What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Arksey
Has your engine run since the AdBlue was put in? That one question settles nearly everything else from here. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Arksey itself or out in Rostholme. Leave the engine and the ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is in Arksey. Stop the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. It's a larger job, though step one does not change.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever in South Yorkshire it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Arksey forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just spot it while you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Anywhere in Arksey, then — JET, Shell, or somewhere else nearby.
In short: there is no better place exists to discover it. Only that tank has AdBlue; no part beyond it has drawn it in.
Next: avoid the temptation to fire it up just to free up the petrol pump. Ask the attendants to help you push the car into a parking bay, keep the receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. If it can't be shifted, it can be drained at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Arksey
Several days had gone by with the dash light on. 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. Houses just off Station Road are hit as often as anywhere else.
In short: if the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is almost equal to spotting it at the pump. As it is reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles low in your tank and stays. A night parked alters nothing.
Your move: the keys indoors, so nobody takes your vehicle off at breakfast. After that, phone. Your driveway is where it gets drained, be it in Arksey or Stockbridge. Our pumping kit runs quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
Arksey: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A short way beyond topping up, your motor began misbehaving: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. Somewhere on Carisbrook Court or on the road to Doncaster — under 3 miles away.
The point: the system has drawn AdBlue in by now. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it too on a bigger trip, once the fuel filter and pipework have had it. More driving, more starts: further it goes.
Next: find a safe spot, stop, and turn your engine off. Arksey lies under 5 miles from the A1(M); there, come off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. No trial restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue will do. Tell us know the mileage covered when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
Seven days back, the car was new to you. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel one, which you did not know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anyone, wherever across South Yorkshire, could make the same.
Meaning? Whatever applies above counts too — run or unrun — and one extra stage. Any work on the car frequently requires the owner's approval under rental or fleet agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before our technicians turn up than after. Stuck by All Saints or at Bentley (South Yorkshire) till someone answers, your vehicle remains switched off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Arksey?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. A slight ammonia smell lingers around your filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Arksey Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Bentley.
The upshot: the engine is not hurt by a little AdBlue spilled on the filler. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. Starting your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will draw it in.
Assume it got in, and don't start the engine. Phone with what you saw: we'd sooner confirm a clean tank than drain one after your motor has run.
The common ground in every Arksey AdBlue drain
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Anywhere your car stands — The Plough's car park, a street beside St Philip & St James, a driveway, a forecourt — our van arrives and we ask for the fluid, the quantity, and whether your motor has been run. Over the phone, before anything else, you hear the price, and those replies decide the job too.
Emptying your tank comes first, then 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. Clean diesel is put in after your filter has been cleaned or changed, and the car is finally tested. Most unrun cars are a half-hour visit after the moment our technicians arrive.
Finally, our engineers start the engine. Our check that it runs properly on fresh diesel comes before our engineers go. Lasting damage is very uncommon when it's noticed early, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. Payment comes on the day, never in advance. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Worth knowing: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy while you wait pays.
About Arksey
Arksey is a village in South Yorkshire, situated near the town of Doncaster and close to the villages of Stockbridge and New Village. Arksey lies in a low-lying area, with an elevation of around 12 metres, and is characterized by its semi-detached housing. Arksey is located approximately 147.6 miles north of London, in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. Arksey has a population of around 1212 people, with nearby Shaftholme also being a notable neighbouring area.
AdBlue drains round Arksey and across South Yorkshire
Arksey is a rural village, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, New Village and Shaftholme among them, across the DN postcode area. Quickest of all: a DN5 0 postcode to show your location.
Stopped en route to Bentley Colliery FC, or bang in the heart of Arksey, your vehicle remains put — there is no need to shift it anywhere. Where it stands, that is where it gets drained. Guessing won't help beside Bentley Baptist Church, on a county line or anywhere awkward to describe; phone and check.
Your situation, in one line
Still unrun? Leave it that way then ring. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Arksey and anywhere in South Yorkshire on 0333 366 0103.