What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Allesley
One thing matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the engine has been started since. Not run so far? Then keep the vehicle like that, wherever your car sits — Allesley or Harvest Hill. Normally this means emptying and properly flushing it right there around Allesley — so keep the ignition and engine off and call 0333 366 0103. Stop the moment you safely can and turn off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Below: the cases our technicians see, wherever around West Midlands. Choose the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Allesley forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just spot it while you are standing at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It might be the Gulf, or perhaps the Texaco, or another forecourt around Allesley.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it gets. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue stays just in the tank.
Next: resist the urge to start it only to move away from the pump. Get the attendants to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, save the bottle, then phone us from there. Stuck beside the pump? Explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt safe, so we can drain the vehicle where it is.
Allesley, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. It takes place on driveways just off Bree Close as regularly as anywhere.
The upshot: zero miles since makes it almost as good to spotting it at the pump. As it is unable to mix, AdBlue settles low in that tank and waits. One night standing changes none of that.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then ring. Your driveway is where it gets drained, whether around Allesley or Allesley Green. Our equipment runs quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
Allesley: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard arrived a short way beyond the fill. Anywhere on The Windmill Hill or on the road towards Coventry — under 5 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Past the fuel filter, through the lines, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Stop safely — that is the first step — then switch it off. Leave by the next junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M6, under 3 miles from Allesley. Don't restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, saying how far the vehicle was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
Seven days ago, the car was unknown to you. Your own vehicle either does without AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, so no one told you the AdBlue inlet was just beside your diesel. Anyone, anywhere across West Midlands, could do it.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. Any work on the car frequently requires the owner's go-ahead under hire or fleet agreements.
Settling it before the van arrives is quicker, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Keep the car off while the reply comes, whether you're waiting at Canley or near All Saints Parish Church.
Allesley: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest as it gets. Too light, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; no clear recollection of the cap. Look familiar? Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Allesley Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Brownshill Green.
Meaning? Spills outside the inlet don't reach the engine at all. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Next: act as though it went in, then leave the engine off. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean beats emptying one after it's been run — so phone then describe to us what you saw.
Every AdBlue drain in Allesley shares these steps
The work begins identically, whichever your situation. Anywhere the vehicle is — The Rainbow Inn's car park, a street beside 46th Coventry Scout Group, a drive, a filling station — our van arrives and we ask about the fluid, the quantity, plus if your motor has turned over. Your price is given on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and the replies shape the job.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it is standard; with AdBlue it is essential, because deposits form and some metals are attacked, and neither washes away unaided. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Never started? In that case about half an hour on site is most jobs.
Last, our technicians fire it up. Our engineers make sure it runs properly on clean diesel before we go. When it's spotted quickly, the car very seldom has long-term damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing upfront. Worth remembering: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy as you wait is worthwhile.
About Allesley and where it is
Allesley is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Coventry, situated near the River Sowe in the West Midlands region of England. Allesley sits at an elevation of 107 metres, with nearby neighbourhoods including Allesley Green and Hawkes End. Allesley is characterized by its semi-detached housing stock and is approximately 3.1 miles from Coventry city centre. Allesley is also within commuting distance of London, being around 88.5 miles away.
AdBlue drains in Allesley, and across West Midlands too
Hawkes End and Pickford have the same teams as Allesley, a residential suburb, plus further towns over CV postcodes. Giving us your CV5 9 postcode finds you quickest of all.
No towing is required, be it stopped centrally in Allesley or in a lay-by en route to Jaguar Sports & Social Club, so keep it where it is. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to describe, close to Allesley Park Community Centre or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than assuming.
In one line: your situation
Not run yet: keep it off and call. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Allesley and anywhere in West Midlands on 0333 366 0103.