Wrong Fuel in Car Bude-Stratton, Cornwall

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Bude-Stratton

Wrong fuel in your car and stranded in Bude-Stratton? We can assist you hour of need with practical advice and servicing. WrongFuelSoS.com has a couple of principal catchwords: Countrywide and 24 hours a day. And we follow them intimately. So wherever you can be found in Bude-Stratton we can easily get a technician to you to repair your vehicle.

It was just after eight pm on a Monday and despite the fact that we were guaranteed a dry afternoon, it hadn't given up on raining! Ray and I were relaxing there talking over the sports, waiting for the seventh call for the day to come in. Inevitably we had the phone call from a lady on a company excursion who had pulled into the Shell filling garage in Bude-Stratton and filled petrol in a diesel Citroen rental by mistake. She was rather distressed it seemed, stating "I still can't believe I've destroyed the vehicle! I'm just so familiar with filling up my petrol car I had did not remember that I was running a diesel!" We advised her to relax and not to fret, plus that these things regrettably often happen. She managed to move the vehicle into a secure space and, seeing as it was just a short distance away from where we were, we could reach the lady without delay. The wrong fuel was extracted and she could get back to the motel she was lodging at. Despite the fact we got pretty soaked, it was all worth the time to watch her drive away contented and a lot less anxious. A job in Cornwall done well in my opinion!

If ever you might have put petrol in your diesel car in Bude-Stratton we definitely are the guys you will need to call. We cover the whole of the Bude-Stratton region and all bordering locations.

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Do you or your drivers frequently misfuel your car? We can fix any associated issues.

AdBlue In your Fuel

Throughout Cornwall we are identifying increasingly more occurrences of AdBlue contamination wherein an individual has poured AdBlue directly into their diesel fuel tank. This is to some extent a result of drivers not being aware of the right way to use it (pay attention: it's in fact not a fuel additive), and partly simply because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are normally right close to one another on the vehicle.

Well, what's the issue with having AdBlue in a diesel tank? As AdBlue is mainly ionised water, it is nearly as good as putting water into your tank. Diesel and water do not ever blend at all and attempting to run a diesel car on water will never work. In addition to this, the urea is extremely corrosive to your fuel system hoses and seals and is prone to crystallisation, obstructing injectors and fuel filters.

In the case you put AdBlue in your fuel tank remove it as soon as possible. And certainly never crank the engine - not even to move it off the pump. Assuming you have started the vehicle you may likely need to have the entire fuel system cleaned and filters replaced.

Water contaminated fuel

Fuel contaminated with water, no matter whether it's petrol or diesel, is definitely a serious issue to address in a motor vehicle - especially in present-day common-rail engines. Water inside your fuel tank can trigger idling problems, irregular running, increased smoke and, if it is not dealt with properly, potentially blown injectors. Having water in petrol is less complicated to get rid of compared to water in diesel - this is largely due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Nevertheless we can handle both situations fairly simply.

You should know that as long as the vehicle was run on the fuel contaminated with water it will most likely require a new fuel filter to be installed seeing as the old one will likely be totally water-logged and useless.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If you find you've got the incorrect fuel, or dirty fuel (most commonly water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly get it out. Providing the boat is either dry-docked, or situated near to a car parking bay we should be able to gain access to the fuel storage tanks and drain out the fuel. We have done quite a few fuel drains at docks and boatyards nationwide.}

Waste Fuel Management

Got an old fuel tank placed at the rear of your premises containing out of date, unusable or contaminated fuel? We're able to help you to get rid of it. We have been called out to a number of private and business premises in Cornwall for the purpose of taking away and disposing of fuel storages. We are registered by the Environment Agency to allow us to extract and recycle waste fuel safely and legally. Regardless of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean container, a portable bowser, or possibly even several drums in an outbuilding, if we are able to access it, we could certainly drain it.

Out of Fuel Assistance

Run out of fuel in Bude-Stratton (out of gas - as the Americans would say)? We perform a complete Cornwall Out of Fuel Service. We can get out to refill the car if you are stuck on the motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or just at your home. Our techs can come out to you with 10-20 litres of fuel (acquired at pump prices) and fill your vehicle. They are also able to handle any of the normal issues which might go along with running out of fuel - including airlocks, vehicle not starting, or even dead batteries due to over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Bude-Stratton, Cornwall

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A man called us from Bude-Stratton to say he foolishly piped unleaded in to his diesel Hyundai. "Unbelievable! How could I put the wrong fuel in my diesel car!" It only took the specialist approximately 50 minutes to fully drain the wrong fuel out of the vehicle. He carefully flushed the fuel system and after that put fresh fuel in the car. The customer was delighted and it didn't cost him dealership rates to have the job professionally performed.