Wrong Fuel in Car Lockleywood, Shropshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Lockleywood

Petrol in your diesel motor vehicle in Lockleywood? Welcome to WrongFuelSoS.com. Give us a call and find out how we can help to get you back on track once more.

It was after ten pm on a Tuesday and despite the fact that we were assured a dry day, it hadn't ceased raining! James and me were seated talking about the footy, waiting around for the 6th fuel drain to come in. Eventually we had a phone call from a lovely women on a company trip who had pulled into the Sainsburys filling station in Lockleywood and put petrol in her diesel Land Rover rental. The unfortunate thing was pretty distressed by the sounds of it, crying "I still can't believe that I've ruined the vehicle! I am just so familiar with filling up my petrol vehicle I completely forgot I was using a diesel!" I just advised her to settle back and not to worry, plus that such things regrettably do happen. She had managed to maneuver the vehicle into a protected space and, as it was only a short distance from where we were, we were able to find the woman right away. The incorrect fuel was extracted and she could return to the motel she was lodging in. Despite the fact that we got fairly drenched, it was all rewarding seeing her drive off relaxed and a lot less apprehensive. One more fuel drain in Shropshire well done in my books!

If you have put the incorrect fuel in a car or truck in Lockleywood we definitely are the professionals you want to call. We cater to the entirety of the Lockleywood vicinity and all adjacent zones.

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AdBlue In your Fuel

All around Shropshire we are noticing more and more occurrences of AdBlue contamination where someone has poured AdBlue directly into their diesel fuel tank. This is to a certain extent a result of drivers not knowing the way to work with it (pay attention: it's in reality not a fuel additive), and in part because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are frequently right close to one another on the car.

Now, what's the problem with having AdBlue in a diesel car? Seeing that the product is predominantly ionised water, it is actually like putting water in your tank. Diesel and water do not blend in the slightest and attempting to run a diesel car on water cannot work. Also, the urea is fairly corrosive to fuel system hoses and seals and is more prone to crystallisation, damaging injectors and filters.

In the case you put AdBlue into a fuel tank get it out at the earliest opportunity. And of course be careful not to switch on the engine - not even to shift it away from the pump. Assuming you have started the car you may most likely have to have the entire fuel system cleaned and filters changed out.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, irrespective of whether it's unleaded or diesel, is actually a significant matter to address in a car - especially in modern common-rail engines. Water in your fuel tank will often produce idling issues, uneven running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not remedied properly, potentially ruined injectors. Water in petrol is less difficult to get rid of in comparison with water in diesel - this is primarily because diesel is an oil. Having said that we can solve both situations rather easily.

You should know though that whenever the vehicle has been run with the fuel contaminated with water it will more than likely require a new fuel filter to be fitted because the old one will undoubtedly be wholly water-logged and useless.

Marine Fuel Drains

If you find you have the wrong fuel, or even polluted fuel (most usually water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we can certainly clean it out. Assuming that the boat is either on land, or parked near enough to a motor vehicle parking bay we can reach the storage and remove the contaminated fuel. We've undertaken numerous fuel drains at docks and boatyards nationwide.}

Disposal of Waste Fuel

Have a fuel tank at the rear of your garden with old, unusable or degraded fuel? We're able to assist you to get rid of it. We've been called out to quite a few private and industrial premises in Shropshire to take care of draining and recycling fuel storages. We are licenced by the Environment Agency to enable us to get rid of and recycle waste fuel safely and legally. Whether the fuel storage is an underground container, a portable bowser, or even several containers in a garage, provided that we are able to access it, we are able to drain it for you.

Run Out of Fuel Assistance

Run out of fuel in Lockleywood (out of gas - as an American would say)? We perform a complete Shropshire Out of Fuel Service. We can easily get out to re-fill your automobile if you are stranded on the motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or perhaps even at your home. Our engineers can come to you with 10-20 litres of the right fuel (acquired at cost) and fill the car. They will be able to take care of any of the normal troubles which might go along with running out of fuel - including airlocks, vehicle not restarting, , or maybe flat batteries due to over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Lockleywood, Shropshire

Wrong Fuel in Car Lockleywood - Lockleywood Wrong Fuel in Car

A gentleman called us from Lockleywood to say he mistakenly pumped the wrong fuel in his diesel Jaguar. "What a nightmare! I can't believe I put petrol in my lovely diesel car!" It only took our engineer roughly 50 minutes to fully drain the incorrect fuel from the vehicle. He totally flushed the fuel lines, filter and pumps and put fresh diesel in the car. The customer was thrilled and it hadn't cost him dealership rates to have the job properly done.