Wrong Fuel in Car Portlethen, Aberdeenshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in Aberdeenshire

If you've mistakenly put the incorrect fuel in the car or truck and at this point need to have the contaminated fuel taken out you are likely trawling the net hoping for a quick, reputable, proficient and affordable fuel drain company in Portlethen or Aberdeenshire. Ok, we are the people to suit your needs!

It was around seven pm on a Thursday and while we were guaranteed a dry evening, it hadn't ceased pouring down rain! Brian and I were sitting going over the football rankings, ready for the seventh telephone call to arrive. Finally we got the call from a young lady on a company trip who had gone to the BP petrol station in Portlethen and filled petrol in her diesel worse for wear Mercedes CLS-Class rental car by mistake. The poor thing was quite distressed by the sounds of it, saying "I just can't believe I've messed up the vehicle! I am so familiar with filling my petrol vehicle that I totally forgot I was using a diesel!" I just advised her to settle back and not to be concerned, and also that these things sadly often happen. She managed to move the vehicle into a protected area and, seeing as it was no more than a few minutes off from us, we could arrive at the lady almost instantly. The incorrect fuel was drained so she was able to go home to the hotel she was living at. Despite the fact we got fairly drenched, it was all worth the effort seeing her drive away satisfied and not so worried. Another fuel drain in Aberdeenshire well done in my opinion!

If you've put the incorrect fuel in your car in Portlethen (incorrect fuel Portlethen) we are the individuals you need to phone. We serve the entirety of the Portlethen region and all adjacent parts.

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Just had a fantastic night of sleep! It was 7:00 in the morning on a sunny Monday and we were on the way to assist an older lady who put petrol in her diesel grass green Jeep Grand Cherokee in Portlethen. She informed us that she had left the filling station forecourt and pulled up on a backwater road en route to visit her grandchildren. I got her location punched in the Satnav and was with her inside an hour. I reached the vehicle and removed the contaminated fuel out of the car. As I was doing the drain she said, "I'm becoming fairly absent-minded in my old age and forgot about the car working with diesel because I'd only just purchased it several days ago right after my previous car, which I'd owned for more than thirty years, finally broke down". I got the drain completed and she offered me a Murray mint and said thanks. Such a pleasant Aberdeenshire woman!

And so, if you've topped up your petrol car with the wrong fuel, or put petrol in your diesel automobile just about anywhere in Aberdeenshire, get in touch with us immediately. Our experienced mechanics are available for you.

Wrong Fuel Assist Portlethen - Wrong Fuel in Car Portlethen

A man called us from his place on a street in Portlethen. He said, "My vehicle (a faithful Peugeot 307) is not running and is generating terrible noises when I turn the ignition." He admitted that he put unleaded in his diesel car however thought he would remedy the problem by putting additional Diesel on top. We got there promptly, performed the fuel drain and filled it up once more with clean Diesel. He said that he'd be absolutely sure to inform people not to fill up over the wrong fuel but to get it cleaned out promptly.

All of our technicians are experienced on the most recent motor vehicles and their fuel systems. We show up at over 4,000 contaminated fuel removals each year in the United Kingdom (yes, there are that many people who do the same thing - you are not by yourself). Our lines are open 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Our technical engineers are on duty whenever you need to have them.

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Well-known Wrong Fuel Signs and symptoms:

Following is a list of routine wrong fuel symptoms:

• Decrease in engine power
• Vehicle stalling, spluttering or hiccuping
• Problems starting the motor
• Excessive 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 refuelled and they will often be able to give you a VA 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 misfuelled 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 approved and trained to carry out all varieties contaminated fuel drains intended for the removal of mixed fuel. To learn precisely how we will assist get you on the move once again give us a call.