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Wrong Fuel in Car Little Thorpe, West Yorkshire
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Have you mistakenly filled your vehicle with the incorrect fuel? Just be calm and don't panic. We can help you with that problem any hour of the day, 24-7. Don't try and re-start your car, just stay where you are and contact us promptly. Our friendly, helpful call centre staff are available day and night. After just a few simple questions, they will be able to give you a fixed price quote, and despatch one of our mobile technicians to put things right and get you on your way as quickly as possible.
While you wait for our technicians to arrive, you may try to learn a little bit more about us and how we can be of more service to you, other than just wrong fuel in your car. We also deal with contaminated fuel, and we can sometimes replace any destroyed filters on the spot. But you shouldn't be worried at all because, in all the issues that we have solved, very few had experienced major damage due to wrong fuel. Almost all call outs end up with our technician draining and flushing out the fuel system to get the engine functioning again, which is all it typically takes. Then its only a case of re-filling the fuel system with the right fuel.
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A customer had conked out near a street. His Little Thorpe motor had ceased operating and he had no clue what was the problem till he realised he had put unleaded in his diesel car. He rang us to request a fuel drain and that's when he told us: "I cannot believe that I didn't comprehend that I put the incorrect fuel in my car." He claimed that he had gotten zero rest the day before and that must have been the reason why.
Indicators of incorrect fuel
The signs of incorrect fuel are evident, but in most cases you might not be able to observe all of them. However, if you were driving, and suddenly you notice that your car is giving off excessive smoke through the exhaust and your engine is sputtering abnormally while the car loses power slowly regardless of how much energy you are applying on the accelerator and ultimately comes to a halt, then there is little doubt that you are facing an incorrect fuel in your vehicle issue.
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With those indications in mind, regardless of your experience with cars, in future circumstances you can rest easy. Loaded with information and from experience, you should be able to detect wrong fuel in your car quickly. Detecting the problem won't be hard anymore even without diligently examining your car.
As stated earlier, there are other issues that could be the cause of your vehicle troubles apart from incorrect fuel. Water contamination is one of them, which causes similar bad vehicle performance, commonly ending in your vehicle breaking down. Thus, if your vehicle starts showing the above signs, you should not only suspect wrong fuel but also water contamination.
Addition of too much or too low AdBlue to your car tank also results in excessive smoke from the exhaust and a sputtering engine too. But we can help you deal with the same problem. AdBlue is a substance that is added to a vehicle to make the engine work more cleanly and should only be added by professionals using its specified filler neck and tank to prevent experiencing the above symptoms. If you are not aware of this, you can easily make a mistake resulting in a wrong filling of AdBlue and the above signs. But we are capable of helping you embark on your journey no matter if the problem is wrong fuel or AdBlue contamination.
We are equipped with the essential tools and expertise
You might think that dealing with the problems by yourself or allowing your friend who has skills on how to solve them will save you some cash. What they forget is that cheap is pricey and using an untrained person to try solve such a complicated matter like flammable material may result in accidents such as an inferno which may cause big losses including burning down of the car. Our mobile technicians have the right equipment and skills on how to deal with the above issues no matter the kind of vehicle.
Our technicians also carry clean fuel to put in your tank once the system has been drained and flushed, and we just charge current pump rates. The contaminated fuel has to be in your thoughts too. As we are Environment Agency certified, we know how to dispose of the waste the right way without compromising our environment. So, your main goal of saving some quid might end up of into a big trouble, therefore, can cost you greater than you could imagine.
Environmental Fuel Disposal
We also get rid of contaminated fuel for private individuals and businesses at a fee other than the fact that we deliver it alongside solution to incorrect fuel. If you prefer to work with us to drain, store or get rid of contaminated fuel in a fixed storage tank, mobile bowser, or a selection of containers filled with contaminated fuel, all you need to do is give us access and be assured of safe and legal disposal on your behalf.
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Whether you wish to claim back the cost of our service from your insurance agency, or your car is a company car or van, we can provide you with a full VAT invoice to keep the accountants happy.
At the site, our mobile technicians' job will surely leave you satisfied with the rate of expertise they have. They will drain away the contaminated fuel, then add fresh fuel to the tank, change any ruined parts that you may consider important and if your battery voltage is low, they will jump start it on the spot leaving you amazed by how organized and competent they are. They will absolutely provide you with very clean and enough fuel to take you to the closest gas station.
In the unlikely event that wrong fuel or contaminated fuel isn't the issue, our trained technician will be able to determine that, and the likely cause and we will just make a nominal call out fee, not the originally quoted price.
How long to remove the incorrect fuel
Under normal circumstances, our mobile mechanics take about 30 minutes to solve the problem, check out for any other problems and get you back on the road. You can always start getting ready to continue your journey once our technician shows up at the vehicle because they carry out their repairs in the shortest time possible.
We are pleased that you contacted us. Giving us that phone call was the first step in avoiding a road nightmare as a result of wrong fuel in your vehicle.
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Testimonies from our Little Thorpe team:
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A young adult who had recently passed his test had wrong fueled his Little Thorpe by putting unleaded in his diesel vehicle at the filling station. He said, "This is just the third occasion I have fueled my vehicle since I purchased it and I do not know how to handle it." He was anxious because his step father had just recently bought him the car. He found our company on the internet and so called us instantly, scared about what he needed to do. Our person on the phones advised him that we could be on scene within forty-five minutes and to not do anything to the vehicle while waiting. We did the fuel drain on his vehicle and he stated how amazed he was it was completed so rapidly and without consequence .
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A person called us to say he had foolishly pumped petrol in his diesel Little Thorpe. "Shocking! How could I put petrol in my nice diesel car!" It took our specialist around 50 minutes to completely drain the contaminated fuel from the car. He carefully flushed the fuel system and put fresh diesel in the car. The customer was very pleased and it didn't cost him dealership rates to have the task properly completed.
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Incorrect Fuel Tips:
- Unleaded in the Diesel Car? Diesel oil in an unleaded Car? Incorrect Fuel in Car in Little Thorpe?
- Please don't turn on the motor (even if it's only to move your vehicle from the dispenser). Always keeping the mixed fuel in the tank and away from fragile fuel system workings will reduce the threat of damage to your engine.
- What do I do? Contact Wrong Fuel SoS at once on
0800 711 7172. - Take advantage of specialist help and advice regarding what you can do next. Our phone operators are available all day and night to make it easier to get going once again.
- In cases where you may have started the engine or driven the car, please do not worry. Pretty much 99% of cars or trucks run on the incorrect fuel can be thoroughly flushed out without having any lasting consequences.
- How much is the price for wrong fuel recovery?
Phone us and after two or three short questions we will be able to provide a tailored price of exactly how much your fuel drain costs. - We canprovide you full VAT invoices which can be used to claim your cash back on your vehicle insurance**
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 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 Misfueling Signs and symptoms:
This is a list of customary wrong fuel symptoms:
- Decrease in vehicle power
- Vehicle cutting out, jumping and / or coughing
- A tough time starting the vehicle
- Increased smoking
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Wrong Fuel SOS is fully certified and skilled to perform all varieties of wrong fuel drains needed for the treatment of mixed fuel. To learn how we can assist get you on the road once again just contact us.
