AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ash Vale, and What to Do Next
One fact counts above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the motor has run since. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Ash Vale itself or out in North Camp. Phone 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and motor still off. In Ash Vale, such a case is typically drained and cleaned where it stands. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Compare what happened to a situation from the ones below, anywhere across Surrey you are.
On a Ash Vale forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just at this point, nozzle yet in your hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the pump. Somewhere in Ash Vale, then — BP, Shell, or anywhere else close by.
The upshot: of all places to notice, this is the best. The AdBlue is in the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Your move: keep out of the driver's seat, however much the queue wants freeing. Phone us from the forecourt after your vehicle sits in a space — the staff will lend a hand to push it — then keep the bottle. If it cannot be shifted, it can be emptied at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Ash Vale drive?
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in on the drive — and it was just by the recycling that the cap got a second look. It takes place on driveways just off Vale Road as commonly as anywhere.
In short: if your vehicle hasn't been driven 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, however long the night.
Keep your keys in the house overnight — otherwise a person might drive it off first thing — and phone us. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that is in Ash Vale or out in Mytchett Place. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a residential street.
On the road around Ash Vale with AdBlue in a diesel
Rough running, smoke, falling power or a lit dashboard started a short way beyond the fill. Frimley Road, say, or the route to Winchester — a trip of under 50 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled through your fuel system. It's been through your filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Your move: stop somewhere safe, then turn the engine off. On the M3, under 5 miles from Ash Vale, that means the next exit, not the services further on. No trial starts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Phone, and say how far the car was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
A week ago, the car was new to you. The AdBlue filler is right beside the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anyone, wherever across Surrey, might make it.
The upshot: just as above, split by if it ran, only with one added step. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before we arrive than after. Keep it off while the reply arrives, whether you're waiting outside the nearest station or close to Samuel Franklin Cody.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Ash Vale?
At times, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. A slight ammonia smell lingers around the filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is a blur. Maybe at a friend's drive in North Town, or rushing by Holly Lodge Primary Academy on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no harm to the engine. If it's inside the diesel tank, though, it does. Starting the vehicle won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it will suck it in.
Assume it was put in, and don't turn the key. Checking a tank that proves clean is better than draining one after it's been run — so ring then describe to us what you noticed.
Each AdBlue drain in Ash Vale shares these steps
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. We come to your car, whether it is on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Swan or a side street near Nepali Christian Church, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and whether your engine has run. Replies set the work; the price comes on the call while nobody has left yet.
Then the tank is drained and the system purged thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it doesn't rinse out on its own. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Not started? Then about half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
Starting the car comes at the end. With clean diesel in, it runs while we check it is running correctly, and then we leave. Lasting damage is very unusual when it's spotted early, and the whole job is done where your car is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing in advance. It is worth knowing: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy as we travel pays.
About Ash Vale itself
Ash Vale is a village situated on the banks of the River Blackwater in Surrey, with a mix of terraced housing and other residential properties. Ash Vale sits at an elevation of 71 metres, approximately 30 miles from London, and is near the towns of Farnborough and Aldershot. Ash Vale has a population of around 2028 people and is close to nearby places such as Mytchett Place and South Farnborough. Ash Vale is located near the Hampshire border, with the city of Winchester about 29 miles away.
AdBlue drains round Ash Vale and across Surrey
Throughout GU postcodes, the teams covering Ash Vale — a village — work nearby places too, South Farnborough and Mytchett included. The location is quickest from a postcode beginning GU12 5.
Parked en route to Salesian College Playing Fields, or bang in the centre of Ash Vale, your car stays where it is — there is no need to move it at all. Draining happens right there. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to St. Mary's Community Centre or close to a border, ring and ask rather than guessing.
In one line: your situation
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and ring. Started already? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whatever case, across Ash Vale and Surrey, on 0333 366 0103.