Wrong Fuel in Car Potterne, Wiltshire

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Petrol in the diesel automobile in Potterne? Welcome to Wrong Fuel SoS. Phone us and find out how we can certainly help to get you moving again.

It was just after 8 pm on a Monday and even though we were guaranteed a dry and fresh afternoon, it had not stopped pouring! Ryan and me were relaxing there discussing the recent rugby rankings, prepared for the 8th fuel drain for the day to arrive. Before long we had a phone call from a young lady on a business excursion who had gone to the Shell filling garage in Potterne and filled petrol in her diesel modern Mazda MX-6 rental by mistake. She was very troubled it seemed, crying "I simply can't believe I've wrecked the vehicle! I'm so familiar with putting unleaded in my petrol car I had didn't remember that I was using a diesel!" We instructed her to relax and not to fret, also that these things sadly happen. She managed to maneuver the car to a secure space and, seeing that it was only a short distance away from where we were, we could reach the customer quickly. The contaminated fuel was cleaned up and removed and she was able to get back to the Premier Inn she was living in. Even though we got very wet, it was all worth the time to see her drive off contented and less apprehensive. Yet another job in Wiltshire well done in my opinion!

If you've put the wrong fuel in your car and so need to have a fuel drain you are most likely scanning the internet looking for a quick, reliable, expert and affordable fuel drain company in Potterne or Wiltshire. We are the people to aid you!

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Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Water contaminated fuel, regardless of whether it is unleaded or diesel, can be a serious matter to take care of in a vehicle - specifically in modern-day common-rail engines.

Water or AdBlue in fuel tank may well lead to idling difficulties, irregular running, excessive smoke and, if it's not dealt with fully, oftentimes blown injectors. Water in petrol is quicker to remove compared to water in diesel - this is mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Even so we are able to handle both cases quite expediently.

You should know though that any time the vehicle has been run with the water contamination it will likely require a new fuel filter to be fitted seeing as the old one will undoubtedly be completely water-logged and ineffective.

Marine Fuel Drains

If there is the wrong fuel, or contaminated fuel (most typically water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly help get it out. Provided that the boat is either dry-docked, or parked close enough to a car or truck parking spot we can reach the tanks and drain out the fuel. We have successfully done quite a few fuel drains at piers and boatyards nationwide.


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A rather alarmed customer called us from the BP filling station at Wiltshire to tell us that he had put unleaded into his diesel company's Smart Car; he wasn't exactly certain how he'd done it. We told him it was no situation and soon enough had our technician out to him to clean the incorrect fuel from his vehicle. Having removed the incorrect fuel, he was subsequently back rolling again. He told us; "I am truly shocked I put the wrong fuel in my car. And the gentleman who was sent to perform the fuel drain was genuinely pleasant - he did not make me feel a fool."

Regardless of whether you happen to be driving a state of the art car or an old type, we have the gear and practical knowledge to repair the dilemma on the sopt. We remove the wrong fuel, handle any problems caused as a result of the misfueling, and get you going.

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A man called us from Potterne to say he had mistakenly piped the wrong fuel in to his diesel creamy white Nissan Leaf. "Unbelievable! How could I put petrol in my beautiful diesel car!" It took the fuel drainer approximately fifty minutes to completely drain the wrong fuel from the vehicle. He totally cleaned the fuel system and after that put clean fuel in the car. The customer was very pleased and it hadn't cost him dealership prices to have the work professionally done.

All of our technicians are qualified on the newest cars and trucks and their fuel systems. We participate in in excess of 5,000 fuel drains on an annual basis in the United Kingdom (indeed, there are that many individuals who also make the mistake - you are certainly not the only person). Our lines are open 24 hours a day and every day of the week. Our engineers are on duty at any time when you want them.

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Recent Wrong Fuel Drains around Potterne

A number of the common examples we have heard from our specialists in Potterne:

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Imagine conking out in a automobile running on the incorrect fuel halfway down the street. Our most recent customer who put petrol in his diesel car (sombre grey Mitsubishi Excel) in Potterne ran into exactly that kind of headache: "WrongFuelSOS.com's engineer removed my vehicle from the live lane. He fixed it and had it running within just around 30 minutes. I highly recommend WrongFuelSOS.com."

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A customer from Potterne with a full car of youngsters in her diesel cyan Kia Sedona had filled her vehicle with £40 of petrol at the Tesco filling station. She contacted us sobbing and really upset as she had never put petrol in a diesel previously and didn't know what could happen to her car . We assured her that the car would be okay and that she would be back ready to go in no time at all. When we arrived she was still upset but as our engineer began work on the fuel drain she calmed down since she noticed that help was at hand and her car wasn't ruined. She soon cheered up and was on the road again saying, "I just can't believe my luck putting petrol in my diesel vehicle! Specifically with the youngsters on board."

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Standard Wrong Fuel Signs and symptoms:

The following is a list of usual wrong fuel symptoms:

  • Losing engine power
  • Engine cutting out, jumping or even hiccuping
  • A tough time starting the motor
  • Increased 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 authorised and skilled to execute all forms fuel drains with respect to the extraction of mixed fuel. To learn about exactly how we will help get you going again simply contact us.


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