Wrong Fuel in Car Southfleet, Kent

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Southfleet

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It was after 5 pm on a Saturday and while we were guaranteed a rainless afternoon, it hadn't stopped raining! Dan and I were resting going over the rugby results, waiting around for the seventh job for the day to arrive. Finally we got a call from a young lady on a company excursion who had arrived at the Tesco petrol garage in Southfleet and filled the wrong fuel in her diesel Vauxhall rental. She was fairly agitated it seemed, saying "I still can't believe that I've ruined the vehicle! I am so familiar with putting petrol in my petrol car that I completely did not remember that I was operating a diesel!" I just told her to take it easy and not to worry, and that these things sadly do happen. She was able to relocate the vehicle to a protected position and, seeing that it was no more than a few minutes from our van, we could find her without delay. The bad fuel was removed so she was able to get back to the Travelodge she was staying at. Despite the fact we got extremely soaked, it was all worthwhile to watch her drive off calm and not so concerned. A fuel drain in Kent done well in my mind!

In the event that you've put the incorrect fuel in your car in Southfleet we certainly are the guys you should get in touch with. We cover the entirety of the Southfleet region and all nearby counties.

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Do you or your employees frequently misfuel your car? We can fix any related problems.

AdBlue In Diesel

All over Kent we are identifying increasingly more occurrences of AdBlue contamination whereby someone has poured AdBlue inside their diesel fuel tank. This is to a degree caused by people not knowing the right way to use it (be aware: it is in actual fact not a fuel additive), and in part because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are typically right next to one another on the vehicle.

So, what is the issue with having AdBlue in the diesel vehicle? As the product is predominantly deionised water, it is nearly as good as pouring water in to your tank. Diesel and water really don't mix whatsoever and trying to run a diesel car on water is not going to work. In addition, the urea is extremely corrosive to your fuel system pipes and seals and is susceptible to crystallisation, clogging injectors and fuel filters.

If you put AdBlue in your fuel tank get it drained immediately. And most definitely take care not to start the car - not even to relocate it off the pump. If you did start the car you would likely need to have the full fuel system flushed and fuel filters replaced.

Fuel contaminated with water

Fuel contaminated with water, whether it is petrol or diesel, is generally a serious matter to take care of in a car - particularly in more modern common-rail engines. Water in petrol or diesel can certainly contribute to idling issues, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if not taken care of effectively, quite possibly blown injectors. Having water in petrol is easier to clean out as compared to water in diesel - this is largely because diesel is an oil. However we can deal with both cases very quickly.

Remember though that as long as the vehicle has been started with the water contamination it will probably require a new fuel filter to be installed simply because the previous one is going to be wholly water-logged and useless.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If perhaps you have the incorrect fuel, or dirty fuel (most commonly water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help you remove it. Provided that the boat is either dry-docked, or moored near to a car parking bay we are able to gain access to the storage tanks and remove the contaminated fuel. We've succesfully done numerous fuel drains at piers and boatyards across the country.}

Management of Waste Fuel

Got a fuel container sitting at the rear of your garden containing aged, unusable or degraded fuel? We are able to assist you to get rid of it. We have been called out to several domestic and commercial properties in Kent to take care of taking away and recycling fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to allow us to extract and recycle waste fuel safely and legally. Whether the fuel storage is an underground reservoir, a portable bowser, or perhaps a number of drums in an outbuilding, assuming that we are able to get to it, we could certainly drain it for you.

Re-Fueling Support

Out of fuel in Southfleet (out of gas - as an American might say)? We run a full Kent Out of Fuel Service. We're able to come to re-fill your vehicle if you are stuck on the motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or possibly even at home. Our techs can come out to you with 10-20 litres of the right fuel (purchased at pump prices) and fill your vehicle. They will fix the standard issues which may go along with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle not restarting, , or even dead batteries because of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Southfleet, Kent

Fuel Rescue Southfleet - Southfleet Wrong Fuel Drain

A gentleman phoned us from his residence on a road in Southfleet. He pronounced, "My vehicle (a Volvo) is not running and is generating terrible sounds when I turn the key." He confessed that he had put petrol in his diesel vehicle but then believed he would remedy the problem by putting additional Diesel on top. We showed up promptly, carried out the fuel drain and filled him up once again with untainted Diesel. He told us that he would be absolutely sure to educate people not to fill up over the incorrect fuel but to get it drained promptly.