Wrong Fuel in Car Rucklers Lane, Hertfordshire

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Petrol in your diesel car in Rucklers Lane? You are welcome to Wrong Fuel SoS. Call us and discover exactly how we can certainly help to get you back on the road again.

It was about six pm on a Friday and although we were guaranteed a dry night, it hadn't given up on raining! Dan and me were sitting there talking about the recent rugby, prepared for the 8th call for the day to arrive. Finally we received a phone call from a lovely woman on a business trip who had arrived at the Texaco filling garage in Rucklers Lane and put the wrong fuel in her diesel partner's Cadillac Escalade EXT rental car by mistake. She was rather irritated apparently, stating "I simply can't believe that I've messed up the car! I am just so accustomed to filling up my petrol car that I totally didn't remember that I was using a diesel!" I just told her to take it easy and not to worry, plus that things like this do happen. She managed to relocate the car to a secure space and, since it was no more than a few minutes away from us, we were able to arrive at her rather quickly. The incorrect fuel was taken out and she was able to go home to the motel she was lodging at. Despite the fact that we got extremely drenched, it was all worth it seeing her drive away satisfied and much less apprehensive. One more fuel drain in Hertfordshire well done in my opinion!

Now you've misfueled your car in Rucklers Lane and are thinking about how to fix the predicament. If you are reading this then that means you're in any case on the right path. Pretty much all you ought to do now is phone us in order that we can come and sort your vehicle out. So why us? Excellent question. Our skilled group of technicians are available close to your location to come out and assist you at the roadside making use of specialist equipment.

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Run Out of Fuel Services

Run out of fuel in Rucklers Lane (out of gas - as our American cousins might say)? We perform a comprehensive Hertfordshire Run Out of Fuel Service. We will help to refill your vehicle any time you are stuck on the motorway, on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, or even at home. Our techs can come out to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (at pump price) and fill up your vehicle. They will be able to handle the typical troubles which may accompany running out of fuel - such as airlocks, vehicle unable to restart, or even flat batteries caused by over-cranking.

AdBlue In your Fuel

In Hertfordshire we are encountering a lot more occurrences of AdBlue contamination when someone has put AdBlue inside their diesel tank. This is partially as a consequence of drivers not understanding the right way to work with it (please note: it's in fact not a fuel additive), and in part simply because the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are frequently directly near to one another on the automobile.

Well, what exactly is the issue with putting AdBlue in your diesel vehicle?

As AdBlue is predominantly deionised water, it is like pouring water into your tank. Diesel and water don't blend in the slightest and trying to run a diesel car on water is not going to work. Moreover, the urea is seriously corrosive to the fuel system hoses and seals and is prone to crystallisation, obstructing injectors and filters. In the event that you have put AdBlue into the fuel tank get it drained at once. And certainly be careful not to crank the motor - not even to relocate it into a parking area. In the instance that you have started the vehicle you will most likely need to have the entire fuel system flushed and filters replaced.

Call us if it turns out you have suffered from AdBlue contamination. We can assist. We are Contaminated Fuel Specialists and will be able to handle different types of AdBlue contamination.


Wrong Fuel in Car in HP3 Postcode - Rucklers Lane Misfueling

A young lady had broken down on a road, Rucklers Lane having just wrong fueled. She was weeping and fairly agitated as she had put £60 petrol in her diesel car. When she called us we made an effort to sooth her as well as we could, reassuring her that everything would be ok. When we got to her she was not troubled any more and was really interested in paying attention to our technician complete the fuel drain on her racing green Cadillac Sixty Special. Later she said: "My car is like my child, I recently paid for it and it truly concerned me that I had put such a large amount of wrong fuel in it. I'm really happy that it was so easily repairable."

It does not matter if your vehicle is modern or old, we have got the capabilities, know-how AND gear to ensure that your vehicle is cleared out and purged of any contaminated fuel as soon as possible, so you can proceed with your drive with minimum disruption.

We are thoroughly registered and covered so you understand that your automobile is in dependable hands. We know how to fix all car designs no matter if they have been driven on the wrong fuel or not.

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A man phoned us from Rucklers Lane saying he piped the wrong fuel in to his diesel customised Daihatsu Charade. "Unbelievable! How could I put petrol in my diesel car!" It only took our fuel drainer roughly 50 minutes to completely drain the contaminated fuel from the vehicle. He completely purged the fuel system and after that put clean fuel in the vehicle. The customer was thrilled and it didn't cost him dealer prices to get the job properly completed.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Rucklers Lane

What follows are feedback and cases of fuel drains we have completed in Rucklers Lane:

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We got a phone call from a man whose canary yellow Chevrolet Silverado had broken down on a street because he put the wrong fuel in it. "I got the pumps confused and pumped the wrong fuel in my vehicle . You came out and resolved the situation when my vehicle quit." We drained the wrong fuel from the diesel tank and flushed the engine meticulously and the driver was able to continue with his scheduled delivery.

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It truly was the graveyard shift. It was about 2:30 in the morning and noone was around. It was rather dead thus far, and me and Brian were relaxing looking at some old magazines. This was an uncommon restful hour in Hertfordshire. Actually it was indeed so peaceful that when the phone ultimately rang I jumped! The person on the phone stated: "I've only just ended my night shift and incredibly filled the wrong fuel in the husband's Hyundai Excel". We asked him to tell us where exactly the vehicle was and we hit the road, ending up in Rucklers Lane no more than an hour or so later. The wrong fuel was extracted from the engine and he said thank you for coming out so promptly. While we were coming back home we spotted two girls on the edge of the road who appeared to have a flat tyre. Obviously we stopped and helped them change it, to their elation.

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Normal Wrong Fuel Warning signs:

Here is a list of routine wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Lack of engine power
  • Motor stalling, stuttering or coughing
  • Hassles starting the automobile
  • Abnormal 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 approved and skilled to execute all varieties fuel drains for the removing of contaminated fuel. To discover exactly how we will help get you on the move once more merely give us a call.


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Brian O
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