Wrong Fuel in Car Tooting Graveney, Wandsworth

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Unleaded in a diesel car? Regardless if the automobile has been run we can correct the problem and do a comprehensive drain and purge - in the majority of conditions this will have your vehicle running correctly again straight away. We can come to you. We are fully mobile and carry all the equipment required. We have specialised fuel evacuation apparatus on board and are experienced in all types of cars and vans.

WrongFuelSOS.com has attended a great number of fuel drains on cars run with the wrong fuel in Tooting Graveney. The most recent was a businesswoman driving her mint condition Volvo S80: "I incredibly decided to put the wrong petrol in my car and was stuck on the road. Your company had a fuel drainer out to me inside of thirty minutes and the car was up and running once again right away. WrongFuelSOS.com got me on my way once more after only an hour. Thanks."

Put wrong fuel in your vehicle in error in Tooting Graveney? The first thing to do is not to worry! Secondly, you ought to contact us so we can help you with the extraction. Our crew of SPA qualified technicians are on hand 24/7 to assist you at the side of the road using the proper technology to do a fuel drain on your car swiftly.

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Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, no matter whether it is unleaded or diesel, is undoubtedly a significant condition to deal with in a motor vehicle - especially in modern common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue in the diesel or petrol will contribute to idling difficulties, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if it's not sorted out fully, possibly broken injectors. Having water in petrol is quicker to remove in comparison with water in diesel - this is largely because diesel is an oil. Nevertheless we can resolve both cases pretty swiftly.

Be aware though that if ever the vehicle was started with the water contaminated fuel it will likely need a new fuel filter to be fitted as the previous one will undoubtedly be completely water-logged and useless.

Waste Fuel Removal

Have a fuel tank placed in the back of your premises full of unwanted, unusable or contaminated fuel? We are able to help you to get rid of it. We've been called out to quite a few domestic and industrial premises in Wandsworth for the purpose of draining and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to be able to get rid of and recycle waste fuel safely and legally.

Regardless of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean reservoir, a mobile bowser, or possibly even several containers in a garage, assuming that we can access it, we can certainly empty it for you.


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A married couple on the way to see family called us from the Tooting Graveney petrol station in Tooting Graveney to take care of a wrong fuel issue on their silver Dodge Sprinter. They had put the wrong fuel in their diesel car and so now wanted some assistance to get going . It goes without saying that, our engineer soon enough had them back on the road so they could carry on with their trip. Contaminated fuel extracted and everyone grinning again. "I have absolutely no problem recommending you to family and friends. Very good work."

All of our technicians are qualified on the newest cars and their fuel systems. We perform in excess of 4,000 fuel drains annually in the United Kingdom (you bet, there are that many people today who do the same thing - you are not by yourself). Our call centres are open twenty four hours a day and 7 days a week. Our engineers are on-call when ever you want them.

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A person phoned us from his residence on a close in Tooting Graveney. He said, "My car (a pristine Peugeot Expert) is not starting up and is creating terrible sounds when I flip the ignition." He admitted that he put petrol in his diesel vehicle however believed he would solve the issue by putting extra Diesel on top. We were on scene quickly, did the fuel drain and filled it up again with untainted Diesel. He told us that he'd be sure to advise people not to fill up over the incorrect fuel but to have it drained promptly.

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A number of the more usual facts we hear from many of our specialists in Tooting Graveney:

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It's no fun grinding to a halt in a automobile with the improper fuel in the middle of the street. Our last customer who put the incorrect fuel in her car (rugged Peugeot 505) in Tooting Graveney encountered precisely this kind of trouble: "Obviously I accidentally put unleaded in my diesel car last week. I was so concerned about it that I was actually in tears. Nonetheless I needn't have worried as you were fantastic in fixing it."

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A motorist driving in Tooting Graveney called us as soon as she had managed to get her misfueled vehicle to her office. She had filled the wrong fuel in her diesel son's Subaru Impreza WRX and, like countless prior to her, imagined that she could just fill up her vehicle with diesel and it would run no problem. The vehicle was coughing and then it cut out when she reached the the front of her work. We immediately started on the fuel drain following her call and had it repaired within an hour or so while she was at the office. She came out later on and thanked us stating, "I'm extremely pleased you sorted my car."

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Normal Misfueling Warning signs:

Here is a list of the most common wrong fuel signs and symptoms:

  • Loss of engine power
  • Vehicle conking out, jumping and / or hiccuping
  • Problems starting the motor
  • Excessive 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 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 London is fully accredited and registered to fulfill all forms of fuel drains with regards to the treatment of mixed fuel. To find out precisely how we can help to get you on the road again contact us.


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