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Don’t be concerned if you figure out that you have accidentally put the incorrect fuel in your car. Do not be scared, you can just contact our offices, and we will dispatch one of our well-trained technicians who will get in touch with you wherever you are and assist you get back on the road. We suggest you do not to restart the vehicle again and again, but simply leave it and wait for us to arrive at you. We are available any time of the day and any day of the week. Call our welcoming staff today to receive a fixed price after answering a few questions.
The very first thing you have to do is calm down since you have probably not caused any serious or expensive damage to your vehicle. Our services are top rated in the market as our very able mobile technicians start by draining away the contaminated fuel before changing it with fresh fuel. And they also let you know of any damaged parts of your vehicle straight away. So just relax as our success rate is beyond any doubt.
As you wait for us to come, stay calm and even study some of the professional services that we offer such as wrong fuel in car and others.
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Just had a good night of uninterrupted sleep! 7:30 on a rainy Tuesday and we were off to help an older sweetheart who put petrol in her diesel Crosland Hill. She informed us that she had driven away from the filling station and stranded along a rural road on route to see her godchildren. I popped the location into the Satnav and was with her inside 60 minutes. I reached the location and extracted the contaminated fuel out of the car. While I was doing the work she explained, "I have been becoming quite forgetful in my old age and forgot about the car working with diesel as I had just acquired it a couple of days ago right after my other car, which I had owned for in excess of 30 years, eventually died on me". I got the job completed and she offered me a Murray mint and said thanks. Such a pleasant woman!
Causes and Obvious Signs
Now that you have personally experienced what it's like to have the incorrect fuel in your car, you may be be cautious next time. And to completely understand the signs of the problem here's a list for reference:
- The engine won't run and it's spluttering
- You may notice lots of smoke from the exhaust
- Your vehicle won't have power no matter how hard you press the accelerator
- Your car will eventually stop running altogether
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Noting all of the above, I assume you'll be very careful in your next stop at the petrol station to refill. You'll want to go over what are the possible causes of why it happened.
- You're in a hurry and confused on what exactly to do
- Out of concentration because you are on autopilot
- You are using a car you are not used to driving, borrowed or hired
Presence of water in fuel is another problem
A sputtering engine with very low power and too much smoke from the exhaust with an eventual stop are also indicators of water contamination. You should know that any fuel which is contaminated with water, regardless of whether your car uses diesel or petrol , will always fail the engine resulting in an untimely stop.
To be able to improve the cleanliness of modern diesel engines exhausts today, owner utilizes AdBlue. The proper amount of AdBlue to be added in the fuel system is very critical. It's typically mounted on a separate tank to prevent directly mixing to your fuel tank. If someone directly added this to your tank not knowing the proper tank to put it in, your engine will be in big trouble as it's is wrong to mix it with fuel. Again, the signs are very like those stated above, and we can put things right for you. Here's our personal message to you, "whatever happens to your engine, we'll be your helping hand at any time of the day, wherever you are".
The Right Kit and Know-how
You could save some quid by doing the works by yourself or by your friend that knows about cars instead of asking the professionals. That's a mistaken belief! Whatever type of vehicle you have got, all of our standby mobile mechanics are fully equipped with the right training and knowledge. Professional equipment are all in the van to each of the mechanics so they can easily access them even in remote locations. Just be reminded that fuel can easily ignite, thus, must be handled just by well trained technicians.
Safe and Legal Disposal
When we give our service of cleaning up your engine because of incorrect fuel, it's already a package that we take better care of draining, storage and the procedure of disposing the waste fuel. To companies that have these fuel wastes, we deliver this service separately. As long as these containers are easily accessible, we wouldn't have trouble draining these mobile tanks or fixed storage tanks or any kinds of containers that hold contaminated fuels. If you can't do it, on your behalf we'll do the disposal according to the laws.
In the unlikely circumstance that wrong fuel or contaminated fuel isn't the problem, our well trained technician will be able to determine that, and the likely cause and we will only make a nominal call out cost, not the originally quoted price.
How long does a fuel drain take
You don't have to panic about waiting for long until the technician is done. On average, you will be on your way, and getting on with your day in about thirty minutes.
By the time you are back driving your car, you would have realized that having the incorrect fuel in your car is not that disastrous at all and we thank you for letting us to lend a helping hand.
Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Crosland Hill
Reports from our own Crosland Hill team:
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I had enjoyed a fantastic day golfing during the weekend and felt satisfied with myself the following morning as I headed out to help a young couple who were vacationing. They'd broken down after filling petrol into their Crosland Hill, and were around half an hour's drive away. I emerged at their car and laughed while I listened to the wife telling her hubby off for turning out to be so confused. "Just how could you even manage to fill up using the wrong fuel?" she said to him. I wanted to explain that this happens on daily basis and that it's in reality absolutely nothing to be anxious about, but he all the same got an earful by his better half. Unlucky guy. Anyhow, I extracted the polluted fuel, flushed the fuel system and filled it up with the right fuel. Watching them drive down the road I shouted good-bye and wondered what my wife would ask me if perhaps I made the exact same mistake... I would personally never hear the end of it!
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An angry older individual contacted us after his car refused to start. "In my urgency to get where I was traveling, I put the wrong fuel in my car. I didn't really realize right until the car began to splutter and then it stalled right on the road." Luckily, our fuel specialists are experienced in managing predicaments like this, and we shortly had the gentleman back on his way again.
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Tips and advice:
- Petrol in a Diesel Car? Diesel in an unleaded Car? Incorrect Fuel in Car in Crosland Hill?
- You shouldn't turn on the engine (even if it's only to move your vehicle from the dispenser). Leaving the mixed fuel in the fuel tank and away from vulnerable fuel system workings will lower the chance of harm to your car.
- What do you do? Contact Wrong Fuel SoS at once on
0800 711 7172. - Enjoy professional guidance referring to what you should do next. Our telephone agents are handy twenty four hours a day to enable you to get started once more.
- In the event that you have turned on the motor or driven your vehicle, please don't fret. Almost 99% of automobiles run on polluted fuel can be totally cleaned out with no lasting problems.
- How much does wrong fuel recovery cost?
Phone us and after one or two simple questions we can give a tailored quote regarding how much a fuel drain costs. - We are able tosupply complete VAT receipts which can be used to claim your payments back on your misfuel insurance**
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- Fuel offered @ petrol station price
Commonplace Misfuel Signs and symptoms:
The following is a list of standard wrong fuel symptoms or signs:
- Loss in engine power
- Motor conking out, stuttering or hiccuping
- A tough time starting the engine
- Excessive 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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Wrong Fuel SOS is fully credited and registered to conduct all forms of contaminated fuel drains for the treatment of mixed fuel. To discover exactly how we can assist get you on the road once again give us a call.
