AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ambrosden: What Now?
One thing counts most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether your motor has been started afterwards. Anywhere your car stands — Langford Village, Ambrosden — never start a motor that has not been started yet. Leave the engine and the ignition off and phone 0333 366 0103; it is usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Ambrosden. Pull over the moment you safely can then turn off, if it has already run. A bigger job, then, but the identical opening move.
Wherever across Oxfordshire it happened, one of the situations below matches yours.
Ambrosden 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 petrol pump. It could be the Shell, or perhaps the BP, or a different station around Ambrosden.
Meaning? Finding out here is as good as it gets. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits only inside that tank.
Your move: stay out of the car, however much the pump needs clearing. Have the staff to help pushing it to a space, save the bottle, then ring us from there. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is fine when it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Ambrosden with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had gone by with the dash light on. Picked up a bottle, poured it in outside the house, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap again, too late. It happens on drives just off Birch Road as often as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as your car hasn't moved since, it is second to the forecourt case. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of your tank and remains put, no matter how long it waits.
Next: the keys in the house, and so nobody takes your car off first thing. Then, phone. Out in Lower Arncott or right here in Ambrosden, the drain is done on your driveway. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Ambrosden: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long your engine was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Anywhere on Elm Lane or on the road to Oxford — under 15 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been sucked into your fuel system. Through your filter, along the lines, and — the more the distance — on into the high-pressure pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it goes.
Next: pick a safe spot, stop, then turn the engine off. Service stations farther on can wait: on the M40, under 3 miles out of Ambrosden, take the next junction. Do not restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Roughly what distance had it gone? Say so as you phone.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It's a vehicle you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets sit next to each other here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it in another spot. Across Oxfordshire, nobody is immune.
The point: just as above, divided by if it ran, but with an added step. Any work on the car frequently needs the owner's go-ahead under hire or fleet agreements.
Next: ring the rental company or your fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Stuck near Ambrosden Village Hall or outside Bicester Village until the firm answers, your vehicle remains turned off the whole time.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Ambrosden?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Five Acres Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Merton.
The point: your motor isn't hurt by some AdBlue spilled around the outside. If it's inside the diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in that tank will be sucked in by firing up the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Do this: act as if it got in, and never start your engine. Ring with the details: we'd sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after your engine has been run.
What every AdBlue drain in Ambrosden has in common
No matter the case, one start applies. Anywhere the vehicle stands — The Turner Arms's car park, a road beside Saint Mary the Virgin, a drive, a forecourt — the van gets there and we ask about the liquid, the amount, and if your motor has been run. Your price is given over the phone, before a van leaves, and those answers set the job.
Draining the tank comes first, followed by a careful flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, no matter how long it sits. Next comes the filter — flushed, or swapped where necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of the car. Most unrun vehicles are a half-hour job after the moment our technicians get there.
Our engineers start the engine at the end. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it is running properly, and then we go. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and if it's caught early, permanent damage is very rare. Paying is that day, never upfront. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Dig out your insurance while we're en route: cover for misfuelling is included in many policies.
About Ambrosden and where it is
Ambrosden is a village in Oxfordshire, situated approximately 10 miles from Oxford and 49.5 miles from London, with a population of around 1388 residents. Ambrosden sits in a low-lying area at an elevation of 68 metres, surrounded by nearby places such as Lower Arncott, Blackthorn, and Upper Arncott. Ambrosden has a mix of housing types, with semi-detached homes being predominant. Ambrosden remains a relatively small and quiet community in the South East region.
AdBlue drains about Ambrosden and across Oxfordshire
Throughout OX postcodes, the teams covering Ambrosden — a rural village — reach surrounding places as well, Blackthorn and Upper Arncott included. A postcode starting OX25 2 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Parked heading to Graven Hill Village Green, or bang in the heart of Ambrosden, the car remains where it is — there is no need to move it anywhere. We drain the car where it is. Tricky to pin down? Close to The Mad Mile or a border? Asking beats assuming, so ring.
In one line: your situation
Unstarted? Leave the vehicle off and phone. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Ambrosden and anywhere across Oxfordshire on 0333 366 0103.