Wrong Fuel in Car Box Hill, Wiltshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in Wiltshire

If you have unleaded in the diesel car or truck, or diesel in a petrol automobile ( incredibly the majority of drivers do this at least once) - we take care of it there and then. Wrong Fuel SoS' skilled technical engineers are on call 24 hours a day. Just call our rapid response number and someone will come to you, flush the contaminated fuel and get you quickly back on the road.

It was just after five pm on a Thursday and although we were promised a dry night, it had not stopped raining! James and I were sitting discussing the recent golf, waiting around for the next call of the day to come in. Finally we had a phone call from a woman on a company excursion who had pulled into the BP filling station in Box Hill and filled petrol in her diesel wife's Mercedes Sprinter 2500 lease car. She was pretty irritated apparently, crying "I simply can't believe that I've messed up the car! I am just so accustomed to putting petrol in my petrol vehicle that I completely did not remember that I was running a diesel!" We instructed her to take it easy and not to worry, also that such things sadly can happen. She managed to maneuver the car to a secure space and, seeing as it was no more than a few miles from where we were, we could find the customer fairly quickly. The bad fuel was cleaned up and removed so she was able to once again go back to the motel she was lodging in. Despite the fact that we got thoroughly drenched, it was all worthwhile to watch her drive off contented and not so worried. Another job in Wiltshire well done in my opinion!

Petrol in your diesel car in Box Hill? You've come to the right place. We are here to assist you in this emergency and get you moving once more with our professional fuel removal service.

Boat Fuel Drains

In the event that there is the incorrect fuel, or perhaps contaminated fuel (most usually water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly help remove it. Assuming that the boat is either dry-docked, or moored near to an automobile parking bay we can gain access to the fuel storage and remove the fuel. We have completed many fuel drains at piers and boatyards throughout the country.

Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, whether it's unleaded petrol or diesel, is in many cases a serious matter to deal with in a motor vehicle - particularly in advanced common-rail engines.

Putting water or AdBlue in the fuel tank can easily lead to idling difficulties, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if it's not addressed fully, in some cases broken injectors. Water in petrol is easier to clean out compared to water in diesel - mostly because diesel is an oil. In spite of this we can solve both circumstances quite swiftly.

Keep in mind though that whenever the vehicle has been run with the water contamination it will more than likely need a new fuel filter fitted simply because the previous one is going to be thoroughly water-logged and ineffective.

Wrong Fuel in Car in SN13 Postcode - Box Hill Misfueling

A relatively concerned customer phoned us from the Shell petrol station at Wiltshire to inform us that he had put petrol in to his diesel shiny Ford C-MAX Hybrid; he wasn't actually certain how he'd managed to do it. We advised him it was no situation and rapidly had our man with him to clean the wrong fuel from his tank. Having purged the bad fuel, he was swiftly back rolling again. He told us; "I am honestly flabbergasted I put petrol in my diesel car. And the person who came to carry out the fuel drain was really excellent - he didn't make me look and feel like an idiot."

Our technicians are professionally dressed and fully equipped to complete the task they need to undertake. Our equipment is state of the art and complies with all EU instructions pertaining to Health & Safety in addition to Environmental Control.

Wrong Fuel Assist Box Hill - Wrong Fuel in Car Box Hill

A gentleman called us from his home on a close in Box Hill. He pronounced, "My vehicle (a beloved Honda Accord) is not starting up and is making terrible noises when I flip the ignition." He confessed that he had put the wrong fuel in his diesel vehicle however reckoned he would resolve the problem by putting extra Diesel on top. We got there promptly, performed the fuel drain and filled him up once more with fresh Diesel. He told us after that he'd be certain to educate people not to fill up in addition to the incorrect fuel but to get it drained promptly.

Regardless if you are driving a state of the art vehicle or an outdated type, we have the hardware along with practical experience to resolve the difficulty right there. We remove all the wrong fuel, deal with any problems created from the misfueling, and get you going.

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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 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.

Familiar Misfuel Warning signs:

Following is a list of very common wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

• Diminished vehicle power
• Engine stalling, spluttering or even hiccuping
• Problems starting the automobile
• Excessive smoking

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Wrong Fuel London is fully approved and trained to conduct all types of wrong fuel drains relating to the removal of contaminated fuel. To find out how we can assist get you on the road again call us.