Wrong Fuel in Car Alwoodley, West Yorkshire

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Don’t be scared if you figure out that you have accidentally put the wrong fuel in your car. Do not panic, you can just call our offices, and we will send one of our well-trained mechanics who will get in touch with you anywhere you are and assist you get back on the road. We advise you do not to restart the vehicle repeatedly, but simply leave it and wait for us to arrive at you. We are very convenient so you can give us a call any day of the week. Contact our welcoming personnel today to get a quotation after answering a few questions.

First off, don't panic, this can happen to anyone. Your engine is not likely to be damaged. In 99% of instances, we can drain and flush your fuel system, add the correct fuel and start your engine with no lasting damage. If in case it's required to replace a filter in your engine, we are able to often do that too, immediately in the same place.

While a mechanic is on his way to your location, you might use that time reading a few of the services we deliver aside from the resolution of the present problem you've got.


Wrong Fuel in Car Alwoodley - Petrol in Diesel Car Alwoodley

Just had a good night of uninterrupted sleep! 7:30 on a sunny Sunday and we were off to help an older sweetheart who put petrol in her diesel Alwoodley. I had been informed she had left the petrol station forecourt and was pulled up in a rural lane en route to visit her godchildren. I plugged the location straight into the TomTom and was on-scene in less than an hour or so. I arrived at the location and extracted the wrong fuel out of the vehicle. As I was working she said to me, "I have been becoming quite forgetful in my senior years and forgot about the car using diesel as I'd just purchased it a couple of days ago when my previous one, which I had owned for over twenty years, inevitably stopped working". I got the job completed and she gave me a Murray mint and said thank you. What a precious lady!



Indicators of wrong fuel

Signs of incorrect fuel are evident, but in most cases you might not be able to notice all of them. However, if your engine begins sputtering or if you start seeing lots of smoke emerging from the exhaust, or your vehicle stops and shows no power at all even though you push the accelerator harder and harder, then it is almost a given that you have put the incorrect fuel in your vehicle.

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Having said so, if you ever end up in a strange car or a car where the autopilot is driving, you should just remain calm. Since you are now informed about the signs of incorrect fuel or have encountered it, once it occurs you should be able to recognize it. Detecting the problem won't be difficult anymore even without diligently checking your car.

As mentioned earlier, there are other problems that could be the cause of your vehicle problems other than incorrect fuel. Water contamination is one of them, which causes similar bad vehicle performance, usually ending in your car breaking down. Therefore, if your vehicle starts showing the above signs, you should not only suspect wrong fuel but also water contamination.

Addition of too much or too low AdBlue to your car tank also results in excessive smoke from the exhaust and a sputtering engine too. Fortunately you have us, so you have nothing to worry about. The incorrect ratio of this fuel additive which is used to improve the working of the engine can result from being added directly along with fuel instead of using its own automatic dosing system and tank. If you are unaware of this, you can easily make a mistake resulting in a wrong filling of AdBlue and the above symptoms. You should thus note that whether it is wrong fuel or adding AdBlue directly, we can help you hit back on the road.


We have the necessary resources and skills

You might think that handling the issues yourself or allowing your good friend who has skills on how to solve them will save you some cash. But it is not recommended at all because the problem is usually complicated and only needs to be handled by someone who has expertise in the field so as to avoid situations such fire due to wrong handling of fuel which is deemed to be extremely flammable. Our technical staff are well trained and have a great experience in dealing with such problems in all kinds of vehicle.


Getting Rid of Waste Fuel

After efficiently draining out the wrong fuel in your vehicle, we make certain that the proper storage and proper disposal of contaminated fuel follow. To companies that have these fuel wastes, we provide this service separately. We can drain any kind of fuel container as long as they are all accessible. These containers include mobile bowser, fixed storage tank or other kind of containers. On your behalf, we can then get rid of the waste fuel safely and according to the law of the land.


Right after the technician arrived in your site, without taking too much time, you would be surprised at how fast he drains your tank. He will then change it with fresh and clean fuel. If in case there are other issue brought about by this incorrect fuel such as broken fuel filter, he will change it out with a new part so you can get back to the road as soon as possible.


In the unlikely event that wrong fuel or contaminated fuel isn't the problem, our well trained technician will be able to distinguish that, and the likely cause and we will only make a nominal call out charge, not the originally quoted price.


Will it take long

You don’t need to bother about being stranded for long since our technicians will usually take no longer than thirty minutes to solve the issue. You can always start getting ready to continue your journey as soon as our technician shows up at the vehicle because they carry out their repairs in the shortest time possible.

Finally, I am very happy that you made that call. By doing this, you should be able to avoid the problems connected with the wrong fuel in a vehicle.


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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Alwoodley

Underneath are opinions and illustrations of wrong fuel removal performed in Alwoodley:

Wrong Fuel in Car Alwoodley - Petrol in Diesel Car Alwoodley

A week ago a gentleman contacted us soon after his Alwoodley cut out in the middle of the street. He had unintentionally put the incorrect fuel in the diesel vehicle and got as far as the street before being forced to halt. It was in the early hours of the day and our engineer, who resides not far away, was with him in less than twenty minutes. We managed to take out the wrong fuel and put clean diesel back into the vehicle. "Many kudos to you for your prompt response, and in particular at 5 a.m., I appreciate it."

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A rather concerned customer phoned us from the Shell filling station to advise us that he had put petrol in to his diesel Alwoodley; he wasn't exactly sure how he'd managed to do it. We assured him it was absolutely no situation and rapidly had our specialist out to him to clean the contaminated fuel from his car. Having taken away the wrong fuel, he was swiftly back on the road. He told us; "I am truly surprised I filled my car with the wrong fuel. And the guy who appeared to perform the fuel drain was extremely fantastic - he did not make me look a fool."

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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 anywhere in West Yorkshire to 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 Misfuel Warning signs:

This is a list of typical wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Loss in engine power
  • Engine stalling, stuttering or even hiccuping
  • Problems starting the engine
  • Increased fumes

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Wrong Fuel SOS is fully accredited and approved to perform all categories of fuel drains regarding the removal of mixed fuel. To find out how we can help to get you going again contact us.


Wrong Fuel Reviews Alwoodley
Reviewer
Fred C
Review Date
2019-01-15
Reviewed Item
Wrong Fuel SoS
Author Rating 5
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