It is unfortunate that a very few of us remain alert while loading wrong fuel in car tank. However, with most of the petrol courts having different types of fuels, it is not surprising that motorists often commit the mistake of installing incorrect fuel into car tank. Most probably, they were not paying attention to which fuel they were loading and accidentally installed petrol in a diesel engine or just the opposite.

Loading incorrect fuel is what we know as wrong-fuelling or mis-fuelling. The incident is quite annoying but you must not curse yourself for the mistake, especially when it can be sorted out by a specialist car breakdown service provider at a reasonable price.

Consequences

We have already dealt with possible causes of wrong-fuelling and let us now consider the consequences of such mistake. Wrong fuel can lead to serious damages especially if you have pumped petrol into a diesel car. Petrol, if stays longer in tank, could strip out engine lubricant of car engine as well as other vital components and that may cause them to grind together. This is very bad news for the motorists and they may have to pay through their noses to correct the problem.

The mistake of placing unleaded into a diesel engine is surprisingly common throughout the United Kingdom, with an estimated figure of 150,000 people falling a prey to wrong-fuelling incident. The opposite type of mis-fuelling problem i.e. diesel into a petrol car, is not a commonplace incident as diesel fuel nozzle is much bigger than its petrol counterpart. However, even if diesel goes into a petrol engine, it would not cause much of damage

Wrong Fuel Recovery

The only way out of mis-fuelling problem is to remove incorrect fuel from car tank. If wrong fuel has caused damaged to your car, it must be addressed within least time possible.

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