Wrong Fuel in Car Armadale, West Lothian

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Armadale

Now you've gone and misfuelled your vehicle in Armadale and are wondering how to correct the issue. In the event that you are browsing this then that implies you are at least on the right road. What you need to do right now is phone us so we can come out to drain your vehicle. As to why us? Perfect question. We are SPA qualified, and provides national cover for any person who has unintentionally tanked up with the incorrect fuel.

It was close to 6 pm on a Tuesday and despite the fact that we were promised a dry and fresh afternoon, it had not stopped pouring down rain! Ryan and me were sitting there talking over the tennis rankings, at the ready for the next call of the day to come in. Eventually we received a phone call from a lovely woman on a business expedition who had gone to the Shell filling garage in Armadale and filled the wrong fuel in her diesel Volvo rental in error. The poor lady was pretty troubled it seemed, saying "I can not believe I have destroyed the car! I'm so accustomed to putting petrol in my petrol vehicle I had didn't remember I was running a diesel!" We advised her to settle back and not to worry, plus that such things regrettably happen. She was able to maneuver the vehicle into a safe space and, as it was only a short distance away from us, we could get to the woman swiftly. The bad fuel was removed so she could once again go back to the hotel she was lodging at. Although we got pretty wet, it was all worth the effort seeing her drive away calm and less apprehensive. One more job in West Lothian done well in my books!

Wrong fuel in a diesel vehicle? Even if the automobile has been driven we are able to fix the problem and perform a thorough drain and purge - in 99% of conditions this will have your car going properly again right away. We come to you. We are totally mobile and take along all the hardware necessary. We have specialist fuel retrieval tools on board and are experienced in all makes of cars.

Provided Services:

Here's a list of the wrong fuel services we give.

AdBlue Contamination

All around West Lothian we are encountering increasingly more occurrences of AdBlue contamination when somebody has put AdBlue right into their diesel tank. This is to a certain extent a result of drivers being unsure of how to to make use of (pay attention: it's not a fuel additive), and partly due to the fact that the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are often right adjacent to one another on the automobile.

Now, what is the problem with having AdBlue in the diesel vehicle? As AdBlue is mainly ionised water, it is actually just like putting water in to your tank. Diesel and water don't mix at all and trying to run a diesel car on water is not going to work. Furthermore, the urea is fairly corrosive to your fuel system lines and seals and is more prone to crystalising, blocking injectors and filters.

If you poured AdBlue into your fuel tank remove it as quickly as possible. And most certainly never crank the motor - not even to relocate it off of the pump. Assuming you did start the car you will most likely have to have the complete fuel system flushed and fuel filters changed out.

Water contaminated fuel

Water contaminated fuel, irrespective of whether it is unleaded petrol or diesel, is without question an important situation to address in an automobile - particularly in more modern common-rail engines. Having water inside your diesel or petrol will often bring about idling difficulties, irregular running, excessive smoke and, if it is not addressed correctly, in some cases damaged injectors. Having water in petrol is less difficult to get rid of than water in diesel - mostly because diesel is an oil. Having said that we can solve both circumstances pretty easily.

Keep in mind that as long as the vehicle has been started with the fuel contaminated with water it will quite possible need a new fuel filter fitted simply because the old one will likely be wholly water-logged and unusable.

Marine Fuel Drains

If you find you've got the incorrect fuel, or even dirty fuel (most typically water contaminated or old fuel) in a boat we can help you drain it. So long as the boat is either on land, or parked close to a motor vehicle parking spot we can gain access to the fuel storage tanks and drain out the fuel. We have succesfully done many fuel drains at marinas and boatyards throughout the country.}

Waste Fuel Management

Have a fuel reservoir at the rear of your garden with old, useless or contaminated fuel? We could help you to dispose of it. We have been called out to several privately owned and industrial properties in West Lothian to take care of draining and recycling fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to allow us to extract and recycle waste fuel legally and safely. No matter if the fuel storage is an underground reservoir, a portable bowser, or perhaps even some drums in an outbuilding, if we can reach it, we can drain it for you.

Run Out of Fuel Support

Run out of fuel in Armadale (out of gas - as the Americans might say)? We perform a complete West Lothian Out of Fuel Service. We can help to re-fill your automobile in cases where you are stranded on the motorway, on the side of the road far from a petrol station, or just at your home. Our technicians can come out to you with 10-20 litres of the correct fuel (at cost) and fill up your car or truck. They will deal with the usual issues that could go along with running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle unable to restart, and even dead batteries resulting from over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Armadale, West Lothian

Wrong Fuel in Car Armadale - Armadale Petrol in Diesel

A person phoned us from his residence on a close in Armadale. He pronounced, "My car (a Suzuki) is not starting up and is producing terrible noises when I flip the ignition." He said that he put unleaded in his diesel vehicle but then imagined he would resolve the problem by putting further Diesel on top. We arrived quickly, carried out the drain and filled him up once again with clean Diesel. He said that he'd be certain to tell people not to fill up on top of the wrong fuel but to have it drained promptly.