Wrong Fuel in Car Shifnal, Shropshire

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Put the incorrect fuel in a car or truck and by some means were able to get to your destination or have broken down on the road - we will be able to help you out. Our service plan is fully mobile and we can easily come out irrespective of exactly where you are and have the automobile drained, cleansed and running again very quickly - and at an acceptable price!

It was just after 10 pm on a Monday and while we were promised a dry and fresh evening, it had not given up on raining! Dan and me were seated going over the recent footy rankings, at the ready for the 6th telephone call to come in. Inevitably we got the phone call from a lady on a business excursion who had arrived at the BP petrol station in Shifnal and put petrol in a diesel work's Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG hire car in error. She was pretty affected apparently, saying "I still can't believe that I've ruined the car! I'm just so familiar with filling up my petrol vehicle I had didn't remember that I was operating a diesel!" I told her to settle back and not to fret, and also that things like this regrettably can happen. She managed to relocate the vehicle into a protected space and, as it was only a few miles off from us, we could get to the customer right away. The bad fuel was drained so she was able to once again go back to the hotel she was staying in. Despite the fact that we got pretty soaked, it was all rewarding to see her drive off satisfied and a lot less stressed. One more fuel drain in Shropshire done well in my books!

Put incorrect fuel in your motor in error in Shifnal? The principal thing is not to fret! Next, you will want to get in touch with us so we can help you with the removal. We are specialist wrong fuel retrieval and drain specialists. Fully certified and knowledgeable in engaging with virtually all models of cars.

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Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Water contaminated fuel, regardless of whether it is petrol or diesel, tends to be a serious situation to handle in a vehicle - particularly in more modern common-rail engines.

Putting water or AdBlue in diesel or petrol is going to result in idling problems, irregular running, excessive smoke and, if not dealt with properly, potentially ruined injectors. Having water in petrol is less difficult to get rid of as compared with water in diesel - this is mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Even so we are able to take care of both circumstances fairly quickly.

Remember that if ever the vehicle has been started on the water contaminated fuel it will very likely need a new fuel filter to be installed as the previous one will probably be completely water-logged and ineffective.

Marine Fuel Drains

If it turns out you've got the incorrect fuel, or even contaminated fuel (most usually water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can help drain it. Provided that the boat is either on land, or parked near to a motor vehicle parking spot we can access the fuel storage tanks and drain out the contaminated fuel. We have done many fuel drains at marinas and boatyards in the uk.


Wrong Fuel in Car in TF11 Postcode - Shifnal Misfueling

A rather alarmed customer called us from the Shell filling station at Shropshire to tell us that he put petrol in to his diesel matte black Vauxhall Zafira; he wasn't entirely sure how he'd managed to do it. We explained to him it was absolutely no worry and soon enough had our engineer with him to drain the incorrect fuel from his car. Having extracted the bad fuel, he was almost immediately back rolling again. He told us; "I am truly shocked I put petrol in my diesel car. And the person who came out to take care of the fuel drain was very nice - he did not make me look like a plonker."

Additionally our workforce of wrong fuel experts handle the whole of Shropshire, which implies that your position is in our neighbourhood. The moment we have confirmed exactly where you are , we will turn up at your location as rapidly as we can and retrieve any incorrect fuel from your vehicle. The thing is that the quicker you remove all the wrong fuel from your vehicle, the less harm is caused. Therefore grab that telephone and call our phone number. A workforce of SPA skilled technicians are available and waiting to help, regardless of what day or hour it happens to be.

We care for your automobile equipped with our comprehensive registration and insurance cover. With around one hundred and fifty years of blended wrong fuel removal practical experience we know the correct way to get the task finished - no problem.

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A man had conked out near a street in Shifnal. His brother's Land Rover Freelander II engine had stopped operating and he'd no clue what was faulty till he realised he had put petrol in his diesel car. He called us to request a fuel drain and it was then when he told us: "I can not believe that I did not realise that I put the wrong fuel in my car." He said that he had gotten no sleep the day before and that could have been why.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Shifnal

Below are comments and examples of fuel drains we've done in Shifnal:

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No one likes breaking down in a vehicle running on the wrong fuel in the middle of the road. Our most recent customer who put the incorrect fuel in her car (metallic silver VW Golf) in Shifnal suffered with exactly this kind of dilemma: "As you know I accidentally put unleaded in my diesel car last week. I was so stressed about my error that I was actually in tears. Fortunately I shouldn't have concerned myself as you were amazing in dealing with the problem."

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A woman from Shifnal with a full car of little ones in her diesel faithful Volkswagen Eurovan had put £30 of petrol at the Co Op petrol station. She phoned us weeping and really upset as she had never filled up with the wrong fuel before and did not know what could happen to her car . We reassured her that everything would be alright and that she would be back in action in no time at all. When we arrived she was still upset but as our technician got to work on the fuel drain she calmed down since she recognised that something could be done and her car wasn't unfixable. She quickly cheered up and was on the road again saying, "I can't believe my luck putting petrol in my diesel car! Specifically with the children on board."

Draining Petrol from a Diesel

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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 VAT 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.

Well-known Misfueling Symptoms:

This is a list of typical wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Reduced engine power
  • Engine dying, chugging and / or hiccuping
  • Trouble starting the motor
  • Excessive smoking

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Wrong Fuel London is fully qualified and skilled to conduct all varieties contaminated fuel drains relating to the removal of contaminated fuel. To find out precisely how we can help to get you on the road again merely call us.


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