Wrong Fuel in Car Lauder, Scottish Borders

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Lauder

Put incorrect fuel in a motor in error in Lauder? The primary thing is not to freak out! The second thing is, you need to to call us in order that we can help you in the retrieval. Our skilled team of mechanics are ready and waiting around your location to come out and help you at the roadside using specialist tools.

It was about six pm on a Tuesday and even though we were assured a rainless afternoon, it hadn't stopped pouring down rain! Dan and I were resting there going over the weekend's sports, waiting for the sixth telephone call to arrive. Finally we had a phone call from a lovely woman on a business excursion who had gone to the Esso petrol station in Lauder and put petrol in a diesel Volkswagen hire car. The unfortunate thing was pretty troubled apparently, crying "I still cannot believe I've wrecked the vehicle! I am so familiar with filling up my petrol car that I totally did not remember that I was driving a diesel!" We advised her to calm down and not to be concerned, plus that these things do happen. She had managed to get the car into a secure position and, as it was only a few minutes away from where we were, we were able to arrive at the woman fairly quickly. The contaminated fuel was removed and she was able to get back to the motel she was lodging at. Despite the fact that we got thoroughly soaked, it was all worth the effort to watch her drive away calm and not so stressed. Another fuel drain in Scottish Borders done well in my opinion!

If you might have put the incorrect fuel in a automobile in Lauder we certainly are the people you will have to get in touch with. We operate throughout the whole of the Lauder vicinity and all adjoining locations.

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Below are our top services we deliver to our customers.

AdBlue In your Fuel

All over Scottish Borders we are encountering more and more examples of AdBlue contamination where someone has put AdBlue inside their diesel tank. This is partially caused by motorists not being aware of the right way to work with it (note: it is not a fuel additive), and in part because the inlets for diesel and AdBlue are typically right adjacent to each other on the vehicle.

So, what's the matter with having AdBlue in a diesel tank? Because the product is predominantly deionised water, it is actually nearly as good as putting water into your tank. Diesel and water will not blend in any way and trying to run a diesel car on water will not work. Also, the urea is incredibly corrosive to your fuel system hoses and seals and is at risk of crystallisation, damaging injectors and fuel filters.

Assuming you poured AdBlue into the fuel tank get it drained asap. And definitely be careful not to start up the car - not even to shift it to a parking spot. Assuming you have started the car you may in all probability have to have the full fuel system cleaned and filters changed out.

Water contaminated fuel

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it is petrol or diesel, is definitely a serious condition to handle in a motor vehicle - particularly in current day common-rail engines. Water inside your diesel or petrol can result in idling difficulties, uneven running, excessive smoke and, if not addressed effectively, potentially ruined injectors. Water in petrol is less complicated to remove in comparison with water in diesel - mainly because diesel is an oil. In spite of this we can deal with both cases rather expediently.

Take note though that in the event that the vehicle was started with the water contaminated fuel it will quite possible require a new fuel filter fitted seeing that the old one will undoubtedly be wholly water-logged and useless.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If you find you have the incorrect fuel, or perhaps polluted fuel (most commonly water contamination or degraded fuel) in a boat we can help remove it. So long as the boat is either on land, or parked close enough to a vehicle parking spot we can access the fuel storage tanks and drain out the fuel. We've undertaken numerous fuel drains at marinas and boatyards nationwide.}

Management of Waste Fuel

Have an old fuel container lying in the back of your garden full of aged, useless or degraded fuel? We're able to help you to get rid of it. We've been called out to many privately owned and industrial premises in Scottish Borders to take care of removing and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to allow us to remove and dispose of waste fuel safely and legally. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is a subterranean tank, a mobile bowser, or perhaps some containers in a storage shed, as long as we are able to get to it, we could certainly empty it.

Re-Fueling Service

Out of fuel in Lauder (out of gas - as our American cousins would say)? We perform a full Scottish Borders Run Out of Fuel Service. We will come to fill up your vehicle any time you are stuck on a motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or even at your home. Our technicians can attend with 10-20 litres of fuel (acquired at pump prices) and fill up your automobile. They will be able to take care of the common troubles which may go along with running out of fuel - like airlocks, vehicle not restarting, , and even flat batteries caused by over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Lauder, Scottish Borders

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A while back a gentleman called us after his Porsche broke down on a street in Lauder. He had accidentally put the incorrect fuel in the diesel car and got so far as the road before having to pull over. It was still early in the day and our fuel drainer, who resides close by, reached him in less than 20 minutes. We managed to remove the incorrect fuel and put clean diesel yet again in to the car. "Thank you for your prompt response, and in particular at 6 a.m., I am grateful for it."