Wrong Fuel in Car Longhirst, Northumberland

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Unleaded in a diesel car? Even when the vehicle has been run we are able to correct the issue and complete a full drain and cleanse - in the majority of instances this should have your vehicle going correctly again straight away. We can come to you. We are fully mobile and have all the hardware needed. We have specialist fuel retrieval tools on board and are skilled in all makes of cars.

It was just before ten pm on a Friday and while we were guaranteed a rainless afternoon, it had not stopped raining! Mark and I were resting talking over the weekend's tennis, ready for the seventh fuel drain that day to come in. Finally we received the call from a young lady on a business expedition who had pulled into the Esso filling garage in Longhirst and put the wrong fuel in a diesel light blue Lexus LFA rental car in error. She was pretty distressed apparently, stating "I just can't believe I have wrecked the vehicle! I am just so used to filling my petrol car that I totally forgot I was running a diesel!" We advised her to settle back and not to worry, plus that such things regrettably often happen. She was able to get the vehicle into a safe spot and, seeing as it was just a few miles away from us, we were able to arrive at the lady almost instantly. The contaminated fuel was taken out and she could return to the Travelodge she was residing in. Despite the fact that we got thoroughly soaked, it was all worth the time to watch her drive off calm and less anxious. Another job in Northumberland well done in my books!

Petrol in your diesel car in Longhirst? You've come to the right place. We are here to aid you in this emergency and get you moving once again with our professional fuel drain services.

The 3 things you SHOULD know about fuel contamination!


AdBlue In your Fuel

In Northumberland we have identified more and more cases of AdBlue contamination where an individual has poured AdBlue right into their diesel tank. This is mainly as a result of drivers not knowing how to use it (take note: it is not a fuel additive), and to some extent because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are usually directly next to each other on the automobile.

Well, what exactly is the situation with putting AdBlue in your diesel car?

As the product is mainly ionised water, it is as bad as putting water in your tank. Diesel and water will not mix in the least and attempting to run a diesel car on water cannot work. Moreover, the urea is very corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is prone to crystalising, blocking injectors and fuel filters. If in case you put AdBlue in your fuel tank empty it as quickly as possible. And most certainly take care not to turn over the engine - not even to maneuver it to a parking spot. In the event that you did start the vehicle you would in all probability have to have the full fuel system cleaned and filters replaced.

Phone us in the event that you are struggling with AdBlue contamination. We will help. We are Specialists in dealing with contaminated fuel and can easily take care of every type of AdBlue contamination.

Boat Fuel Drains

In the event that you've got the incorrect fuel, or perhaps contaminated fuel (most usually water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly help get it out. So long as the boat is either on land, or moored close to parking spot we are able to access the storage tanks and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've undertaken quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards throughout the country.


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A fairly concerned customer phoned us from the BP petrol station at Northumberland to inform us that he had put petrol into his diesel partner's Mitsubishi Challenger; he wasn't actually certain how he'd managed to do it. We explained to him it was absolutely no situation and soon enough had our specialist out to him to drain the contaminated fuel from his vehicle. Having taken out the wrong fuel, he was soon back on the road. He told us; "I can't believe I put petrol in my diesel car. And the guy who came to do the fuel drain was especially pleasant - he didn't make me seem like a fool."

We have technicians on call in the local area completely ready and waiting to turn up and drain your automobile of the wrong fuel or polluted fuel. We run twenty four hours a day and seven days a week. All of our specialists are totally competent and knowledgeable in working with all varieties of cars.

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A man had stopped just near a road in Longhirst. His racing green Vauxhall Astra motor had ceased operating and he'd no idea what was awry until he realised he had put the wrong fuel in his diesel vehicle. He called us to request a fuel drain and that is when he told us: "I can't believe that I didn't detect that I had put the incorrect fuel in my vehicle." He stated that he had gotten very little sleep the day before and that must have been the key reason why.

Regardless if you are in a state of the art car or an older design, we have the equipment along with practical experience to fix the problem on the spot. We remove the wrong fuel, address any issues caused by the misfueling, and get you running.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Longhirst

Usual fuel drain articles in Longhirst:

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We not too long ago had a call from a businessman who had put the wrong fuel in his aunt's Toyota Land Cruiser in Longhirst. He had conked out on the street. "After putting unleaded in my diesel car I didn't notice the quandary till the time it ground to a halt. You removed the wrong fuel from my car and had it working again. I was amazed due to both your call-out time and your prices". Of course we arrived on the scene promptly and flushed the engine after draining all the petrol from the diesel tank. When he arrived the engineer said the driver was fuming, but was pleased afterwards.

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A customer driving in Longhirst called us after she had tried to get her misfueled automobile to work. She had filled the wrong fuel in her diesel metallic blue Kia Spectra and, like many before her, imagined that she would be able to basically fill up the car with diesel and it'd run okay. The engine was chugging and then it cut out when she arrived at the entrance of her work. We soon went to work on the fuel drain after she called and got it resolved in an hour while she was at the office. She came out soon after and thanked us stating, "I'm extremely relieved you repaired my car."

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Standard Petrol in Diesel Signs and symptoms:

Following is a list of routine wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

  • Losing vehicle power
  • Car dying, chugging or even hiccuping
  • Problems starting the engine
  • 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 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 licensed and trained to undertake all varieties fuel drains with regards to the extraction of mixed fuel. To find out exactly how we will assist to get you going once again just give us a call.


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