Wrong Fuel in Car Thorpe Thewles, County Durham

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Thorpe Thewles

So you've gone and misfuelled your vehicle in Thorpe Thewles and are wondering the best way to resolve the issue. Seeing that you're here looking through this then that signifies you are on the right road. What you need to do at this moment is contact us so that we can come and sort your car out. Why us? Excellent question. Our experienced crew of mechanics are available around your position to come out and aid you at the side of the road using specialist equipment.

It was around seven pm on a Monday and while we were assured a dry afternoon, it had not ceased raining! Dan and me were seated there going over the weekend's football results, waiting for the next telephone call that day to arrive. Inevitably we got a phone call from a young lady on a company expedition who had gone to the Shell petrol station in Thorpe Thewles and put petrol in a diesel BMW rental car. The poor lady was rather affected by the sounds of it, stating "I can't believe that I've wrecked the vehicle! I am just so accustomed to filling up my petrol car I had didn't remember I was driving a diesel!" I instructed her to settle back and not to be concerned, also that things like this unfortunately happen. She managed to move the car into a safe area and, because it was only a few minutes from where we were, we could reach the lady almost instantly. The wrong fuel was removed and she was able to return to the Premier Inn she was staying in. Despite the fact we got fairly drenched, it was all worth the effort seeing her drive home satisfied and not so concerned. Another misfuel correction in County Durham done well in my books!

Incorrect fuel in your car in Thorpe Thewles? You have come to the correct place. We aim to help you in your situation and get you moving again with our dedicated fuel drain assistance.

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We can assist you with all these mis-fuel problems.

AdBlue In your Fuel

All over County Durham we have noticed an increasing number of occurrences of AdBlue contamination where a motorist has poured AdBlue straight into their diesel fuel tank. This is partly as a consequence of people not knowing the way to work with it (important: it is in actual fact not a fuel additive), and partly simply because the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are generally right near to each other on the vehicle.

So, what is the situation with putting AdBlue in the diesel car? As AdBlue is primarily deionised water, it is actually almost the same as pouring water in to your tank. Diesel and water do not mix in the least and attempting to run a diesel car on water will never work. Furthermore, the urea is extremely corrosive to the fuel system hoses and seals and is susceptible to crystallisation, clogging injectors and filters.

If perhaps you have put AdBlue into a fuel tank remove it at once. And absolutely be careful not to switch on the car - not even to shift it to a parking place. In cases where you did start the vehicle you will most likely have to have the entire fuel system purged and filters changed.

Fuel contaminated with water

Water contaminated fuel, regardless of whether it is unleaded petrol or diesel, is definitely an important matter to handle in a car - particularly in current day common-rail engines. Putting water in fuel tank will likely lead to idling problems, lumpy running, increased smoke and, if it's not addressed fully, quite possibly blown injectors. Having water in petrol is a lot easier to remove as compared to water in diesel - this is mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. However we can take care of both circumstances rather easily.

You should know though that as long as the vehicle was run with the fuel contaminated with water it will probably need a new fuel filter to be fitted because the previous one is going to be thoroughly wet and ineffective.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If you've got the incorrect fuel, or even dirty fuel (most typically water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we can certainly help clean it out. So long as the boat is either on land, or moored close to a car or truck parking bay we can reach the storage and remove the contaminated fuel. We've done numerous fuel drains at docks and boatyards across the country.}

Disposal of Waste Fuel

Have an old fuel container placed at the back of the garden full of aged, unusable or degraded fuel? We are able to help you to dispose of it. We've been called out to a number of private and industrial premises in County Durham to deal with removing and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to be able to get rid of and dispose of waste fuel legally and safely. No matter if the fuel storage is an underground container, a mobile bowser, or perhaps a few containers in a storage shed, as long as we are able to get to it, we could certainly drain it.

Re-Fueling Services

Out of fuel in Thorpe Thewles (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We perform a comprehensive County Durham Run Out of Fuel Service. We're able to get out to re-fill your vehicle in the event that you are having difficulty on a motorway, on the side of the road far from a petrol station, or just at your home. Our techs can come to you with 10-20 litres of the right fuel (at pump price) to refill your car. They are also able to fix the most common problems which could go with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle not restarting, , as well as flat batteries as a consequence of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Thorpe Thewles, County Durham

Wrong Fuel Drain Thorpe Thewles - Thorpe Thewles Fuel Removal

A gentleman phoned us from Thorpe Thewles saying he mistakenly piped unleaded in to his diesel Citroen. "What a nightmare! I can't believe I put the wrong fuel in my beautiful diesel car!" It took our engineer about fifty minutes to fully drain the wrong fuel from the vehicle. He carefully cleaned the fuel lines, filter and pumps and put clean fuel in the vehicle. The customer was thrilled and it didn't cost him dealer prices to have the job professionally completed.