Wrong Fuel in Car High Ackworth, West Yorkshire

24/7 Mobile Wrong Fuel Drains in and around High Ackworth

Don’t be afraid if you find out that you have mistakenly put the wrong fuel in your vehicle. Just contact us and we will send a team of highly skilled mobile technicians to your vehicle to help you get back to your journey. We advise you do not to restart the vehicle over and over, but simply leave it and wait for us to reach you. We are very convenient so you can call us any day of the week. You can try to contact us now and get a quote after answering just a few questions from our staff.

Simply relax, and don't panic, your car's engine is in most cases not ruined and damaged by this problem. Based on our experiences, so far we have not yet failed in draining and flushing the incorrect fuel from your tank and re-fueling the fuel system with the right fuel without damage. If we learn that a filter must be changed, we usually have the ability to do that also.

So, while you are waiting for our technician to arrive, keep reading about putting wrong fuel in your vehicle, contaminated fuel and other services we can provide.

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Wrong Fuel in Car High Ackworth - Petrol in Diesel Car High Ackworth

A driver with a full car of little ones in her diesel High Ackworth had put £20 of petrol at the Sainsburys service station. She called us crying and genuinely worried as she had never put petrol in a diesel car previously and did not know what could happen to her car . We reassured her that all would be fine and that she would be ready to go in no time at all. When we arrived on scene she was still upset but while our fuel drainer began work on the fuel drain she simmered down as she discovered that something could be done and her vehicle wasn't wrecked. She soon cheered up and was on her way saying, "I can't believe my bad luck putting the wrong fuel in my car! Particularly with the little ones on board."

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Signs of incorrect fuel

Whenever you refuel your car tank with the incorrect fuel, your vehicle may start giving many signals that should get you concerned, unfortunately, you may be not able to master them all. In the event your engine starts sputtering, or if you start seeing lots of smoke coming out of the exhaust, or if your vehicle starts losing power regardless of how much you press the accelerator, or if your vehicle comes to a stop, then you can suspect that you have put the wrong fuel in your vehicle.

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We learn from experiences and mistakes so we shouldn't get too down so much once we face such scenarios since they make us more careful and equip us with the appropriate mentality and abilities on how to deal with such issues in future.

But there are ways in which you can avoid being in the same situation once again and they include not being in a hurry, concentrating when filling up, and avoiding being in a strange vehicle which you are not used to traveling in.

Contamination of fuel by water also results in the above symptoms.

Presence of water in fuel is another thing which can make your vehicle behave in the manner discussed above. Hence you also have to consider it. 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 leading to an untimely stop.

A lot of modern diesel engines use AdBlue, a system that reduces the pollution of the engine. The correct amount of AdBlue to be added in the fuel system is very crucial. It's generally mounted on a separate tank to prevent directly mixing to your fuel tank. If somebody directly added this to your tank not knowing the correct tank to put it in, your engine will be in big trouble as it's is wrong to mix it with fuel. The signs you will see is just like what were mentioned above but don't panic we get it fixed. Here's our message to you, "whatever happens to your engine, we'll always be your helping hand any time of the day, anywhere you are".

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We possess the appropriate tools and expertise

Some people get tempted to handle the issue on their own or seek the help of a friend who they believe is highly trained with engines with the hope of saving the repair fee. What they forget is that cheap is expensive and utilizing an untrained individual to try deal with such a complicated matter like flammable material may result in accidents such as an inferno which may cause huge losses including burning down of the vehicle. Our mobile mechanics have the proper tools and skills on how to resolve the above issues no matter the type of car.

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Environmental Fuel Disposal

In addition to assisting you get rid of the contaminated fuel from your vehicle after serving you, we also provide services like properly dumping any incorrect fuel that a private citizen or an individual may like to get rid of legally. You have to grant us access to the mobile bowser, fixed storage tank, or selection of containers where the fuel is stored, and we will properly and legally drain or dispose it for you at a given cost.

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There are times when you believe that you have encountered the problem of wrong fuel when in reality you have not. In such times, our technicians will first check your car to make certain that it is not and then update you on any new charges before taking any further action

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How long does a fuel drain take

Our services are quick since we usually take only half an hour to enable you to hit the road again. Make the call now and have us get involved if you are stuck with vehicle issues, you won’t regret it.

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Normal Misfueling Signs and symptoms:

This is a list of standard wrong fuel signs and symptoms:

• Loss of vehicle power
• Vehicle conking out, stuttering and / or coughing
• Difficulty starting the automobile
• Excessive smoke

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.

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Wrong Fuel SOS is fully credited and skilled to conduct all categories of wrong fuel drains pertaining to the treatment of mixed fuel. To discover precisely how we will assist get you moving once more contact us.

The other day a customer contacted us after his High Ackworth stopped along the street. He had by mistake put petrol in his diesel motor and drove to the road before needing to give up. It was in the early hours of the morning and our engineer, who resides locally, got to him in less than a quarter hour. We were able to remove the incorrect fuel and put fresh diesel once again into the vehicle. "Genuine kudos to you for your prompt response, especially at 3 a.m., I truly am grateful for it."