Wrong Fuel in Car Houghton

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Houghton

If ever you've put the wrong fuel in a car or truck in Houghton we most certainly are the company you want to get in touch with. We serve the whole of the Houghton territory and all bordering parts.

Wrong fuel Tips:

  • Petrol in a Diesel Car? Diesel oil in a Petrol Car? Incorrect Fuel in your Car?
  • Please do not turn on the motor (even if it's simply to move your vehicle off of the pump). Attempting to keep the mixed fuel in the tank and away from very sensitive fuel system mechanisms will greatly reduce the possibility of harm to your automobile.
  • What do you do? Ring Wrong Fuel SoS straight away on
    0800 711 7172.
  • Obtain reliable information concerning how to proceed next. Our telephone operators are to hand throughout the day and night to help you to get going once again.
  • In cases where you might have turned on the motor or driven your car, you shouldn't freak out or worry. Pretty much 99% of vehicles driven on polluted fuel can be easily fixed without any subsequent permanent issues.
  • How much is a fuel drain?
    Call us and after a couple rapid questions we can give a customised price of exactly how much your fuel drain will cost.
  • We will supply you with full VAT invoices which frequently may be used to claim your money back on your misfuel insurance**

**Check your insurance small print since each and every insurance plan and cover is different.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Houghton, Hampshire
Wrong Fuel in Car Houghton, Hampshire

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Ahhh, that was a fantastic night of sleep! It was 7:00 am on a rainy Wednesday and we were en route to assist an old sweetheart who put contaminated fuel in her diesel Mercedes in Houghton. I had been advised she had driven away from the petrol station and pulled up in a rural road on route to visit her family. I punched the location straight into the Satnav and got there in less than 60 minutes. I arrived at the stricken lady and drained the wrong fuel out of the vehicle. As I was doing the work she explained, "I am getting somewhat forgetful in my old age and didn't remember about the car taking diesel since I had just bought it several days back right after my former car, which I had owned for about twenty five years, eventually died on me". I completed the drain and she offered me a Murray mint and said thank you. What a precious Hampshire woman!

Not just that, but our group of wrong fuel specialists handle all of Hampshire, so this means that your position is in our coverage area. As soon as we have identified your location, we will endeavour to turn up at your destination as fast as we can and retrieve any wrong fuel from your vehicle. The truth is the quicker you remove all of that contaminated fuel from your car, the less damage is inflicted. For that reason grab the phone and dial our telephone number. A team of SPA skilled technicians are available and waiting to help, despite what day or time it is.

We are completely compliant and covered and so you understand your vehicle is in safe hands. On top of that, our experts are thoroughly qualified and expert in working with practically all car models.

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Wrong Fuel Drain Houghton

Wrong Fuel Drain Houghton

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Why Select Us Instead of the Other Choices?

  • We are the UK?s leading 24/7 wrong fuel drain service
  • We cover the whole nation
  • We are fully mobile
  • Our field mechanic can drain your wrong fuel with ease wherever you are located
  • Our friendly call centre team is available 24 / 7, 365 days a year, ready to take your calls and respond to your questions. They have the necessary know-how about the possible questions you might ask.
  • The field mechanics are all well trained and proficient in dealing with wrong fuel troubles
  • As a national fuel drain network, our call-out times are impressive. We are the very best you'll ever come across. For the last 12 months serving our clients, our national average call out time is just 46 minutes.


Our Fields of Specialties: Services We Provide:

These are the fuel mistakes services we can extend to you:

AdBlue In Your Diesel

All over Hampshire we have seen a lot more occurrences of AdBlue contamination when someone has poured AdBlue straight into their diesel tank. This is mainly stemming from motorists not understanding the right way to to make use of (please note: it's not a fuel additive), and to some extent because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are normally directly close to one another on the car.

Now, what is the issue with putting AdBlue in a diesel car? As the product is predominantly ionised water, it is actually just like putting water into your tank. Diesel and water really do not mix at all and trying to run a diesel car on water isn't going to work. Also, the urea is particularly corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is more prone to crystallisation, damaging injectors and fuel filters.

