Wrong Fuel in Car Windhill, West Yorkshire

24/7 Mobile Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Windhill

Have you mistakenly filled your car with the incorrect type of fuel? Don't worry, we are here to help, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Immediately give us a call for assistance and don't forget to follow this tip, "don't force start your vehicle". Our friendly, helpful call centre staff are available day and night. You will get back driving your car again after one of our dispatched mobile mechanics arrives at your location to fix the problem. Before that you just need to answer a few simple questions so we can give you a fixed price quote.

The one thing you can do while waiting for us to arrive is discovering more about our firm and other services that we deliver apart from wrong fuel in a car. Contaminated fuel is another problem that we address, and in case there is any damaged filter, we can still change it out at the same time. We have a wealth of experience in these cases, so do not worry, in most instances our mobile technicians report little to no significant damage on the vehicles they are called out to service. Almost all call outs end up with our technician draining and flushing out the fuel system to get the engine working once again, which is all it normally takes. Then its just a case of re-filling the fuel system with the right fuel.


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A week ago a gentleman contacted us after his Windhill stopped in the middle of the road. He had by mistake put petrol in his diesel motor and had managed to get so far as the street before needing to give up. It was yet early in the day and our technical engineer, who stays locally, arrived with him in less than a quarter hour. We managed to take out the wrong fuel and put clean diesel yet again into the car. "Genuine kudos to you for your timely response, particularly at 2 a.m., I genuinely am grateful for it."



Signs of wrong fuel

After refueling your tank, your car may start experiencing some signs but you might not be able to grasp them all. However, if you were driving a car, and abruptly you observe that your car is giving off excessive smoke through the exhaust and your engine is sputtering abnormally while the vehicle loses power slowly regardless of how much energy you are applying on the accelerator and eventually comes to a halt, then there is little doubt that you are dealing with an incorrect fuel in your car issue.

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Having said so, if you ever find yourself in a strange vehicle or a car where the autopilot is operating, you should just stay calm. Since you are now familiar with the signs of incorrect fuel or have experienced it, once it occurs you should be able to observe it. It would not matter if you're concentrating on the issue or not, you will just identify it.

Apart from wrong fuel in your car, water contamination can also cause your car to run badly before coming to a halt, regardless of the kind of gas you use as a propellant. Therefore, if your car starts showing the above signs, you should not only suspect incorrect fuel but also water contamination.

AdBlue is a diesel system additive that makes the engine work with less pollution. It is generally administered incorrectly, as such, it is essential that it is done by somebody who knows how to use it. Otherwise, it may end up creating problems to your car. The wrong usage can, however, be avoided through the use of its own AdBlue tank and filler cap. But it is very possible to experience incorrect AdBlue usage, especially if the additive is added directly to the fuel or added by somebody who is not aware of the process.

Just like when a car has incorrect fuel, AdBlue also causes the vehicle not to run smoothly and eventually cause the vehicle to stop. Good news is we are at all times willing to help. Our technicians are professionals in this field too in addition to problems dealing with water contamination and wrong fuel in the vehicle.


Diesel or petrol being very flammable needs to be managed by a professional with the right equipment. Otherwise, the fuel may ignite and what initially was easy to contain may turn into a disaster. It is therefore recommended you involve a professional whenever you are dealing with fuel related troubles, even though carrying it out by yourself or involving a friend may be cheaper.

Furthermore, our technicians are distributed nationwide, and they are educated to deal with various cars and sort various issues at very affordable prices and over a remarkably short period.


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

All types of contaminated fuel types can be drained by our technicians granted they are all accessible. These incorporate fixed storage tanks, mobile bowsers or group containers containing contaminated fuel, we can handle the job.


Need an invoice for the charges? Don’t fret, we will give it to you

We do understand that some of our customers are company employees who have to table any evidence of spending to their employer or may need some proof of payment for the insurance firm to process their claims, therefore, we provide a VAT invoice to make their work easier.


There is also a probability, though it's a rare case, that the problem is actually not incorrect or contaminated fuel, don't worry, you can still go back to your journey. He will identify what really the problem is and its cause. Instead of the agreed quoted cost, he'll only ask you a nominal call out charge.


Will it take long

You don’t have to worry about being stuck for long since our technicians will usually take no longer than 30 minutes to solve the issue. You should thus be able to get back on the road as quickly as possible given that our mechanics have arrived at your place.

Thanks for getting in touch with us. By using us, we are able to assist you solve the problems of wrong fuel in vehicle and thus allowing you to have peace of mind.


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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains in and around Windhill

Some of the routine circumstances we come across from our specialists in Windhill:

Wrong Fuel in Car Windhill - Petrol in Diesel Car Windhill

A motorist had come to a halt on a road, having just put petrol in her diesel car. She was crying and very agitated as she had put £45 petrol in her diesel car. When she contacted us we attempted to cool her as best we could, telling her that it would be fine. When we arrived with her she was no longer distressed and was quite curious in observing our technician carry out the fuel drain on her Windhill. Later she said: "My car is like my child, I just got it so it genuinely worried me that I had put such a lot of wrong fuel in it. I'm really happy that it was easily repairable."

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A relatively concerned driver phoned us from the Texaco filling station to inform us that he had put unleaded into his diesel Windhill; he wasn't quite certain how he'd managed to do it. We said to him it was absolutely no situation and soon enough had our engineer with him to clean the contaminated fuel from his vehicle. Having purged the bad fuel, he was soon back driving. He told us; "I can't believe I filled my car with the wrong fuel. And the person who appeared to do the fuel drain was incredibly nice - he did not make me seem foolish."

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Common Wrong Fuel Symptoms:

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

  • Reduced engine power
  • Motor dying, jumping and / or coughing
  • Problems starting the motor
  • Abnormal 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 SOS is fully credited and trained to execute all categories of polluted fuel drains with regards to the removal of mixed fuel. To learn precisely how we can assist get you on the move once again simply call us.


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