Wrong Fuel in Car Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Middleton Cheney

If you've put petrol in your diesel car in Middleton Cheney (petrol in diesel Middleton Cheney) we are the individuals you need to get in touch with. We assist the entirety of the Middleton Cheney territory and all nearby zones.

It was just after six pm on a Monday and though we were guaranteed a dry and fresh day, it hadn't stopped raining! Ryan and I were sitting discussing the sports results, waiting for the seventh job for the day to come in. In due time we got a call from a lady on a company expedition who had arrived at the Texaco filling station in Middleton Cheney and put the wrong fuel in her diesel Lexus lease car by mistake. She was somewhat distressed by the sounds of it, telling me "I still cannot believe I have wrecked the vehicle! I'm so accustomed to filling my petrol car that I totally did not remember that I was driving a diesel!" I just instructed her to calm down and not to worry, also that these things sadly often happen. She was able to maneuver the vehicle to a secure position and, seeing that it was no more than a few minutes off from us, we could reach the woman right away. The wrong fuel was cleaned up and removed so she could get back to the hotel she was lodging in. Although we got very soaked, it was all worth it to see her drive away relaxed and not so stressed. Yet another job in Northamptonshire done well in my books!

If you have unleaded in your diesel vehicle, or diesel in the petrol automobile (and surprisingly a large number of drivers do this at least once at some point) - we deal with it on the spot. Wrong Fuel SoS' professional engineers are on call 24/7. Simply call our hotline and they will come out, drain the contaminated fuel and get you swiftly back on the road.

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AdBlue In Your Diesel

All around Northamptonshire we are finding an increasing number of occurrences of AdBlue contamination whereby a driver has poured AdBlue inside their diesel tank. This is in part due to drivers not being totally sure the right way to work with it (important: it is actually not a fuel additive), and to some extent because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are usually right near to each other on the car.

So, precisely what is the matter with having AdBlue in your diesel tank? Seeing as AdBlue is predominantly ionised water, it is actually just like putting water into your tank. Diesel and water will not blend in any way and trying to run a diesel car on water isn't going to work. Apart from this, the urea is fairly corrosive to fuel system hoses and seals and is at risk of crystallisation, damaging injectors and filters.

Assuming you poured AdBlue in the fuel tank get it drained asap. And definitely don't crank the engine - not even to shift it away from the pump. If perhaps you have started the vehicle you may probably need to have the entire fuel system purged and fuel filters replaced.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, regardless of whether it's unleaded petrol or diesel, is in many cases a significant issue to deal with in a car - specifically in more modern common-rail engines. Having water in your petrol or diesel can easily contribute to idling difficulties, irregular running, abnormal smoke and, if not addressed properly, in some cases damaged injectors. Water in petrol is easier to clean out when compared with water in diesel - this is mainly because diesel is an oil. Even so we can resolve both circumstances fairly quickly.

Keep in mind though that if ever the vehicle was started on the water contamination it will most likely need a new fuel filter to be fitted seeing that the old one is going to be thoroughly wet and unusable.

Boat Fuel Drains

If perhaps there is the wrong fuel, or perhaps contaminated fuel (most usually water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help clean it out. So long as the boat is either dry-docked, or parked close to a motor vehicle parking bay we will be able to reach the storage and drain out the contaminated fuel. We've undertaken quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards throughout the country.}

Waste Fuel Disposal

Have a fuel reservoir laying at the back of the garden full of unwanted and old, useless or degraded fuel? We're able to assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to several privately owned and business properties in Northamptonshire for the purpose of taking away and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to enable us to extract and dispose of waste fuel legally and safely. No matter if the fuel storage is an underground container, a mobile bowser, or possibly even a few containers in a storage shed, as long as we can reach it, we could certainly drain it for you.

Run Out of Fuel Service

Run out of fuel in Middleton Cheney (out of gas - as our American cousins might say)? We run a complete Northamptonshire Out of Fuel Service. We are able to come to re-fill the car in cases where you are stranded on a motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or possibly even at home. Our techs can attend with 10-20 litres of fuel (acquired at cost) and fill up your vehicle. They will be able to take care of the standard troubles that could go along with running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle unable to start, and even dead batteries due to over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire

Petrol in Diesel Middleton Cheney - Middleton Cheney Wrong Fuel Doctor

A motorist had broken down off a road in Middleton Cheney. His Renault engine had ceased working and he had no idea what was the problem right up until he realised he had put unleaded in his diesel car. He contacted us to request a fuel drain and that is when he informed us: "I cannot believe that I didn't realise that I had put the wrong fuel in my car." He said that he had got virtually no sleep the evening before and that could have been why.