Wrong Fuel in Car Thorney Island, West Sussex

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Petrol in a diesel car? Even when the car has been run we are able to fix the problem and do a full drain and flush - in the majority of cases this should have your vehicle running normally again immediately. We can come to you. We are fully mobile and take along all the kit required. We have professional fuel retrieval equipment on board and are knowledgeable in all types of vehicles.

An annoyed older gentleman called us after his car wouldn't start by Thorney Island. "In my urgency to get where I was going, I put petrol in my diesel car. I didn't really realize up to the point the car began to jerk and then it stalled right on the road." Fortuitously, our fuel specialists are expert in managing things such as this, and we rapidly had the man on his way again.

Put wrong fuel in the motor accidentally in Thorney Island? The principal thing is not to fret! The second thing is, you need to to call us so we can assist you in the drain. Our team of SPA accredited mechanics are available 24/7 to assist you at the side of the road using the right equipment to undertake a fuel drain on your vehicle rapidly.

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Motorboat Fuel Drains

If it turns out there is the wrong fuel, or contaminated fuel (most typically water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we can certainly help clean it out. Provided that the boat is either dry-docked, or parked close to a motor vehicle parking bay we will be able to access the storage and drain out the fuel. We've successfully done numerous fuel drains at piers and boatyards nationwide.

Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, regardless of whether it is petrol or diesel, can be a serious matter to take care of in a vehicle - especially in advanced common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue in fuel may produce idling issues, irregular running, excessive smoke and, if it's not dealt with correctly, quite possibly damaged injectors. Water in petrol is less difficult to remove in comparison with water in diesel - mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. However we can resolve both cases rather swiftly.

Take note that in the event that the vehicle was started on the fuel contaminated with water it will most likely require a new fuel filter fitted as the previous one will undoubtedly be thoroughly wet and unusable.


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Ahhh, that was a good night's uninterrupted sleep! 7:00 am on a bright Bank Holiday Monday and we were en route to help an old lady after she put the wrong fuel in her diesel black Audi in Thorney Island. I had been told she had left the filling station and was pulled up in a country road on route to pay a visit to her godchildren. I popped her location into the Satnav and was on-scene in less than an hour. I turned up at the vehicle and drained the wrong fuel out of the vehicle. Whilst I was doing it she said, "Now I'm becoming relatively forgetful in my old age and didn't remember about the car using diesel seeing that I'd just purchased it a week back when my other one, which I'd owned for over twenty years, inevitably stopped working". I finished the job and she offered me a peppermint and thanked me for my work. Such a delightful West Sussex lady!

And so, if you've topped up your petrol automobile with diesel, or the wrong fuel in your diesel car just about anywhere in West Sussex, speak to us now. Our experienced technicians are available and waiting for you.

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I had appreciated a great afternoon golfing during my off day and felt cheerful the next day as I was on the way to help a new family vacationing in Thorney Island. They'd stopped after filling diesel into their cyan Hyundai Santa Fe, and they were close to half an hour's travel away. I got there at their position and smiled while I listened to the woman telling her husband off for being so foolish. "Exactly how could you possibly be able to fill up with the wrong fuel?" she told him. I attempted to tell her that this occurs continuously in West Sussex and that it is nothing to worry about, and yet he all the same had an earful by his better half. Unlucky lad. Anyhow, I removed the contaminated fuel, flushed the fuel system and filled them up with the appropriate fuel. As they drove away I shouted good bye and wondered what her indoors would do to me if perhaps I made the exact same blunder... I would personally under no circumstances live it down!

It doesn't matter if it's petrol in diesel or diesel in petrol we can help correct it. Ring us and we'll be proud to help you to set everything right. Give us a call now:

We furnish you with clean fuel at petrol station rates, and we can ordinarily have your car done and able to set off in less than an hour. All contaminated fuel is discarded by us through a certified waste company and recycled. Regardless of wherever you are in the the country, Wrong Fuel SoS will be able to get a drainer out to you to do a complete fuel drain on your automobile.

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We completed a wrong fuel removal job near a beautiful house in Thorney Island recently. "I put petrol in my diesel car and managed to nearly arrive at home when my car quit." Our specialist went out, despite the fact that it was quite late at night, and carried out a standard fuel drain and cleanse on the dark red Toyota Sequoia .

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A motorist working in Thorney Island phoned us as soon as she managed to get her wrong fueled vehicle to the office. She had filled the wrong fuel in her diesel navy blue BMW 330 and, like many people before her, assumed that she would be able to basically fill the car with diesel and it'd be fine. The vehicle was chugging and then it stopped when she got to the the front of her work. We promptly started on the fuel drain following her call and had it sorted inside one hour while she was working. She came out afterwards and thanked us saying, "I'm extremely delighted you repaired my car."

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Likely Misfuel Warning signs:

This is a list of likely wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

  • Decrease in vehicle power
  • Vehicle dying, stuttering or even coughing
  • Hassles starting the car
  • Excessive fumes

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.

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Wrong Fuel London is fully certified and trained to carry out all forms contaminated fuel drains regarding the extraction of mixed fuel. To learn about precisely how we will assist get you on the road once again contact us.


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