Wrong Fuel in Car Honiton, Devon

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Honiton

Petrol in your diesel car in Honiton? You've come to the right place. We are here to help you in this situatiuon and get you moving once again with our professional fuel drain assistance.

It was before 8 pm on a Tuesday and despite the fact that we were promised a rainless night, it had not stopped raining! Ray and I were seated there going over the recent tennis results, prepared for the next job that day to come in. Eventually we had a call from a lovely women on a business excursion who had pulled into the Texaco petrol garage in Honiton and filled the wrong fuel in a diesel Kia lease car in error. The unfortunate lady was pretty distressed it seemed, stating "I still can't believe that I've messed up the vehicle! I am just so accustomed to putting petrol in my petrol vehicle that I had forgot I was operating a diesel!" I instructed her to take it easy and not to fret, plus that such things unfortunately happen. She had managed to move the car into a safe spot and, as it was only a short distance off from us, we could reach the lady quickly. The bad fuel was extracted so she could once again go back to the motel she was residing in. Although we got really soaked, it was all worth the effort to watch her drive home calm and not so anxious. One more fuel drain in Devon done well in my opinion!

If it turns out you've unfortunately put the completely wrong fuel in a car or truck and so want the contaminated fuel drained you are in all likelihood scanning the net hunting for a quick, trustworthy, professional and a relatively inexpensive wrong fuel removal business in Honiton or Devon. Well, we are the company to aid you!

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We can help you with these mis-fuel problems.

AdBlue In Diesel

All over Devon we have found an increasing number of cases of AdBlue contamination when a person has poured AdBlue inside their diesel tank. This is mostly due to motorists not being aware of how to work with it (remember: it's not a fuel additive), and to some extent due to the fact that the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are often directly next to each other on the vehicle.

Now, what's the trouble with putting AdBlue in your diesel vehicle? Because the product is mostly ionised water, it is actually nearly as good as putting water in to your tank. Diesel and water will not blend in any way and trying to run a diesel car on water isn't going to work. Additionally, the urea is very corrosive to your fuel system lines and seals and is at risk of crystallisation, obstructing injectors and fuel filters.

Assuming you poured AdBlue in the fuel tank remove it at the earliest opportunity. And most definitely do not start the vehicle - not even to relocate it away from the pump. In case you have started the vehicle you would almost certainly need to have the full fuel system purged and fuel filters changed.

Fuel contaminated with water

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it is unleaded petrol or diesel, is generally an important situation to deal with in a vehicle - especially in current day common-rail engines. Water in petrol or diesel can easily result in idling problems, irregular running, excessive smoke and, if it is not dealt with fully, oftentimes broken injectors. Having water in petrol is less complicated to remove in comparison with water in diesel - mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. In spite of this we can solve both situations rather easily.

Take note however that whenever the vehicle was started on the water contamination it will quite possible require a new fuel filter fitted simply because the previous one will undoubtedly be thoroughly wet and unusable.

Marine Fuel Drains

If perhaps there is the wrong fuel, or even contaminated fuel (most typically water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly remove it. Providing the boat is either dry-docked, or moored near to parking spot we are able to access the fuel storage tanks and remove the contaminated fuel. We have succesfully done quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards throughout the country.}

Waste Fuel Disposal

Have an old fuel reservoir sitting in the back of your premises full of out of date, useless or contaminated fuel? We're able to assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to many privately owned and commercial premises in Devon to take care of removing and disposing of fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to enable us to extract and recycle waste fuel safely and legally. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is an underground reservoir, a mobile bowser, or perhaps numerous containers in a storage shed, provided that we are able to reach it, we can empty it for you.

Re-Fueling Service

Run out of fuel in Honiton (out of gas - as an American might say)? We run a comprehensive Devon Run Out of Fuel Service. We will get out to refill your vehicle in cases where you are having difficulty on a motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or possibly even at home. Our engineers can come to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (bought at cost) to fill up the car. They will be able to deal with any of the standard troubles that might accompany running out of fuel - such as airlocks, vehicle unable to start, or even flat batteries resulting from over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Honiton, Devon

Wrong Fuel Drain Honiton - Honiton Vehicle Misfuel

A gentleman contacted us from his house on a street in Honiton. He said, "My vehicle (a Mitsubishi) is not starting up and is generating dreadful sounds when I flip the ignition." He said that he put unleaded in his diesel car however thought he would fix the issue by putting extra Diesel on top. We were on scene promptly, carried out the drain and filled him up once more with clean Diesel. He told us that he would be sure to educate people not to fill up on top of the incorrect fuel but to get it drained right away.