Wrong fuel in car ?
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Wrong Fuel in car ? Don’t worry ! If you have put the Wrong fuel in your car we can generally get to you within 1 hour and get you back on the road as soon as possible, just get in touch with our team for emergency 24/7 mobile fuel recovery.
Adding the wrong fuel takes seconds, but can lead to a lengthy headache aftwards. That isn’t the case with our service as we aim to get you back on the road within a couple of hours.
Our 6-Point Emergency Fuel Removal Process
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Wrong fuel drain starts with emptying or draining incorrect fuel from your fuel tank.
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Next step is to remove mixed fuel from the fuel lines and fuel filter.
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Put 5-10 litres of fresh fuel into the fuel tank.
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Fresh fuel needs to be pumped through the fuel lines and fuel filter to flushout any residual contaminated fuel.
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Add high technology injection and fuel system cleaner (optional)
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If there’s no damage to your vehicle’s fuel system, you’ll be ready to go!
Petrol in a Diesel Car – FAQs
What if I only added a small amount of petrol to my diesel tank?
Adding even a small amount of petrol to a diesel tank can reduce vital fuel-system lubrication, especially in modern diesel engines.
If the vehicle hasn’t been started, professional draining and flushing can usually prevent any damage. If it has been driven, continuing to run the vehicle risks serious and costly fuel system failure, so immediate specialist assistance is recommended.
How far can you drive with the wrong fuel?
In most instances, your car will fail to start. If it does start, your journey will be quickly cut short as the engine needs diesel to lubricate essential mechanisms. Even though you may be able to travel a short distance, this is never advised.
How Long Does Recovery Take?
In most scenarios, vehicles can be fixed within 30-90 minutes. However, this can take longer for larger tanks, such as lorries.
Can Wrong Fuel Recovery Also Remove Other Liquids from Vehicles?
As well as remove petrol or diesel from vehicles, we also offer an Adblue draining service.
Adblue is sensitive, which means if misfuelling has occurred, this will also normally need to be drained and replaced to prevent damage.
Testimonials
Just writing to say thank you. I am very happy with the mobile fuel drain job you did on my Jaguar. After fuel drain, I have not had any problems with car at all. Thank you for professional fuel drain service, I found you to be very professional and knowledgeable and you arrived so quickly than I thought you would. Highly recommended company.
Robert (Witney)
Jaguar S-type
I would recommend Wrong Fuel Recovery to anybody who puts the wrong fuel in their car. I called them on a Sunday evening, and they were with me within 40 minutes. They emptied a full fuel tank, flushed the system, and had me back on the road within another 45 minutes. They were friendly, professional, and efficient.
Kath (Lemington Spa)
Land Rover
Thanks to Wrong Fuel Recovery and Technician for Excellent fuel drainage services. Recommended by a neighbour who had previously used fuel removal services of Wrong Fuel Recovery. Prompt efficient service at a really good price. Stopped with wrong fuel in my car near M1 motorway, All sorted within just an hour.
John (Milton Keynes)
Ford Mondo
Thank you for your help! Very friendly service, arrived promptly (quicker by ten minutes than announced), thorough, helpful in every way, explained the wrong fuel drain process with all the details I wanted to hear. Pumped out wrong fuel from my car very quickly. Saved the day (and my engine).
Paul (Rugby, Birmingham)
Ford Transit