Wrong Fuel in Car Dalby, Lincolnshire

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Wrong fuel in a diesel car? Regardless of whether the automobile has been driven we can correct the issue and complete a full drain and purge - in the majority of situations this will have your vehicle going properly again right away. We can come to you. We are fully mobile and take along all the equipment necessary. We have specialised fuel removal devices on board and are experienced in all types of cars and vans.

It was around 10 pm on a Monday and though we were guaranteed a rainless evening, it had not given up on pouring down rain! Ray and I were seated talking over the sports results, at the ready for the seventh fuel drain that day to come in. Finally we had a phone call from a woman on a business trip who had pulled into the Shell filling station in Dalby and put the wrong fuel in her diesel dirty red Suzuki Reno rental car. The poor lady was quite irritated apparently, saying "I simply can't believe that I have ruined the car! I'm just so used to putting petrol in my petrol vehicle I had forgot that I was operating a diesel!" We asked her to relax and not to worry, and also that these things sadly can happen. She managed to move the car to a safe spot and, as it was just a few minutes off from the office, we could get to her rather quickly. The wrong fuel was removed so she was able to once again go back to the Travelodge she was residing in. Although we got very wet, it was all rewarding seeing her drive off calm and not so anxious. A misfuel correction in Lincolnshire well done in my opinion!

Filled up with petrol in your diesel car in Dalby? It's a considerably more common predicament than you would believe. Well, we are able to help you. WrongFuelSoS.com offers you a couple of key catch-phrases: National and Twenty-four hours a day. And we follow them closely. Regardless of wherever you are in Dalby or the UK we are able to come to you to help drain your car.

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AdBlue In your Fuel

All around Lincolnshire we are identifying more and more instances of AdBlue contamination when an individual has poured AdBlue inside their diesel tank. This is to a certain extent as a consequence of people being unsure of the way to use it (remember: it is in fact not a fuel additive), and partly simply because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are normally right close to each other on the automobile.

Now, what is the situation with having AdBlue in the diesel tank?

Seeing that the product is mainly deionised water, it is actually as bad as putting water in to your tank. Diesel and water don't mix in any way and attempting to run a diesel car on water will not work. Furthermore, the urea is highly corrosive to fuel system hoses and seals and is more prone to crystalising, damaging injectors and filters. In case you have put AdBlue into the fuel tank empty it asap. And certainly be careful not to turn over the engine - not even to shift it into a parking spot. If perhaps you have started the car you will most likely need to have the entire fuel system flushed and fuel filters replaced.

Contact us if it turns out you are going through AdBlue contamination. We can certainly help. We are Specialists in dealing with contaminated fuel and are able to attend to different types of AdBlue fluid contamination.

Boat Fuel Drains

If perhaps you've got the wrong fuel, or contaminated fuel (most typically water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can help remove it. As long as the boat is either on land, or secured near to an automobile parking bay we are able to reach the tanks and remove the fuel. We've carried out many fuel drains at docks and boatyards nationwide.


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What a great night's sleep! It was 7:00 am on a warm Wednesday and we were en route to assist an old woman who put contaminated fuel in her diesel baby blue Fiat in Dalby. I'd been advised she had driven away from the filling station forecourt and was pulled up in a country road on route to see her family. I popped her location straight into the Satnav and was on-scene within an hour or so. I arrived at the location and drained the wrong fuel out of the vehicle. As I was doing it she said to me, "Now I'm becoming somewhat forgetful in my old age and didn't remember about the car using diesel as I had only just purchased it a short while back right after my previous car, which I had for more than 30 years, eventually stopped working". I finished the job and she gave me a Murray mint and said thanks. Such a delightful Lincolnshire woman!

It doesn't matter if your car is brand spanking new or classic, we have the skills, knowledge AND tools to make sure that your car is drained and flushed of any existing contaminated fuel as soon as possible, so that you have the ability to proceed with your passage with the minimum interruption.

We are completely compliant and covered and thus you are aware your motor vehicle is in safe hands. Regardless of whether you are driving an old jalopy or a newly purchased sports-car we can help out.

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A person called us from Dalby saying he had stupidly pumped unleaded in his diesel shiny Toyota Highlander. "I can't believe it! I can't believe I put the wrong fuel in my beautiful diesel car!" It took our specialist around 50 minutes to fully drain the contaminated fuel out of the car. He totally flushed the fuel system and then put fresh diesel in the vehicle. The customer was thrilled and it didn't cost him car dealership prices to get the job professionally done.

All of our experts are experienced on the most recent motor vehicles and their fuel systems. We perform well over 7,000 fuel drains yearly in the UK (you bet, there are that many people who also make the mistake - you are certainly not by yourself). Our lines are open 24 hours a day and every day of the week. Our technicians are available when ever you need them.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Dalby

A number of the common facts we come across from many of our employees in Dalby:

Wrong Fuel in Car Lincolnshire - Petrol in Diesel Car Dalby

We had a call from a man who put the incorrect fuel in his mint green BMW Alpina B7 in Dalby. He had broken down on the street. "I was pleasantly surprised at how speedy you people were in having a technician out to assist me when I unleaded in my diesel car. Thank you". Needless to say we showed up promptly and flushed the engine after draining the contaminated fuel from the diesel tank. The driver was delighted by the time we were done and he was able to drive away completely happy.

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A young lady from Dalby with her little ones in her diesel friend's Lexus had put £42 of petrol at the Sainsburys station. She phoned us sobbing and genuinely upset as she had never put petrol in a diesel previously and didn't know what might happen to her car because of it. We told her that everything would be ok and that she would be back ready to go quickly. When we arrived she was visible distressed but as our technician got to work on the fuel drain she calmed down as she saw that something could be done and her vehicle wasn't ruined. She quickly brightened up and was on her way saying, "I simply can't believe my bad luck putting petrol in my diesel car! Specifically with the little ones in the back."

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Standard Petrol in Diesel Signs and symptoms:

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

  • Decrease in engine power
  • Motor conking out, chugging and / or hiccuping
  • Issues starting the motor
  • Abnormal smoking

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 VA 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 SoS is fully qualified and certified to conduct all forms contaminated fuel drains regarding the removing of contaminated fuel. To find out exactly how we can assist get you going once again merely contact us.


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