Wrong Fuel in Car Toddington, Gloucestershire

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Petrol in your diesel car in Toddington? You've arrived at the right place. We are able to help you in your emergency and get you driving once more with our specialist fuel removal service.

It was before ten pm on a Saturday and while we were guaranteed a dry night, it hadn't given up on raining! Mark and I were resting going over the weekend's golf, waiting around for the seventh telephone call to come in. Finally we got a phone call from a girl on a company trip who had arrived at the Tesco filling garage in Toddington and put petrol in a diesel classic Nissan rental car. The unfortunate thing was pretty troubled by the sounds of it, stating "I just can't believe I have ruined the car! I'm so accustomed to putting petrol in my petrol vehicle I had did not remember I was driving a diesel!" We told her to calm down and not to fret, and that things like this sadly do happen. She managed to get the vehicle to a secure position and, as it was no more than a short distance off from our van, we could arrive at the customer almost instantly. The contaminated fuel was extracted and she could go home to the motel she was staying in. Even though we got thoroughly wet, it was all worthwhile to see her drive off calm and not so apprehensive. One more misfuel correction in Gloucestershire done well in my mind!

Petrol in diesel Toddington? We are able to support the Toddington vicinity rather well mainly because one of our fuel drainers stays close by and is for that reason not far from the action. If you've put the wrong fuel in your car wherever in Toddington we'll be delighted to come out and do a comprehensive fuel drain. Wrong fuel in diesel in Toddington need not be a massive crisis. We're simply a phone call away.


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AdBlue In Your Diesel

How to proceed in case you’ve poured AdBlue in a Diesel fuel tank?

AdBlue is a solution made out of a blend of urea (32.5%) and deionized water (67.5%). It is definitely devastating to your vehicle's fuel system, particularly if you started the car with AdBlue in your diesel fuel tank. As soon as the engine has been switched on the AdBlue will undoubtedly be pushed into the fuel lines and will swiftly start to crystalise, leading to devastating and expensive problems to your vehicle's fuel system.

Should you discover yourself to be in this situation do not panic! Call us, the UK’s Best fuel contamination company. Our engineers possess the technical know-how and working experience to get you back on the road promptly and efficiently, no mess, no hassle.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If it turns out there is the wrong fuel, or even contaminated fuel (most typically water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we will help get it out. Providing the boat is either on land, or secured close enough to parking bay we will be able to reach the storage tanks and remove the fuel. We have performed numerous fuel drains at docks and boatyards across the country.


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A rather alarmed motorist called us from the BP petrol station at Gloucestershire to advise us that he put unleaded in his diesel new BMW 530; he wasn't quite certain how he'd managed to do it. We assured him it was no worry and soon had our man out to him to clean the contaminated fuel from his car. Having taken away the contaminated fuel, he was swiftly back driving. He told us; "I am truly dumbfounded I put petrol in my diesel car. And the technician who appeared to take care of the fuel drain was really excellent - he did not make me appear like a plonker."

We are thoroughly compliant and insured and thus you know that your car is in dependable hands. We have the capacity to handle virtually all motor vehicle designs without regard to if they have been run on the wrong fuel or just misfueled.

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A gentleman phoned us from Toddington to state that he foolishly pumped unleaded into his diesel old Hyundai Equus. "What a nightmare! How could I put unleaded in my diesel car!" It only took our specialist roughly fifty minutes to fully drain the contaminated fuel from the vehicle. He meticulously flushed the fuel system and then put fresh diesel in the vehicle. The customer was thrilled and it didn't cost him dealership rates to have the job professionally done.

We have technical engineers on duty in the vicinity geared up and waiting to arrive and empty your car or truck of the incorrect fuel or contaminated fuel. We operate 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Every one of our experts are thoroughly skilled and professional in handling all varieties of cars and trucks.

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A youngster who had only recently got his licence had wrong fueled his metallic blue BMW 650 by putting petrol in the diesel at the filling station in Toddington. He said, "This is the second occasion I have fueled my vehicle from the time when I bought it and I don't know how to handle it." He was anxious as his dad had only just bought him the car. He found our company on the web and so called it immediately, scared about what he needed to do. Our man on the phones explained to him that we would be on scene inside 45 minutes and to not touch his car while waiting. We finished the drain on his car and he stated how amazed he was it was addressed so speedily and with not much consequence at all.

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A woman from Toddington with her kids in her diesel mum's Mitsubishi Outlander had filled her car with £50 of petrol at the Sainsburys service station. She called us crying and extremely worried as she had never wrong fueled before and didn't know what might happen to her car . We told her that all would be ok and that she would be in action in no time at all. When we arrived on scene she was visible distressed but while our engineer began work on the fuel drain she calmed down because she discovered that something could be done and her vehicle wasn't ruined. She quickly brightened up and was on the road again saying, "I simply can't believe my luck putting petrol in my diesel car! Particularly with the youngsters on board."

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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.

Usual Wrong Fuel Warning signs:

Here's a list of prevalent wrong fuel signs and symptoms:

  • Diminished engine power
  • Car dying, stuttering or even coughing
  • Difficulty starting the automobile
  • Increased fumes

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Wrong Fuel London is fully credited and registered to perform all forms of contaminated fuel drains relating to the removal of contaminated fuel. To learn exactly how we will assist get you on the move once again just contact us.


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