AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Arney, and What to Do Next
Has the motor run since the AdBlue got in? This single question settles nearly everything about what comes next. Wherever the car stands — Letterbreen, Arney — never start an engine that has not run yet. Usually this is draining and thoroughly cleaning it right there in Arney — so leave the ignition and motor off then call 0333 366 0103. Pull over the moment it is safe and turn off, if it has already run. Step one remains unchanged, even though the work grows.
Anywhere around County Fermanagh it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
On a Arney forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. It might be the the nearest petrol station, or the another forecourt nearby, or a different forecourt around Arney.
Meaning? Finding out here is as good as it can be. Still inside that tank, and no fuel drawn through: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to start it — and so do not get back in. Ask the attendants to help you roll the car into a parking space, keep the receipt or the bottle, then ring us from the forecourt. Stuck by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt sensible, so it can be drained where it is.
Arney, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
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 a second time at the cap. Just off Rock Street is not different from any other place.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle hasn't moved since, it is second to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue drops to the floor of your tank and stays there, however long the night.
Next: stop any early move by putting your keys in the house, then ring us. Your drive is where it is emptied, be it around Arney or Skea. Our pumping kit works quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Arney?
Rough running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard started a short way after the top-up. Somewhere on Crom Street or else on the road towards Armagh — under 50 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled into the fuel system. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it too on a longer run, after the filter and lines have it. Every restart, like each mile, carries it deeper.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. Service stations farther on can wait: from the M77, over 50 miles out of Arney, take the first junction. Don't restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, saying how far the vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
A week ago, it was new to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is right by your diesel cap — news to you. Across County Fermanagh, nobody is immune.
The point: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, but with one added step. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us second, because settling it beforehand cuts time. If you're stuck in the car park at the nearest station, or by the centre, while you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
Arney: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. Which cap came off, you cannot say; but the bottle weighs less than expected, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. A hurried top-up by the gates of the local primary school, or a visit to a friend in Macken: both fits.
Meaning? Drips around the filler never reach your engine at all. Once it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in the tank, turning on the car will suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Next: assume it went in, then keep your engine off. Ring us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Arney: what each AdBlue drain has in common
No matter the situation, one opening is used. Our engineers come to the vehicle, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at the pub in the village or a side street close to a street just off the centre, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and whether the engine has run. Those answers settle the work, and you hear the quote by phone, before anyone sets off.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals in fuel systems, so it does not wash out on its own; that's why the flush, after this drain, counts much more here than with petrol. Fresh diesel is put in once the fuel filter has been cleaned or changed, and your car is then tested. Where the motor has not run, expect about half an hour on site, in most cases.
Lastly, we fire it up. Our engineers make sure it runs properly on fresh diesel before we go. The whole job is done where the car is, and when it's caught quickly, permanent damage is very rare. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Worth remembering: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your documents while you wait is worthwhile.
About Arney itself
Arney is a small locality in County Fermanagh, situated inland at an elevation of around 65 metres. Arney lies near the villages of Skea, Bellanaleck, and Drumlaghy, and is approximately 41 miles from Armagh. Arney is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its rural setting. Arney is a relatively small community, with a population of around 805 people.
AdBlue drains around Arney, and across County Fermanagh too
As a small village, Arney has the same vans as the surrounding places — Drumlaghy, Bellanaleck — all the way through BT postcodes. A postcode starting BT92 2 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No towing is needed, whether parked in the centre of Arney or in a layby en route to the green space at the edge of the village, so keep it put. The van drains it in place. Ring and check instead of guessing when you're close to the far end of the built-up part, near a boundary, or somewhere tricky to pin down.
Your situation, in one line
Engine never started: phone, and leave it switched off. Started already? Pull over, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whatever it is, in Arney and County Fermanagh, on 0333 366 0103.