Wrong Fuel in Car Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Huntingdon

Have your head in your hands simply because you have erroneously put the wrong fuel in your vehicle? In the event that you're here stuck in Huntingdon and worrying, then call up the quickest and most economical wrong fuel drainage experts now. Our professional team of technicians are ready and waiting around your location to come and assist you at the side of the road using specialist tools.

It was just before 8 pm on a Monday and while we were promised a dry and fresh day, it had not stopped pouring down rain! Ray and I were sitting there talking over the recent footy results, at the ready for the sixth telephone call of the day to come in. Inevitably we had the call from a lovely woman on a company excursion who had pulled into the Sainsburys petrol station in Huntingdon and filled petrol in a diesel Mercedes lease car. She was fairly distressed it seemed, stating "I still cannot believe that I have destroyed the car! I'm just so used to filling up my petrol vehicle I had forgot I was running a diesel!" I told her to relax and not to be concerned, also that things like this can happen. She was able to move the car to a secure position and, seeing that it was only a few miles from where we were, we could get to the woman swiftly. The incorrect fuel was taken out and she could get back to the Travelodge she was staying in. Although we got thoroughly drenched, it was all rewarding to watch her drive home relaxed and much less apprehensive. A fuel drain in Cambridgeshire well done in my books!

If you have unleaded in your diesel vehicle, or even diesel in your petrol vehicle (and shockingly a lot of drivers do this at least once sometime) - we take care of it on the spot. Wrong Fuel SoS' seasoned engineers are on call 24/7. Just call our rapid response number and one will come out, flush the wrong fuel and get you rapidly back on the road.

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Do you or your employees frequently misfuel your vehicle? We can resolve any related issues.

AdBlue In Diesel

In Cambridgeshire we are discovering a growing number of cases of AdBlue contamination where an individual has poured AdBlue straight into their diesel fuel tank. This is partially caused by people not being totally sure how to work with it (be aware: it is in actual fact not a fuel additive), and to some extent due to the fact that the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are often right adjacent to one another on the car.

Now, what exactly is the trouble with having AdBlue in a diesel car? Seeing that the product is primarily deionised water, it is actually nearly as good as pouring water into your tank. Diesel and water will not mix in the slightest and trying to run a diesel car on water will not work. In addition to this, the urea is very corrosive to fuel system pipes and seals and is susceptible to crystallisation, damaging injectors and fuel filters.

In the event that you poured AdBlue in your fuel tank drain it as soon as possible. And definitely don't start up the car - not even to maneuver it off of the pump. In case you did start the car you would most likely need to have the entire fuel system cleaned and filters replaced.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, irrespective of whether it's unleaded petrol or diesel, is generally an important issue to deal with in a car - specifically in modern-day common-rail engines. Water in petrol or diesel will bring about idling problems, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not dealt with fully, quite possibly ruined injectors. Water in petrol is quicker to drain compared to water in diesel - mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Even so we are able to handle both situations rather swiftly.

You should know however that if ever the vehicle was run with the water contaminated fuel it will very likely require a new fuel filter fitted since the previous one will be totally wet and unusable.

Boat Fuel Drains

If you have the wrong fuel, or even polluted fuel (most typically water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help you remove it. So long as the boat is either on land, or parked near to a motor vehicle parking bay we are able to reach the fuel tanks and drain out the fuel. We've carried out numerous fuel drains at marinas and boatyards throughout the country.}

Removal of Waste Fuel

Have a fuel tank lying at the rear of your garden with aged, useless or contaminated fuel? We are able to help you to get rid of it. We have been called out to quite a few privately owned and commercial properties in Cambridgeshire to take care of draining and disposing of fuel storages. We are registered by the Environment Agency to allow us to get rid of and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally. No matter if the fuel storage is an underground reservoir, a portable bowser, or possibly even a few containers in a shed, provided that we are able to get to it, we are able to drain it for you.

Re-Fueling Service

Run out of fuel in Huntingdon (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We operate a complete Cambridgeshire Run Out of Fuel Service. We're able to get out to fill up your car in cases where you are having difficulty on the motorway, on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, or just at your home. Our engineers can attend with 10-20 litres of fuel (purchased at pump prices) to refill your car. They can also take care of the standard troubles that might come with running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle not starting, and even flat batteries resulting from over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Wrong Fuel Assist Huntingdon - Huntingdon Fuel Rescue

I had a great afternoon cycling during my off day and felt delighted the following morning as I was en route to help a new couple away in Huntingdon. They pulled over after inserting diesel into their Porsche, and the car was close to half an hour away. I emerged at their position and laughed as I listened to the gal telling her partner off for turning out to be so confused. "How could you possibly manage to fill the car up using the wrong fuel?" she told him. I attempted to clarify that this occurs continuously in Cambridgeshire and that it's really nothing at all to be anxious about, and yet he all the same got an earful by his wife. Poor lad. Anyhow, I removed all of the wrong fuel, flushed the engine and filled them up with the right fuel. Watching them drive down the road I mouthed good bye and pondered on what my wife would say to me if perhaps I did the same thing... I would never live it down!