Wrong Fuel in Car Thornley, County Durham

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Thornley

Put unleadede in a diesel car in Thornley? We're sorry to hear that, but we're available to help you. WrongFuelSoS.com can boast complete national assistance for wrong fuel removal. Plus we are on-duty 24/7. No matter where you are located in Thornley or mainland United Kingdom we can come to you to help repair the vehicle.

It was about 9 pm on a Monday and although we were guaranteed a dry evening, it had not stopped pouring down rain! Dan and I were relaxing talking over the recent football rankings, ready for the next call that day to come in. Before long we got a call from a girl on a business excursion who had pulled into the Shell filling station in Thornley and filled petrol in a diesel BMW hire car. She was quite affected apparently, crying "I still can't believe that I've ruined the car! I'm just so familiar with filling up my petrol car that I totally forgot that I was running a diesel!" We told her to relax and not to worry, also that such things can happen. She was able to relocate the car to a safe space and, as it was only a few minutes from the office, we were able to reach the woman swiftly. The contaminated fuel was taken out and she could return to the Premier Inn she was living in. Although we got extremely soaked, it was all worth the effort to watch her drive home relaxed and not so anxious. Yet another fuel drain in County Durham well done in my opinion!

Wrong fuel in your car in Thornley? You've visited the right people. We aim to assist you in your situation and get you driving again with our dedicated wrong fuel removal service.

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AdBlue In Your Diesel

All over County Durham we are noticing increasingly more cases of AdBlue contamination where a motorist has poured AdBlue directly into their diesel tank. This is to a certain extent as a result of people being unsure of how to work with it (remember: it is actually not a fuel additive), and in part due to the fact that the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are generally directly adjacent to one another on the car.

So, what is the situation with having AdBlue in the diesel vehicle? Seeing that AdBlue is primarily ionised water, it is nearly as good as putting water into your tank. Diesel and water don't blend at all and attempting to run a diesel car on water does not work. Additionally, the urea is quite corrosive to your fuel system hoses and seals and is prone to crystallisation, obstructing injectors and fuel filters.

If you find you poured AdBlue into a fuel tank remove it at once. And certainly don't turn over the vehicle - not even to move it into a parking bay. Assuming you did start the car you would in all likelihood have to have the entire fuel system cleaned and filters changed.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, no matter whether it is petrol or diesel, is usually a significant issue to take care of in a motor vehicle - specifically in modern day common-rail engines. Putting water inside your fuel tank can easily cause idling problems, irregular running, increased smoke and, if not addressed fully, potentially ruined injectors. Having water in petrol is less complicated to get rid of compared to water in diesel - primarily because diesel is an oil. Having said that we can solve both situations very quickly.

Remember though that whenever the vehicle was started on the fuel contaminated with water it will most likely need a new fuel filter to be fitted simply because the previous one will likely be totally water-logged and unusable.

Marine Fuel Drains

If perhaps you've got the incorrect fuel, or perhaps contaminated fuel (most typically water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help clean it out. Providing the boat is either on land, or moored close enough to a car parking spot we can gain access to the fuel storage and drain out the fuel. We've completed numerous fuel drains at docks and boatyards in the uk.}

Management of Waste Fuel

Have an old fuel tank sitting in the back of your premises full of out of date, useless or contaminated fuel? We are able to assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to numerous domestic and business properties in County Durham for the purpose of draining and recycling fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to enable us to extract and dispose of waste fuel legally and safely. No matter if the fuel storage is an underground tank, a portable bowser, or perhaps a number of drums in a storage shed, provided that we can access it, we can certainly empty it for you.

Re-Fueling Assistance

Run out of fuel in Thornley (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We perform a full County Durham Run Out of Fuel Service. We can easily come to re-fill the car in cases where you are stranded on the motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or possibly even at your home. Our techs can attend with 10-20 litres of fuel (bought at pump price) to fill up your automobile. They can also handle the standard troubles which might go along with running out of fuel - such as airlocks, vehicle unable to restart, or maybe dead batteries due to over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Thornley, County Durham

Fuel Removal Thornley - Thornley Wrong Fuel Drain

A man called us from his home on a road in Thornley. He pronounced, "My car (a Nissan) is not starting and is producing dreadful noises when I turn the key." He admitted that he put unleaded in his diesel car however believed he would solve the problem by putting further Diesel on top. We arrived quickly, carried out the drain and filled him up once again with clean Diesel. He told us he would be sure to tell people not to fill up over the wrong fuel but to have it drained right away.