What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Baddesley Ensor
Has the engine turned over since the AdBlue went in? This one question decides almost everything else from here. Not run yet? Then leave the car that way, wherever your car is — Baddesley Ensor or Merevale. Normally this means emptying and thoroughly cleaning it on the spot in Baddesley Ensor — and so keep the key and motor off and call 0333 366 0103. Where your motor has been run, stop safely straight away, then turn the car off. A larger job, yes, yet the same first step.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever in Warwickshire it happened.
Baddesley Ensor forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Only at this point, bottle still in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, right at the pump. It could be the the nearest petrol station, or perhaps the Asda Express, or another station around Baddesley Ensor.
In short: there is no better place exists to discover it. Just the tank holds AdBlue; not one component beyond it has drawn it in.
Do this: keep out of the car, however much the queue needs clearing. Ring us from the forecourt once your car sits in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to roll it — then save the receipt. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a live forecourt sensible, and so it can be drained where it is.
Baddesley Ensor, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Days had passed with the warning light on. Bought a container, poured it in outside the house, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap again, too late. Driveways near Keys Hill get it as much as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the car has not moved since, it is close to the forecourt case. At the floor of the tank sits where AdBlue waits, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night going by changes no difference.
Next: prevent any early-morning drive by keeping your keys in the house, then ring us. Our technicians drain it on your drive, whether that's in Baddesley Ensor or out in Grendon Common. Night-time empties outside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Baddesley Ensor?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long the engine was turning roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or lighting up your dash. Somewhere along New Street or else heading towards Lichfield — under 15 miles away.
Meaning? Your pump has taken the AdBlue in. It has been through the filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. It travels deeper with every extra mile driven and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. Leave at the next junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M42, under 3 miles from Baddesley Ensor. Starting it again to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Tell us hear the distance driven when you ring.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
A week ago, it was new to you. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets are side by side here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. Throughout Warwickshire, nobody is safe from it.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more stage. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on your car.
Your move: hire firm or fleet manager first, us next, because settling it beforehand saves time. Leave the vehicle switched off as the answer arrives, even if you're waiting at Atherstone or near Baddesley Ensor Village Hall.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Baddesley Ensor?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". A faint ammonia whiff lingers near the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. A rushed stop by the gates of Woodside CofE Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Bentley Common: either fits.
Meaning? Drips around the inlet never touch the engine at all. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. Turning on the car will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will suck it in.
Your move: behave as though it got in, and never start your engine. Checking a tank that turns out clean is better than emptying one after it has been run — so ring then describe to us what you saw.
What every AdBlue drain around Baddesley Ensor has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Our technicians come to the car, whether it is at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Red Lion Inn or a side street close to The Parish Church of St Nicholas - Baddesley Ensor, and ask three things: what went in, roughly how much, and whether your motor has run. Replies shape the job; the quote comes on the call while nobody has left yet.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to certain metals in fuel systems, so it won't rinse out unaided; that's why the flush, after the drain, counts much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Clean diesel goes in after your filter has been flushed or changed, and the car is finally tested. Where your engine hasn't been started, expect roughly half an hour once we arrive, for most cases.
Starting the car comes at the end. Before our technicians go, it's checked to confirm it runs smoothly on clean diesel. The whole job is done where your car is, and if it's noticed quickly, permanent damage is very rare. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Baddesley Ensor itself
Baddesley Ensor is a village in Warwickshire, situated in the West Midlands region of England, with a population of around 1641 people. Baddesley Ensor lies approximately 119 metres above sea level, near the communities of Grendon Common, Baxterley, and Grendon. Baddesley Ensor is characterized by its semi-detached housing and is located about 11.8 miles from Lichfield. Baddesley Ensor is also around 97.1 miles northwest of London.
AdBlue drains in Baddesley Ensor, and across Warwickshire too
Baxterley and Grendon have the identical teams as Baddesley Ensor, a rural village, along with other places over CV postcodes. A postcode starting CV9 2 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Black Riding or in a car park in the middle of Baddesley Ensor, it does not need to move. Our technicians drain the vehicle where it is. If you're somewhere hard to explain, near Grendon Community Centre or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than assuming.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep the car off then ring. Run already? Stop, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whatever case, in Baddesley Ensor and Warwickshire, on 0333 366 0103.