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If you mistakenly put the incorrect fuel in your vehicle, you don’t have to worry. Do not worry, you can just call our offices, and we will send one of our well-trained technicians who will reach out to you anywhere you are and assist you get back on the road. You don’t need to restart your car repeatedly, just give us a call. We are very convenient so you can call us any day of the week. Call us now and our friendly staff will respond to your call. They will first ask you a couple of questions after which they will give you a free quote for the charges.

The one thing you can do while waiting for us to arrive is learning more about our firm and other services that we provide other than wrong fuel in a car. We also deal with contaminated fuel, and we can sometimes replace any damaged filters on location. But you shouldn't be scared at all because, in all the problems that we have solved, very few had experienced major damage due to wrong fuel. All they have done in most instances is just empty out the mixed fuel and then flush the fuel system and engine, and upon refueling the tank with fresh fuel, the engine started working.


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A gentleman phoned us to state that he had mistakenly pumped unleaded into his diesel Heath Common. "Unbelievable! How could I put the wrong fuel in my lovely diesel car!" It took our technician roughly 50 minutes to fully drain the contaminated fuel from the vehicle. He carefully flushed the fuel system and then put clean diesel in the vehicle. The customer was delighted and it hadn't cost him dealer prices to have the work professionally performed.



What to consider in case you have put wrong fuel in car

After refueling your tank, your car may start experiencing some signs but you might not be able to catch them all. Nonetheless, if your engine starts sputtering or if you start seeing a lot of smoke emerging from the exhaust, or your car stops and shows no power at all even though you push the accelerator harder and harder, then it is obvious that you have put the incorrect fuel in your car.

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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. Having this information, knowing symptoms of incorrect fuel in your car or other issues should be easy. And the situation whether you are concentrating or not, will not matter either.

Other Fuel Issues in Heath Common

Putting the incorrect fuel in your car isn't the only thing that can cause problems. Fuel contaminated with water will also cause your vehicle to function poorly and eventually stop altogether. The signs stipulated above will also be seen in your engine even though it is just water contamination to either petrol or diesel run engine.

The running of the engine is commonly improved making use of a diesel system additive known as AdBlue. However, it should only be used by professionals who understand where and how to use it. Otherwise, it may end up causing problems to your car. The incorrect usage can, however, be avoided through the use of its own AdBlue tank and filler cap. When somebody who is inexperienced in administering AdBlue correctly, it is very common that they miss the mark.

The signs of AdBlue contamination also include the vehicle not moving perfectly and eventually stopping. Good news is we are at all times ready to help. Our technicians are not only knowledgeable on how to address this problem but also on how to address the problem of incorrect fuel and water contamination.


The Right Kit and Know-how

You could save a few quid by doing the works alone or by your friend that knows about cars and trucks instead of asking the experts. You'll never be right there. Whatever type of car you have, all of our standby mobile technicians are completely equipped with the right training and knowledge. Professional tools are all in the van to each of the technicians so they can easily access them even in remote places. Just be reminded that fuel can quickly ignite, thus, should be handled just by trained mechanics.


Safe and Legal Disposal

After successfully draining out the incorrect fuel in your vehicle, we ensure that the right storage and proper disposal of contaminated fuel follow. To firms that have these fuel wastes, we provide this service separately. Whether you have a fixed storage tank, a mobile bowser or a selection of containers filled with contaminated fuel, as long as we can get access to them, we can drain them. On your behalf, we can then dispose the waste fuel securely and in accordance with the law of the land.


We will gladly provide you an invoice for the charges

You might need to issue claims to your insurance firm, or convince your company that you actually pumped wrong fuel in the company car, we will happily write you a complete VAT invoice as proof of payment.


The first thing that our technicians will do upon reaching your place is to verify if indeed it is a problem of wrong or contaminated fuel. If they find out that it is not, they will tell you and then ask for a small call-out fee.


How long does it take to remove the incorrect fuel

You don't need to panic about waiting for long until the mechanic is done. We usually target around 30 minutes. After that, you will be back on the road.

By letting us assist you, we hope to make you realise that this issue is not as bad as you first anticipated. Thank you for allowing us extend our services to you.


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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Heath Common

Stories from our own Heath Common staff:

Wrong Fuel in Car Heath Common - Petrol in Diesel Car Heath Common

A person rang us from his place on a close. He explained, "My car (a Heath Common) is not starting up and is generating terrible sounds when I turn the ignition." He admitted that he had put the wrong fuel in his diesel vehicle however thought he would remedy the issue by putting further Diesel on top. We arrived quickly, did the fuel drain and filled it up again with untainted Diesel. He told us that he would be sure to advise people not to fill up over the wrong fuel but to have it drained promptly.

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We had a phone call from a young man who had put the incorrect fuel in his Heath Common. He had broken down on the road. "It was amazing how rapid you guys were in having an engineer out to aid me after I stupidly unleaded in my diesel car. Thanks". Naturally we arrived on the scene promptly and flushed the engine after flushing all of the unleaded from the diesel tank. The motorist was over the moon by the time we were done and he was able to drive off completely satisfied.

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General Wrong Fuel Signs and symptoms:

The following is a list of general wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Loss of engine power
  • Car stalling, spluttering or hiccuping
  • A tough time starting the automobile
  • Increased 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 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 SOS is fully qualified and skilled to undertake all varieties fuel drains with regard to the extraction of mixed fuel. To find out how we will assist to get you on the move again just contact us.


A motorist who had unluckily put the wrong fuel in his diesel Heath Common contacted us for help at the Murco petrol station. He decided to top up before going on to the local recreation park but had put the wrong fuel in his car. "I put unleaded rather than diesel which probably wasn't a wonderful start to our holiday." It was no challenge at all for our fuel drainer to go along and do the fuel drain. We hope the family had a good holiday break.
Wrong Fuel Reviews Heath Common
Reviewer
Fred C
Review Date
2019-01-15
Reviewed Item
Wrong Fuel SoS
Author Rating 5
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