I put the wrong fuel in my vehicle Have I damaged my car If you’ve put petrol into a diesel vehicle, or diesel in a petrol vehicle or Adblue in a diesel tank Don’t panic! An average of 410 drivers in the UK put the wrong fuel in their car every day. The most important thing to do is not to start the engine and if you have started the engine, switch it off immediately. If you keep the engine running on the wrong fuel It could cause potential damage to your engine and the fuel line. Your fuel tank needs to be drained and flushed before you can drive the car again. Our Fuel Technician engineers are located all across the UK We cover London and all the outer Surroundings. Wherever, whenever, could be at the petrol station, on the roadside, in a car park or at your home no matter where you’ve broken down. Fuel Doctor UK highly trained Fuel technicians are minutes away from you. All round the clock we operate an emergency call out to make sure you have your vehicle back on the road. Give us a call now we guarantee to get you back at the wheel again in no time. How do I get a Fuel technician to come and drain out petrol in diesel tank or diesel in petrol tank? Do not panic or worry if you’ve accidentally filled your car, van board, truck motor bike or any kind of industrial tank. Fuel Doctor UK technicians are experienced in all types of vehicles and all our technicians are qualified and well trained. Once you give us a call we will immediately dispatch a fuel drain engineer to you depending on your location. The ETA is usually within 30 minutes to an hour nationwide. You can also book in advance in case you have your vehicle at home and you want it done at a specific time. How do we process resolving wrongly Fuelled vehicles? The soonest you realize that you’ve put the wrong fuel in your vehicle give us a call on our hotline 0333 577 0033 We will immediately assess your situation and once we ascertain your location we can tell you the expected time of arrival then one of our qualified fuel technicians would be dispatched to you instantly. if you’ve broken down on a motorway you must first and foremost call for recovery to tow your vehicle at of the motorway because it prohibited to carry out a fuel drain on a motorway it doesn’t matter if you are on the hard shoulder if this is the case we can prioritize your booking and arrange a towing vehicle for you to a safe location where the fuel drain can be carried out. What effect putting the wrong fuel might have on my Engine Control Unit (ECU)? One of the side effects of putting the wrong fuel in a vehicle if driven is the impact on the Engine Control Unit (ECU) also commonly called an engine control module. This control module is very sensitive depending on the make and model of the vehicle the ECU automatically shuts down the vehicle electrical system the moment it senses that the vehicle is misfiring due to the Wrong Fuel in the injectors. After the Wrong Fuel Drain is completed Fuel Doctor UK engineer can rest this for you on the spot with state-of-the-art diagnostic tools at the fraction of the price you would pay if you are to take the vehicle to a garage or manufacturer dealership. Would my manufacturer’s warranty be invalidated if I should use a Fuel Doctor independent company to drain the Wrong Fuel in my car? Usually misfuelling does not invalidate your warranty however if you should call your main manufacturer dealership they will claim otherwise. You can be rest assured with our ATEX, DSEAR.HSE and Environmental Agency complaint contaminated fuel draining equipment no part of your vehicle component will be affected due to the Fuel Drain carried out by our fully qualified and experienced Fuel Drain technician.