Wrong Fuel in Car St Johns, Surrey

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Petrol in your diesel car in St Johns? You have reached the right place. We aim to aid you in your situation and get you driving once more with our professional wrong fuel removal service.

It was after 6 pm on a Monday and although we were assured a dry and fresh day, it hadn't ceased pouring! Ryan and me were resting talking about the golf results, at the ready for the sixth job that day to come in. Finally we got the phone call from a lovely women on a company trip who had gone to the Sainsburys filling garage in St Johns and put the wrong fuel in her diesel elegant BMW 8 Series lease car. The unfortunate lady was rather troubled it seemed, telling me "I cannot believe I've ruined the vehicle! I'm so familiar with putting unleaded in my petrol car I totally forgot I was operating a diesel!" We told her to settle back and not to be concerned, and that such things unfortunately can happen. She had managed to maneuver the car into a safe area and, seeing that it was only a short distance off from where we were, we were able to get to the customer quickly. The bad fuel was taken out and she could go home to the Premier Inn she was residing in. Although we got really drenched, it was all worthwhile seeing her drive away calm and less apprehensive. Another fuel drain in Surrey done well in my mind!

Do you know one can find over 150,000 cases of motorists filling their vehicle up with the wrong sort of fuel every twelve months? If you have unfortunately done precisely the same in St Johns, it's possible that we are able to help. Our team of SPA licensed technicians are readily available 24 hours a day to aid you at the roadside using the proper technology to do a fuel drain on your vehicle quickly.

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Waste Fuel Removal

Have a fuel tank sitting in the rear of your garden with old, useless or degraded fuel? We could assist you to get rid of it. We have been called out to many privately owned and commercial properties in Surrey to take care of draining and recycling fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to be able to extract and dispose of waste fuel legally and safely.

Whether the fuel storage is an underground reservoir, a mobile bowser, or perhaps a number of containers in an outbuilding, if we are able to get to it, we can certainly empty it.

AdBlue In Diesel

Throughout Surrey we have discovered an increasing number of occurrences of AdBlue contamination when a person has poured AdBlue directly into their diesel tank. This is to some extent due to people not being totally sure the way to to make use of (note: it's actually not a fuel additive), and partly simply because the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are normally right close to one another on the car.

So, exactly what is the issue with putting AdBlue in your diesel vehicle?

As AdBlue is primarily deionised water, it is like pouring water in to your tank. Diesel and water tend not to mix in any way and trying to run a diesel car on water cannot work. In addition, the urea is seriously corrosive to fuel system hoses and seals and is susceptible to crystalising, damaging injectors and fuel filters. If in case you poured AdBlue in a fuel tank get it drained asap. And certainly don't switch on the engine - not even to shift it off the pump. If you have started the car you would very likely have to have the complete fuel system flushed and fuel filters replaced.

Call us if it turns out you have suffered from AdBlue contamination. We can certainly help. We are Contaminated Fuel Specialists and can fix all types of AdBlue liquid contamination.


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Just had a good night's uninterrupted sleep! It was 7:30 am on a gloomy Monday and I was off to assist an elder lovely lady who put petrol in her diesel daughter's Daihatsu Charade in St Johns. I had been advised she had left the petrol station and was stranded in a country lane on route to see her godchildren. I popped her location into the TomTom and arrived inside an hour. I arrived at the destination and extracted the wrong fuel out of the car. While I was doing it she explained, "Now I'm becoming relatively forgetful in my old age and forgot about the car needing diesel as I'd only bought it several days back because my former one, which I'd had for in excess of 30 years, inevitably stopped working". I got the drain completed and she presented me a Murray mint and thanked me for my work. Such a precious Surrey lady!

It has become a frequent situation, and side of the road assistance team have got the knowledge and tools to handle these types of accidents quickly and efficiently. Phone us TODAY for the leading wrong fuel in car retrieval and repair answer.

We are fully compliant and insured so you know that the vehicle is in safe hands. No matter if you are in an historical rust-bucket or a brand-new super-car we can certainly assist you.

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A gentleman phoned us from his house on a street in St Johns. He exclaimed, "My vehicle (a bright yellow Kia Sportage) is not starting and is making awful sounds when I flip the key." He admitted that he put petrol in his diesel vehicle however believed he would resolve the problem by putting further Diesel on top. We were on scene promptly, carried out the fuel drain and filled him up once more with untainted Diesel. He said after that he'd be absolutely sure to explain to people not to fill up over the wrong fuel but to get it drained promptly.

So, maybe you need a wrong fuel drain or simply guidance on where to start, you can get in touch with us whenever you wish. Ring us day or night and we'll be happy to assist to get vehicle right. Request a wrong fuel drain or guidance right now:

We have fuel drainers on duty in the area completely ready and waiting to show up and drain your motor vehicle of the incorrect fuel or contaminated fuel. We run twenty four hours a day and seven days a week. All of our employees are fully skilled and seasoned in dealing with all sorts of cars.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around St Johns

Below are comments and cases of wrong fuel removal performed in St Johns:

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We were called by a individual whose friend's Suzuki Sidekick had broken down on a road because he put the wrong fuel in it. "I got the pumps confused and pumped petrol instead of diesel in my car in error. These guys arrived and fixed the issue when my car stopped." We purged the unleaded from the diesel tank and flushed the fuel lines meticulously afterwards and the driver could continue on with his deliveries.

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A customer working in St Johns contacted us shortly after she had tried to get her misfueled car to work. She had filled the wrong fuel in her diesel elegant Dodge Avenger and, like plenty before her, thought that she could basically fill the car with diesel and it would be fine. The engine was coughing and then it cut out when she got to the entrance of her office. We soon started on the fuel drain after she called and had it resolved within one hour while she was working. She came outside afterwards and thanked us saying, "I'm very relieved you sorted my car."

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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.

Usual Petrol in Diesel Signs and symptoms:

Here's a list of usual wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

  • Diminished vehicle power
  • Engine conking out, stuttering or coughing
  • Hassles starting the car
  • Excessive smoke

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