Wrong Fuel in Car Woodston, Cambridgeshire

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Wrong fuel in your car or bike in Woodston? Thank you for visiting Wrong Fuel SoS. Call us and discover just how we are able to help to get you back on the road again.

It was after 6 pm on a Monday and even though we were promised a dry afternoon, it hadn't stopped pouring down rain! James and I were resting there commenting on the recent footy results, at the ready for the 6th job to arrive. Inevitably we got the phone call from a lovely woman on a business excursion who had gone to the Shell filling garage in Woodston and put the wrong fuel in a diesel luxury Peugeot 104 hire car. She was quite irritated apparently, crying "I can not believe I've destroyed the vehicle! I'm just so accustomed to filling my petrol car I completely didn't remember that I was driving a diesel!" We told her to settle back and not to be concerned, and also that things like this often happen. She was able to maneuver the car into a protected spot and, seeing as it was only a few minutes from our van, we were able to reach the customer right away. The contaminated fuel was extracted so she was able to once again go back to the Premier Inn she was residing at. Even though we got pretty wet, it was all worth it seeing her drive off satisfied and much less worried. Yet another job in Cambridgeshire well done in my books!

If you've put petrol in your diesel car in Woodston (incorrect fuel Woodston) we are the company you need to get in touch with. We cater to the entirety of the Woodston vicinity and all surrounding parts.


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Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it's petrol or diesel, is undoubtedly a significant issue to handle in a motor vehicle - particularly in current day common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue in your fuel may well bring about idling issues, lumpy running, excessive smoke and, if not sorted out fully, possibly damaged injectors. Having water in petrol is easier to get rid of than water in diesel - largely due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Even so we can deal with both circumstances pretty swiftly.

Remember however that any time the vehicle was started on the fuel contaminated with water it will more than likely require a new fuel filter fitted since the previous one is going to be totally water-logged and useless.

Waste Fuel Disposal

Got an old fuel reservoir placed in the back of your premises containing aged, unusable or contaminated fuel? We could help you to get rid of it. We've been called out to several domestic and industrial properties in Cambridgeshire to deal with removing and recycling fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to allow us to get rid of and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally.

Whether the fuel storage is a subterranean reservoir, a mobile bowser, or even some drums in an outbuilding, providing we can access it, we are able to empty it for you.


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A rather concerned driver phoned us from the Total petrol station at Cambridgeshire to tell us that he put petrol in his diesel raspberry red Renault Twingo; he wasn't exactly sure how he'd managed to do it. We assured him it was no worry and rapidly had our engineer out to him to clear the incorrect fuel from his car. Having removed the bad fuel, he was almost immediately back rolling again. He told us; "I can't believe I put the wrong fuel in my car. And the chap who arrived to perform the fuel drain was very very good - he didn't make me look like a plonker."

Our side of the road fuel drain professionals are ready 24 hours a day, all week to furnish roadside assistance in the removing of wrong fuel from ANY type of vehicle. We have lost score of the number of motorists about Cambridgeshire who have contacted us for aid with fuel drains.

We understand what is vital to you and as a result are correctly insured and licenced for this type of work. Additionally, our specialists are fully certified and experienced in handling just about all car types.

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A guy had broken down near a road in Woodston. His mate's Fiat Bravo car had ceased working and he'd no idea what was the problem right up until he noticed he put the wrong fuel in his diesel vehicle. He phoned us to get a fuel drain and that's when he said to us: "I cannot believe that I didn't realise that I put the incorrect fuel in my vehicle." He claimed that he had gotten zero rest the evening before and that must have been precisely why.

You are just a call from getting your misfuel dilemma resolved and being back on the road. We are awaiting your phone call to offer you guidance and our fuel drain support to get you going once more. Give us a ring for instant help:

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Stories from our own Woodston personnel:

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A youngster who had only got his licence had misfueled his dark red Peugeot Expert by getting petrol in the diesel at the service station close to Woodston. He said, "This is just the third occasion I have fueled my vehicle since I got it and I have no clue of how to handle it." He was worried as his dad had only just paid for the car. He located us on the internet and so called it right away, worried about what he ought to do. Our guy on the phones informed him that we could be there within forty-five minutes and to not touch his car while he waited. We finished the fuel drain on his car and he mentioned how surprised he was it was completed so quickly and without complication at all.

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A customer from Woodston with her children in her diesel son's Renault Master had put £50 of petrol at the Tesco filling station. She contacted us weeping and really upset as she had never filled up with the wrong fuel previously and didn't know what could happen to her vehicle because of it. We reassured her that the vehicle should be fine and that she would be on the road in no time at all. When we arrived on scene she was still upset but while our fuel drainer got to work on the fuel drain she calmed down as she discovered that help was at hand and her vehicle wasn't unfixable. She quickly cheered up and was up and running saying, "I just can't believe my misfortune putting petrol in my diesel vehicle! Particularly with the children in the back."

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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.

Prevalent Wrong Fuel Warning signs:

This is a list of standard wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Reduced engine power
  • Car stalling, stuttering and / or hiccuping
  • Problems starting the vehicle
  • Abnormal smoke

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Wrong Fuel London is fully approved and certified to execute all types of contaminated fuel drains with regards to the removing of mixed fuel. To discover precisely how we can assist get you on the move once again merely contact us.


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