Wrong Fuel in Car Accrington, Lancashire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Accrington

On a regular basis in Accrington you can find people just like you who unluckily have put the wrong sort of fuel in their vehicle. In case you're looking for a rapid and reliable fuel drain technician to help you, then look no more. Our qualified group of technicians are ready and waiting in the vicinity of your position to come and aid you at the side of the road using professional equipment.

It was just after 8 pm on a Thursday and while we were guaranteed a rainless evening, it had not stopped pouring down rain! James and me were sitting discussing the weekend's tennis results, at the ready for the sixth call that day to come in. Inevitably we had a call from a young lady on a business expedition who had pulled into the Esso petrol station in Accrington and put petrol in a diesel Peugeot rental car by mistake. The unfortunate thing was pretty agitated apparently, telling me "I simply can't believe that I have messed up the car! I'm so familiar with putting unleaded in my petrol car that I had did not remember that I was operating a diesel!" I just advised her to relax and not to be concerned, plus that these things sadly often happen. She managed to get the vehicle into a safe area and, because it was no more than a short distance from our van, we could get to the lady swiftly. The incorrect fuel was taken out and she could once again go back to the motel she was living at. Despite the fact we got fairly drenched, it was all worth it seeing her drive home calm and less anxious. A job in Lancashire well done in my books!

If you have petrol in the diesel car, or diesel in a petrol automobile ( incredibly a large number of motorists do this at least once) - we deal with it there and then. Wrong Fuel SoS' skilled engineers are on call 24/7. Simply call up our emergency number and they will come out, flush the wrong fuel and get you quickly back on your journey.

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AdBlue In Diesel

All around Lancashire we are identifying a lot more examples of AdBlue contamination when somebody has poured AdBlue right into their diesel fuel tank. This is mostly as a consequence of people not knowing the right way to work with it (important: it's in truth not a fuel additive), and to some extent due to the fact that the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are usually right close to each other on the automobile.

Now, what exactly is the situation with putting AdBlue in the diesel tank? Seeing that the product is primarily ionised water, it is actually almost the same as putting water in to your tank. Diesel and water don't blend at all and attempting to run a diesel car on water cannot work. Also, the urea is particularly corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is more prone to crystalising, clogging injectors and fuel filters.

Give us a call if you are affected by AdBlue contamination. We can certainly help. We are Specialists in dealing with contaminated fuel and will be able to correct every type of AdBlue fluid contamination.

Water contaminated fuel

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it's unleaded or diesel, is usually an important situation to take care of in an automobile - specifically in modern-day common-rail engines. Water in petrol or diesel may well result in idling issues, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if not remedied properly, oftentimes blown injectors. Water in petrol is a lot easier to get rid of when compared with water in diesel - this is primarily because diesel is an oil. Having said that we are able to deal with both cases very expediently.

Take note however that whenever the vehicle has been started on the water contaminated fuel it will more than likely need a new fuel filter fitted simply because the previous one will likely be totally wet and unusable.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If you find you've got the incorrect fuel, or dirty fuel (most usually water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help you remove it. As long as the boat is either dry-docked, or secured near enough to a motor vehicle parking spot we can access the fuel storage and remove the contaminated fuel. We've succesfully done many fuel drains at piers and boatyards across the country.}

Waste Fuel Disposal

Have a fuel tank sitting in the back of the garden containing unwanted, unusable or contaminated fuel? We can help you to dispose of it. We have been called out to a number of privately owned and industrial properties in Lancashire to take care of draining and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to allow us to extract and recycle waste fuel safely and legally. Whether the fuel storage is an underground tank, a portable bowser, or perhaps even a few containers in a storage shed, as long as we are able to get to it, we could certainly drain it.

Re-Fueling Support

Run out of fuel in Accrington (out of gas - as the Americans would say)? We perform a complete Lancashire Out of Fuel Service. We will come to fill up your car in the event that you are stranded on the motorway, on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, or even at home. Our specialists can attend with 10-20 litres of the right fuel (purchased at pump price) and refill the car. They can also handle the most common issues which could come with running out of fuel - including airlocks, vehicle failing to start, and even dead batteries resulting from over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Accrington, Lancashire

Wrong Fuel Doctor Accrington - Accrington Wrong Fuel in Car

A customer called us from his place on a road in Accrington. He said, "My car (a Citroen) is not starting up and is producing very bad sounds when I flip the key." He admitted that he put petrol in his diesel car however imagined he would resolve the problem by putting more Diesel on top. We showed up promptly, carried out the drain and filled it up once again with clean Diesel. He said he'd be sure to educate people not to fill up on top of the incorrect fuel but to have it cleaned out right away.