Aghacommon: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One thing counts above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether your motor has run since. Wherever the car is — Gibsons Hill, Aghacommon — don't run a motor that has not run yet. Normally that means emptying and properly flushing it on the spot in Aghacommon — so leave the key and motor off and ring 0333 366 0103. Stop the moment you safely can then turn off, if it has been run. It is a bigger job, though step one doesn't change.
Compare your case to a situation from the list below, wherever around County Armagh you are.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Aghacommon forecourt
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Anywhere around Aghacommon, then — the nearest petrol station, another forecourt nearby, or somewhere else close by.
Put simply: there is no better spot to be to discover it. The AdBlue is inside your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Three jobs: a push into a bay with the staff assisting, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, and so a car that can't be pushed clear is drained right at the pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Aghacommon drive?
On the dash, a reminder had been lit for days. Only by the recycling, the empty container in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd opened at the drive. Just off Heugh Road is no different from anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves the vehicle in the morning. Then call. Your drive is where it is drained, be it around Aghacommon or Derrymacash. Night-time drains beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
On the road in Aghacommon with AdBlue in a diesel
Topped up, pulled away, and soon your motor was running unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up the dash. Dunskey Street, perhaps, or the way towards Armagh — a trip of under 15 miles.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue through by now. Through your filter, through the pipework, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. More miles, more starts: further it goes.
Next: pick a safe place, stop, and turn the engine off. Aghacommon lies over 50 miles from the M77; on it, come off at the first junction instead of pressing on to the services. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, and say what distance the car was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a motor you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers sit side by side here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. Wherever you happen to be around County Armagh, every motorist can be caught.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Plenty of rental and company contracts require the owner's approval for work.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our technicians turn up than after. Hanging on for an answer at the car park at the nearest station, or near the centre? Leave the car off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Aghacommon
"I think so" is sometimes as honest as it gets. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. The gates of the local primary school in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's driveway over in Bleary.
The point: the motor isn't hurt by some AdBlue splashed on the outside. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. If there is AdBlue in the tank, starting the vehicle would suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Assume it got in, and don't start the key. Describe what you saw on your phone. A clean tank checked is a better outcome than an already-run one drained.
Aghacommon: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whatever the situation, a single opening is used. Three things come once our technicians reach your car — on a forecourt, a driveway, a street by a street just off the centre or the car park outside the pub in the village: the liquid, the amount, and if it has run. The price comes on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and the replies set the job.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's essential, since deposits form and certain metals are attacked, and neither rinses out unaided. Clean diesel is put in once the filter is flushed or changed, and the car is finally tested. If the engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Lastly, we fire it up. With fresh diesel in, it runs while we make sure it's running correctly, and then we leave. Long-term damage is very rare when it's caught quickly, and the whole job is done where your car is. Paying comes on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your policy as you wait is worthwhile.
About Aghacommon and where it is
Aghacommon is a locality in County Armagh, situated inland at an elevation of 34 metres, approximately 13.6 miles from the city of Armagh. Aghacommon is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its residential nature. Aghacommon is located near several nearby places, including Derrymacash, Craigavon, and Lurgan, and is home to around 1445 people.
Aghacommon and County Armagh: AdBlue drains across the area
As a small village, Aghacommon has the same vans as the surrounding towns — Lurgan, Craigavon — right through BT postcodes. Giving us your BT66 6 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Parked en route to the green space at the edge of the village, or right in the heart of Aghacommon, the car remains where it is — there's no need to move it anywhere. Where it stands, that is where it is drained. Ring and ask instead of guessing when you're by the far end of the built-up part, near a boundary, or somewhere tricky to explain.
Your scenario, summed up
Engine never started: phone, leaving it switched off. Run already? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whatever case, across Aghacommon and County Armagh, on 0333 366 0103.