AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Abbotts Ann: What Now?
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: if your engine has run since it went in. Wherever your car is — Red Rice, Abbotts Ann — don't run an engine that hasn't been started yet. Normally that is emptying and properly flushing it on the spot around Abbotts Ann — and so keep your key and engine off and call 0333 366 0103. Already started? Pull over when you safely can, then turn it off. A larger job, yes, but the identical first move.
Anywhere around Hampshire it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
Abbotts Ann forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Just now, nozzle still in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, right at the pump. Anywhere in Abbotts Ann, then — BP, Shell, or somewhere else close by.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Your move: keep out of the car, even if the queue needs freeing. Ask the attendants to help you push your car into a parking spot, keep your receipt or the bottle, and ring us from the forecourt. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed clear is emptied where it is at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Abbotts Ann
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in your hand, did you look back at the cap you had used on the driveway. Drives close to Duck Street see it as much as any other street.
The point: no miles since makes it almost equal to finding it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue settles to the base of that tank and stays put, no matter how long the night.
Next: stop any early drive by putting the keys in the house, then phone us. We drain it on your drive, whether that's around Abbotts Ann or out in Bulbery. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Abbotts Ann?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Somewhere along Abbotts Ann Road or heading towards Winchester — under 15 miles away.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue through by now. Past the filter, through the lines, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it travels.
Next: find a safe spot, stop, and turn the motor off. On the M3, under 15 miles from Abbotts Ann, that means the next exit, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, and so there is no point starting it again to check. About what distance had it gone? Tell us when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
It's a vehicle you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the two fillers sit next to each other here — unlike your own car, which has none or keeps it in another spot. Throughout Hampshire, no one is immune.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. Plenty of rental and fleet agreements require the owner's approval before repairs.
Next: phone the rental company or the fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before we arrive is faster. Waiting for an answer at the car park outside Andover, or near Saint Mary's? Keep your engine off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Abbotts Ann?
"I think so" is often the most honest as it gets. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia around the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. A hurried top-up by the gates of Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Monxton: either fit.
In short: spillage round your filler leaves your motor no harm. If it's inside the diesel tank, though, it does. If there is AdBlue in the tank, firing up the car would suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Take it that it was put in, and never turn your key. Ring with what you saw: we'd sooner confirm a clean tank than drain one once the motor has been run.
The common ground in every Abbotts Ann AdBlue drain
Whatever the situation, a single start applies. Three things are asked when we reach your car — on a forecourt, a drive, a road by Bury Hill Fort or the car park at The Poplar Farm Inn: the liquid, the amount, and if it has been started. Replies shape the job; the quote comes by phone whilst nobody has left yet.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is essential, since deposits form and certain metals corrode, and neither washes away unaided. Then is your filter — flushed, or replaced where necessary — then clean diesel, and a test of your car. If the motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Firing it up comes last. Our check that it runs correctly on fresh diesel comes before we leave. Our technicians do the whole job where the vehicle is, and long-term damage is very unusual when it has been caught quickly. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy while we travel pays.
About Abbotts Ann
Abbotts Ann is a small village in Hampshire, situated on the banks of the River Anton at an elevation of around 62 metres. Abbotts Ann has a mix of old and new housing, with detached homes being the predominant type, and is surrounded by nearby places such as Bulbery, Little Ann, and Anna Valley. Abbotts Ann is located near the city of Winchester, approximately 13 miles away, and is about 64 miles from London.
Abbotts Ann and Hampshire: AdBlue drains across the area
As a village, Abbotts Ann shares its vans with the surrounding places — Anna Valley, Little Ann — right across SP postcodes. A postcode starting SP11 7 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Central Abbotts Ann or a layby near Great Wood: wherever it sits, your vehicle doesn't need to shift at all for us. The van empties it where it stands. Phone and ask instead of guessing if you are close to Monxton, on a boundary, or anywhere awkward to pin down.
Your scenario, in one line
If it has not started, ring then keep it off. Run by now: stop, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, within Abbotts Ann or anywhere across Hampshire.