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Don’t be worried if you find out that you have accidentally put the incorrect fuel in your car. Do not panic, you can just call our offices, and we will send one of our well-trained mechanics who will reach out to you anywhere you are and help you get back on the road. We advise you do not to restart the car again and again, but simply leave it and wait for us to arrive at you. Our offices operate twenty-four hours a day for all the seven days of the week. Contact us today and our welcoming staff will respond to your call. They will first ask you a few questions after which they will offer you a free estimate for the charges.
First off, don't panic, you almost certainly haven't ruined your engine or caused expensive damage. The incorrect fuel added in your tank will be drained and flush out. So far in 99% of the cases we handled like this, we have not failed. You can get your engine back 100% functional. If it's required to replace a filter in your engine, we can often do that too, right away in the same location.
So, while you are waiting for our mechanic to arrive, read on about putting incorrect fuel in your car, contaminated fuel and other services we can deliver.
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A gentleman phoned us saying he mistakenly pumped unleaded in to his diesel Thackley End. "I can't believe it! I can't believe I put unleaded in my beautiful diesel car!" It took our specialist about 50 minutes to fully drain the incorrect fuel out of the vehicle. He meticulously cleaned the fuel system and put clean diesel in the car. The customer was happy and it didn't cost him dealership rates to have the job professionally performed.
Signs of incorrect fuel
Whenever you refuel your vehicle tank with the wrong fuel, your car may start giving many signs that should get you concerned, unfortunately, you may be unable to master them all. Nonetheless, if you were driving a vehicle, and abruptly you observe that your vehicle is giving off too much 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 eventually comes to a stop, then there is little doubt that you are facing a wrong fuel in your vehicle issue.
We learn from experiences and mistakes so we shouldn't get too down so much whenever we deal with such scenarios since they make us more careful and equip us with the appropriate mentality and abilities on how to handle such issues in future. You should avoid being in a rush, not concentrating when you are on autopilot, and being in a car you are borrowing or hiring to avoid having the same mistake.
Your fuel might also be contaminated with water
Presence of water in fuel is yet another thing which can make your car behave in the way mentioned above. Hence you also need to consider it. It will make your car behave abnormally and eventually stops regardless of whether it uses diesel or petrol thus you should also suspect it if you find yourself in a situation of doubt.
A lot of modern diesel engines use AdBlue, a system that cuts down the air pollution of the engine. The right amount of AdBlue to be added in the fuel system is very critical. It's usually mounted on a separate tank to prevent directly mixing to your fuel tank. If somebody directly added this to your tank not realizing the correct tank to put it in, your engine will be in big trouble because it's is incorrect to mix it with fuel. Again, the signs 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".
We have the necessary resources and skills
Lots of people get tempted to handle the issue on their own or seek the assistance of a good friend who they believe is highly trained with engines with the hope of saving the repair fee. What they forget is that cheap is expensive and using an untrained individual 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 mechanics have the proper tools and skills on how to deal with the above problems no matter the type of car.
We have all it takes to be the best option for you. One such reason is the fact that we carry fresh fuel that we can put to your tank once we have emptied out the contaminated one, and we charge the same price as that priced in gas station hence you don’t have to worry about being charged excess. The other reason is the reality that we dispose of all contaminated fuel and we are certified by the Environment Agency, and this will save you from incurring fees and even dealing with prosecution if you decide to do it yourself.
Safe and Legal Disposal
When we render our service of cleaning your engine because of wrong fuel, it's already a package that we take good care of draining, storage and the process of discarding the waste fuel. It is also a separate service we offer businesses and private individuals. Whether you have a fixed storage tank, a mobile bowser or a selection of containers full of contaminated fuel, as long as we can get access to them, we can drain them. Once the contaminated fuel has been collected, we can securely and legally dispose of it on your behalf.
We Are Coming
Our mobile technician should arrive anytime in your location. For the mean time, read some facts about a vehicle have a wrong fuel in the tank. If they aren't with you already, they will be very soon, as we try to reach the most of our clients stranded at the roadside within an hour.
First thing our technicians will do upon reaching your place is to make sure if indeed it is a problem of wrong or contaminated fuel. If they find out that it is not, they will let you know and then charge a small call-out fee.
Will it take long
Works by the technician won't take very long, so you do not have to wait for hours. You can get back on the road very soon. Our average fixing time is around 30 minutes.
So, after giving us a call putting the wrong fuel in your car won't have to be the nightmare you initially thought it was going to be.
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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Thackley End
A few of the ordinary facts we hear from the engineers in Thackley End:
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I'd had a great evening hiking on my off day and felt contented the following working day as I set off to help a new couple who were on vacation. They'd broken down after adding petrol in their Thackley End, and the car was about half an hour away. I arrived at their position and laughed while I heard to the lady telling off her man for being so foolish. "Just how could you conceivably be able to put the wrong fuel in the car?" she asked him. I tried to explain that this takes place frequently and that it's really nothing at all to be concerned about, even so he all the same had an ear bashing. Unfortunate boy. Anyway, I extracted all the wrong fuel, flushed the fuel system and filled it up with the proper fuel. Watching as they drove off I mouthed good bye and wondered what her indoors would tell me in the event that I made the exact same blunder... I'd never hear the end of it!
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Ahhh, that was a good night's sleep! 7:00 am on a bright Sunday and we were on the way to help an elder sweetheart after she put the wrong fuel in her diesel Thackley End. She told us that she had left the filling station and stranded on a country road on the way to pay a visit to her grandchildren. I got the location punched into the Satnav and was on-scene inside 60 minutes. I arrived at the destination and removed the contaminated fuel in the car vehicle. While I was doing it she explained, "Now I'm getting quite absent-minded in my old age and did not remember about the vehicle using diesel seeing that I'd only just got it several days back after my former car, which I'd had for more than twenty years, finally broke down". I got the job done and she presented me a toffee and said thanks a lot. What a delightful woman!
Roadside Wrong Fuel Removal
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Tips:
- Unleaded in a Diesel Car? Diesel oil in an unleaded Car? Incorrect Fuel in Car in Thackley End?
- Please do not turn on the car (not even to move your vehicle from the pump). Attempting to keep the contaminated fuel in the fuel tank and clear of sophisticated fuel system components will cut down the danger of damage to your engine.
- What do you do? Simply call Wrong Fuel SoS right now on
0800 711 7172. - Benefit from professional guidance concerning what you should do next. Our phone agents are always ready 24/7 to enable you to get started once again.
- If perhaps you have started the motor or driven it, try not to worry. Approximately 99% of motor vehicles run on contaminated fuel can be properly cleaned out without any subsequent long term problems.
- How much is the price for wrong fuel recovery?
Contact us and after a handful of questions we will be able to give you a tailored quotation for how much your fuel drain will cost. - We cansupply complete VAT receipts which can be utilised to claim your cash back on your car insurance**
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- All major credit cards recognised
- 24/7 on the road assistance
- Environment Agency certified
- SPA competent specialists
- Correctly insured and licensed
- National Assistance
- Fresh Fuel supplied @ pump price
Familiar Wrong Fuel Signs and symptoms:
Here's a list of very common wrong fuel symptoms or signs:
- Diminished vehicle power
- Motor stalling, chugging or even coughing
- Hassles starting the automobile
- Abnormal 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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