What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Alwoodley
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether the engine has been run since it got in. Not run so far? Then keep it that way, wherever your car is — Alwoodley or Black Moor. Usually this means emptying and thoroughly cleaning it right there around Alwoodley — so leave your ignition and engine off then phone 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Match your case to a situation from the ones below, wherever across West Yorkshire you are.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Alwoodley forecourt
Imagine it: standing by the pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the cap you took off wasn't the right one. Anywhere in Alwoodley, then — BP, Asda, or anywhere else nearby.
In short: there is no better spot exists to discover it. Just the tank holds AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn it in.
Do this: keep out of the car, however much the pump needs freeing. Get the attendants to help pushing it into a space, hold on to the receipt, then ring us right there. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is fine if it can't be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home in Alwoodley
For days the dash had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty container in hand, did you look back at the cap you'd opened at the drive. Just off Nursery Lane is no less likely from anywhere.
Put simply: if the vehicle has not moved since, it is almost as good as finding out at the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the floor of that tank and remains there, no matter how long the night.
Your move: keys indoors, and so nobody drives your vehicle anywhere at breakfast. Then, phone. Out in Camp Town or here around Alwoodley, the drain happens on your drive. The pumping kit runs quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Alwoodley?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe driving to Leeds, under 5 miles away, or just down Primley Park Road.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue in already. Mileage decides how far it gets: filter and lines first, then the high-pressure pump and every injector. It goes further with each extra mile driven and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. Services further on can wait: on the A58(M), under 5 miles out of Alwoodley, take the next junction. No test restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue will do. Let us hear the mileage covered when you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a car you have had for a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is right by your diesel cap — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around West Yorkshire.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
Your move: hire firm or fleet manager first, us next, since sorting it beforehand saves time. If you are stranded in the car park outside Headingley, or by The Lingfield Centre, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Alwoodley
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. A slight ammonia smell hangs around your filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Primley Wood Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Alwoodley Gates.
Put simply: spillage round your filler does your engine unharmed. In your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. Starting the vehicle will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will suck it in.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't start it. Tell us what you noticed on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a happier outcome than an already-run one drained.
The common ground in every Alwoodley AdBlue drain
No matter the situation, one start is used. Wherever the car is — King On The Lane's car park, a road beside Etz Chayim Synagogue, a driveway, a forecourt — the van gets there and we ask about the fluid, the amount, plus whether your motor has turned over. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you hear our price, and those answers shape the work too.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, since crystals build up and some metals corrode, and none of that washes out unaided. Then comes the fuel filter — flushed, or swapped when needed — then clean diesel, and a test of the vehicle. Never started? In that case about half an hour on site is most jobs.
The last step is starting the car. Before our technicians leave, it's checked to make sure it runs smoothly on clean diesel. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and if it is noticed quickly, permanent damage is very unusual. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Many insurance policies cover misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Alwoodley itself
Alwoodley is a suburban area in West Yorkshire, situated near the River Meanwood and looking out over the surrounding countryside. Alwoodley sits at an elevation of 154 metres, approximately 3.5 miles from Leeds city centre. Alwoodley is characterized by its semi-detached housing stock and forms part of the larger Leeds urban area, with nearby places including Camp Town, Moor Allerton, and Moortown.
AdBlue drains across West Yorkshire, Alwoodley included
Over LS postcodes, the teams covering Alwoodley — a residential suburb — work surrounding places too, Moor Allerton and Moortown included. Telling us your LS17 7 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Central Alwoodley or a lay-by near Heath Nursery: either way it sits, the car doesn't need to move at all for the drain. Draining happens on the spot. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near St John's Church, Moor Allerton or close to a border, ring and ask rather than guessing.
The one-line version
Unstarted? Keep the car off then ring. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across West Yorkshire and within Alwoodley — once you stop, turn off then ring, if it has run.