Wrong Fuel in Car Upend, Cambridgeshire

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Petrol in a diesel car in Upend? Thank you for visiting Wrong Fuel SoS. Contact us and find out just how we can easily help to get you back on track rapidly.

It was around 9 pm on a Saturday and while we were assured a rainless night, it hadn't stopped raining! Ryan and I were relaxing there commenting on the football, ready for the next telephone call to arrive. Before long we received the call from a lovely women on a business trip who had gone to the Sainsburys petrol station in Upend and filled petrol in her diesel bright yellow Hyundai Excel hire car. She was rather irritated it seemed, saying "I can't believe that I've wrecked the vehicle! I'm just so used to putting petrol in my petrol vehicle I completely didn't remember that I was running a diesel!" I just asked her to calm down and not to be concerned, also that things like this do happen. She was able to relocate the car to a protected spot and, seeing that it was only a few minutes off from where we were, we were able to arrive at the woman fairly quickly. The wrong fuel was taken out so she could once again go back to the Travelodge she was staying in. Although we got thoroughly wet, it was all rewarding to see her drive away relaxed and much less worried. One more misfuel correction in Cambridgeshire well done in my mind!

Did you realise that one can find in excess of 150,000 examples of everyday people filling their vehicles with the incorrect sort of fuel each twelve months? In the event you've done exactly the same in Upend, it's possible that we are able to help you. Our crew of SPA licensed technicians are accessible 24/7 to assist you at the roadside with the proper equipment to carry out a fuel drain on your car quickly.

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Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Water contaminated fuel, whether it's petrol or diesel, is generally a significant situation to deal with in a car - particularly in current day common-rail engines.

Putting water or AdBlue in your fuel tank can potentially bring about idling issues, irregular running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not taken care of correctly, possibly ruined injectors. Having water in petrol is easier to get rid of as compared to water in diesel - mostly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Nevertheless we can handle both situations quite simply.

Be aware that if ever the vehicle was started with the water contaminated fuel it will likely require a new fuel filter to be installed seeing as the old one will undoubtedly be completely water-logged and unusable.

Waste Fuel Disposal

Got an old fuel tank laying at the rear of your garden with out of date, useless or degraded fuel? We can assist you to dispose of it. We have been called out to many privately owned and commercial properties in Cambridgeshire to deal with draining and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to enable us to remove and recycle waste fuel safely and legally.

No matter if the fuel storage is a subterranean reservoir, a mobile bowser, or possibly even a number of drums in a storage shed, assuming that we are able to access it, we are able to empty it.


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A married couple on their way to visit relatives phoned us from the Upend petrol station in Upend to correct a wrong fuel problem on their burgundy red Suzuki Sidekick. They had put unleaded in their diesel car and then required some aid to get started again. Not surprisingly, our fuel drainer before long had the car running so they could continue their trip. Contaminated fuel eradicated and absolutely everyone cheerful . "I have zero problem recommending them to people. Excellent service."

It matters not whether your vehicle is mint condition or classic, we have the capabilities, knowledge AND hardware to ensure that your vehicle is cleared out and flushed of all the contaminated fuel as quickly as possible, so that you are able to proceed with your passage with minimum disruption.

We have full Environment Agency licencing and Public Liability Insurance intended for your own reassurance. Whether you are driving an archaic rust-bucket or a new sports-car we are able to help you.

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A gentleman called us from Upend saying he had unfortunately piped unleaded into his diesel metallic silver Cadillac SRX. "What a nightmare! How could I put unleaded in my beautiful diesel car!" It only took the technician approximately fifty minutes to fully drain the contaminated fuel from the car. He carefully purged the fuel lines, filter and pumps and after that put fresh diesel in the car. The customer was thrilled and it didn't cost him dealer rates to get the task properly performed.

No matter whether you're driving a brand-new car or an old style, we have the gear along with know-how to resolve the dilemma on the spot. We clean out the incorrect fuel, handle any complications created from the misfueling, and get you moving.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Upend

Some of the more usual facts we get from many of our specialists in Upend:

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I'm not ever so excited about doing the job on weekends, and a couple weeks ago was no different. I had only just left the wife and kids following a fantastic roast prepared by the better half, and I was en route to help a man because he filled the wrong fuel in his stylish Cadillac Eldorado. He was somewhere in Upend so I was on scene quickly. As I arrived behind the car and stepped out he told me "Thank the Almighty! I had my concentration on other things and did not ascertain I had put the wrong fuel in my petrol vehicle. I need to know if I brought on any kind of problems simply by running it?" I stated generally there should not be any harm and that I would get the contaminated fuel drained as soon as possible. As expected I drained the fuel from the car and filled it with the suitable fuel, and then another pleased customer could continue his trip without the bother. He could not stop thanking me, and that can make carrying out work on Sundays in Cambridgeshire that tiny bit easier to me!

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A lady driving in Upend called us after she had tried to get her wrong fueled automobile to the office. She had put the wrong fuel in her diesel husband's Renault Laguna and, like many people before her, believed that she could just top up the tank with diesel and it'd run no problem. The car was coughing and then it cut out when she got to the the front of her office. We promptly started on the fuel drain following her call and got it fixed inside 60 minutes whilst she was at the office. She came out later on and thanked us saying, "I'm really delighted you sorted my car."

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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.

Well-known Misfueling Signs and symptoms:

Following is a list of standard wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Loss in engine power
  • Car dying, jumping or hiccuping
  • Difficulties starting the automobile
  • Excessive smoking

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Wrong Fuel London is fully authorised and certified to fulfill all forms of wrong fuel drains relating to the removing of contaminated fuel. To discover how we will assist get you moving once again just give us a call.


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