Wrong Fuel in Car Stocks Green, Kent

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Stocks Green

If you've put petrol in your diesel car in Stocks Green (wrong fuel Stocks Green) we are the guys you need to speak to. We assist the whole of the Stocks Green region and all nearby sectors.

It was after 8 pm on a Thursday and although we were guaranteed a rainless evening, it hadn't stopped pouring down rain! Dan and me were seated going over the recent rugby rankings, ready for the sixth fuel drain that day to arrive. Eventually we got a phone call from a girl on a business excursion who had gone to the Esso filling garage in Stocks Green and put the wrong fuel in her diesel Renault lease car. She was quite affected by the sounds of it, stating "I simply cannot believe that I have ruined the vehicle! I'm just so accustomed to filling my petrol car that I had didn't remember I was using a diesel!" I advised her to relax and not to worry, also that such things regrettably do happen. She managed to get the car into a protected space and, seeing that it was only a few minutes from our van, we were able to reach the lady almost instantly. The contaminated fuel was extracted and she was able to get back to the Premier Inn she was living at. Even though we got pretty wet, it was all worth the effort to see her drive home calm and a lot less apprehensive. One more job in Kent done well in my mind!

Petrol in a diesel motor vehicle in Stocks Green? Welcome to Wrong Fuel SoS. Give us a call and enquire how we can aid you to get you up and running again.

Our Services:

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

AdBlue Contamination

All over Kent we have discovered progressively more cases of AdBlue contamination wherein someone has poured AdBlue right into their diesel fuel tank. This is to a certain extent as a consequence of people not knowing the way to use it (note: it's not a fuel additive), and partially because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are generally right adjacent to each other on the vehicle.

Now, exactly what is the trouble with having AdBlue in your diesel car? Seeing as AdBlue is mostly ionised water, it is almost the same as putting water in your tank. Diesel and water really don't mix at all and attempting to run a diesel car on water cannot work. In addition, the urea is fairly corrosive to fuel system pipes and seals and is susceptible to crystalising, damaging injectors and filters.

If in case you have put AdBlue into your fuel tank drain it asap. And certainly do not start the motor - not even to shift it off the pump. Assuming you did start the vehicle you will probably have to have the whole fuel system cleaned and fuel filters changed.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, irrespective of whether it's unleaded or diesel, is definitely an important issue to address in a vehicle - specifically in current day common-rail engines. Putting water in your fuel is going to trigger idling issues, irregular running, increased smoke and, if it's not dealt with properly, possibly broken injectors. Water in petrol is easier to remove when compared with water in diesel - primarily due to the fact that diesel is an oil. However we are able to take care of both circumstances rather easily.

Keep in mind that in the event that the vehicle has been started on the fuel contaminated with water it will very likely need a new fuel filter to be installed since the old one will probably be thoroughly wet and ineffective.

Boat Fuel Drains

If perhaps you have the wrong fuel, or perhaps polluted fuel (most typically water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we will help drain it. Assuming that the boat is either on land, or moored close enough to parking bay we are able to gain access to the tanks and drain out the fuel. We've completed numerous fuel drains at piers and boatyards nationwide.}

Waste Fuel Disposal

Have a fuel tank lying at the back of your garden full of unwanted and old, useless or contaminated fuel? We're able to assist you to dispose of it. We have been called out to several private and industrial premises in Kent to take care of taking away and recycling fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to enable us to remove and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally. Regardless of whether the fuel storage is an underground container, a portable bowser, or even several containers in an outbuilding, assuming that we are able to access it, we can certainly empty it.

Re-Fueling Assistance

Run out of fuel in Stocks Green (out of gas - as the Americans would say)? We run a complete Kent Run Out of Fuel Service. We can easily come to refill your vehicle in the event that you are having difficulty on a motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or just at home. Our technicians can come out to you with 10-20 litres of the correct fuel (acquired at pump price) to fill up your car or truck. They will fix any of the standard troubles that could accompany running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle unable to restart, or even dead batteries as a consequence of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Stocks Green, Kent

Fuel Drain Stocks Green - Stocks Green Wrong Fuel Doctor

A man phoned us from his place on a street in Stocks Green. He said, "My vehicle (a Volvo) is not starting up and is generating terrible sounds when I flip the key." He confessed that he had put unleaded in his diesel vehicle but then reckoned he would solve the problem by putting further Diesel on top. We got there quickly, carried out the fuel drain and filled him up once again with untainted Diesel. He said that he would be sure to educate people not to fill up in addition to the incorrect fuel but to get it cleaned out immediately.