Fuel Contamination Drain-Off

What do you do if you put the wrong fuel in your car? 

1. Don’t start your car. If you turn the ignition on, that’s when you risk doing serious damage to the vehicle. Take your keys out of the ignition straight away.
2. Get your car somewhere safe. Put it into neutral and hopefully, there’ll be someone at the petrol station who can help you to push your car into a safe location.
3. Call Birkett Motors. We can drain off and safely dispose of the fuel for you. We’ll then flush out the fuel system to ensure there are no remnants of the contaminated fuel left. Then, you’re good to go.

The wrong fuel doesn’t always mean disaster, if you call our team at Birkett Motors in St Helens, we’ll get you safely back on the road.

Birkett Motors is a DVSA-approved MOT testing centre that also provides a range of servicing and repairs for all makes and models of cars and LCVs, including EVs. We are pleased to have partnered with Payment Assist to enable our customers to cover the cost of unexpected repair bills over 4, interest-free, monthly payments.

To find out more about Fuel Contamination Drain-Off in St Helens, contact us online or call us directly on 01744 28818

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