In case you put AdBlue in the fuel tank get it drained asap. And certainly be careful not to turn over the car - not even to relocate it away from the pump. If you did start the vehicle you may very likely have to have the whole fuel system cleaned and fuel filters replaced.

Fuel contaminated with water

Water contaminated fuel, no matter whether it is petrol or diesel, is usually an important condition to address in a motor vehicle - especially in modern common-rail engines. Having water in petrol or diesel can potentially produce idling problems, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not dealt with correctly, quite possibly ruined injectors. Having water in petrol is a lot easier to drain as compared to water in diesel - this is largely due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Even so we can take care of both situations fairly expediently.

Remember though that whenever the vehicle has been run on the water contamination it will most likely need a new fuel filter fitted since the previous one will probably be completely water-logged and ineffective.

Boat Fuel Drains

If there is the incorrect fuel, or even polluted fuel (most commonly water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can help you clean it out. So long as the boat is either dry-docked, or moored near to a car parking bay we can gain access to the storage tanks and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've completed quite a few fuel drains at marinas and boatyards throughout the country.}

Waste Fuel Management

Got an old fuel container in the back of your premises full of old, unusable or contaminated fuel? We could help you to dispose of it. We have been called out to many domestic and industrial premises in Hampshire to take care of removing and disposing of fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to be able to remove and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean container, a mobile bowser, or even a few drums in a shed, if we are able to reach it, we are able to empty it.

Run Out of Fuel Support

Run out of fuel in Houghton (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We operate a full Hampshire Run Out of Fuel Service. We will get out to re-fill the car if you are having difficulty on the motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or perhaps even at home. Our technicians can attend with 10-20 litres of the correct fuel (acquired at cost) and fill your car or truck. They are also able to take care of any of the common troubles which might come with running out of fuel - such as airlocks, vehicle unable to start, or maybe flat batteries as a consequence of over-cranking.


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Last friday a customer telephoned us because his Honda died on a road in Houghton. He had mistakenly put unleaded in the diesel car and got so far as the street before needing to stop. It was in the early hours of the day and our technician, who lives close by, got to him in less than a quarter hour. We managed to remove the incorrect fuel and put fresh diesel back in the car. "Sincere kudos to you for your prompt response, and in particular at 5 a.m., I appreciate it."

All of our engineers are qualified on the latest cars and trucks and their fuel systems. We participate in more than 7,000 fuel drains every year in the United Kingdom (yes, there are that many people today who err - you are not by yourself). Our call centres are open 24 hours a day and every day of the week. Our technical engineers are on duty when ever you need to have them.


Recent Fuel Drains in Houghton

A few of the routine things we see from the engineers in Houghton:

Now I'm not very interested in doing work Sundays, and the other day was no different. I had just departed home filled with a superb lunch made for us by the wife, and I was on my way to deal with a fellow who had filled the wrong petrol in his Porsche. He was stationed in Houghton so I arrived there rapidly. As I pulled up behind the vehicle and stepped out he told me "Praise the Lord! I stupidly had my thoughts on something else and didn't perceive I've put diesel in my petrol car. Have I created problems as a result of driving it?" I determined that truth be told there shouldn't be any kind of damage and that also I would personally drain the fuel quickly. It goes without saying that I drained the contaminated fuel from the vehicle and filled it with some appropriate fuel, and so another satisfied client could continue on his journey with no difficulty. He could not stop saying thanks to me, and this tends to make earning a living on weekends in Hampshire just that little bit less painful in my opinion!

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A man contacted us from his Volvo where he had conked out on the congested street. "I foolishly put unleaded in my diesel car and I ultimately learned all about it several miles along the road!" Fortuitously we were in a position to attend him in a relatively short time, bearing in mind the congestion, and he was shortly back on the road.

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A guy had conked out off a street in Houghton. His Volkswagen motor had ceased working and he had no clue what was wrong until eventually he realised he put the wrong fuel in his diesel vehicle. He rang us to get a fuel drain and it was then when he explained to us: "I can't believe that I did not realise that I had put the incorrect fuel in my car." He claimed that he had got absolutely no sleep the day before and that must have been the key reason why.
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