Wrong Fuel in Car Upper Heaton, West Yorkshire

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Don’t be scared if you figure out that you have mistakenly put the incorrect fuel in your car. Just call us and we will send a team of highly skilled mobile technicians to your vehicle to help you get back to your journey. We advise you do not to restart the vehicle over and over, but just leave it and wait for us to arrive at you. We are available any time of the day and any day of the week. Give us a call now and our friendly staff will respond to your phone call. They will first ask you a couple of questions after which they will provide you a free estimate for the charges.

The first thing you should do is relax since you have most likely not caused any serious or expensive damage to your car. We are very efficient and precise in our work and the odds of incurring additional damages is very low. And in case there are any broken parts, we will advise you instantly after changing the mixed fuel with fresh fuel.

After taking the crucial step of contacting us, you can sit back and relax, and maybe keep yourself busy by reading over our other services other than dealing with the issue of wrong fuel in vehicles.


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It was about 6 pm on a Saturday and even though we were promised a rainless evening, it had not ceased pouring! James and me were resting there talking over the tennis, at the ready for the 8th call for the day to come in. Inevitably we got a phone call from a lovely woman on a business excursion who had pulled into the Tesco filling station and filled petrol in her diesel Upper Heaton lease car in error. She was somewhat distressed by the sounds of it, telling me "I still cannot believe that I have messed up the car! I am just so accustomed to putting petrol in my petrol vehicle that I had forgot that I was using a diesel!" We instructed her to calm down and not to be concerned, also that such things happen. She had managed to maneuver the car into a protected spot and, seeing as it was no more than a short distance from us, we were able to get to the customer without delay. The bad fuel was drained so she was able to go home to the Premier Inn she was living in. Despite the fact that we got pretty wet, it was all rewarding to see her drive off contented and much less apprehensive. Another job well done in my books!



Indicators of incorrect fuel

Whenever you refuel your vehicle tank with the wrong fuel, your car may start giving many signals that should get you concerned, unfortunately, you may be not able to master them all. However, if your engine begins sputtering or if you start seeing a lot of smoke coming out of the exhaust, or your vehicle stops and shows no power at all even if you push 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 end up in a strange car or a car where the autopilot is driving, you should just relax. Since you are now acquainted with the signs of wrong fuel or have encountered it, once it occurs you should be able to observe it. It would not matter if you're concentrating on the problem or not, you will just detect it.

Presence of water in fuel is another problem

A sputtering engine with very low power and a lot of smoke from the exhaust with an eventual stop are also signs of water contamination. It will make your car behave abnormally and ultimately stops regardless of whether it uses diesel or petrol thus you should also suspect it if you find yourself in a situation of doubt.

Adblue is a diesel system additive often put in a vehicle to make exhaust gases less dirty. It is generally administered wrongly, as such, it is essential that it is done by somebody who knows how to use it. Otherwise, it may end up creating problems to your car. To avoid any issues, AdBlue should be contained in a separate tank. But it is very possible to experience incorrect AdBlue usage, particularly if the additive is added directly to the fuel or added by someone who is not aware of the procedure.

Such a problem is also shown by the vehicle not running smoothly hence reduced power and an eventual stoppage. Great news is we are at all times willing to help. Our mobile technicians are used to handling a wide range of vehicle problems, not only water contamination or having the incorrect fuel in the car but this type of problem too.


Flammable materials require not just adequate expertise, but also a variety of relevant tools to manage them appropriately. Fuel for instance, can ignite quickly, turning a small issue into a catastrophic one. It is therefore advisable you involve an expert whenever you are dealing with fuel related problems, although doing it on your own or involving a friend may be cheaper.

Furthermore, our technicians are distributed nationwide, and they are educated to deal with different cars and sort different issues at very inexpensive prices and over a remarkably short time.


We find pleasure in serving our clients well, while at the same time conserving the environment, we are also authorized by the Environment Agency. After draining and flushing the fuel system of clients who have put wrong fuel in their vehicles, or whose fuel is contaminated, we store and later dispose of the contaminated fuel according to the law.

As long as we have access, there is no limit on the size of the contaminated fuel tank. 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.


Right after the technician arrived in your location, without taking too much time, you would be impressed at how fast he drains your tank. He will then change it with clean and fresh fuel. If there are other problem brought about by this wrong fuel such as damaged fuel filter, he will change it out with a new part so you can get back to the road as soon as possible.


In some circumstances, our customer may wrongly diagnose their vehicle as having contaminated fuel. In such instances, our technician will still diagnose and attempt to solve the problem. They will also let you know any changes in price.


Will it take long

We take about half an hour to get you back on the road after putting the incorrect fuel in your vehicle. Make the call now and have us get involved if you are stuck with vehicle problems, you won’t regret it.


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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Upper Heaton

Various stories:

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Yesterday a motorist contacted us after his Upper Heaton stopped along the street. He had by mistake put petrol in the diesel vehicle and drove as far as the street before needing to give up. It was really in the early hours of the day and our engineer, who stays close by, was with him in about a quarter hour. We were able to take out the wrong fuel and put fresh diesel yet again in to the vehicle. "Genuine thanks to you for your prompt response, particularly at 5 a.m., I really am grateful for it."

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A motorist had stopped on a road, just after having wrong fueled. She was sobbing and quite distressed as she had put £60 petrol in her diesel car. As she contacted us we made an effort to relax her as best we could, encouraging her that all would be no problem. By the time we arrived with her she was not aggrieved any more and was pretty intrigued in observing our fuel drainer do the fuel drain on her Upper Heaton. Afterwards she said: "My car is like my baby, I only recently paid for it and so it genuinely worried me that I had put a whole lot of wrong fuel in it. I'm very gratified that it was easily repairable."

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Typical Petrol in Diesel Signs and symptoms:

The following is a list of ordinary wrong fuel signs and symptoms:

  • Decrease in vehicle power
  • Vehicle cutting out, jumping or even coughing
  • Trouble starting the motor
  • Abnormal smoking

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 accredited and certified to execute all varieties of polluted fuel drains with respect to the removing of mixed fuel. To discover precisely how we can help to get you going once more contact us.


Wrong Fuel Reviews Upper Heaton
Reviewer
Fred C
Review Date
2019-01-15
Reviewed Item
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Author Rating 5
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