Wrong Fuel in Car Harwood Dale, North Yorkshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in North Yorkshire

Petrol in your diesel car in Harwood Dale? Welcome to Wrong Fuel SoS. Call us and enquire exactly how we can easily help to get you back on the road once again.

It was around 9 pm on a Friday and though we were guaranteed a rainless afternoon, it had not stopped raining! James and I were relaxing there talking about the recent sports rankings, at the ready for the 6th fuel drain that day to come in. Before long we got a phone call from a woman on a business excursion who had pulled into the Texaco petrol garage in Harwood Dale and put the wrong fuel in a diesel burgundy red Audi S6 rental. She was pretty distressed apparently, stating "I simply cannot believe I've destroyed the vehicle! I'm just so familiar with filling my petrol car that I completely didn't remember I was driving a diesel!" I asked her to calm down and not to worry, and that things like this unfortunately can happen. She managed to maneuver the vehicle into a secure position and, seeing that it was only a short distance off from the office, we could reach the customer without delay. The bad fuel was extracted and she could return to the motel she was living at. Even though we got thoroughly drenched, it was all worthwhile to see her drive off satisfied and a lot less concerned. Another misfuel correction in North Yorkshire well done in my books!

Every day in Harwood Dale you can find motorists just as yourself who unluckily have filled the wrong type of fuel in their car. In the event that you are searching for a quick and reputable fuel drain expert to aid you, then look no more. We are SPA certified, and can provide countrywide cover for any person who has inadvertently tanked up with the wrong fuel.

AdBlue Contamination

All around North Yorkshire we have found increasingly more cases of AdBlue contamination wherein a person has poured AdBlue right into their diesel fuel tank. This is partially due to people not knowing the right way to to make use of (pay attention: it is actually not a fuel additive), and partially because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are frequently right next to one another on the vehicle.

So, precisely what is the situation with having AdBlue in the diesel vehicle?

Because the product is predominantly ionised water, it is almost the same as pouring water in your tank. Diesel and water really don't blend at all and trying to run a diesel car on water cannot work. Apart from this, the urea is quite corrosive to fuel system pipes and seals and is prone to crystalising, blocking injectors and fuel filters. In case you poured AdBlue into a fuel tank get it out at the earliest opportunity. And definitely never switch on the car - not even to move it into a parking bay. In case you have started the car you will in all probability have to have the whole fuel system cleaned and filters changed out.

In case you find yourself in this predicament do not fret or panic! Contact us, the UK’s Number 1 fuel contamination service. Our engineers have the practical knowledge and experience to have you back on your way rapidly and efficiently, without mess or fuss.

Marine Fuel Drains

In the event that you've got the wrong fuel, or perhaps contaminated fuel (most commonly water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help clean it out. Provided that the boat is either dry-docked, or parked near enough to a motor vehicle parking spot we should be able to gain access to the fuel tanks and remove the fuel. We've carried out quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards across the country.

Wrong Fuel in Car in YO13 Postcode - Harwood Dale Misfueling

Just had a good night of sleep! 7:00 am on a warm Tuesday and I was on my way to assist an old woman after she put the wrong fuel in her diesel classic Mazda626 in Harwood Dale. I'd been informed she had driven away from the filling station forecourt and stranded on a backwater road on route to visit her family. I plugged her location straight into the Satnav and was with her within 60 minutes. I got to the destination and extracted the wrong fuel in the car vehicle. As I was working she explained, "I'm getting quite forgetful in my senior years and did not remember about the vehicle using diesel because I had only just acquired it a few days ago right after my other one, which I had had for more than thirty years, inevitably broke down". I got the job completed and she gave me a peppermint and thanked me for my work. What a precious North Yorkshire lady!

Our side of the road recovery crew are on hand round the clock, 7 days a week to offer roadside services in the eradication of wrong fuel from ANY type of vehicle. We have lost number of how many people around North Yorkshire who have called us for aid with fuel drains.

And so, in the event that you have filled your petrol vehicle with the wrong fuel, or put petrol in your diesel motor vehicle just about anywhere in North Yorkshire, get in touch with us immediately. Our professional technicians are all set for your call.

Wrong Fuel Assist Harwood Dale - Wrong Fuel in Car Harwood Dale

I had a terrific afternoon golfing during my holiday and was feeling pleased with myself the next working day as I set off to aid a young couple on vacation in Harwood Dale. They'd broken down after inserting the wrong fuel in their dark green BMW Z8, and they were roughly half an hour's travel away. I got there at their position and smiled to myself while I heard to the woman chastising her man for turning out to be so silly. "How could you even be able to fill the car up with the wrong fuel?" she said to him. I attempted to tell her that this problem comes to pass everyday in North Yorkshire and that it's in reality nothing to stress about, however he all the same got an ear bashing. I felt genuine sympathy for the lad. In any case, I drained all the contaminated fuel, flushed the engine and filled it up with the proper fuel. While they drove down the road I shouted hasta la vista and wondered what my missus would say to me if I did the same thing... I would personally never ever live it down!

All of our technicians are trained on the most up-to-date motor vehicles and their fuel systems. We participate in more than 7,000 contaminated fuel removals on a yearly basis in the UK (you bet, there are that many individuals who err - you are certainly not on your own). Our call centres are open 24 hours a day and every day of the week. Our technicians are on duty whenever you require them.

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Typical Wrong Fuel Warning signs:

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

• Losing vehicle power
• Motor dying, jumping or even coughing
• A tough time starting the car
• Excessive 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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Wrong Fuel SoS is fully approved and certified to carry out all categories of polluted fuel drains with regard to the removing of contaminated fuel. To find out how we can help get you on the road once again just call us.