Wrong Fuel in Car Claygate Cross, Kent

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Claygate Cross

If you've put the wrong fuel in your car and immediately require a fuel drain you are probably searching the web on the lookout for a fast, dependable, qualified and cost-effective fuel drain company in Claygate Cross or Kent. We are the service to help you!

It was about five pm on a Tuesday and although we were promised a dry afternoon, it hadn't stopped raining! Paul and I were resting there discussing the rugby results, prepared for the 6th call of the day to arrive. Inevitably we had the call from a woman on a business excursion who had pulled into the BP petrol garage in Claygate Cross and filled the wrong fuel in a diesel Volkswagen lease car in error. She was very troubled it seemed, saying "I still can't believe I have wrecked the car! I'm so used to putting unleaded in my petrol car I had did not remember I was running a diesel!" I told her to settle back and not to fret, plus that things like this regrettably often happen. She had managed to maneuver the vehicle to a secure space and, because it was no more than a few miles away from our van, we could find the customer rather quickly. The bad fuel was removed and she was able to go home to the Premier Inn she was residing in. Although we got fairly soaked, it was all worth it to see her drive off calm and a lot less concerned. A job in Kent well done in my mind!

Petrol in your diesel car in Claygate Cross? You've arrived at the correct place. We are able to help you in this hour of need and get you going once again with our specialist fuel removal assistance.

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AdBlue Contamination

All over Kent we are discovering more and more occurrences of AdBlue contamination whereby somebody has poured AdBlue into their diesel fuel tank. This is in part stemming from drivers not being totally sure the right way to use it (be aware: it's not a fuel additive), and to some extent because the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are normally right adjacent to each other on the vehicle.

So, precisely what is the issue with putting AdBlue in your diesel car? As the product is predominantly deionised water, it is actually almost the same as putting water in your tank. Diesel and water do not blend whatsoever and attempting to run a diesel car on water will not work. Additionally, the urea is seriously corrosive to your fuel system pipes and seals and is at risk of crystallisation, damaging injectors and filters.

If in case you put AdBlue in your fuel tank get it out at once. And definitely be careful not to switch on the engine - not even to shift it into a parking place. In cases where you have started the car you will most likely need to have the full fuel system cleaned and fuel filters replaced.

Fuel contaminated with water

Fuel contaminated with water, no matter whether it is petrol or diesel, is undoubtedly an important issue to handle in a car - particularly in advanced common-rail engines. Water in diesel or petrol can certainly bring about idling difficulties, irregular running, excessive smoke and, if it is not dealt with fully, quite possibly blown injectors. Having water in petrol is a lot easier to get rid of when compared with water in diesel - this is mostly because diesel is an oil. In spite of this we can take care of both cases rather swiftly.

Take note that if ever the vehicle has been run with the water contamination it will more than likely require a new fuel filter to be installed seeing that the previous one will undoubtedly be completely wet and useless.

Boat Fuel Drains

If you've got the wrong fuel, or perhaps dirty fuel (most commonly water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help you get it out. As long as the boat is either on land, or situated close to an automobile parking bay we can reach the storage and remove the fuel. We have undertaken many fuel drains at piers and boatyards throughout the country.}

Waste Fuel Disposal

Got an old fuel tank laying in the rear of your garden containing unwanted and old, useless or contaminated fuel? We can assist you to get rid of it. We have been called out to numerous privately owned and business premises in Kent for the purpose of draining and disposing of fuel storages. We are registered by the Environment Agency to allow us to get rid of and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally. No matter if the fuel storage is an underground container, a portable bowser, or even some containers in an outbuilding, assuming that we are able to reach it, we can drain it.

Re-Fueling Assistance

Out of fuel in Claygate Cross (out of gas - as our American cousins might say)? We run a comprehensive Kent Out of Fuel Service. We will get out to refill the car in the event that you are stranded on a motorway, roadside far from a petrol station, or even at your home. Our engineers can attend with 10-20 litres of the right fuel (at cost) to fill the car. They will be able to fix any of the common issues that can come with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle unable to restart, and even dead batteries caused by over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Claygate Cross, Kent

Fuel Removal Claygate Cross - Claygate Cross Wrong Fuel Doctor

Last week a motorist contacted us soon after his Smart died on a road in Claygate Cross. He had mistakenly put petrol in his diesel car and drove so far as the road before needing to stop. It was yet early in the day and our technical engineer, who stays locally, was with him in about 20 minutes. We managed to drain the incorrect fuel and put fresh diesel back into the car. "Thank you for your immediate response, and in particular at 3 a.m., I genuinely appreciate it."