Wrong Fuel in Car Wyke, Dorset

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Wyke

Incorrect fuel in your car in Wyke? You've come to the right place. We are here to assist you in this time of need and get you moving once again with our specialist wrong fuel removal service.

It was before 6 pm on a Saturday and while we were assured a rainless night, it hadn't stopped raining! Brian and I were seated discussing the recent golf rankings, at the ready for the sixth fuel drain of the day to arrive. Inevitably we received the phone call from a lovely woman on a business excursion who had pulled into the Shell filling station in Wyke and put petrol in her diesel Jaguar hire car by mistake. She was quite distressed by the sounds of it, telling me "I simply cannot believe that I have messed up the vehicle! I'm so accustomed to filling up my petrol car that I completely didn't remember that I was driving a diesel!" We instructed her to relax and not to be concerned, also that these things regrettably do happen. She had managed to get the car into a secure area and, because it was no more than a few miles off from the office, we were able to arrive at the woman rather quickly. The wrong fuel was extracted so she was able to once again go back to the Premier Inn she was residing in. Despite the fact we got thoroughly soaked, it was all worth the time to watch her drive off satisfied and less concerned. Another fuel drain in Dorset well done in my mind!

If you've put the incorrect fuel in your vehicle and by some means were able to get to your destination or have come to a stand-still on the side of the road - we can certainly assist. Our service is completely mobile and we can easily come out regardless of exactly where you are and have the car drained, flushed and running again right away - and at a fair price!

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Do you or your employees usually misfuel your car? We can resolve any related problems.

AdBlue Contamination

In Dorset we are identifying a growing number of examples of AdBlue contamination when someone has put AdBlue inside their diesel tank. This is in part a result of people not being totally sure the way to work with it (important: it is actually not a fuel additive), and to some extent because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are often directly close to one another on the vehicle.

So, precisely what is the issue with putting AdBlue in the diesel car? Seeing as AdBlue is mainly deionised water, it is almost the same as pouring water in your tank. Diesel and water really don't mix in any way and trying to run a diesel car on water will never work. Also, the urea is very corrosive to fuel system hoses and seals and is susceptible to crystallisation, damaging injectors and fuel filters.

If perhaps you poured AdBlue in a fuel tank get it drained asap. And certainly be careful not to start the vehicle - not even to shift it to a parking spot. If you did start the vehicle you would probably have to have the full fuel system cleaned and filters changed.

Water contaminated fuel

Fuel contaminated with water, regardless of whether it is unleaded or diesel, is definitely a serious issue to take care of in a vehicle - especially in modern day common-rail engines. Having water inside your fuel can lead to idling difficulties, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if it's not remedied fully, oftentimes broken injectors. Having water in petrol is less difficult to clean out compared to water in diesel - primarily because diesel is an oil. Having said that we are able to handle both cases pretty expediently.

Remember however that in the event that the vehicle was run with the water contamination it will more than likely need a new fuel filter to be installed simply because the previous one will likely be totally water-logged and useless.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If you've got the incorrect fuel, or perhaps polluted fuel (most commonly water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we will help remove it. Providing the boat is either dry-docked, or secured close to a car parking spot we are able to access the storage and remove the fuel. We've undertaken many fuel drains at marinas and boatyards in the uk.}

Waste Fuel Disposal

Have an old fuel container sitting in the rear of your garden full of old, useless or degraded fuel? We could assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to several privately owned and industrial properties in Dorset to take care of removing and disposing of fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to be able to get rid of and dispose of waste fuel legally and safely. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is an underground reservoir, a mobile bowser, or even numerous containers in an outbuilding, assuming that we can access it, we could certainly empty it for you.

Re-Fueling Assistance

Run out of fuel in Wyke (out of gas - as our American cousins might say)? We run a comprehensive Dorset Run Out of Fuel Service. We can get out to fill up your vehicle in cases where you are stuck on the motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or perhaps even at your home. Our engineers can come out to you with 10-20 litres of the correct fuel (acquired at pump price) and fill up the car. They will handle any of the most common troubles which might come with running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle not starting, and even flat batteries because of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Wyke, Dorset

Vehicle Misfuel Wyke - Wyke Wrong Fuel Doctor

I had a great afternoon hiking during my day off and was feeling satisfied with myself the following day as I set out to help a new family who were holidaying in Wyke. They'd broken down after inserting the wrong fuel into their Mercedes, and the car was approximately half an hour's travel away. I arrived at their location and smirked to myself while I heard to the woman telling off her hubby for being so confused. "How could you even manage to fill the car up using the wrong fuel?" she told him. I wanted to tell her that this goes on on a regular basis in Dorset and that it's nothing to fret about, nevertheless he all the same got an ear bashing. Unfortunate lad. At any rate, I drained out the wrong fuel, gave the fuel system a flush and gave them some correct fuel. Watching them drive down the road I waved bon voyage and thought about what her indoors would say to me if perhaps I made the same error... I would personally never ever hear the end of it!