Wrong Fuel in Car Lottisham, Somerset

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In the event that you might have put petrol in your diesel vehicle in Lottisham we definitely are the people you should call. We operate throughout the entirety of the Lottisham area and all adjoining areas.

It was about five pm on a Tuesday and despite the fact that we were guaranteed a dry and fresh evening, it hadn't given up on pouring down rain! James and me were sitting commenting on the rugby, waiting for the sixth call of the day to arrive. Finally we got a phone call from a lovely woman on a company excursion who had pulled into the Sainsburys petrol station in Lottisham and put petrol in her diesel well worn Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class rental by mistake. She was very troubled by the sounds of it, stating "I just can't believe that I have destroyed the car! I'm just so familiar with filling up my petrol vehicle that I had forgot that I was running a diesel!" We instructed her to relax and not to fret, and that these things unfortunately happen. She managed to move the car into a protected spot and, because it was only a few miles away from where we were, we could arrive at the woman fairly quickly. The bad fuel was drained and she could return to the hotel she was living at. Despite the fact we got really soaked, it was all worth it to see her drive home contented and much less worried. One more misfuel correction in Somerset done well in my books!

Do you know you may find more than 150,000 examples of individuals filling their car using the wrong kind of fuel every calendar year? In the event that you have gone and done precisely the same in Lottisham, we can easily help you. Our team of SPA qualified technicians are on hand 24/7 to assist you at the roadside using the proper equipment to perform a wrong fuel drain on your car swiftly.

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Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, whether it is unleaded or diesel, is generally a serious issue to handle in a vehicle - especially in modern day common-rail engines.

Having water or AdBlue inside your fuel can potentially bring about idling problems, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not remedied correctly, oftentimes broken injectors. Water in petrol is less complicated to remove when compared with water in diesel - this is mainly because diesel is an oil. Even so we are able to handle both situations quite swiftly.

Take note though that if ever the vehicle was started on the water contamination it will likely require a new fuel filter to be fitted simply because the previous one will undoubtedly be totally water-logged and ineffective.

Out of Fuel Services

Run out of fuel in Lottisham (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We operate a comprehensive Somerset Out of Fuel Service. We will come to re-fill your automobile in the event that you are stranded on the motorway, on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, or perhaps even at home. Our techs can come out to you with 10-20 litres of the correct fuel (bought at pump price) and fill up your car or truck. They can also take care of any of the usual issues which may go with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle not starting, as well as flat batteries as a result of over-cranking.


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The owner of a work's Land Rover Defender 110 was sorry that he had put the wrong fuel in his diesel automobile when he got onto the street and it coughed and stopped. "I've gone and put petrol in my diesel car," is what he informed us the initial time he called. In truth, when he initially called us he said he wanted to comparison shop, but he called us back soon enough because our price and call-out times were the most desirable. As you can imagine, our engineer had him performing his deliveries well within the time we had estimated.

Our side of the road recovery team are at hand 24 hours a day, every day of the week to offer roadside services in the removing of contaminated fuel from ANY kind of car. We've lost number of what number of people around Somerset we've had contact us for help with wrong fuel problems.

We maintain comprehensive Environment Agency compliance and full Insurance intended for your own peace of mind. Regardless of whether you are in an aged rust-bucket or a new luxury car we can certainly help out.

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A person called us from Lottisham to state that he unfortunately pumped unleaded in his diesel dirty red Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG. "Unbelievable! I can't believe I put unleaded in my nice diesel car!" It only took the fuel drainer about fifty minutes to fully drain the incorrect fuel from the vehicle. He completely purged the fuel system and after that put fresh diesel in the car. The customer was very pleased and it didn't cost him dealer rates to get the task professionally done.

Therefore, no matter if you need a wrong fuel drain or simply tips on what you should do, you can telephone us whenever needed. Phone us any time and we will be proud to help you to put everything right. Phone immediately and discover exactly how we will assist:

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Lottisham

Several of the typical troubles we pick up from the specialists in Lottisham:

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We completed a wrong fuel retrieval exercise near a lovely property in Lottisham recently. "I had put petrol in my diesel car and was able to virtually get home when my car quit." Our fuel drainer went out, regardless that it was pretty late at night, and did a thorough fuel drain and cleanse on the dark blue Skoda Yeti to everyone's satisfaction.

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A customer who had put the wrong fuel in his diesel mustard yellow Cadillac Fleetwood called us for a fuel drain at the Esso filling station in Lottisham. He had decided to top up before continuing on to the local recreation park . "I put petrol rather than diesel and it wasn't a good way to start to our getaway." It was no challenge in any way for our technician to go along and do the fuel drain. We hope they enjoyed their holiday.

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Standard Petrol in Diesel Signs and symptoms:

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

  • Losing vehicle power
  • Vehicle stalling, stuttering and / or hiccuping
  • A tough time starting the vehicle
  • Abnormal 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 authorised and registered to perform all types of fuel drains with respect to the extraction of contaminated fuel. To learn about exactly how we will assist get you on the road once again contact us.


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