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If you mistakenly put the incorrect fuel in your car, you don’t have to worry. Just contact us and we will send a team of highly skilled mobile mechanics to your location to help you get back to your journey. You don’t need to restart your car again and again, just call us. Our offices operate twenty-four hours a day for all the seven days of the week. You can try to call us now and get a quote after answering only a few questions from our staff.
First of all, don't panic, this can happen to anyone. Your engine is unlikely to be damaged. In 99% of instances, we can drain and flush your fuel system, add the right fuel and start your engine with no lasting damage. If any filters do need to be changed, we can sometimes accomplish that for you too, all at the roadside.
So, while you are waiting for our mechanic to arrive, keep reading about putting incorrect fuel in your car, contaminated fuel and other services we can provide.
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I enjoyed a perfect evening golfing during my holiday and felt satisfied with myself the following working day as I headed out to help a new couple holidaying. They had conked out after adding petrol into their Compton, and were about half an hour's travel away. I turned up at their position and smirked to myself as I listened to the woman telling off her hubby for being so silly. "Just how could you conceivably manage to put the wrong fuel in the car?" she told him. I tried to clarify that this kind of thing happens continuously and that it's nothing to worry about, even so he all the same had an ear bashing by his wife. Unfortunate boy. In any case, I drained out the wrong fuel, flushed the engine and gave it some proper fuel. While they drove away I shouted so long and pondered on what my wife would say to me if I did the very same thing... I would under no circumstances hear the end of it!
Indicators of wrong fuel
The signs of incorrect fuel are evident, but in most situations you might not be able to observe all of them. In the event your engine starts sputtering, or if you start seeing a lot of smoke coming out of the exhaust, or if your car starts losing power regardless of how much you press the accelerator, or if your car comes to a halt, then you can suspect that you have put the wrong fuel in your vehicle.
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The fact that you now know the signs of incorrect fuel in vehicle or have experienced it, it will help you notice the issue if it happens again in future. You should avoid being in a rush, not concentrating when you are on autopilot, and being in a vehicle you are borrowing or hiring to avoid encountering the same mistake.
You should also know that wrong fuel is not the only problem that can cause your car to show the above signs. The presence of water in fuel is another problem which can make your vehicle not work efficiently and eventually stop, no matter the type of fuel used. So, if you experience the above signs, then you should suspect the two.
Diesel engines (modern ones) in these days make use of AdBlue to reduce nitrous toxins in the exhaust fumes. The amount of AdBlue added to your vehicle must be of correct ratio in order to avoid further problem. It's for this reason, AdBlue has a separate tank installed somewhere. If somebody isn't aware of this and attempts to add it directly into the tank, it will create problems. The symptoms you will see is just like what were mentioned above but don't panic we get it fixed. So the message is, ?if your engine splutters, smokes and stops, we can almost certainly help, and get you going again, whatever the cause?.
When dealing with flammable materials, you would require not only the right knowledge but also the right equipment. Fuel for example, can ignite easily, turning a small issue into a tragic one. It is therefore recommended you involve an expert whenever you are dealing with fuel related troubles, even though carrying it out by yourself or involving a friend may be cheaper.
We are professionals in handling whatever vehicle issues you have. Our technicians are well distributed around the country and on call 24/7, prepared to deal with a wide range of problems efficiently, at a reasonable and affordable price.
We are environmental agency certified and have techniques in place to lessen our footprint on the environment in serving our clients. We make sure that we store contaminated fuel or wrong fuel and later dispose it off safely and legally after emptying it out of our client’s car.
All types of contaminated fuel types can be drained by our technicians granted they are all accessible. We will help you dispose it off no matter what, whether the contaminated fuel is in a fixed storage tank, mobile bowser or group of containers.
Once our technician arrives, you will be surprised at just how quickly they can drain and flush your fuel system and get sufficient nice clean fuel in your tank, to get you to the closest gas station. If there are other problem brought about by this wrong fuel such as damaged fuel filter, he will change it out with a new part so you can get back to the road immediately.
In the unlikely circumstance that wrong fuel or contaminated fuel isn't the issue, our skilled technician will be able to determine that, and the likely cause and we will just make a nominal call out cost, not the originally quoted price.
Will it take long
Don't panic about hanging around for ages once our mechanic arrives there. We typically target around 30 minutes. After that, you will be back to driving.
By letting us assist you, we hope to make you realise that this problem is not as bad as you first anticipated. Thank you for allowing us extend our professional services to you.
Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Compton
Standard incorrect fuel drain testimonies in Compton:
Wrong Fuel in Car Compton - Petrol in Diesel Car Compton
Now I'm not ever very hot for carrying out work Sundays, and the other day was the same. I had just departed home filled with a lovely lunch prepared for us by the wife, and I was off to sort out a man who had put the incorrect fuel in his Compton. He was only nearby so it wasn't a long time before I arrived with him. As I drove up at the rear of the vehicle and stepped out he told me "Thank the Lord! I incredibly had my thoughts on other stuff and didn't grasp that I had put diesel in my petrol vehicle. Is it possible I inflicted any harm as a result of driving it?" I revealed that generally there should not be any harm and also I'd personally get the contaminated fuel drained right away for him. As expected I drained the fuel from the vehicle and filled it with some correct fuel, and so yet another happy motorist had the ability to carry on with their traveling with no hassle. The guy could hardly stop thanking me, and this is exactly what can make working on weekends just that small bit less painful to me!
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A person called us from his Compton after he had conked out on the congested road. "I foolishly put petrol in my diesel car and I soon found out all about it a few miles down the road!" Happily we were able to attend him in a reasonably quick time, taking into consideration the fact it was rush-hour, and he was shortly back on his way.
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Helpful hints:
- Unleaded in your Diesel Car? Diesel oil in a Petrol Car? Wrong Fuel in the Car in Compton?
- You shouldn't turn on the motor (even if it's just to move the car off the dispenser). Trying to keep the mixed fuel in the tank and from fragile fuel system workings will cut down the risk of harm to your automobile.
- What do I do? Speak to Wrong Fuel SoS straight away on
0800 711 7172. - Receive competent help and advice with regards to what you should do next. Our helpline operators are at your disposal 24/7 to make it easier to get going once again.
- If it turns out you've turned on the motor or driven your car, you shouldn't worry. Almost 99% of cars or trucks run on the incorrect fuel can be easily fixed without any subsequent lasting problems.
- How much is the price for wrong fuel recovery?
Call us and after a couple of rapid questions we will provide a personalised price for how much a fuel drain costs. - We are able tosupply full VAT invoices which could be used to claim your cash back on your vehicle insurance**
Well-known Petrol in Diesel Warning signs:
Following is a list of ordinary wrong fuel symptoms or signs:
- Reduced engine power
- Car cutting out, stuttering or hiccuping
- Issues starting the vehicle
- Increased 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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