Albrighton: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether the engine has been run since it got in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Albrighton itself or out in Kingswood. Normally that means draining and properly cleaning it on the spot around Albrighton — and so leave the key and motor off and ring 0333 366 0103. When your motor has been run, stop safely first, then switch it off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Shropshire it happened.
At the pump in Albrighton: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just spot it as you are stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Somewhere around Albrighton, then — the nearest petrol station, Esso, or anywhere else close by.
Meaning? Finding out here is as good as it can be. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
What to do: don't get back in and crank it to clear the pump. Ring us from the forecourt once the vehicle is in a space — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — and save the bottle. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, and so a vehicle that can't be pushed away is cleared right at the pump.
At home in Albrighton with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had passed with the warning light on. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in on the drive — and it was only by the recycling that the cap got a second look. Right off Station Road is no less likely from anywhere.
The upshot: zero driving since makes this almost equal to spotting it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue settles to the base of that tank and stays put, no matter how long it waits.
Your move: the keys in the house, and so no one takes the vehicle anywhere at breakfast. Then, ring. Your driveway is where it gets drained, be it in Albrighton or Boningale. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Albrighton?
Filled up, drove away, and soon the motor was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Possibly it was on Cross Road, possibly on the way out towards Wolverhampton, under 10 miles away.
Meaning? The fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue in. It has been through your filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and your injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Your move: pull up somewhere safe, then turn your motor off. Exit by the first junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M54, under 3 miles from Albrighton. Restarting it to check gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Phone, and say what distance the car went.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've just had this vehicle for days. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers are side by side here — not like your own car, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Shropshire.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before we arrive than after. Stuck near St Joseph's RC Church or outside the nearest station until someone replies, the vehicle stays turned off the whole time.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Albrighton?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. The gates of Albrighton Primary School & Nursery in a rush, say, or a friend's driveway out in Codsall Wood.
The point: the engine isn't hurt by some AdBlue splashed on the filler. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not crank it. Ring us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
What each AdBlue drain around Albrighton has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Wherever your vehicle stands — The Crown's car park, a road by Saint Mary's, a driveway, a filling station — our van gets there and we ask for the fluid, the amount, plus whether the engine has turned over. The price comes over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies set the work.
Draining that tank comes next, followed by a full flush — more important with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, no matter how long you wait. Next is the fuel filter — flushed, or replaced when necessary — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of your car. Not started? Then about half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
Starting the engine comes at the end. We make sure it runs correctly on fresh diesel before leaving. The whole job is done where the car is, and if it is noticed quickly, lasting damage is very rare. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your documents as you wait is worthwhile.
About Albrighton itself
Albrighton is a village in Shropshire, situated on the banks of the River Worfe at an elevation of 99 metres. Albrighton lies approximately 7 miles from Wolverhampton and 120 miles from London, with nearby villages including Boningale and Whiston Cross. Albrighton has a population of around 2483 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Albrighton is characterized by its riverside setting and surrounding countryside.
AdBlue drains around Albrighton, and across Shropshire too
Throughout WV postcodes, the vans serving Albrighton — a village — reach surrounding places too, Whiston Cross and Shackerley included. Quickest of all: a WV7 3 postcode to show where you stand.
Central Albrighton or a lay-by towards Albrighton Village Park: either way it is, the vehicle never needs to shift at all for us. Where it stands, that is where it gets emptied. Phone and check instead of guessing when you're close to St Cuthbert's Parish Church, on a border, or anywhere tricky to explain.
The one-line version
If it has not started, phone and leave it off. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Albrighton and anywhere in Shropshire on 0333 366 0103.