Wrong Fuel in Car Woodcote, Richmond upon Thames

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Woodcote

Petrol in your diesel car in Woodcote? You've come to the right place. We are here to help you in this hour of need and get you driving again with our professional fuel drain services.

It was around 6 pm on a Wednesday and although we were promised a dry afternoon, it had not stopped raining! Ryan and me were resting discussing the tennis rankings, waiting for the 6th fuel drain that day to come in. Eventually we received the call from a lovely woman on a business excursion who had pulled into the Shell petrol station in Woodcote and put petrol in a diesel Honda rental in error. The poor thing was quite affected by the sounds of it, stating "I can't believe I have destroyed the vehicle! I am so accustomed to filling my petrol vehicle I had did not remember I was driving a diesel!" We told her to calm down and not to worry, and also that things like this sadly can happen. She was able to move the vehicle to a secure space and, seeing that it was just a short distance away from the office, we were able to reach the lady quickly. The bad fuel was cleaned up and removed and she could once again go back to the Travelodge she was living at. Despite the fact that we got really wet, it was all worth the effort seeing her drive away contented and a lot less worried. One more misfuel correction in Richmond upon Thames well done in my mind!

Wrong fuel in your vehicle in Woodcote? Welcome to Wrong Fuel SoS. Give us a call and discover exactly how we could assist you to get you up and running again.

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Here is a list of the wrong fuel services we provide.

AdBlue Contamination

All over Richmond upon Thames we are finding an increasing number of cases of AdBlue contamination where a motorist has put AdBlue directly into their diesel tank. This is mainly stemming from people being unsure of the way to use it (important: it is in fact not a fuel additive), and in part due to the fact that the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are typically directly close to each other on the car.

So, exactly what is the situation with having AdBlue in the diesel vehicle? As the product is mostly ionised water, it is almost the same as pouring water into your tank. Diesel and water do not ever mix whatsoever and attempting to run a diesel car on water will not work. Apart from this, the urea is seriously corrosive to fuel system pipes and seals and is prone to crystallisation, clogging injectors and filters.

If you find you poured AdBlue in your fuel tank get it drained immediately. And of course do not start up the vehicle - not even to move it off the pump. Assuming you did start the vehicle you may almost certainly need to have the complete fuel system purged and filters changed.

Fuel contaminated with water

Water contaminated fuel, whether it's petrol or diesel, is certainly a serious situation to address in a car - especially in modern common-rail engines. Having water in the fuel will often lead to idling problems, uneven running, increased smoke and, if it's not dealt with fully, possibly damaged injectors. Having water in petrol is a lot easier to get rid of when compared with water in diesel - this is largely because diesel is an oil. Nevertheless we are able to solve both situations very easily.

Bear in mind that so long as the vehicle has been run with the fuel contaminated with water it will more than likely require a new fuel filter to be fitted as the old one will be totally water-logged and ineffective.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If it turns out there is the incorrect fuel, or perhaps contaminated fuel (most typically water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we can certainly help get it out. So long as the boat is either dry-docked, or parked near to an automobile parking spot we will be able to access the tanks and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've undertaken many fuel drains at docks and boatyards nationwide.}

Waste Fuel Disposal

Have a fuel tank in the back of the garden with aged, unusable or contaminated fuel? We can assist you to get rid of it. We have been called out to quite a few private and business properties in Richmond upon Thames for the purpose of taking away and disposing of fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to be able to remove and recycle waste fuel safely and legally. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is an underground reservoir, a mobile bowser, or even some drums in a shed, providing we can get to it, we can empty it.

Re-Fueling Assistance

Run out of fuel in Woodcote (out of gas - as an American would say)? We run a complete Richmond upon Thames Out of Fuel Service. We can easily come to fill up the car any time you are stuck on the motorway, roadside far from a petrol station, or even at your home. Our specialists can come out to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (bought at pump price) and fill your car or truck. They can also handle any of the common troubles that might go along with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle failing to start, or maybe dead batteries due to over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Woodcote, Richmond upon Thames

Fuel Rescue Woodcote - Woodcote Fuel Removal

A customer had broken down near a street in Woodcote. His BMW engine had stopped running and he'd no clue what was awry till he realised he put unleaded in his diesel vehicle. He phoned us to get a fuel drain and that is when he explained to us: "I can't believe that I did not detect that I put the incorrect fuel in my car." He said that he had got zero sleep the night before and that could have been why.