Wrong Fuel in Car Hawthorns, Staffordshire

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Wrong fuel in your car in Hawthorns? You've visited the perfect people. We aim to help you in this situation and get you going once more with our specialist fuel drain assistance.

It was close to seven pm on a Wednesday and though we were promised a rainless evening, it had not ceased pouring! Ryan and I were seated discussing the recent tennis, prepared for the 8th call for the day to come in. In due time we had the phone call from a lady on a company excursion who had arrived at the Shell filling garage in Hawthorns and put petrol in her diesel white Mazda RX-8 lease car in error. She was somewhat distressed by the sounds of it, crying "I still can't believe I have destroyed the vehicle! I am so used to putting unleaded in my petrol vehicle that I had didn't remember I was using a diesel!" I just instructed her to take it easy and not to fret, and that these things do happen. She was able to move the vehicle to a safe spot and, because it was just a few miles off from where we were, we were able to get to the woman fairly quickly. The wrong fuel was drained so she could return to the motel she was residing at. Despite the fact we got pretty drenched, it was all worth the effort to see her drive home satisfied and a lot less worried. A fuel drain in Staffordshire well done in my mind!

Incorrect fuel in your car in Hawthorns? You've come to the right place. We are here to assist you in this emergency and get you moving again with our expert fuel removal services.

Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it's unleaded petrol or diesel, is usually a serious issue to handle in a motor vehicle - especially in modern day common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue in your petrol or diesel is likely to cause idling problems, uneven running, excessive smoke and, if not taken care of properly, oftentimes damaged injectors. Water in petrol is quicker to clean out than water in diesel - primarily because diesel is an oil. Having said that we are able to resolve both circumstances rather expediently.

Bear in mind however that any time the vehicle was started with the water contamination it will very likely need a new fuel filter to be fitted as the previous one will be thoroughly water-logged and ineffective.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If perhaps you've got the wrong fuel, or perhaps contaminated fuel (most typically water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help you drain it. Assuming that the boat is either dry-docked, or moored near to parking bay we are able to gain access to the fuel tanks and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've done many fuel drains at piers and boatyards across the country.

Wrong Fuel in Car in ST5 Postcode - Hawthorns Misfueling

The driver of a dark red Skoda Yeti was sorry that he had put petrol in his diesel vehicle when he got onto the road and it spluttered and stopped. "I've gone and put the wrong fuel in my diesel vehicle," is what he shared with us the first time he phoned. To tell the truth, when he initially phoned us he said he wanted to shop around, but he phoned us back shortly because our rate and on-scene times were the most appropriate. As you can imagine, our engineer had him once again doing his deliveries within the time period we'd quoted.

Regardless of whether you are in a state of the art car or an outdated model, we have the gear along with practical knowledge to correct the issue on the sopt. We get rid of all the wrong fuel, address any troubles caused by the misfueling, and get you running.

Wrong Fuel Assist Hawthorns - Wrong Fuel in Car Hawthorns

A customer called us from his residence on a street in Hawthorns. He exclaimed, "My car (a rugged Volkswagen Beetle) is not running and is generating terrible sounds when I flip the key." He admitted that he put petrol in his diesel car however reckoned he would solve the issue by putting more Diesel on top. We were on scene promptly, carried out the fuel drain and filled it up once more with fresh Diesel. He told us he'd be sure to explain to people not to fill up in addition to the incorrect fuel but to get it cleaned out promptly.

With more than 100 years of combined contaminated fuel removal practical experience you could not be in safer hands. Our agents have personally seen it all and accomplished it all. They are skilled on the latest types and carry all relevant certificates. The company is entirely V.A.T. recorded and insured so you are aware we are no cowboy or “fly-by-night” scheme.

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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 Misfueling Warning signs:

This is a list of the most common wrong fuel symptoms:

• Reduced engine power
• Car stalling, stuttering or coughing
• Difficulties starting the motor
• Abnormal smoking

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Wrong Fuel London is fully certified and trained to perform all forms wrong fuel drains regarding the removal of contaminated fuel. To find out precisely how we will assist get you on the move once more simply contact us.