credited and certified to fulfill all categories of contaminated fuel drains with respect to the extraction of mixed fuel. To discover precisely how we can help get you on the move again simply call us.