Wrong Fuel in Car Truro, Cornwall

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Truro

Now you've gone and misfuelled your vehicle in Truro and are asking yourself exactly how to resolve the predicament. If you're here reading through this that implies you're certainly on the right route. Pretty much all you need to do right now is phone us so that we can come and drain your car. As to why us? Smart question. Our firm is SPA accredited, and offers nationwide coverage for anyone who has accidentally tanked up with the incorrect fuel.

An angry elderly gentleman contacted us after his vehicle would not start by Truro. "In my urgency to get where I was travelling, I put unleaded in my diesel car. I didn't really realize right up until the car started to chug and then it ground to a halt right on the road." Fortunately, our fuel drainers are experienced in handling things just like this, and we rapidly had the man back up and running again.

In case you've put the wrong fuel in a car in Truro we are the professionals you really should contact. We operate throughout the entirety of the Truro territory and all nearby towns.

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We can help you with all these mis-fuel problems.

AdBlue Contamination

All around Cornwall we are finding increasingly more occurrences of AdBlue contamination whereby an individual has put AdBlue into their diesel tank. This is mostly stemming from people not understanding how to to make use of (important: it is actually not a fuel additive), and in part due to the fact that the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are often directly close to one another on the vehicle.

Well, what is the problem with having AdBlue in the diesel car? Seeing that AdBlue is mostly ionised water, it's almost the same as putting water in your tank. Diesel and water don't blend in the slightest and trying to run a diesel car on water will never work. Apart from this, the urea is very corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is at risk of crystalising, damaging injectors and filters.

Assuming you have put AdBlue into your fuel tank drain it at once. And absolutely don't start the engine - not even to maneuver it off the pump. If you have started the vehicle you would almost certainly need to have the full fuel system flushed and fuel filters changed.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, no matter whether it's unleaded petrol or diesel, is without question a serious matter to deal with in a car - particularly in more modern common-rail engines. Having water in petrol or diesel will contribute to idling problems, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not remedied effectively, possibly broken injectors. Having water in petrol is less complicated to remove in comparison with water in diesel - mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Having said that we can deal with both situations very easily.

Keep in mind however that so long as the vehicle was run on the fuel contaminated with water it will most likely need a new fuel filter fitted simply because the old one will probably be totally water-logged and ineffective.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If it turns out you've got the incorrect fuel, or even dirty fuel (most commonly water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can help remove it. Providing the boat is either on land, or moored near enough to a motor vehicle parking spot we are able to access the fuel storage tanks and remove the contaminated fuel. We've succesfully done quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards nationwide.}

Disposal of Waste Fuel

Got an old fuel container placed in the rear of your premises with unwanted, unusable or contaminated fuel? We can help you to dispose of it. We've been called out to many domestic and industrial premises in Cornwall to take care of removing and recycling fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to be able to extract and recycle waste fuel legally and safely. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean tank, a portable bowser, or possibly even numerous containers in a storage shed, providing we are able to access it, we could certainly empty it for you.

Re-Fueling Assistance

Run out of fuel in Truro (out of gas - as our American cousins might say)? We operate a full Cornwall Run Out of Fuel Service. We can come to fill up the car if you are having difficulty on a motorway, on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, or possibly even at home. Our technicians can come to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (purchased at pump price) to refill the car. They will be able to take care of the standard issues which could go with running out of fuel - including airlocks, vehicle unable to start, or maybe flat batteries caused by over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Truro, Cornwall

Vehicle Misfuel Truro - Truro Fuel Removal

I appreciated a terrific evening cycling during my holiday and felt pleased the next morning as I was en route to aid a young couple holidaying in Truro. They pulled over after filling diesel into their Vauxhall, and were roughly an hour away. I emerged at their position and laughed while I heard to the woman telling her husband off for being so stupid. "Exactly how could you possibly find a way to fill up by using the wrong fuel?" she demanded of him. I wanted to tell her that this happens on daily basis in Cornwall and that it is nothing at all to worry about, however he all the same got an earful. Unlucky chap. Anyway, I drained the wrong fuel, gave the fuel system a flush and filled them up with the appropriate fuel. While watching them drive down the road I waved farewell and considered what my missus would ask me if ever I did the exact same thing... I would personally under no circumstances hear the end of it!