Wrong Fuel in Car Felixstowe Ferry, Suffolk

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Felixstowe Ferry

If you've put the incorrect fuel in your car in Felixstowe Ferry (petrol in diesel Felixstowe Ferry) we are the individuals you need to get in touch with. We serve the whole of the Felixstowe Ferry area and all adjoining locations.

It was around 5 pm on a Wednesday and although we were assured a dry and fresh day, it hadn't ceased pouring! Ray and I were sitting commenting on the football results, waiting for the seventh call for the day to arrive. Inevitably we received the call from a young lady on a company excursion who had gone to the Texaco filling station in Felixstowe Ferry and filled the wrong fuel in her diesel Citroen rental by mistake. The poor thing was somewhat irritated apparently, telling me "I simply cannot believe that I have wrecked the vehicle! I am just so used to filling up my petrol vehicle I completely didn't remember that I was running a diesel!" I just instructed her to settle back and not to worry, and also that such things unfortunately do happen. She managed to maneuver the car into a protected spot and, seeing as it was just a few miles away from us, we could get to her without delay. The contaminated fuel was taken out and she was able to return to the Travelodge she was lodging at. Despite the fact we got fairly soaked, it was all worth the time to watch her drive home calm and a lot less concerned. Another fuel drain in Suffolk done well in my books!

If you have petrol in your diesel automobile, or diesel in your petrol car (and incredibly the majority of motorists do this at least once at some point) - we take care of it on the spot. Wrong Fuel SoS' professional technicians are available 24 hours a day. Simply call our emergency number and they will come , flush the incorrect fuel and get you swiftly back on the road.

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These are the fuel mistakes services we can extend to you:

AdBlue In Diesel

All over Suffolk we are identifying increasingly more occurrences of AdBlue contamination when a motorist has put AdBlue directly into their diesel tank. This is partly stemming from people being unsure of the right way to use it (remember: it is not a fuel additive), and to some extent because the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are typically directly near to each other on the automobile.

Well, what's the trouble with having AdBlue in a diesel vehicle? Seeing as AdBlue is mostly deionised water, it is just like pouring water in your tank. Diesel and water really don't mix in the least and trying to run a diesel car on water is not going to work. Apart from this, the urea is very corrosive to your fuel system hoses and seals and is more prone to crystallisation, damaging injectors and filters.

Contact us if it turns out you have suffered from AdBlue contamination. We will help you. We are Contaminated Fuel Specialists and have the ability to correct every type of AdBlue contamination.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, irrespective of whether it is unleaded or diesel, is actually a significant situation to handle in a vehicle - specifically in current day common-rail engines. Having water in your petrol or diesel will likely contribute to idling difficulties, irregular running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not addressed correctly, quite possibly ruined injectors. Having water in petrol is less difficult to remove as compared to water in diesel - this is mainly because diesel is an oil. Even so we are able to resolve both circumstances rather quickly.

Remember that any time the vehicle has been run on the fuel contaminated with water it will most likely need a new fuel filter to be fitted seeing that the previous one is going to be thoroughly wet and ineffective.

Marine Fuel Drains

If it turns out you have the wrong fuel, or dirty fuel (most commonly water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can help clean it out. Assuming that the boat is either on land, or situated close enough to a vehicle parking spot we will be able to gain access to the tanks and drain out the fuel. We've performed quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards nationwide.}

Waste Fuel Removal

Have a fuel container placed in the back of your premises with out of date, unusable or degraded fuel? We are able to assist you to dispose of it. We've been called out to several private and commercial properties in Suffolk to take care of draining and recycling fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to enable us to get rid of and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally. Whether the fuel storage is an underground tank, a mobile bowser, or perhaps even several drums in a storage shed, assuming that we can get to it, we can certainly drain it.

Re-Fueling Service

Run out of fuel in Felixstowe Ferry (out of gas - as our American cousins would say)? We perform a full Suffolk Run Out of Fuel Service. We can help to fill up your vehicle in the event that you are having difficulty on the motorway, on the side of the road far from a petrol station, or even at your home. Our specialists can attend with 10-20 litres of the right fuel (purchased at pump prices) to fill up the car. They can also take care of the most common problems that might go with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle not starting, or maybe dead batteries due to over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Felixstowe Ferry, Suffolk

Wrong Fuel in Car Felixstowe Ferry - Felixstowe Ferry Fuel Drain

A person phoned us from Felixstowe Ferry to state that he had piped the wrong fuel in his diesel Honda. "Shocking! I can't believe I put unleaded in my nice diesel car!" It took the technician approximately fifty minutes to fully drain the incorrect fuel from the car. He carefully cleaned the fuel lines, filter and pumps and then put clean diesel in the car. The customer was thrilled and it didn't cost him dealer rates to have the task properly completed.