Wrong Fuel in Car West Vale, West Yorkshire

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Have you put the incorrect fuel in your car or commercial van? Be calm and don't panic. We can assist you with that problem any hour of the day, 24-7. Just remember not to start you vehicle over and over again. Call us right away. Whatever time of day, may it be night or day, our friendly and accommodating call centre staff are available to help you. You will get back driving your car once again after one of our dispatched mobile mechanics arrives at your car to fix the problem. But before that you just need to answer a few quick questions so we can offer you a fixed price quote.

The first thing you have to do is relax since you have likely not caused any serious or costly damage to your car. We are very efficient and accurate in our work and the probability of incurring additional damages is very low. And in case there are any damaged parts, we will advise you immediately after replacing the mixed fuel with fresh fuel.

As you wait for us to arrive, stay calm and even study a few of the services that we provide such as incorrect fuel in vehicle and others.


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A person phoned us from his West Vale where he had ground to a halt on the busy road. "I incorrectly put the wrong fuel in my diesel car and I soon discovered all about it a few miles along the road!" Happily we were in a position to have an engineer out to him in a relatively quick time, considering the fact it was rush-hour, and he was before long back on the road.



Things to look for if you have put incorrect fuel in car

Whenever you refuel your vehicle tank with the incorrect fuel, your car may start giving many signs that should get you concerned, unfortunately, you may be not able to master them all. However, if your engine starts 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 car.

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With those signs in mind, regardless of your experience with vehicles, in future circumstances you can rest easy. Having this information, knowing signs of wrong fuel in your car or other problems should be easy. And the situation whether you are concentrating or not, will not matter either.

Your fuel might also be contaminated with water

Presence of water in fuel is another thing which can make your car behave in the way explained above. Hence you also have to consider it. You should know that any fuel which is contaminated with water, regardless of whether your vehicle uses diesel or petrol , will always fail the engine leading to an untimely stop.

Diesel engines (modern ones) in these days make use of AdBlue to reduce nitrous pollution in the exhaust fumes. The amount of AdBlue added to your vehicle should be of correct ratio to avoid further problem. It's for this reason, AdBlue has a separate tank attached somewhere. If someone directly added this to your tank not realizing the proper tank to put it in, your engine will be in big trouble because it's is wrong to mix it with fuel. The symptoms you will see is just like what were cited above but don't worry we get it fixed. Just remember what we say to you, "we will always be around you and ready to help in your engine trouble, just ask for help and we'll be there".


The Right Kit and Know-how

It would save some quid if you could organize this out yourself, or maybe your mate who is handy with cars could do it right? That's a mistaken belief! Whatever type of vehicle you have, all of our standby mobile mechanics are fully equipped with the best training and knowledge. Each technician has a van, completely equipped will the specialist tools needed to do the career securely and correctly. Bear in mind, fuel is designed to ignite and shouldn't be handled by anybody who isn't fully trained to do so.


Correct Disposal

Along with assisting you get rid of the contaminated fuel from your car after serving you, we also provide services like properly disposing of any wrong fuel that a private citizen or an individual may want to get rid of legally. If you want to work with us to drain, store or get rid of contaminated fuel in a fixed storage tank, mobile bowser, or a selection of containers filled with contaminated fuel, all you should do is grant us access and be assured of secure and legal disposal on your behalf.


There's also a probability, though it's a rare case, that the problem is actually not wrong or contaminated fuel, do not worry, 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 reasonable call out charge.


Will it take long

Don't panic about hanging around for ages once our mechanic arrives there. We typically target about half an hour. After that, you will be back on the road.

Once you are back driving your car, you would have realized that having the incorrect fuel in your vehicle is not that disastrous at all and we thank you for enabling us to lend a helping hand.


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We were contacted by a gentleman whose West Vale had conked out on a street because he put the wrong fuel in it. "I mixed up the pumps and pumped the wrong fuel in my car . You guys arrived and resolved the matter after my vehicle stopped." We purged the wrong fuel from the diesel tank and flushed the fuel system meticulously afterwards and the gentleman could continue on with his scheduled delivery.

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A gentleman phoned us from his place on a close. He explained, "My car (a West Vale) is not running and is creating very bad sounds when I flip the ignition." He confessed that he had put unleaded in his diesel vehicle however imagined he would resolve the issue by putting extra Diesel on top. We got there quickly, did the fuel drain and filled it up once more with clean Diesel. He said after that he'd be certain to inform people not to fill up on top of the wrong fuel but to get it drained immediately.

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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:

  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 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.

Likely Petrol in Diesel Signs and symptoms:

Here's a list of routine wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Lack of vehicle power
  • Vehicle cutting out, chugging and / or coughing
  • Difficulty starting the automobile
  • Excessive smoke

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