Wrong Fuel in Car Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Hitchin

Did you know that there are in excess of 150,000 examples of people filling their vehicles up with the incorrect type of fuel each calendar year? In the event you've gone and done the same in Hitchin, then we can help. Our team of SPA qualified technicians are available 24/7 to aid you at the roadside using the correct gear to do a wrong fuel drain on your car quickly.

A guy stopped on a street in Hitchin had to have a fuel drain about a few weeks ago. His Audi was stuck on the side of the road after he had filled up with the wrong fuel. He was relaxed when he phoned us but a little worried to move his car off the road because he was generating some traffic. We arrived in a quarter-hour as our drainer was in neighbouring Hitchin and had finished his previous job. He said, "I simply can not believe I put unleaded in my diesel car and broke down here! My vehicle was so spluttery I needed to pull over and subsequently it just died."

If you've put the wrong fuel in a car or truck and by some means managed to get it home or have broken down on the road - we can certainly help you out. Our service is totally mobile and we can come out no matter where you are and have the vehicle drained, flushed and running just as before in no time - and for an acceptable price!

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Here's a list of the wrong fuel services we give.

AdBlue Contamination

In Hertfordshire we have identified a growing number of examples of AdBlue contamination wherein a driver has put AdBlue straight into their diesel fuel tank. This is to some extent a result of motorists being unsure of the way to to make use of (important: it's not a fuel additive), and in part due to the fact that the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are generally right adjacent to each other on the car.

Now, what's the matter with putting AdBlue in a diesel car? Seeing that the product is mostly deionised water, it's almost the same as pouring water into your tank. Diesel and water do not mix in the least and trying to run a diesel car on water cannot work. In addition to this, the urea is particularly corrosive to fuel system pipes and seals and is more prone to crystalising, clogging injectors and filters.

In case you have put AdBlue in your fuel tank empty it immediately. And obviously don't start the vehicle - not even to move it to a parking place. If you have started the vehicle you would almost certainly have to have the whole fuel system flushed and filters changed out.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, regardless of whether it is petrol or diesel, tends to be an important issue to take care of in a vehicle - especially in current day common-rail engines. Water in the fuel tank is likely to cause idling difficulties, uneven running, increased smoke and, if not taken care of correctly, potentially broken injectors. Water in petrol is quicker to get rid of when compared with water in diesel - mainly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Having said that we are able to take care of both cases rather quickly.

Bear in mind however that as long as the vehicle has been run with the water contaminated fuel it will very likely need a new fuel filter fitted because the previous one will be completely wet and unusable.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If it turns out there is the incorrect fuel, or even contaminated fuel (most usually water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly help remove it. So long as the boat is either dry-docked, or parked close to a vehicle parking spot we will be able to reach the storage and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've undertaken quite a few fuel drains at piers and boatyards across the country.}

Management of Waste Fuel

Have a fuel reservoir placed in the rear of your garden full of out of date, useless or contaminated fuel? We are able to assist you to get rid of it. We have been called out to quite a few domestic and commercial premises in Hertfordshire for the purpose of removing and recycling fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to enable us to remove and recycle waste fuel legally and safely. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is an underground reservoir, a mobile bowser, or perhaps a number of containers in a storage shed, if we can get to it, we can drain it.

Re-Fueling Assistance

Out of fuel in Hitchin (out of gas - as the Americans would say)? We operate a complete Hertfordshire Run Out of Fuel Service. We can come to refill the car in cases where you are stuck on a motorway, on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, or even at home. Our engineers can come out to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (purchased at pump price) and refill your car or truck. They will handle any of the normal problems that may accompany running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle failing to restart, as well as flat batteries caused by over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Vehicle Misfuel Hitchin - Hitchin Wrong Fuel in Car

I had a perfect evening fishing on my off day and felt delighted with myself the following working day as I set out to help a new family who were holidaying in Hitchin. They'd conked out after filling petrol into their Ford, and the car was about half an hour's travel away. I arrived at their position and smirked to myself as I heard to the wife chastising her hubby for actually being so foolish. "How could you possibly be able to fill up by using the wrong fuel?" she asked him. I wanted to clarify that this happens on a regular basis in Hertfordshire and that it's nothing at all to get worried about, nevertheless he all the same had his ear bent by his wife. I felt genuine sympathy for the guy. Anyway, I drained all the contaminated fuel, flushed the fuel system and filled them up with the appropriate fuel. As they drove off I shouted farewell and wondered what her indoors would tell me if ever I made the exact same mistake... I would never hear the end of it!