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Have you mistakenly filled your vehicle with the incorrect fuel? Don't fret, we are here to help, twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a week. Quickly contact us for help and be sure to stick to this tip, "don't force start your vehicle". Our easy to contact call centre is accessible day and night. As soon as you provide the necessary details through responding to few questions from us, a fixed price quote will be given and one of our mobile mechanics will be at your vehicle right away so you can get back on the road.
The only thing you can do while waiting for us to arrive is finding out more about our company and other services that we deliver besides wrong fuel in a car. We can also manage cases concerning contaminated fuel and can also often change faulty or damaged filters on your vehicle on the spot. But you shouldn't be scared at all because, in all the problems that we have solved, very few had experienced major damage due to wrong fuel. After draining and flushing the fuel system the engine was restored to its full functionality instantly.
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A person called us from his Saltaire after he had come to a halt on the busy street. "I mistakenly put the wrong fuel in my diesel car and I shortly realised it a couple of miles down the road!" Luckily we were in a position to get out to him in a relatively quick time, taking into consideration the traffic, and he was shortly back behind the wheel.
What to look for if you have put wrong fuel in vehicle
the symptoms of incorrect fuel are quite evident, but in most cases you might not be able to notice all of them. Nonetheless, if your engine begins sputtering or if you start seeing a lot of smoke emerging from the exhaust, or your vehicle stops and shows no power at all even if you press the accelerator harder and harder, then it is obvious that you have put the wrong fuel in your vehicle.
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Having said so, if you ever find yourself in a strange vehicle or a car where the autopilot is driving, you should just relax. Loaded with information and from experience, you should be able to detect incorrect fuel in your car instantly. Knowing the problem won't be hard anymore even without diligently checking your vehicle.
Contamination of fuel by water also results in the above signs.
You should note that the contamination of fuel by water is another problem that can cause similar signs described 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.
Addition of too much or way too low AdBlue to your car tank also results in too much smoke from the exhaust and a sputtering engine too. But we can help you solve the same problem. AdBlue is a substance that is added to a vehicle to help make the engine work cleaner and should only be added by professionals utilizing its specified filler neck and tank to prevent experiencing the above symptoms. If you are uninformed of this, you can easily make a mistake resulting in a wrong filling of AdBlue and the above signs. You should thus note that whether it is incorrect fuel or adding AdBlue directly, we can assist you hit back on the road.
The Right Kit and Know-how
You are thinking that by doing it alone or getting a close friend who knows about vehicles can help you save some money. Wrong! Our mobile mechanics on post around the place are all fully trained on all of the services we deliver, whatever vehicle it is. Specialist equipment are all in the van to each of the technicians so they can very easily access them even in remote areas. Remember, fuel is meant to ignite and shouldn't be handled by anybody who isn't fully trained to do so.
Our technicians also carry clean fuel to put in your tank once the system has been drained and flushed, and we only ask you for current pump prices. The contaminated fuel has to be in your thoughts too. Don't simply dump it everywhere and wait for the rain to wash it. You need to dispose of it the appropriate way. Fortunately, we can do the job because we are Environment Agency certified. So, your goal of saving some quid might end up of into a big trouble, therefore, can cost you more than you could imagine.
Safe and Legal Disposal
Draining, storage and disposal of contaminated fuel is part of the process when helping our clients who have put the incorrect fuel in their vehicle. We also offer this as a separate service to private individuals or firms. Whether you have a fixed storage tank, a mobile bowser or a selection of containers full of contaminated fuel, as long as we can gain access to them, we can drain them. On your behalf, we can then dispose the waste fuel properly and based on the law of the land.
If you need a VAT invoice to use as proof of wrong fuel or contaminated fuel, don’t worry, we will gladly provide you one which will fully satisfy your insurance agency or employer. Also note that we accept any form of payment as long as it is legal.
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, add some fresh fuel to the tank, change any broken parts that you may consider important and if your battery voltage is low, they will jump start it on the spot leaving you astonished by how organized and efficient they are. They will absolutely supply you with very clean and sufficient fuel to take you to the nearest petrol station.
There are instances when you feel that you have encountered the issue of incorrect fuel when in reality you have not. In such instances, our mechanic will still diagnose and attempt to address the problem. They will also inform you of any changes in price.
Will it take long
On average, 30 minutes is the time it takes us to get you back on the road after putting the right fuel back in your car. Make the call now and have us get involved if you are stuck with car problems, you won’t regret it.
Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Saltaire
Tales from our Saltaire team:
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A woman with a full car of youngsters in her diesel Saltaire had filled her car with £30 of petrol at the Texaco service station. She contacted us crying and very distraught as she had never put petrol in a diesel before and didn't know what could happen to her vehicle in doing so. We told her that all should be ok and that she would be ready to go very quickly. When we arrived she was visible upset but as our engineer started work on the fuel drain she calmed down as she saw that help was at hand and her vehicle wasn't wrecked. She quickly brightened up and was on her way saying, "I can't believe my bad luck putting petrol in my diesel vehicle! Especially with the youngsters in the back."
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A gentleman contacted us from his Saltaire where he had ground to a halt on the hectic street. "I erroneously put the wrong fuel in my diesel car and I soon realised it a few miles along the road!" Happily we were able to attend him in a rather short time, considering the traffic, and he was soon back behind the wheel.
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Incorrect Fuel Recommendations:
- Unleaded in the Diesel Car? Diesel in an unleaded Car? Wrong Fuel in Car in Saltaire?
- You shouldn't start the motor (not even to move your vehicle off the dispenser). Attempting to keep the contaminated fuel in the fuel tank and from delicate fuel system parts will reduce the likelihood of damage to your automobile.
- What do you do? Get in touch with Wrong Fuel SoS at once on
0800 711 7172. - Enjoy expert information on what to do next. Our telephone agents are easily accessible all day and night to make it easier to get started once again.
- Just in case you have started the engine or driven the car, please don't freak out. Almost 99% of cars or trucks run on the wrong fuel can be thoroughly cleaned out with no long term consequences.
- How much is a fuel drain?
Phone us and after one or two short questions we will get you a tailor-made quotation of just how much your fuel drain will cost. - Wesupply complete VAT receipts which could be used to claim your payments back on your car insurance**
Prevalent Petrol in Diesel Symptoms:
The following is a list of general wrong fuel symptoms or signs:
- Losing engine power
- Vehicle stalling, chugging or coughing
- A tough time starting the automobile
- Increased 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:
- 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 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 approved and registered to undertake all types of fuel drains needed for the treatment of mixed fuel. To learn about how we can help get you on the road once again simply give us a call.