Wrong Fuel in Car Portglenone, County Antrim

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Wrong fuel in a diesel vehicle? Whether or not the car has been run we can correct the problem and complete a 100 % drain and purge - in 99% of cases this will have your car going properly again straight away. We come to you. We are 100 % mobile and take along all the hardware required. We have specialised fuel removal tools on board and are knowledgeable in all makes of cars and vans.

It was just after 6 pm on a Tuesday and though we were assured a rainless day, it had not stopped raining! Mark and I were relaxing there discussing the weekend's footy, waiting for the next call to come in. Eventually we got a call from a young lady on a business excursion who had arrived at the Tesco filling station in Portglenone and put petrol in her diesel elegant BMW Z4 hire car by mistake. The poor thing was quite distressed apparently, telling me "I simply cannot believe I've messed up the car! I am just so used to filling my petrol car that I completely forgot that I was using a diesel!" We advised her to settle back and not to fret, and that things like this regrettably do happen. She had managed to maneuver the car into a secure area and, seeing as it was just a short distance off from the office, we could find her right away. The contaminated fuel was drained so she could go home to the motel she was lodging at. Even though we got fairly drenched, it was all worth the time seeing her drive away contented and much less concerned. Yet another job in County Antrim done well in my books!

Did you realise that one can find over 150,000 examples of motorists filling their cars up with the incorrect kind of fuel each and every calendar year? In the event you've gone and done precisely the same in Portglenone, it's possible that we can certainly help. Our team of SPA licensed mechanics are accessible 24 hours a day to help you at the side of the road with the correct technology to undertake a fuel drain on your car swiftly.

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A young lady had come to a stop on a road, Portglenone having just misfueled. She was sobbing and quite distressed as she had put £42 of petrol in her diesel car. As she phoned us we made an effort to calm her as best we could, encouraging her that it would be fine. When we arrived with her she was not upset any more and was interested in taking a look at our engineer perform the fuel drain on her beloved BMW X5 M. Afterwards she said: "My vehicle is like my child, I only recently purchased it so it especially concerned me that I had put such an abundance of wrong fuel in it. I'm glad that it was very easily repairable."

No matter if your automobile is modern or old, we possess the skills, know-how AND equipment to ensure that your vehicle is drained and purged of any contaminated fuel as quickly as possible, which means that you are able to carry on with your passage with nominal interruption.

Therefore, in case you've filled your petrol vehicle with the wrong fuel, or put the wrong fuel in your diesel motor vehicle wherever in County Antrim, phone us now. Our competent mechanics are completely ready for your call.

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A man contacted us from his residence on a close in Portglenone. He explained, "My car (a aunt's Audi A4) is not starting and is creating very bad sounds when I turn the ignition." He said that he had put petrol in his diesel vehicle however reckoned he would solve the problem by putting extra Diesel on top. We got there quickly, did the fuel drain and filled him up once more with clean Diesel. He said after that he'd be absolutely sure to advise people not to fill up on top of the wrong fuel but to get it cleaned out right away.

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A young adult who had recently got his licence had wrong fuelled his brother's Cadillac Brougham by putting petrol in the diesel at the station close to Portglenone. He said, "This is only the third occasion I have filled up my vehicle from the time when I purchased it and I don't know how to proceed." He was also worried as his father had only just paid for the car. He came across our company on the net and so called it without delay, frightened about what he needed to do. Our guy on the telephones advised him that we would be there inside forty five minutes and to not touch the vehicle while he waited. We carried out the drain on his vehicle and he mentioned how astonished he was it was taken care of so swiftly and with not much complication .

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A motorist who had unfortunately put petrol in his diesel maroon Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class called us for a fuel drain at the Texaco filling station in Portglenone. He thought it would be good to top up before continuing on to the local caravan park . "I put petrol as opposed to diesel which wasn't a great way to start to our holiday." It was certainly no problem whatsoever for our engineer to go and carry out the fuel drain. We hope the family enjoyed their holiday break.

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Familiar Wrong Fuel Warning signs:

The following is a list of likely wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Loss of engine power
  • Engine stalling, stuttering and / or hiccuping
  • Problems starting the automobile
  • Excessive 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 refuelled 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 misfuelled 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 accredited and approved to perform all types of fuel drains for the extraction of contaminated fuel. To find out how we can assist get you on the road once more just contact us.


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