AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Bagworth: What Now?
All of that hinges on one detail: if the engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Not run so far? Then leave the vehicle like that, wherever your car sits — Bagworth or Stanton under Bardon. Keep nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, and count on a proper flush after a drain, carried out just where the vehicle stands around Bagworth. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A bigger job, yes, but the same opening step.
Compare what happened to a situation from the list below, wherever in Leicestershire you are.
At the petrol pump in Bagworth: AdBlue in a diesel
You're at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Anywhere in Bagworth, then — Asda, BP, or somewhere else close by.
The point: of every spot to notice, this is the best. The AdBlue is inside that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Do this: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the pump needs clearing. Get the attendants to help rolling it to a bay, save the bottle, then ring us right there. If it can't be shifted, it can be drained at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
At home in Bagworth with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had gone by with the warning light on. Bought a bottle, tipped it in outside the house, binned the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, too late. Houses just off Station Road are caught out as often as everywhere else.
Meaning? Provided the car has not been driven since, it's second to the pump case. Being reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles to the base in your tank and stays. A night standing alters nothing.
Next: prevent any early drive by putting the keys in the house, then ring us. Thornton or Bagworth: whichever your driveway sits, that's where it is drained. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Bagworth?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Main Street, perhaps, or the route to Leicester — a trip of under 10 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked through the system. The injection pump and each injector see it too on a longer run, once your filter and pipework have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Next: find a sensible spot, stop, and switch your motor off. Services further on can wait: on the M1, under 3 miles out of Bagworth, use the first junction. It won't have cleared, and so there is no sense restarting to check. Let us know the mileage driven when you ring.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've only driven this car for days. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers sit side by side here — unlike your own car, which has none or stores it elsewhere. Wherever you are around Leicestershire, any motorist can slip up.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. Plenty of hire and company contracts require the owner's approval before work.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — settling it before we arrive is faster. Stuck near Thornton Community Centre or outside Narborough till the firm answers, the car remains switched off throughout.
Bagworth: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". Lighter, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; a hazy recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? A rushed top-up by the gates of Thornton Primary School, or a call to a friend in Barlestone: either fits.
The upshot: the engine isn't hurt by a little AdBlue spilled on the outside. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different matter. Turning on your car will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would pull it in.
Do this: behave as though it did, and don't start the engine. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a happier result than an already-run one emptied.
Every AdBlue drain around Bagworth shares these steps
Whatever the situation, a single opening is used. Our technicians come to the car, whether it is on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside the pub in the village or a side street close to St. Peter, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and whether your engine has been run. Those replies settle the work, and you get the quote on the phone, before anybody sets off.
Draining that tank comes first, then a full flush — more important after urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not go by themselves, no matter how long you wait. Then is the filter — cleaned, or replaced when needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of the car. The majority of unstarted cars are a half-hour visit from the moment our engineers arrive.
Firing it up comes last. Our engineers make sure it runs correctly on new diesel before we leave. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and when it's noticed early, long-term damage is very rare. Nothing is paid upfront, payment is made on the day, and you get what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Bagworth and where it is
Bagworth is a small village in Leicestershire, situated approximately 9 miles west of Leicester, with a population of around 504 people. Bagworth sits in a rural area at an elevation of 169 metres, surrounded by nearby places such as Thornton and Newbold Heath. Bagworth is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its role as a residential community. Bagworth remains a quiet village, located about 95 miles northwest of London.
AdBlue drains around Bagworth, and across Leicestershire too
Throughout LE postcodes, the teams covering Bagworth — a rural village — work surrounding places too, Battram and Newbold Heath among them. Quickest of all: a LE67 1 postcode to show your location.
Centre of Bagworth or a lay-by towards Centenary Wood: wherever it is, the car doesn't need to move an inch for us. Draining is done right there. If you're somewhere hard to describe, near Battram Access Centre or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and call. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Bagworth and anywhere around Leicestershire on 0333 366 0103.