Petrol in a diesel car? Everything you would need to know about putting petrol in a diesel car – how to deal with it, what are the symptoms, how to drain it, etc.
Late Thursday Evening I had a call out for a fuel drain in Falkirk, Scotland for a Range rover sport. Stuart ( The Customer) had gone to fill his tank full, for his trip home to sunny Hull, England. However he managed to pump his lovely brand new Range rover sport with £100 of petrol …
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What’s the most common thing I hear when our unlucky customers call to ask for a fuel drain after having put petrol into their diesel, or diesel into their petrol? Almost one for one they tell me that they can’t believe that they’ve misfueled and they are deeply embarrassed and annoyed. If you’re reading this …
Question: What’s worse than misfueling your car? Answer: Doing in twice in the same day! This is the sad story for one of our customers. He shall remain nameless to save him from any further embarrassment – let’s call him Mr X. Nevertheless I thought I would share his story with you as a warning …
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The joys of being on call. Last night I rushed out to a job in Shepherds bush, London whilst in the cinema !!! Tyrone had gone and filled up his newly purchased Smart car with petrol rather than diesel after a long day in the office. There was a slight upside to this he was …
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Early Last week I had a call from a gentleman named Tony, he had gone and done the silly thing of putting £30 of petrol into his work van(Ford Transit) at the Shell garage in East Grinstead. Tony thought this was going to muck up his whole day waiting around for a call out. Fortunately …
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It’s not quite summer yet but the weather has been so fantastic that a lot of our customers have been out and about enjoying the sun and warmth. One particular middle-aged gentleman up in the Scottish Borders decided to do a bit of touring on his classic Yamaha TDM 850. If you’ve never seen one …
Diesel in a Petrol Sports Bike? Scottish Borders Madness Read More »
It’s always nice to get a job that’s literally on our doorstep, to be able to get to and drain a vehicle in less than half an hour is some feat! Yesterday at 3:00pm we had a call from Penny who had put the wrong fuel in her Fiat Brava (petrol in diesel) at the …
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Citroen DS3 wrong fuel in Sevenoaks: Yesterday The Fuel Man was asked to carry out a fuel drain with petrol in a diesel engine in Sevenoaks, Kent on a Citreon DS3. Received Call – 12:10pm So The Fuel Man rushed over to Sevenoaks in lightning quick speed to reach him in under an hour. Arrived …
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