Wrong Fuel in Car Mettingham, Suffolk

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Mettingham

If you've put the incorrect fuel in your car in Mettingham (petrol in diesel Mettingham) we are the people you need to call. We serve the entirety of the Mettingham vicinity and all bordering regions.

An aggrevated elderly individual contacted us when his vehicle refused to start near Mettingham. "In my hurry to get where I was going, I put the wrong fuel in my car. I didn't really realize until the car began to chug and then it broke down right on the street." Fortunately, our fuel specialists are expert in dealing with issues like this, and we soon had the customer up and running again.

Wrong fuel in a diesel vehicle? Even if the vehicle has been run we are able to correct the issue and do a full drain and cleanse - in 99% of instances this will have your vehicle going correctly again immediately. We come out to you. We are fully mobile and carry all the hardware necessary. We have specialist fuel retrieval devices on board and are knowledgeable in all types of cars.

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Assisting you get back on the road is our primary goal.

AdBlue In Your Diesel

In Suffolk we have discovered progressively more examples of AdBlue contamination when a person has put AdBlue directly into their diesel tank. This is mostly thanks to people not knowing the way to use it (please note: it is not a fuel additive), and in part simply because the filler necks for diesel and AdBlue are generally directly adjacent to one another on the vehicle.

Now, exactly what is the situation with putting AdBlue in the diesel car? As the product is primarily deionised water, it is nearly as good as pouring water into your tank. Diesel and water really don't blend in the least and attempting to run a diesel car on water isn't going to work. In addition, the urea is fairly corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is at risk of crystalising, blocking injectors and fuel filters.

If you find you poured AdBlue in a fuel tank get it out at once. And obviously be careful not to turn over the car - not even to relocate it off of the pump. If perhaps you did start the car you will almost certainly have to have the full fuel system flushed and filters changed out.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, whether it is petrol or diesel, is in many cases an important matter to address in a car - particularly in current day common-rail engines. Water in your petrol or diesel can potentially cause idling issues, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if not sorted out effectively, potentially damaged injectors. Water in petrol is easier to remove as compared to water in diesel - this is mostly due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Even so we can deal with both situations very easily.

Bear in mind though that so long as the vehicle was started on the water contamination it will probably require a new fuel filter fitted since the old one is going to be completely water-logged and unusable.

Marine Fuel Drains

If you find you have the incorrect fuel, or dirty fuel (most typically water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly drain it. Assuming that the boat is either dry-docked, or parked near to a car parking bay we can access the fuel tanks and drain out the fuel. We've succesfully done quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards across the country.}

Disposal of Waste Fuel

Got an old fuel reservoir at the rear of your premises with out of date, unusable or contaminated fuel? We are able to help you to get rid of it. We've been called out to many domestic and business premises in Suffolk for the purpose of removing and recycling fuel storages. We are registered by the Environment Agency to allow us to get rid of and dispose of waste fuel legally and safely. Regardless of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean tank, a mobile bowser, or possibly even several drums in a shed, if we are able to reach it, we can certainly empty it for you.

Re-Fueling Services

Run out of fuel in Mettingham (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We operate a comprehensive Suffolk Out of Fuel Service. We can help to re-fill your car if you are having difficulty on a motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or perhaps even at your home. Our techs can come out to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (at pump price) to refill the car. They can also deal with any of the most common troubles which may come with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle failing to restart, or maybe flat batteries caused by over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Mettingham, Suffolk

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I enjoyed a perfect afternoon fishing on my holiday and was feeling satisfied the next day as I was en route to aid a young family on vacation in Mettingham. They stopped after filling petrol into their Land Rover, and the car was roughly an hour's travel away. I got there at their car and laughed as I listened to the girl telling her partner off for being so stupid. "How could you actually manage to put the wrong fuel in the vehicle?" she asked him. I attempted to tell her that this occurs frequently in Suffolk and that it's truly absolutely nothing to get worried about, nevertheless he still got an ear bashing by his better half. Unfortunate boy. Anyhow, I extracted the contaminated fuel, flushed the engine and gave them some correct fuel. Watching them drive off I waved goodbye and wondered what my missus would tell me if ever I did the exact same thing... I would personally under no circumstances live it down!