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Have you accidentally filled your car with the incorrect fuel? Do not worry about that! We can help you any time of the day as we are available 24/7, the whole year round. Don't try and re-start your car, just stay where you are and contact us right away. Our easy to contact call centre is available day and night. Once you provide the required information through answering few basic questions from us, a fixed price quote will be given and one of our mobile mechanics will be at your location immediately so you can get back on the road.
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, besides just wrong fuel in your car. We can also handle cases concerning contaminated fuel and can also often replace faulty or broken filters on your car on the spot. We have a wealth of experience in these cases, so do not worry, in most cases our mobile technicians report little to no significant damage on the vehicles they are called out to service. After draining and flushing the fuel system the engine was restored to its full functionality instantly.
Wrong Fuel in Car Woodlands - Petrol in Diesel Car Woodlands
A teen who had only recently passed his test had wrong fueled his Woodlands by having unleaded in his diesel vehicle at the filling station. He said, "This is the second time I have put fuel in my car from the time when I bought it and I do not know how to proceed." He was also scared because his dad had only just bought him the car. He found our company on the net and so called us right away, afraid about what he should do. Our person on the telephones informed him that we would be with him in forty five minutes and to not touch his car while he waited. We performed the drain on his car and he stated how astonished he was it was taken care of so swiftly and without complication whatsoever.
Causes and Obvious Symptoms
You will probably have just encountered signs of having the wrong fuel in your car, 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
- The exhaust produces lots of smoke
- Your car won't have power regardless of how hard you press the accelerator
- The car will stop on its own
All that said, you will most likely be more careful in future, now that you have experienced putting the wrong fuel in your vehicle. From now on, be aware of those common causes of putting the incorrect fuel in your car:
- You are in a circumstance where you are confused while in a hurry
- Out of concentration since you are on autopilot
- You're using a vehicle you are not used to driving, borrowed or hired
Contamination of fuel by water also results in the above signs.
A sputtering engine with low power and a lot of smoke from the exhaust with an eventual stop are also indicators of water contamination. It does not matter whether your car utilizes diesel or petrol, water can also cause it to work roughly and ultimately stop. So you should also know about it.
Diesel engines (modern ones) nowadays utilize AdBlue to reduce nitrous toxins in the exhaust fumes. The proper amount of AdBlue to be added in the fuel system is very critical. It's generally mounted on a separate tank to avoid directly mixing to your fuel tank. If you get somebody to directly add this to your tank without knowing the proper procedure, it's more likely to cause problem to your engine. Again, the symptoms are very like those described above, and we can put things right for you. Just keep in mind what we say to you, "we will always be around you and ready to help in your engine trouble, just ask for assistance and we'll be there".
Flammable materials require not just adequate expertise, but also a variety of relevant tools to deal with them properly. Fuel for instance, can ignite effortlessly, turning a small issue into a catastrophic one. It is therefore recommended you involve an expert whenever you are handling fuel related problems, though doing it by yourself or involving a friend may be cheaper.
Furthermore, our technicians are distributed across the country, and they are educated to handle various vehicles and sort various troubles at very inexpensive prices and over an amazingly short time.
Avoid further expenses by not selecting something cheap. If you are unskilled or you ask an inexperienced friend to manage your problem to save expenses, it’s possible you might lose the car, instead. You should also bear in mind that you will have to get fresh fuel hence more costs due to transport. Allowing our technicians to serve is both safe and affordable. We are affordable and reasonable in pricing. So bringing clean and fresh fuel to re-fill your tank would not add too much to the general expenses involved. In addition, we will assist you to get rid of contaminated fuel in a secure way.
We are environmental agency certified and have techniques in place to lessen our footprint on the environment in helping our clients. We make certain that we store contaminated fuel or wrong fuel and later dispose it off securely and legally after emptying it out of our client’s vehicle.
Our technicians can drain contaminated fuel from all types of tanks provided they have access to them. These incorporate fixed storage tanks, mobile tanks or group containers containing contaminated fuel, we can manage the job.
In some situations, our customer may incorrectly diagnose their vehicle as having contaminated fuel. In such moments, our technicians will first inspect your vehicle to make sure that it is not and then update you on any new costs before taking any further action
How long does it take to drain the wrong fuel
We take about half an hour to get you back on the road after putting the incorrect fuel in your car. So all you need to do is to make that call, and you won't regret it.
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Common fuel drain tales in Woodlands:
Wrong Fuel in Car Woodlands - Petrol in Diesel Car Woodlands
A woman with her youngsters in her diesel Woodlands had put £50 of petrol at the Sainsburys service station. She phoned us sobbing and extremely distraught as she had never filled up with the wrong fuel previously and didn't know what might happen to her car . We reassured her that the vehicle should be fine and that she would be ready to go quickly. When we got there she was still distressed but while our engineer started work on the fuel drain she calmed down since she noticed that something could be done and her car wasn't unfixable. She quickly cheered up and was up and running saying, "I really can't believe my bad luck putting petrol in my diesel car! Specifically with the kids on board."
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A motorist had broken down just near a road. His Woodlands car had stopped running and he'd no idea what was the problem until he realised he put the wrong fuel in his diesel vehicle. He called us to request a fuel drain and it was then when he told us: "I cannot believe that I did not realise that I put the incorrect fuel in my vehicle." He claimed that he had got very little rest the night before and that must have been the key reason why.
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Misfueling Helpful hints:
- Unleaded in the Diesel Car? Diesel in an unleaded Car? Wrong Fuel in your Car in Woodlands?
- Now don't start up the vehicle (not even to move the car away from the pump). Keeping the polluted fuel in the fuel tank and away from fragile fuel system components will cut down the danger of harm to your vehicle.
- What do I do? Call Wrong Fuel SoS immediately on
0800 711 7172. - Obtain reliable assistance on how to proceed next. Our telephone agents are on hand all day and night to make it easier to be on your way again.
- If perhaps you may have turned on the motor or driven your vehicle, try not to freak out. Very nearly 99% of cars or trucks run on the incorrect fuel can be totally cleaned out without any long term problems.
- How much does it cost to get a fuel drain?
Give us a call and after a handful of simple questions we will be able to provide you a personalised quotation for exactly how much the fuel drain costs. - We are able toprovide you with complete VAT receipts which could be used to claim your money back on your car insurance**
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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.
Typical Petrol in Diesel Symptoms:
The following is a list of customary wrong fuel symptoms or signs:
- Reduced engine power
- Motor conking out, jumping and / or coughing
- Difficulty starting the engine
- Abnormal smoke
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