Fuel draining service needed - recommendations please

Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...

Mar 18, 2010

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Hove

• May 15, 2014

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The wife, no seriously it really was the wife, yes I know you're all thinking it would have been me, but no it really was the wife has put £80 worth of unleaded petrol fuel....

in our diesel car....

Anyway, it cut out after a mile (hopefully an engine management shut down), and I now need it drained. Any recommendations for a mobile person to come out? I'm near Portslade station.

There seems to be a large range of various franchise type operations, just thought I'd ask NSC first.

many thanks

 

Wilka

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Nov 18, 2003

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Burgess Hill

• May 15, 2014

• #2

Try http://www.fueldoctoruk.co.uk

 

Bevendean Hillbilly

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Sep 4, 2006

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Nestling in green nowhere

• May 15, 2014

• #3

Kill her. Buy new car with insurance money. No worries.

 

Stevie Boy

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Nov 2, 2004

6,364

Horam

• May 15, 2014

• #4

this seems to be getting a regualr thing with people now, in the last 2 weeks i have drained 4 cars from the wrong fuel being put in

 

Bold Seagull

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Mar 18, 2010

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• May 15, 2014

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Bevendean Hillbilly said:

Kill her. Buy new car with insurance money. No worries.

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I've just stuck with a beating for now, but will give your suggestion some consideration.

 

surrey jim

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Aug 2, 2005

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Bevendean

• May 15, 2014

• #6

Have you tried AA/RAC/Greenflag. Heard an advert this week that one of them (can't remember which) offered free mis fuel call outs

Edit: assume members only

 

Djmiles

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Dec 1, 2005

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Kitchener, Canada

• May 15, 2014

• #7

surrey jim said:

Have you tried AA/RAC/Greenflag. Heard an advert this week that one of them (can't remember which) offered free mis fuel call outs

Edit: assume members only

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Green Flag seem to be bigging up that service on the Tellybox at the moment.

 

Chicken Runner61

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May 20, 2007

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• May 15, 2014

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I think its better that way round Petrol into diesel - A few years back you could add diesel and probably get away with it - not so sure with £80's worth and modern engines.

 

Chicken Runner61

We stand where we want!

May 20, 2007

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• May 15, 2014

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AA run a service for anyone not just members

http://www.theaa.com/fuel-assist/index.html

 

Bold Seagull

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Mar 18, 2010

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• May 15, 2014

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• #10

Chicken Runner61 said:

AA run a service for anyone not just members

http://www.theaa.com/fuel-assist/index.html

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TheAA £271

Best price so far is fuel doctor at £145 incVAT.

Thanks for the help from everyone.

 

MissGull

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Apr 1, 2013

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• May 15, 2014

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My current and last two cars had special fuel caps that didn't allow you to put the wrong nozzle in. I'm pretty ditzy when it comes to stuff like that, but I can't imagine how you would even make that mistake. Alas lot's of people seem to, and now there's even an ad on TV about it.

 

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BensGrandad

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Haywards Heath

• May 15, 2014

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Chicken Runner61 said:

I think its better that way round Petrol into diesel - A few years back you could add diesel and probably get away with it - not so sure with £80's worth and modern engines.

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This happened to us twice once me and once the wife fortunately on both occasions we realised while fillling and had put less than £30 in so just filled up with diesel and then ran about 100 miles and refilled with diesel no problem. First time was me when we filled up to come home from away game at Hartlepool so refilled twice on the way home. 2nd time was wife and we were just going home from Asda at Hollingbury so went via Southampton to use the fuel and then refilled. Luckily all went well with no problems.

 

Justice

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Jun 21, 2012

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Born In Shoreham

• May 15, 2014

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Bold Seagull said:

The wife, no seriously it really was the wife, yes I know you're all thinking it would have been me, but no it really was the wife has put £80 worth of unleaded petrol fuel....

in our diesel car....

Anyway, it cut out after a mile (hopefully an engine management shut down), and I now need it drained. Any recommendations for a mobile person to come out? I'm near Portslade station.

There seems to be a large range of various franchise type operations, just thought I'd ask NSC first.

many thanks

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LOL

 

Bold Seagull

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Mar 18, 2010

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• May 15, 2014

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MissGull said:

but I can't imagine how you would even make that mistake.

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Me neither, but I did marry her for better or for worse...

 

surrey jim

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Aug 2, 2005

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Bevendean

• May 16, 2014

• #15

Slightly odd question but what happens to the £80 petrol you filled up with? Can this be syphoned (sp) out and put in a petrol car or because it has mixed with diesel in your fuel tank does it need to be disposed of?

 

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Vegas Seagull

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Jul 10, 2009

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• May 16, 2014

• #16

surrey jim said:

Slightly odd question but what happens to the £80 petrol you filled up with? Can this be syphoned (sp) out and put in a petrol car or because it has mixed with diesel in your fuel tank does it need to be disposed of?

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I 'd wager than 'fuel doctor' have two vehicles, one diesel, one petrol?