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Don’t be concerned if you find out that you have accidentally put the incorrect fuel in your car. Do not worry, you can just call our offices, and we will send one of our well-trained mechanics who will reach out to you wherever you are and assist you get back on the road. You might be in a rush but do not fuss with your car, leave it and make that call. We are available any time and any day of the week. Give us a call today and our friendly staff will respond to your phone call. They will first ask you a couple of questions after which they will offer you a free quote for the charges.
The one thing you can do while waiting for us to arrive is discovering more about our firm and other services that we offer besides wrong fuel in a car. We can also deal with cases concerning contaminated fuel and can also often replace faulty or damaged filters on your car on the spot. Otherwise, you don't need to panic because in almost all cases we have experienced, our technicians reported no significant damage. After draining and flushing the fuel system the engine was restored to its full functionality right away.
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A lady with her youngsters in her diesel Lower Town had put £30 of petrol at the Sainsburys petrol station. She called us crying and really distraught as she had never put petrol in a diesel before and didn't know what could happen to her vehicle because of it. We told her that all should be okay and that she would be up and running soon. When we got there she was still distressed but as our fuel drainer got to work on the fuel drain she simmered down because she discovered that help was at hand and her vehicle wasn't wrecked. She soon enough brightened up and was up and running saying, "I can't believe my bad luck putting petrol in my diesel vehicle! Particularly with the youngsters on board."
Symptoms and Causes
Your experience of having a tank fueled with the wrong fuel may teach you see the signs of the problem. For complete reference for future use, here's a list of the symptoms:
- Spluttering engine and it won't run efficiently
- The exhaust emits lots of smoke
- Engine seems powerless now matter how hard you push the accelerator
- Your car will ultimately stop working altogether
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The fact that you now know the signs of wrong fuel in vehicle or have experienced it, it will help you notice the problem if it happens again in future. You should avoid being in a rush, not focusing when you are on autopilot, and being in a vehicle you are borrowing or hiring so as to avoid having the same mistake.
Contamination of fuel by water also results in the above symptoms.
Presence of water in fuel is yet another thing which can make your car behave in the manner discussed above. Hence you also have to consider it. You should be aware that any fuel which is contaminated with water, regardless of whether your vehicle uses diesel or petrol , will always fail the engine resulting in an untimely stop.
Wrong usage of AdBlue can also cause your engine to sputter, stop or create a lot of smoke. But we can assist you resolve the same problem. AdBlue is an additive utilized to improve the anti-pollution system of the engine and should be utilized by a professional, in fact, it should be added utilizing its own tank instead of being added directly alongside with fuel. You should thus only use it if you are fully aware of its procedure so as to prevent your car from misbehaving due to the wrong usage of AdBlue. But we are capable of helping you embark on your journey no matter if the problem is wrong fuel or AdBlue contamination.
We have the required resources and skills
You might think that solving the issues by yourself or allowing your friend who has skills on how to solve them will save you some funds. But you are wrong considering that the above problems are quite complicated and should only be solved by someone who is properly trained so as to avoid mishaps such as fire caused by wrong handling of fuel. By letting us do so, you will be working with a team who has the appropriate skills and tools for solving the issue regardless of whether your car is big or small.
Our mechanics also carry clean fuel to put in your tank once the system has been drained and flushed, and we only charge you current pump costs. The contaminated fuel has to be in your thoughts too. It can't just be poured down the drain, it has to be disposed of correctly and we are Environment Agency authorized to do so. So, your main goal of saving some quid might end up of into a big trouble, therefore, can cost you more than you could imagine.
Environmental Fuel Disposal
Proper disposal of contaminated fuel is not only part of the incorrect fuel service but also a service that we offer to companies and private individuals separately. You just have to grant us access to the mobile bowser, fixed storage tank, or selection of containers where the fuel is stored, and we will safely and legally drain or dispose it for you at a given cost.
Help Is on the Way
Our mobile technician should arrive anytime in your location. For the mean time, read some details about a car have a wrong fuel in the tank. If they aren't with you already, they will be very soon, as we aim to reach the most of our clients stranded at the roadside within an hour.
Our mechanics will first find out what the problem is to ensure that it is wrong or contaminated fuel. If they detect a different problem, then they notify you about it and will provide you with the appropriate call-out costs as stated by the office.
How long to drain the incorrect fuel
You don't have to worry about waiting for long until the technician is done. You can get back on the road quickly. Our standard fixing time is about 30 minutes.
By the time you are back driving your car, you would have realized that having the wrong fuel in your car is not that disastrous at all and we thank you for enabling us to lend a helping hand.
Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Lower Town
What follows are responses and illustrations of fuel drains we have completed in Lower Town:
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An upset older man contacted us when his car refused to start. "In my urgency to get to my destination, I put petrol in my diesel car. I didn't really realize until finally the car began to shudder and then it stalled right on the street." Luckily, our fuel drainers are experienced in handling problems like this, and we soon enough had the man once more up and running again.
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We've had a great many call-outs on cars or trucks filled up with the wrong fuel. Last month there was a young girl driving her Lower Town: "I unfortunately decided to put the wrong petrol in my automobile and became stranded in the road. You had a fuel drainer to me in half an hour and the car was up and running once again almost immediately. Your company got me back on the road once more after just 60 minutes. I really appreciate it."
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Wrong Fuel Advice:
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- Please do not start the motor (even if it's simply to move the car away from the dispenser). Attempting to keep the polluted fuel in the tank and clear of susceptible fuel system workings will mitigate the likelihood of damage to your vehicle.
- What do you do? Phone Wrong Fuel SoS now on
0800 711 7172. - Obtain competent advice referring to how to proceed next. Our helpline operators are to hand 24/7 to help you to get started again.
- In the event you've started the engine or driven your vehicle, you shouldn't panic. Just about 99% of automobiles run on the incorrect fuel can be fully cleaned out without any subsequent long lasting consequences.
- How much is the price for wrong fuel recovery?
Give us a call and after one or two rapid questions we will provide a customized quotation regarding how much a fuel drain costs. - We cansupply full VAT receipts which may be used to claim your payments 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.
Common Misfuel Warning signs:
Here's a list of general wrong fuel symptoms or signs:
- Lack of vehicle power
- Car conking out, spluttering and / or coughing
- Problems starting the automobile
- Excessive smoking
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Wrong Fuel SOS is fully licensed and certified to perform all types of wrong fuel drains with regard to the extraction of mixed fuel. To find out how we will help get you on the road once more call us.