Wrong Fuel in Car Farley, Staffordshire

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Wrong fuel in your automobile in Farley? Thanks for visiting Wrong Fuel SoS. Contact us and find out how we could assist you to get you up and running rapidly.

It was after 6 pm on a Tuesday and although we were promised a dry and fresh afternoon, it hadn't given up on pouring! James and I were sitting there going over the tennis results, at the ready for the seventh job to come in. Finally we received a phone call from a lady on a business trip who had arrived at the Esso filling station in Farley and filled the wrong fuel in her diesel metallic yellow Vauxhall Corsa rental car by mistake. The unfortunate thing was rather troubled it seemed, telling me "I still can't believe that I've wrecked the vehicle! I'm so accustomed to filling up my petrol car I completely forgot I was operating a diesel!" We instructed her to settle back and not to worry, and also that these things unfortunately often happen. She had managed to move the vehicle into a safe space and, seeing as it was no more than a few miles away from the office, we were able to find the lady fairly quickly. The bad fuel was cleaned up and removed so she was able to return to the hotel she was lodging at. Despite the fact that we got really drenched, it was all worth it seeing her drive off satisfied and a lot less stressed. Yet another fuel drain in Staffordshire well done in my mind!

Petrol in your diesel car in Farley? You've come to the right place. We are here to assist you in this hour of need and get you moving again with our expert wrong fuel removal service.

AdBlue Contamination

All around Staffordshire we have encountered increasingly more instances of AdBlue contamination when someone has put AdBlue right into their diesel tank. This is to a certain extent thanks to people not understanding the way to use it (please note: it is not a fuel additive), and partially because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are normally directly close to each other on the vehicle.

So, what exactly is the trouble with putting AdBlue in the diesel tank?

As the product is predominantly ionised water, it is as bad as putting water into your tank. Diesel and water do not ever blend whatsoever and attempting to run a diesel car on water isn't going to work. Moreover, the urea is extremely corrosive to fuel system lines and seals and is susceptible to crystalising, obstructing injectors and fuel filters. In the event that you have put AdBlue in your fuel tank remove it asap. And certainly be careful not to turn over the motor - not even to relocate it from the pump. If perhaps you have started the car you will probably need to have the whole fuel system flushed and fuel filters changed.

Contact us if you are a casualty of AdBlue contamination. We can assist. We are Contaminated Fuel Specialists and can take care of all kinds of AdBlue contamination.

Out of Fuel Support

Run out of fuel in Farley (out of gas - as an American might say)? We operate a complete Staffordshire Out of Fuel Service. We are able to help to re-fill the car in the event that you are having difficulty on the motorway, on the side of the road far from a petrol station, or even at home. Our specialists can come to you with 10-20 litres of the right fuel (bought at pump prices) to fill up your car or truck. They can also fix the usual problems which can go along with running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle not starting, or even flat batteries resulting from over-cranking.

Wrong Fuel in Car in ST10 Postcode - Farley Misfueling

Ahhh, that was a good night's uninterrupted sleep! It was 7:30 on a warm Tuesday and we were on my way to assist an old lovely lady after she put petrol in her diesel son's Kia Optima in Farley. I'd been informed she drove away from the petrol station forecourt and was broken down in a backwater road on route to see her godchildren. I plugged her location into the TomTom and was with her within an hour. I reached the location and drained the wrong fuel from the vehicle. While I was doing the work she said to me, "Now I'm getting fairly absent-minded in my old age and did not remember about the car taking diesel because I had just bought it a couple of days back right after my other car, which I had owned for about thirty years, inevitably died". I completed the job and she offered me a toffee and said thank you. What a lovely Staffordshire lady!

Our roadside assistance staff members are on hand at any hour, 7 days a week to offer roadside aid in the removal of contaminated fuel from EVERY type of vehicle. We've lost number of what number of drivers all over Staffordshire we have had phone us for aid with fuel problems.

It does not matter if your automobile is brand-new or classic, we have the competencies, know-how AND hardware to ensure that your car is drained and flushed of any existing contaminated fuel immediately, which means that you have the ability to go on with your journey with the bare minimum disruption.

Thus, if you have topped up your petrol vehicle with diesel, or put petrol in your diesel vehicle anywhere in Staffordshire, contact us right now. Our skilled technicians are all set for your call.

Wrong Fuel Assist Farley - Wrong Fuel in Car Farley

A gentleman rang us from his place on a street in Farley. He said, "My car (a black Peugeot 407) is not starting up and is generating awful sounds when I turn the ignition." He confessed that he had put unleaded in his diesel car however reckoned he would solve the issue by putting extra Diesel on top. We arrived quickly, performed the drain and filled it up once more with clean Diesel. He told us after that he'd be sure to educate people not to fill up on top of the incorrect fuel but to have it drained promptly.

All of our technicians are trained on the latest motor vehicles and their fuel systems. We show up at more than 4 thousand contaminated fuel removals annually in the UK (indeed, there are that many individuals who do the same thing - you aren't by yourself). Our phone lines are open 24 hours a day and every day of the week. Our technicians are on-call when ever you need to have them.

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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.

Well-known Misfuel Symptoms:

This is a list of prevalent wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

• Decrease in vehicle power
• Vehicle dying, spluttering and / or hiccuping
• A tough time starting the engine
• Increased smoke

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Wrong Fuel London is fully approved and trained to fulfill all forms polluted fuel drains with respect to the removing of mixed fuel. To learn about exactly how we can assist get you moving once again just give us a call.