Wrong Fuel in Car Donnington, Berkshire

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Put the wrong fuel in a car or truck and somehow succeeded to get to your destination or have broken down on the road - we are able to assist. Our service plan is fully mobile and we will be able to come out regardless of where you are and have the car drained, flushed and running once more in no time - and at a fair price!

It was just after seven pm on a Friday and though we were promised a dry and fresh night, it had not given up on raining! Mark and I were relaxing there commenting on the weekend's football results, waiting for the 6th job that day to arrive. Before long we received a call from a lovely woman on a company expedition who had pulled into the Shell petrol garage in Donnington and filled petrol in a diesel old Honda CR-Z rental car. She was very troubled apparently, stating "I simply cannot believe that I've ruined the vehicle! I am so familiar with putting petrol in my petrol car I had did not remember I was operating a diesel!" We told her to take it easy and not to worry, and also that these things unfortunately do happen. She was able to relocate the car to a secure position and, seeing that it was just a short distance away from where we were, we could find her rather quickly. The contaminated fuel was cleaned up and removed so she was able to get back to the Premier Inn she was living at. Despite the fact we got thoroughly drenched, it was all worth the effort to see her drive off contented and much less stressed. Yet another misfuel correction in Berkshire well done in my opinion!

Are you aware that you may find in excess of 150,000 cases of people filling their vehicle using the incorrect sort of fuel every year? In the event that you have gone and done exactly the same in Donnington, we can certainly help you. We are highly professional fuel drain specialists in Donnington, and are at your disposal 24 hours a day to aid you wherever you are.

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Run Out of Fuel Services

Run out of fuel in Donnington (out of gas - as the Americans would say)? We perform a complete Berkshire Run Out of Fuel Service. We can help to re-fill your car in the event that you are stuck on the motorway, on the side of the road far from a petrol station, or possibly even at home. Our technicians can come out to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (bought at pump prices) and fill up your vehicle. They are also able to handle the typical problems which could come with running out of fuel - including airlocks, vehicle unable to restart, or maybe flat batteries caused by over-cranking.

AdBlue In Diesel

All over Berkshire we have seen a lot more instances of AdBlue contamination wherein a person has poured AdBlue directly into their diesel tank. This is mainly as a consequence of people being unsure of the right way to work with it (please note: it is not a fuel additive), and to some extent simply because the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are typically right close to one another on the automobile.

Now, exactly what is the matter with having AdBlue in a diesel tank?

Since AdBlue is mostly ionised water, it's like pouring water in your tank. Diesel and water don't blend in the slightest and trying to run a diesel car on water isn't going to work. Apart from this, the urea is highly corrosive to fuel system lines and seals and is more prone to crystalising, clogging injectors and fuel filters. If you find you have put AdBlue into a fuel tank remove it asap. And definitely do not start up the car - not even to move it to a parking area. Assuming you did start the vehicle you would in all probability have to have the complete fuel system flushed and filters replaced.

Phone us if you are suffering with AdBlue contamination. We will help you. We are Contaminated Fuel Specialists and will take care of different types of AdBlue liquid contamination.


Wrong Fuel in Car in RG14 Postcode - Donnington Misfueling

A motorist had broken down on a street, Donnington just after having wrong fueled. She was in tears and quite troubled as she had put £50 petrol in her diesel car. When she phoned us we attempted to relax her as well as we could, reassuring her that everything would be ok. By the time we reached her she was not distressed any more and was really interested in taking a look at our technician do the fuel drain on her Ferarri red Subaru Impreza. Later on she said: "My vehicle is akin to my baby, I recently paid for it and it especially freaked me out that I had put such an abundance of wrong fuel in it. I'm gratified that it was easily repairable."

Misfueling your vehicle may well be very over-priced to correct, WHEN you leave it a long time. However, due to the fact we have a crew who take care of the whole of Berkshire, we will be able to get to you very rapidly, no matter the time . We have assisted numerous car owners just like you, who have put petrol in their diesel car or vice versa, and each one of our clientèle will acknowledge that our assistance is the very best hands down. Call us now and have us deal with your misfueling issue straight away.

Whether you're driving a brand-new vehicle or an old design, we have the equipment and expertise to correct the dilemma right there. We remove all the wrong fuel, deal with any troubles brought on by the misfueling, and get you going.

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I'd had a wonderful evening hiking on the weekend and felt delighted the next morning as I set out to help a young couple who were vacationing in Donnington. They broken down after filling the wrong fuel into their burgundy red BMW 745, and were around an hour's drive away. I arrived at their location and smiled as I listened to the wife telling her partner off for being so silly. "Just how could you actually manage to put the wrong fuel in the car?" she told him. I wanted to tell her that this problem goes on everyday in Berkshire and that it's actually nothing at all to be anxious about, and yet he in spite of everything had his ear bent by his wife. Unlucky lad. Anyhow, I cleaned up and removed all the polluted fuel, flushed the engine and filled it up with the right fuel. Watching while they drove off I waved good-bye and thought about what her indoors would tell me if ever I made the exact same blunder... I would never ever hear the end of it!

No matter whether it's wrong fuel or contaminated fuel we are able to help to correct it. Our UK-based call operators are always accessible, even bank holidays, to answer your concerns and help to get you running once more. Call and ask for assistance or information:

With 100's of years of total contaminated fuel removal knowledge you could not be in safer hands. Our operatives have personally seen the lot and done everything. They are properly trained on the most up-to-date cars and carry all appropriate certificates. The company is properly V.A.T. recorded and insured so you know we are no cowboy or “mickey mouse” business.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Donnington

A few of the more typical stories we see from our engineers in Donnington:

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We performed a wrong fuel retrieval job near a spectacular property in Donnington recently. "I put unleaded in my diesel car and managed to almost get home when my car broke down." Our fuel drainer went out, even though it was quite late at night, and did a fuel drain and cleanse on the rust red Honda Civic Si to everyone's satisfaction.

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This was certainly an unsociable hour to be on the road. It was about 2:30am and noone was about. It had been fairly dead up to now, and John and I were sitting around browsing several old papers. This was a rare peaceful moment in Berkshire. Actually it was in fact that tranquil that the moment the telephone ultimately rang I jumped! The voice on the phone stated: "I have just ended my overnight shift and incredibly filled petrol in a sunflower yellow Mercedes CLS-Class by mistake". We told him to inform us just where the vehicle was and we headed out, reaching him in Donnington only half an hour later. The incorrect fuel was extracted from the motor. He said thanks a lot for getting there so fast. While we were heading back to the office we noticed two ladies on the edge of the highway who looked like they suffered a puncture. Accordingly we got out to help them change it, much to their elation.

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Common Wrong Fuel Signs and symptoms:

Here is a list of general wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

  • Diminished vehicle power
  • Engine stalling, stuttering or hiccuping
  • Difficulty starting the engine
  • Increased fumes

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 refueled and they will often be able to give you a VAT 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 misfueled 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 London is fully credited and trained to conduct all varieties contaminated fuel drains with regard to the treatment of contaminated fuel. To discover precisely how we can help get you on the road once again merely give us a call.


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