Wrong Fuel in Car Shadwell, Norfolk

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Petrol in your diesel car in Shadwell? You have reached the correct place. We are here to assist you in this time of need and get you running again with our expert fuel removal service.

It was about five pm on a Wednesday and although we were guaranteed a dry night, it had not ceased raining! Paul and I were relaxing talking over the weekend's footy, prepared for the 8th call for the day to come in. Inevitably we received the phone call from a young lady on a business trip who had arrived at the Shell filling garage in Shadwell and filled the wrong fuel in her diesel deep grey Seat rental car. The poor thing was pretty agitated by the sounds of it, crying "I can't believe that I've wrecked the vehicle! I am so familiar with filling my petrol vehicle that I completely forgot that I was running a diesel!" I just told her to calm down and not to worry, and also that such things sadly do happen. She managed to move the vehicle to a secure spot and, seeing as it was no more than a few miles from where we were, we could reach the woman right away. The contaminated fuel was taken out so she could go home to the motel she was living at. Despite the fact we got very soaked, it was all worth it to see her drive away satisfied and much less worried. Another fuel drain in Norfolk done well in my mind!

On a daily basis in Shadwell you will find motorists exactly as you who regrettably have filled the incorrect type of fuel in their vehicle. If you're here looking for a speedy and trusted fuel drain professional to help you, in that case search no further. We are tremendously experienced fuel drain experts in Shadwell, and are available 24 hours a day to assist you at the side of the road.

The 3 things you SHOULD know about a Misfuel!


Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it's unleaded petrol or diesel, is actually a significant condition to handle in a car - particularly in current day common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue inside your fuel will likely lead to idling issues, lumpy running, increased smoke and, if not remedied fully, possibly ruined injectors. Having water in petrol is less complicated to drain as compared to water in diesel - this is mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Having said that we can resolve both cases rather expediently.

Remember though that in the event that the vehicle was run with the water contamination it will probably require a new fuel filter to be fitted as the old one will undoubtedly be thoroughly water-logged and unusable.

Waste Fuel Disposal

Got a fuel reservoir lying in the back of the garden full of unwanted and old, unusable or contaminated fuel? We're able to assist you to get rid of it. We have been called out to many privately owned and industrial properties in Norfolk to take care of draining and recycling fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to allow us to remove and recycle waste fuel safely and legally.

No matter if the fuel storage is a subterranean tank, a portable bowser, or even a few containers in a storage shed, if we are able to get to it, we are able to empty it for you.


Wrong Fuel in Car in IP24 Postcode - Shadwell Misfueling

A young lady had come to a stop on a road, Shadwell just after having wrong fueled. She was weeping and truly agitated as she had put £42 petrol in her diesel car. As she called us we tried to relax her as well as we could, assuring her that everything would be okay. When we got to her she was no longer aggrieved and was really interested in taking a look at our engineer do the fuel drain on her apple green Hyundai Genesis. Afterwards she said: "My vehicle is akin to my baby, I recently bought it and so it truly horrified me that I had put a lot of wrong fuel in it. I'm so pleased that it was so easily repairable."

So, if you've filled your petrol vehicle with the wrong fuel, or put petrol in your diesel vehicle anywhere in Norfolk, call us right now. Our expert technicians are ready for your call.

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A person contacted us from his home on a street in Shadwell. He exclaimed, "My vehicle (a apricot Land Rover Defender) is not running and is creating awful noises when I turn the ignition." He admitted that he had put unleaded in his diesel car however thought he would fix the problem by putting further Diesel on top. We were on scene quickly, did the drain and filled it up once more with untainted Diesel. He said that he'd be certain to tell people not to fill up on top of the incorrect fuel but to get it drained immediately.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Shadwell

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We recently received a call from a young man who had put the incorrect fuel in his new-shape Lexus in Shadwell. He had come to a stand-still on the street. "After inserting petrol in my diesel car I didn't recognise the dilemma up until we broke down. You drained the wrong fuel from my car and had it working . I was impressed with both your call-out time and your prices". Obviously we appeared promptly and flushed the engine after flushing all the wrong fuel from the diesel tank. When he arrived the technician said the client was scowling, but was very happy after the fuel drain.

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A driver who had unfortunately put unleaded in his diesel brother's Volvo S80 contacted us for assistance at the Esso petrol filling station in Shadwell. He thought it would be good to top up before proceeding on to the local recreation park but had put the wrong fuel in his car. "I put unleaded rather than diesel which wasn't a smart way to begin to our holiday." It was definitely no hassle whatsoever for our technician to go and perform the fuel drain. We hope everyone had a good holiday.

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Well-known Misfuel Symptoms:

Here is a list of general wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

  • Loss in engine power
  • Engine stalling, spluttering and / or hiccuping
  • Problems starting the motor
  • Increased 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 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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