Wrong Fuel in Car Lansdown, Somerset

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Lansdown

Petrol in your diesel car or truck in Lansdown? Welcome to WrongFuelSoS.com. Call us and find out how we can assist you to get you up and running once more.

It was close to 9 pm on a Monday and even though we were guaranteed a dry and fresh day, it hadn't stopped pouring down rain! Ryan and I were relaxing there talking over the recent sports rankings, ready for the 6th job that day to arrive. Eventually we had the call from a woman on a company expedition who had pulled into the BP filling station in Lansdown and filled the wrong fuel in a diesel Porsche rental by mistake. She was pretty irritated apparently, stating "I simply can't believe that I have messed up the vehicle! I'm just so familiar with filling my petrol vehicle that I totally didn't remember that I was driving a diesel!" I asked her to calm down and not to worry, and also that things like this often happen. She was able to get the vehicle into a safe position and, seeing as it was no more than a few minutes off from the office, we were able to find her right away. The wrong fuel was extracted and she could go home to the Premier Inn she was living at. Despite the fact that we got extremely wet, it was all worthwhile to see her drive off contented and much less anxious. Yet another fuel drain in Somerset well done in my opinion!

If you've put the incorrect fuel in your vehicle and by some means managed to get where you were going or have come to a stop on the side of the road - we can easily assist. Our service plan is completely mobile and we can come out regardless of wherever you are and have the vehicle drained, cleaned and running just as before very quickly - and at a cost-effective price!

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AdBlue In Diesel

In Somerset we have found increasingly more examples of AdBlue contamination where a driver has put AdBlue inside their diesel tank. This is mainly thanks to drivers not understanding how to to make use of (be aware: it's not a fuel additive), and to some extent simply because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are usually directly close to one another on the automobile.

Now, what exactly is the situation with putting AdBlue in a diesel car? Seeing that the product is mostly ionised water, it is almost the same as putting water in to your tank. Diesel and water do not mix at all and trying to run a diesel car on water does not work. In addition to this, the urea is very corrosive to fuel system lines and seals and is prone to crystalising, blocking injectors and filters.

If you find you have put AdBlue in your fuel tank drain it as soon as possible. And of course be careful not to crank the vehicle - not even to move it to a parking place. In the event that you did start the vehicle you will in all probability need to have the full fuel system purged and filters changed out.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, irrespective of whether it is unleaded or diesel, is undoubtedly a serious condition to handle in a vehicle - specifically in advanced common-rail engines. Water in fuel tank can potentially lead to idling issues, uneven running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not taken care of effectively, oftentimes ruined injectors. Water in petrol is less complicated to get rid of as compared with water in diesel - this is mainly because diesel is an oil. Nevertheless we are able to solve both circumstances pretty swiftly.

Remember that so long as the vehicle has been started with the fuel contaminated with water it will very likely need a new fuel filter fitted seeing as the previous one is going to be wholly wet and ineffective.

Boat Fuel Drains

In the event that there is the incorrect fuel, or dirty fuel (most commonly water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly help clean it out. So long as the boat is either dry-docked, or secured close enough to a motor vehicle parking spot we can reach the fuel storage and drain out the fuel. We have carried out quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards throughout the country.}

Waste Fuel Removal

Have a fuel container lying at the rear of your premises containing out of date, useless or degraded fuel? We could assist you to get rid of it. We have been called out to several privately owned and industrial properties in Somerset for the purpose of removing and recycling fuel storages. We are registered by the Environment Agency to be able to remove and recycle waste fuel safely and legally. No matter if the fuel storage is an underground tank, a portable bowser, or perhaps even some drums in a garage, providing we are able to reach it, we could certainly empty it.

Re-Fueling Support

Run out of fuel in Lansdown (out of gas - as an American would say)? We operate a comprehensive Somerset Out of Fuel Service. We can get out to fill up your automobile in cases where you are stranded on the motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or possibly even at home. Our technicians can come to you with 10-20 litres of the right fuel (at cost) to refill your vehicle. They can also handle the standard troubles which might go with running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle not starting, and even dead batteries as a result of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Lansdown, Somerset

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A man had stopped near a road in Lansdown. His Mercedes engine had stopped functioning and he had no idea what was wrong till he noticed he put petrol in his diesel car. He rang us to request a fuel drain and that's when he said to us: "I cannot believe that I didn't know that I put the incorrect fuel in my vehicle." He said that he had got virtually no rest the day before and that could have been precisely why.