Wrong Fuel in Car Sandwich, Kent

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Sandwich

If you've mistakenly put the completely wrong fuel in your car and so need to have a fuel drain you are in all likelihood scanning the net on the lookout for a quick, trustworthy, proficient and affordable wrong fuel removal company in Sandwich or Kent. We are the company for your needs!

It was around eight pm on a Thursday and although we were promised a dry and fresh afternoon, it had not stopped pouring down rain! James and me were sitting going over the recent sports rankings, prepared for the seventh telephone call that day to arrive. In due time we got a call from a lady on a business expedition who had pulled into the Shell petrol station in Sandwich and filled the wrong fuel in a diesel Nissan lease car. She was rather agitated apparently, saying "I can't believe that I've wrecked the vehicle! I am so used to putting unleaded in my petrol car that I totally did not remember I was running a diesel!" I advised her to relax and not to fret, and also that things like this sadly happen. She had managed to relocate the vehicle to a safe area and, because it was no more than a few minutes off from the office, we were able to get to her quickly. The incorrect fuel was cleaned up and removed and she was able to return to the Travelodge she was lodging at. Even though we got pretty drenched, it was all worth the effort seeing her drive off relaxed and a lot less concerned. Another fuel drain in Kent well done in my mind!

Contaminated fuel Sandwich? We can support the Sandwich area very well due to the fact that one of our engineers lives locally and is close to the action. Any time you've put unleaded in your diesel vehicle wherever in Sandwich we'll be delighted to come out and do a complete fuel drain. Wrong fuel in diesel in Sandwich needn't be a huge issue. We're merely a telephone call away.

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AdBlue In Your Diesel

In Kent we have seen increasingly more instances of AdBlue contamination wherein someone has poured AdBlue inside their diesel fuel tank. This is to a degree stemming from people not understanding the way to to make use of (note: it's actually not a fuel additive), and partly due to the fact that the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are often right close to each other on the car.

Well, what exactly is the trouble with having AdBlue in the diesel tank? Because AdBlue is predominantly ionised water, it is like putting water in your tank. Diesel and water really don't blend at all and trying to run a diesel car on water isn't going to work. In addition, the urea is incredibly corrosive to your fuel system lines and seals and is more prone to crystallisation, clogging injectors and fuel filters.

If perhaps you put AdBlue in your fuel tank remove it at the earliest opportunity. And of course be careful not to start up the motor - not even to move it off the pump. In the instance that you did start the car you will almost certainly need to have the full fuel system cleaned and fuel filters replaced.

Water contaminated fuel

Fuel contaminated with water, whether it is unleaded or diesel, is usually a significant situation to deal with in a car - specifically in modern day common-rail engines. Water in diesel or petrol will trigger idling issues, irregular running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not taken care of properly, in some cases broken injectors. Water in petrol is easier to drain as compared to water in diesel - this is largely due to the fact that diesel is an oil. However we are able to take care of both circumstances very quickly.

You should know however that if the vehicle has been run with the fuel contaminated with water it will most likely require a new fuel filter fitted as the old one will be wholly wet and unusable.

Boat Fuel Drains

If you find there is the incorrect fuel, or polluted fuel (most usually water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can help you clean it out. So long as the boat is either dry-docked, or situated near to a vehicle parking bay we are able to reach the storage tanks and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've completed quite a few fuel drains at piers and boatyards across the country.}

Management of Waste Fuel

Got an old fuel container sitting at the rear of your premises containing out of date, useless or contaminated fuel? We're able to assist you to get rid of it. We've been called out to several private and industrial properties in Kent to take care of draining and disposing of fuel storages. We are registered by the Environment Agency to allow us to extract and recycle waste fuel legally and safely. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is an underground tank, a mobile bowser, or even a number of containers in an outbuilding, as long as we can access it, we could certainly drain it.

Re-Fueling Service

Run out of fuel in Sandwich (out of gas - as the Americans would say)? We run a comprehensive Kent Out of Fuel Service. We can help to fill up the car in cases where you are stuck on the motorway, roadside far from a petrol station, or possibly even at home. Our techs can come out to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (at pump price) and fill up your car or truck. They will deal with any of the standard troubles which might go with running out of fuel - such as airlocks, vehicle not restarting, , or even dead batteries resulting from over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Sandwich, Kent

Vehicle Misfuel Sandwich - Sandwich Fuel Removal

I had a perfect evening hiking on my day off and felt contented the next morning as I headed out to assist a young family away in Sandwich. They'd pulled over after inserting petrol into their Ford, and they were roughly half an hour's travel away. I emerged at their position and smiled while I listened to the woman berating her husband for actually being so silly. "Just how could you even find a way to fill the vehicle up using the wrong fuel?" she asked him. I tried to clarify that this happens on daily basis in Kent and that it is absolutely nothing to be concerned about, nevertheless he all the same got an earful by his better half. Unfortunate chap. Anyway, I extracted all of the contaminated fuel, gave the fuel system a flush and filled it up with the proper fuel. Watching them drive away I mouthed good bye and pondered on what my missus would tell me if I did the same thing... I'd personally under no circumstances live it down!