Wrong Fuel in Car High Ham, Somerset

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in High Ham

Petrol in your diesel motor vehicle in High Ham? Welcome to WrongFuelSoS.com. Call us and find out how we can help to get you up and running again.

It was close to 5 pm on a Thursday and even though we were promised a dry and fresh day, it had not stopped raining! Dan and me were resting talking over the tennis, waiting around for the 8th call for the day to arrive. Finally we got a phone call from a woman on a business excursion who had arrived at the Tesco petrol garage in High Ham and filled the wrong fuel in her diesel Honda rental car by mistake. The unfortunate thing was quite irritated it seemed, crying "I just can't believe I have ruined the car! I am just so familiar with putting unleaded in my petrol car I had didn't remember I was operating a diesel!" I just instructed her to settle back and not to fret, and that these things sadly happen. She was able to maneuver the vehicle to a safe space and, seeing as it was just a short distance off from our van, we were able to find the lady quickly. The bad fuel was cleaned up and removed and she could get back to the hotel she was living in. Despite the fact that we got thoroughly drenched, it was all worth the effort seeing her drive away relaxed and much less concerned. Another job in Somerset well done in my opinion!

Petrol in your diesel car in High Ham? You've reached the correct place. We aim to help you in your hour of need and get you running once again with our expert fuel removal services.

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AdBlue In your Fuel

All around Somerset we have discovered increasingly more instances of AdBlue contamination wherein somebody has put AdBlue straight into their diesel tank. This is in part as a consequence of drivers not understanding the right way to to make use of (please note: it's not a fuel additive), and partly simply because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are generally right near to each other on the car.

Now, what is the problem with putting AdBlue in your diesel vehicle? Seeing as the product is predominantly deionised water, it is like putting water into your tank. Diesel and water do not ever blend at all and trying to run a diesel car on water will never work. Additionally, the urea is incredibly corrosive to fuel system pipes and seals and is prone to crystallisation, clogging injectors and filters.

In the event that you have put AdBlue into the fuel tank get it out as soon as possible. And most definitely take care not to turn over the car - not even to maneuver it to a parking area. In case you did start the vehicle you may almost certainly have to have the complete fuel system purged and filters changed.

Fuel contaminated with water

Water contaminated fuel, no matter whether it is unleaded or diesel, is undoubtedly a serious situation to address in a vehicle - especially in modern common-rail engines. Putting water inside your petrol or diesel can easily result in idling difficulties, uneven running, excessive smoke and, if it's not sorted out fully, quite possibly ruined injectors. Having water in petrol is a lot easier to drain when compared with water in diesel - this is primarily because diesel is an oil. However we can handle both circumstances fairly swiftly.

Remember though that any time the vehicle was started on the water contamination it will quite possible require a new fuel filter to be installed seeing that the previous one will undoubtedly be wholly water-logged and unusable.

Boat Fuel Drains

If you find you've got the incorrect fuel, or contaminated fuel (most commonly water contaminated or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help remove it. As long as the boat is either on land, or secured near enough to parking spot we should be able to access the tanks and drain out the fuel. We've done numerous fuel drains at piers and boatyards throughout the country.}

Waste Fuel Removal

Have an old fuel reservoir placed at the back of your premises with old, unusable or degraded fuel? We're able to help you to dispose of it. We've been called out to a number of domestic and industrial premises in Somerset for the purpose 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. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is an underground reservoir, a portable bowser, or perhaps even several containers in an outbuilding, provided that we are able to get to it, we are able to empty it for you.

Out of Fuel Services

Run out of fuel in High Ham (out of gas - as the Americans would say)? We perform a full Somerset Run Out of Fuel Service. We can easily get out to fill up your car in cases where you are having difficulty on the motorway, roadside far from a petrol station, or even at your home. Our specialists can attend with 10-20 litres of fuel (acquired at cost) to refill the car. They can also handle the standard issues which might go along with running out of fuel - such as airlocks, vehicle not starting, or maybe dead batteries as a consequence of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car High Ham, Somerset

Petrol in Diesel High Ham - High Ham Fuel Removal

A man contacted us from his residence on a street in High Ham. He exclaimed, "My car (a Mercedes) is not starting and is generating awful sounds when I turn the key." He said that he put petrol in his diesel car however reckoned he would fix the problem by putting additional Diesel on top. We arrived quickly, did the fuel drain and filled him up once again with fresh Diesel. He said after that he'd be absolutely sure to inform people not to fill up on top of the wrong fuel but to have it cleaned out right away.