Wrong Fuel in Car Lower Wyke, West Yorkshire

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Don’t be afraid if you figure out that you have accidentally put the wrong fuel in your car. Just contact us and we will dispatch a team of highly skilled mobile mechanics to your vehicle to help you get back to your journey. You don’t need to restart your vehicle again and again, just call us. We are available any time of the day and any day of the week. You can try to contact us now and get a quote after answering just a few questions from our personnel.

The first thing you should do is relax since you have probably not caused any serious or expensive damage to your vehicle. We are very efficient and precise in our work and the probability of incurring more damages is very low. And in case there are any damaged parts, we will advise you quickly after replacing the mixed fuel with fresh fuel.

After taking the important step of contacting us, you can sit back and relax, and maybe keep yourself busy by reading over our other services other than dealing with the problem of wrong fuel in cars.


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A driver with a full car of youngsters in her diesel Lower Wyke had filled her vehicle with £30 of petrol at the Sainsburys service station. She contacted us crying and really distraught as she had never filled up with the wrong fuel before and didn't know what could happen to her car in doing so. We reassured her that everything should be okay and that she would be back on the road in no time at all. When we got there she was visible distressed but while our engineer began work on the fuel drain she calmed down because she noticed that help was at hand and her vehicle wasn't unfixable. She quickly cheered up and was on the road again saying, "I just can't believe my bad luck putting the wrong fuel in my car! Especially with the youngsters in the back."



What to look for if you have put wrong fuel in vehicle

The signs of incorrect fuel are evident, but in most cases you might not be able to observe all of them. If your engine starts sputtering, or if you start seeing lots of smoke coming out of the exhaust, or if your car starts losing power regardless of how much you press the accelerator, or if your vehicle comes to a stop, then you can suspect that you have put the incorrect fuel in your vehicle.

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All that said, you will probably be more careful in future, now that you have experienced putting the incorrect fuel in your vehicle. From now on, look out for those common causes of putting the wrong fuel in your vehicle:

  • Being in a hurry or flustered
  • Not focusing - being on autopilot
  • Car you are utilizing is borrowed, you're not familiar with it

Presence of water in fuel is yet another issue

A sputtering engine with very low power and too much smoke from the exhaust with an eventual stop are also signs of water contamination. It does not matter whether your vehicle uses diesel or petrol, water can also cause it to run roughly and ultimately stop. So you should also be aware of it.

Incorrect usage of AdBlue can also cause your engine to sputter, stop or produce a lot of smoke. Luckily you have us, so you have absolutely nothing to worry about. AdBlue is an additive utilized to boost the anti-pollution system of the engine and should be used by a professional, in fact, it should be added using its own tank instead of being added directly alongside with fuel. Any reckless addition will cause a fuel contamination get you stuck on the road with a sputtering engine and low power on your car or truck. But we are capable of assisting you embark on your journey no matter if the issue is incorrect fuel or AdBlue contamination.


When dealing with flammable materials, you would need not only the right knowledge but also the right tools. Fuel for instance, can ignite effortlessly, turning a small problem into a disastrous one. You can handle the issue yourself or employ a friend to do it so as to save some money, but you are advised to hire a professional so as to avoid further fuel related issue.

Furthermore, our technicians are distributed across the country, and they are trained to handle different vehicles and sort various troubles at very affordable prices and over an amazingly short period.


We find pleasure in helping our clients well, while at the same time protecting the environment, we are also licensed by the Environment Agency. For example, when handling customers who have contaminated fuel, we store it before we properly disposing it, sticking to all relevant laws.

As long as we have access, there is no limit on the size of the contaminated fuel tank. These incorporate fixed storage tanks, mobile tanks or group containers containing contaminated fuel, we can manage the job.


There are times when you think that you have encountered the problem of wrong fuel when in reality you have not. This is not a problem and it happens occasionally so don’t be anxious. In case like this, our technician will still diagnose the actual problem and can sometimes solve it. You will be informed of any changes to the price as a result of additional services rendered before they are done.


How long to drain the incorrect fuel

Our mechanics usually take less than 30 minutes to solve the issue. Hence you don’t have to worry about standing on the road for a long time. And as long as our mechanics have reached your vehicle, rest assured that you will quickly resume your journey. You should thus be able to be back on the road as soon as possible provided that our technicians have arrived at your place.

Finally, I am really grateful that you made that phone call. By doing so, you should be able to avoid the troubles connected with the incorrect fuel in a vehicle.


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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Lower Wyke

Common fuel drain tales in Lower Wyke:

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It was around 5 pm on a Saturday and even though we were promised a rainless evening, it hadn't stopped raining! Mark and I were sitting going over the golf rankings, ready for the sixth job of the day to arrive. Finally we had the phone call from a lovely women on a company expedition who had arrived at the BP filling station and filled the wrong fuel in her diesel Lower Wyke lease car. The unfortunate lady was quite distressed apparently, crying "I simply cannot believe that I've destroyed the car! I am so used to filling up my petrol car that I totally forgot I was driving a diesel!" We asked her to calm down and not to fret, and also that such things can happen. She had managed to get the car to a safe area and, seeing that it was no more than a short distance from our van, we could reach the customer fairly quickly. The bad fuel was taken out so she was able to get back to the Premier Inn she was residing in. Even though we got very wet, it was all worthwhile to see her drive away satisfied and a lot less worried. One more misfuel correction well done in my books!

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We did a wrong fuel retrieval exercise outside a beautiful residential home recently. "I had put petrol in my diesel car and was able to virtually get home when my car cut out." Our fuel drainer went out, even though it was rather late at night, and did a fuel drain and cleanse on the Lower Wyke .

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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.

Normal Wrong Fuel Symptoms:

This is a list of general wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Lack of engine power
  • Vehicle conking out, chugging or even coughing
  • Issues starting the engine
  • Abnormal smoke

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Wrong Fuel SOS is fully approved and certified to perform all forms of fuel drains needed for the removing of contaminated fuel. To find out precisely how we can help to get you on the move again simply call us.


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