Wrong Fuel in Car Overthorpe, West Yorkshire

24/7 Mobile Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Overthorpe

Don’t be worried if you find out that you have mistakenly put the incorrect fuel in your vehicle. All you should do is contact us, and we will immediately dispatch one of our technicians to your car to assist you deal with the problem. You don’t have to restart your car over and over, just call us. We are very convenient so you can give us a call any day of the week. Call our welcoming staff today to get a fixed price after answering a few questions.

While you wait for our mechanics to arrive, you may attempt to find out a little bit more about us and how we can be of more service to you, besides just wrong fuel in your car. We can also handle cases relating to contaminated fuel and can also often replace faulty or damaged filters on your vehicle on the spot. But you should not be anxious at all because, in all the problems 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 working once again, which is all it normally takes. Then its only a case of re-filling the fuel system with the right fuel.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Overthorpe - Petrol in Diesel Car Overthorpe

A fairly concerned driver called us from the Texaco petrol station to inform us that he had put unleaded into his diesel Overthorpe; he wasn't really sure how he'd done it. We said to him it was absolutely no concern and rapidly had our fuel drainer out to him to clear the incorrect fuel from his vehicle. Having extracted the incorrect fuel, he was soon back rolling again. He told us; "I am really dumbfounded I filled my car with the wrong fuel. And the technician who came out to take care of the fuel drain was especially fantastic - he didn't make me look and feel foolish."

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Causes and Obvious Symptoms

You will probably have just encountered the signs of having the wrong fuel in your vehicle, but in the heat of the moment, you may not have taken them all in so here they are again for future reference, in case:

• The engine won't work and it's spluttering
• If you see the exhaust, you will notice lots of smoke coming out
• Even you totally press the accelerator, the engine still seems no power to run
• Your car will eventually stop working altogether

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With those signs in mind, regardless of your experience with cars, in future circumstances you can rest easy. Since you are now informed about signs of incorrect fuel or have experienced it, once it occurs you should be able to notice it. It would not matter if you're concentrating on the issue or not, you will just detect it.

Other Fuel Issues in Overthorpe

Problems in the fuel system may not only because of wrong fuel in the car. Fuel contaminated with water will also cause your car to run poorly and ultimately stop altogether. Regardless of what type of fuel you utilize, may it be petrol or diesel, the effects and signs of water contamination to your engine are similar.

Addition of too much or too low AdBlue to your vehicle tank also results in too much smoke from the exhaust and a sputtering engine too. But we can help you deal with similar problem. AdBlue is an additive used to boost the anti-pollution system of the engine and should be utilized by a professional, in fact, it should be added using its own tank instead of being added directly alongside with fuel. Any reckless addition will cause a fuel contamination get you stuck on the road with a sputtering engine and low power on your car. You should thus remember that whether it is wrong fuel or adding AdBlue directly, we can assist you hit back on the road.

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Diesel or petrol being extremely flammable needs to be handled by a professional with the proper tools. Fuel for instance, can ignite effortlessly, turning a small problem into a catastrophic one. You can handle the issue yourself or employ a friend to do it so as to save cash, but you are advised to hire a professional so as to avoid further fuel related issue.

Furthermore, our technicians are distributed across the country, and they are educated to manage various vehicles and sort different problems at very economical prices and over an incredibly short time.

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We find pleasure in serving our clients well, while at the same time conserving the environment, we are also authorized by the Environment Agency. We make sure that we store contaminated fuel or wrong fuel and later dispose it off safely and legally after emptying it out of our client’s car.

Our technicians can drain contaminated fuel from all kinds of tanks provided they have access to them. Whether it is a fixed storage tank, a mobile bowser or a group of containers with contaminated fuel, rest assured we have got you covered.

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We will gladly give you an invoice for the charges

You might need to issue claims to your insurance firm, or convince your company that you actually pumped incorrect fuel in the company vehicle, we will gladly write you a complete VAT invoice as proof of payment.

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When our mechanics arrive on-site, they will get straight to fixing out what is wrong with your vehicle. They will empty out the already mixed fuel then flush the fuel system to make certain that it is clean, and once they find out that it is fine, they will then refill it with fresh fuel based on the amount you need. They also help you handle any vehicle issues that you may suggest like a damaged fuel filter. We allow our clients to drive from site first to make certain that you do not get stuck after we are gone.

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

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How long does a fuel drain take

Our services are quick since we usually take only half an hour to let you hit the road again. Give us a call now, and we assure you that you will get the best service you could wish for.

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Usual Wrong Fuel Signs and symptoms:

Following is a list of usual wrong fuel symptoms:

• Lack of engine power
• Motor stalling, chugging or hiccuping
• Issues starting the car
• 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:

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 certified and trained to conduct all categories of contaminated fuel drains relating to the removing of mixed fuel. To learn about exactly how we can assist get you going again just call us.