Wrong Fuel in Car Leonard Stanley, Gloucestershire

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In the event that you've put petrol in your diesel vehicle in Leonard Stanley we certainly are the company you will need to call. We serve the entirety of the Leonard Stanley region and all adjoining counties.

It was just after 10 pm on a Wednesday and despite the fact that we were promised a dry and fresh afternoon, it hadn't ceased pouring down rain! Mark and I were sitting there talking about the weekend's golf rankings, at the ready for the sixth job that day to arrive. Eventually we received a call from a woman on a business excursion who had gone to the Esso petrol station in Leonard Stanley and put the wrong fuel in a diesel winter grey Volkswagen Touareg 2 hire car in error. She was rather distressed by the sounds of it, crying "I still cannot believe that I've destroyed the car! I'm so familiar with filling my petrol vehicle that I had forgot that I was running a diesel!" We instructed her to calm down and not to worry, plus that things like this regrettably do happen. She was able to move the car to a safe space and, since it was no more than a short distance from where we were, we could arrive at the woman quickly. The contaminated fuel was removed so she was able to return to the Travelodge she was staying at. Even though we got extremely drenched, it was all worthwhile to watch her drive home contented and less stressed. A misfuel correction in Gloucestershire well done in my mind!

If you've unfortunately put the completely wrong fuel in your car and immediately need to have a fuel drain you are probably scanning the internet on the lookout for a rapid, trustworthy, skilled and budget-friendly wrong fuel removal company in Leonard Stanley or Gloucestershire. We are the service for you!

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Marine Fuel Drains

If you find there is the wrong fuel, or even contaminated fuel (most usually water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we can certainly drain it. So long as the boat is either dry-docked, or secured near to an automobile parking bay we can reach the storage tanks and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've performed numerous fuel drains at docks and boatyards throughout the country.

Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it is unleaded petrol or diesel, is without question an important situation to take care of in a motor vehicle - particularly in modern day common-rail engines.

Putting water or AdBlue inside your petrol or diesel will cause idling problems, uneven running, abnormal smoke and, if not dealt with properly, in some cases ruined injectors. Water in petrol is less difficult to clean out as compared with water in diesel - this is mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. However we are able to resolve both situations pretty swiftly.

You should know that if ever the vehicle was run with the water contaminated fuel it will very likely require a new fuel filter fitted seeing as the old one will undoubtedly be thoroughly water-logged and useless.


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A customer had come to a halt on a road, Leonard Stanley just after having wrong fueled. She was weeping and quite agitated as she had put £55 of petrol in her diesel car. As she contacted us we tried to calm her as best we could, encouraging her that all would be okay. By the time we arrived with her she was not annoyed any more and was interested in taking a look at our fuel drainer perform the fuel drain on her company's Volkswagen Touareg 2. Afterwards she said: "My vehicle is like my child, I recently got it so it especially freaked me out that I had put a whole lot of wrong fuel in it. I'm so glad that it was so easily repairable."

We are properly licenced and covered so you understand that the automobile is in reliable hands. With over 150 years of blended fuel removal practical experience we know the best way to get the task finished - no mess, no hassle.

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A customer contacted us from his residence on a street in Leonard Stanley. He exclaimed, "My vehicle (a luxury Volkswagen) is not running and is making dreadful noises when I flip the ignition." He said that he had put unleaded in his diesel car however reckoned he would resolve the problem by putting additional Diesel on top. We arrived promptly, did the drain and filled it up once again with clean Diesel. He told us that he'd be sure to inform people not to fill up in addition to the incorrect fuel but to get it cleaned out promptly.

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A young person who had recently passed his driving test had wrong fueled his cobalt blue Volkswagen Eurovan by having petrol in his diesel at the filling station in Leonard Stanley. He said, "This is just the second occasion I have fueled my vehicle since I purchased it and I don't know how to proceed." He was scared as his father had only just bought him the car. He came across us on the net and so called it without delay, worried about what he should do. Our guy on the call informed him that we could be on scene within forty five minutes and to not move the vehicle while he waited. We did the drain on his vehicle and he stated how astonished he was it was handled so quickly and without any complication at all.

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A customer who had sadly put the wrong fuel in his diesel modified Nissan Cube contacted us for help at the BP petrol station in Leonard Stanley. He had decided to top up before proceeding on to the nearby recreation park . "I put petrol instead of diesel and it wasn't a good beginning to our holiday." It was definitely no problem by any means for our technician to go out and carry out the fuel drain. We hope they enjoyed their holiday break.

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Typical Misfueling Warning signs:

Here is a list of commonplace wrong fuel signs and symptoms:

  • Loss of vehicle power
  • Engine cutting out, stuttering or coughing
  • Problems starting the engine
  • Abnormal smoke

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 certified to execute all varieties fuel drains with regards to the removal of mixed fuel. To learn precisely how we can assist get you on the move again call us.


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