What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Abbotsmead
Has the engine turned over since the AdBlue went in? That single point decides almost everything about what comes next. Over in Roose or here in Abbotsmead, an unstarted motor must remain unrun. Usually this means emptying and thoroughly rinsing it on the spot around Abbotsmead — and so keep your ignition and motor off then call 0333 366 0103. Already started? Stop once safe, then switch everything off. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Below: the situations we see, anywhere across Cumbria. Pick yours.
At the petrol pump in Abbotsmead: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you are standing at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Anywhere around Abbotsmead, then — Shell, Morrisons, or anywhere else close by.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it gets. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Next: avoid the urge to start it just to move away from the pump. Three jobs: a push into a bay with the attendants helping, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from the forecourt. If it can't be shifted, it can be cleared at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Abbotsmead drive?
On your dash, a reminder had been lit for days. Bought a bottle, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and only then checked the cap again, too late. Just off Gleaston Avenue is not different from any other place.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. Being unable to mix, AdBlue settles to the base in the tank and waits. One night standing alters nothing.
Next: prevent any early drive by keeping your keys in the house, then phone us. South Newbarns or Abbotsmead: whichever your drive is, that is where it gets cleared. Our pumping kit runs quietly enough not to disturb the street at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Abbotsmead?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe heading to Lancaster, under 25 miles away, or just down Bardsea Road.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue in by now. Distance sets how deep it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. Abbotsmead sits under 25 miles from the M6; there, pull off at the first junction rather than pushing on to the services. Don't restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, saying how far your car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
It's a motor you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler is right beside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, because your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Wherever you happen to be across Cumbria, any driver can be caught.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. The owner frequently has to approve the work, under plenty of hire and company contracts.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before our technicians get there than after. Stuck near Abbots Vale Community Centre or outside Roose till the firm answers, the car remains switched off throughout.
Abbotsmead: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". A faint ammonia-like smell hangs near your filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is a blur. The gates of Cambridge Primary School in a rush, say, or a friend's drive out in Beacon Hill.
Meaning? Drips outside the filler never touch your engine at all. Inside your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. Any AdBlue in your tank will be sucked in by starting the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: act as though it went in, and leave the engine off. Inspecting a tank that proves free of AdBlue is better than emptying one once it's been run — so phone then describe to us what you saw.
What every AdBlue drain in Abbotsmead has in common
Whatever the case, one start applies. Three questions are asked once we arrive — at a forecourt, a driveway, a street beside Abbotsmead Community Development Centre or the car park at Red River Club: the liquid, the quantity, and whether the motor has run. Those answers determine this work, and you get our quote on the phone, before anybody sets off.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it's essential, since crystals build up and some metals corrode, and none of it washes out unaided. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour on site is most jobs.
The final step is starting the car. Our test that it runs properly on clean diesel comes before our technicians go. When it is spotted quickly, the vehicle very rarely has permanent damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. Payment comes that day, never upfront. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Worth knowing: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents as you wait pays.
About Abbotsmead itself
Abbotsmead is a suburban area located in the coastal region of Cumbria, with an elevation of 22 metres above sea level. Abbotsmead sits near the cities of Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness, and is close to nearby places such as South Newbarns and Roose Gate. Abbotsmead has a population of approximately 7308 people, and its predominant housing stock consists of terraced homes. Abbotsmead is situated in the North West region of England, around 221 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across Cumbria, Abbotsmead included
Roose Gate and Yarlside get the identical vans as Abbotsmead, a residential suburb, along with further places over LA postcodes. The location comes clearest from a postcode beginning LA13 0.
No towing is needed, whether parked centrally in Abbotsmead or on a lay-by heading to Little Park, and so leave it put. Where it sits, that is where it is cleared. Tricky to pin down? Close to St. Aidan's Church or a county line? Checking is better than guessing, so phone.
In one line: your situation
Engine never started: phone, leaving it alone. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across Cumbria and within Abbotsmead — after you pull over, turn off and phone, if it has run.