Wrong Fuel in Car Streatham, Lambeth

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Streatham

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An angry elderly gentleman contacted us when his vehicle wouldn't start by Streatham. "In my urgency to get where I was travelling, I put the wrong fuel in my car. I didn't really realize up to the point the car began to shudder and then it ground to a halt right on the street." Happily, our fuel drainers are experienced in working with situations like this, and we rapidly had the gentleman once more up and running .

Wrong fuel in your car in Streatham? You've arrived at the perfect people. We aim to aid you in this emergency and get you driving again with our dedicated fuel drain services.

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AdBlue Contamination

Throughout Lambeth we are encountering progressively more cases of AdBlue contamination whereby someone has poured AdBlue right into their diesel tank. This is partially thanks to people not understanding the way to to make use of (important: it's actually not a fuel additive), and partially due to the fact that the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are generally directly adjacent to each other on the vehicle.

So, what's the issue with having AdBlue in a diesel vehicle? Seeing as AdBlue is primarily ionised water, it's like pouring water in your tank. Diesel and water do not ever mix at all and trying to run a diesel car on water cannot work. Furthermore, the urea is quite corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is prone to crystalising, obstructing injectors and fuel filters.

In case you poured AdBlue in a fuel tank remove it at the earliest opportunity. And obviously never start up the vehicle - not even to maneuver it from the pump. If you did start the vehicle you will probably have to have the complete fuel system cleaned and fuel filters changed.

Fuel contaminated with water

Fuel contaminated with water, regardless of whether it's unleaded or diesel, is certainly a serious issue to handle in a car - especially in current day common-rail engines. Having water inside your petrol or diesel can certainly trigger idling difficulties, uneven running, increased smoke and, if it is not addressed effectively, in some cases broken injectors. Water in petrol is less difficult to clean out as compared to water in diesel - this is mainly because diesel is an oil. Having said that we are able to take care of both situations quite easily.

Be aware though that as long as the vehicle has been run on the water contamination it will probably need a new fuel filter to be installed because the old one is going to be wholly wet and unusable.

Boat Fuel Drains

If you find you have the wrong fuel, or polluted fuel (most typically water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly help drain it. Providing the boat is either on land, or parked close to a car parking spot we are able to reach the fuel tanks and remove the contaminated fuel. We've done many fuel drains at piers and boatyards across the country.}

Disposal of Waste Fuel

Have a fuel reservoir sitting in the back of your premises containing unwanted and old, useless or degraded fuel? We could assist you to dispose of it. We have been called out to many private and business premises in Lambeth to take care of taking away and recycling fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to be able to extract and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally. Whether the fuel storage is a subterranean reservoir, a mobile bowser, or possibly even several containers in a garage, providing we are able to get to it, we can certainly empty it.

Re-Fueling Assistance

Run out of fuel in Streatham (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We perform a full Lambeth Out of Fuel Service. We can get out to fill up the car any time you are stranded on a 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 (purchased at pump price) to fill up your car or truck. They will be able to handle the common problems which may accompany running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle unable to restart, or maybe flat batteries as a consequence of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Streatham, Lambeth

Wrong Fuel in Car Streatham - Streatham Petrol in Diesel

A gentleman phoned us from Streatham to state that he had unfortunately pumped the wrong fuel in his diesel Nissan. "What a nightmare! I can't believe I put petrol in my lovely diesel car!" It only took the fuel drainer roughly fifty minutes to fully drain the wrong fuel out of the vehicle. He thoroughly purged the fuel system and after that put fresh diesel in the car. The customer was thrilled and it didn't cost him dealership rates to have the job properly completed.