Wrong Fuel in Car Girlington, West Yorkshire

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Have you accidentally filled your vehicle with the incorrect type of fuel? Don't worry about that! We can help you any time of the day as we are available 24/7, the whole year round. Don't try and re-start your vehicle, just stay where you are and contact us promptly. Our easy to contact call centre is accessible 24 / 7. You will get back driving your vehicle once again after one of our dispatched mobile mechanics arrives at your car to solve the problem. Before that you just need to answer a few simple questions so we can offer you a fixed price quote.

As you wait for our personnel, you may try to find out more about us and any other issues we may assist you solve other than the wrong fuel in your vehicle. We also deal with contaminated fuel, and we can sometimes change any ruined filters on the spot. But you shouldn't be worried at all because, in all the problems that we have solved, very few had experienced major damage due to wrong fuel. The majority of call outs end up with our technician draining and flushing out the fuel system to get the engine working once again, which is all it usually takes. Then its just a case of re-filling the fuel system with the correct fuel.


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A man phoned us to say he had stupidly piped unleaded in his diesel Girlington. "I can't believe it! How could I put petrol in my nice diesel car!" It only took our engineer about fifty minutes to fully drain the incorrect fuel out of the vehicle. He completely cleaned the fuel system and after that put fresh fuel in the vehicle. The customer was happy and it didn't cost him car dealership rates to have the job professionally performed.



You may experience strange symptoms in your car but you are not sure if it has connected with the presence of incorrect fuel. We have heard situations of customers having the same suspicions only for our technicians to realise a whole different problem. To be sure, here are the common signs of incorrect fuel in your car. If you hear your engine spluttering and not running nicely, or notice too much smoke from your exhaust causing no power to the car and hence forcing the car to a stop, then that is clear sign of burning the wrong fuel.

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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.

  • Being in a hurry or flustered
  • Out of concentration since you are on autopilot
  • You're using a car you are not used to driving, borrowed or hired

Presence of water in fuel is another problem

You should note that the contamination of fuel by water is another problem that can cause similar signs stated above. You should know that any fuel which is contaminated with water, regardless of whether your car consumes diesel or petrol , will always fail the engine resulting in an untimely stop.

A lot of modern diesel engines use AdBlue, a system that cuts down the air pollution of the engine. The correct amount of AdBlue to be added in the fuel system is very essential. It's generally mounted on a separate tank to avoid directly mixing to your fuel tank. If somebody isn't mindful of this and tries to add it directly into the tank, it will cause problems. The signs you will observe is the same as what were stated above but don't fret we get it fixed. So the message is, ?if your engine splutters, smokes and stops, we can definitely help, and get you going again, whatever the cause?.


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It would save some quid if you could sort this out yourself, or possibly your mate who is handy with vehicles could do it right? You'll never be there. Our mobile mechanics on post around the country are all fully trained on all of the services we offer, whatever car it is. Each technician has a van, completely equipped will the specialist tools needed to do the job safely and correctly. Don't forget to remember that fuel could ignite at at any time. That's why it should only be handled by people with the appropriate knowledge.


We find pleasure in helping our customers well, while at the same time conserving the environment, we are also authorized by the Environment Agency. For example, when managing customers who have contaminated fuel, we store it before we properly disposing it, sticking to all relevant laws.

As long as we have access, there is no limit on the size of the contaminated fuel tank. We will assist you dispose it off no matter what, whether the contaminated fuel is in a fixed storage tank, mobile bowser or group of containers.


There is also a possibility, though it's a rare case, that the problem is actually not incorrect or contaminated fuel, do not worry, you can still go back to your trip. He will identify what really the problem is and its cause. Instead of the agreed quoted cost, he'll only ask you a reasonable call out charge.


How long does a fuel drain take

Our services are quick since we usually take just half an hour to let you hit the road again. Make the call now and get us get involved if you are stuck with car troubles, you won’t regret it.


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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Girlington

Standard fuel drain articles in Girlington:

Wrong Fuel in Car Girlington - Petrol in Diesel Car Girlington

A motorist had come to a stop on a street, having just misfueled. She was crying and really distressed as she had put £60 petrol in her diesel car. When she called us we attempted to calm her as best we could, reassuring her that it would be okay. When we reached her she was no longer disrupted and was very interested in observing our engineer do the fuel drain on her Girlington. Soon after she said: "My car is like my child, I only just bought it and it genuinely worried me that I had put so much wrong fuel in it. I'm very happy that it was very easily repairable."

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We did a fuel drain for a man whose automobile had broken down in a street after he had put petrol in his diesel car. We got there to discover the driver patiently waiting for us in his Girlington - he'd been catching up reading on his laptop. We rapidly cleaned up and removed the incorrect fuel and he was ready to resume his trip in no time. "I was amazed. Your fuel drainer was swift and helpful. Thank you."

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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 anywhere in West Yorkshire to 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 Wrong Fuel Warning signs:

The following is a list of commonplace wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

  • Lack of vehicle power
  • Vehicle dying, stuttering and / or hiccuping
  • Difficulties starting the automobile
  • Excessive smoke

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A lady with a full car of little ones in her diesel Girlington had filled her car with £30 of petrol at the BP service station. She phoned us weeping and really upset as she had never filled up with the wrong fuel and did not know what could happen to her vehicle . We reassured her that the vehicle should be okay and that she would be back ready to go quickly. When we got there she was still distressed but as our fuel drainer began work on the fuel drain she calmed down because she saw that help was at hand and her vehicle wasn't wrecked. She quickly brightened up and was up and running saying, "I simply can't believe my luck putting petrol in my diesel car! Particularly with the youngsters in the back."
Wrong Fuel Reviews Girlington
Reviewer
Fred C
Review Date
2019-01-15
Reviewed Item
Wrong Fuel SoS
Author Rating 5
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