AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Atkinson Hill, and What to Do Next
Everything hinges on one detail: if the motor has been run since the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Out in Woodhouse Hill or right around Atkinson Hill, an unrun engine should stay that way. Leave your motor and the ignition off and ring 0333 366 0103; it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Atkinson Hill. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. Step one stays the same, even if the work grows.
Match your case to a situation from the ones below, wherever across West Yorkshire you happen to be.
At the pump in Atkinson Hill: 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 could be the Shell, or the Morrisons, or a different station around Atkinson Hill.
The upshot: of every spot to find out, this is the best. No pump has pulled it through, so the AdBlue sits only inside your tank.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up just to free up the pump. Get the staff to lend a hand rolling it to a space, hold on to the receipt, then phone us right there. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is possible when it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Atkinson Hill drive?
The warning light had been on for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in your hand, did you look back at the cap you'd opened at the drive. It takes place on driveways just off Hunslet Road as often as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided your vehicle has not moved since, it's close to the pump case. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Your move: keys indoors, and so nobody drives your car off first thing. Then, phone. Out in Thwaite Gate or right here around Atkinson Hill, the drain happens at your driveway. The pumping kit runs quietly enough not to disturb the street at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Atkinson Hill?
Filled up, drove away, and soon your engine was running unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up the dash. Church Street, say, or the way towards Leeds — a trip of under 3 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled through the fuel system. Mileage decides how deep it goes: filter and pipework first, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. More driving, more restarts: further it goes.
Pull in safely — that's the first job — then switch it off. Exit by the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M621, under a mile from Atkinson Hill. It will not have cleared, so there's no sense starting it again to check. Call, and say how far your car was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
You've had the car hardly a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is just by your diesel cap — news to you. Wherever you are in West Yorkshire, every motorist could slip up.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the cases above, and those turn on if it's run. Many rental and fleet agreements require the owner's approval for repairs.
Next: ring the rental company or the fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before our arrival is quicker. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at Leeds, or beside Hunslet Library? Keep the car off throughout.
Atkinson Hill: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. What cap came off, you cannot say; but the bottle weighs less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. It might have been at a friend's driveway in Fearns Island, or in a rush by Low Road Primary School on the school run.
The upshot: your motor isn't hurt by a little AdBlue splashed on the outside. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another matter. Any AdBlue in that tank would be pulled in by firing up the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it got in, and keep the motor off. Call us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
The common ground in every Atkinson Hill AdBlue drain
Every case gets the same start to the job. Anywhere your car is — St Joseph's Catholic Club's car park, a street by Grace Gospel Reformation Church, a driveway, a filling station — our van gets there and asks for the liquid, the quantity, plus whether your engine has been run. The price comes on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and the answers shape the work.
Then the tank is cleared 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 does not rinse out on its own. Then comes the filter — cleaned, or replaced when necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of your car. If the engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
We start it at the end. Our test that it runs correctly on clean diesel comes before our technicians head off. If it's noticed soon, the vehicle very rarely has lasting damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many policies include misfuelling, so check yours while the van travels.
About Atkinson Hill
Atkinson Hill is a suburban area situated near the River Aire in West Yorkshire, with a mix of terraced housing and local amenities. Atkinson Hill lies close to the city centre of Leeds, being only 1.8 miles away, and is near other suburban areas such as Thwaite Gate and Knowsthorpe. Atkinson Hill has a relatively low elevation of 28 metres above sea level, reflecting its riverside setting. Atkinson Hill is home to a population of approximately 3204 residents.
Atkinson Hill and West Yorkshire: AdBlue drains across the area
As a residential suburb, Atkinson Hill has the same vans as the nearby towns — Hunslet, Knowsthorpe — all the way across LS postcodes. Fastest of all: a LS10 2 postcode to show your location.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Hunslet Green or in a car park in the middle of Atkinson Hill, it doesn't need to shift. We drain it where it sits. Awkward to pin down? By Hunslet Nazarene Church or a border? Asking is better than assuming, and so phone.
Your scenario, summed up
Unstarted? Keep the vehicle that way and ring. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout West Yorkshire and within Atkinson Hill — after you stop, turn off then ring, if it's run.