What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Banbridge
One fact matters above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if your motor has been started since. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is around Banbridge itself or out in Blackskull. Normally that means draining and thoroughly rinsing it right there around Banbridge — so keep your key and motor off then call 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Anywhere across County Down it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
At the pump in Banbridge: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: stood by the pump, gripping the bottle, you spot the cap you took off wasn't the right one. Be it the nearest petrol station, another forecourt nearby or somewhere else in Banbridge, the case is identical.
In short: there is no better place exists to discover it. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue stays just inside your tank.
Next: resist the temptation to start it only to move away from the petrol pump. Have the staff to lend a hand pushing it into a space, hold on to the receipt, then phone us right there. Stuck beside the pump? Explosion-proof kit makes a live forecourt safe, so it can be drained where it is.
Banbridge, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in on the drive — and it's just by the recycling that the cap caught your eye. Just off Dunskey Street is no different from anywhere.
Meaning? As long as your car hasn't moved since, it's second to the forecourt case. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then call. Lawrencetown or Banbridge: whichever your drive sits, that's where it is emptied. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
On the road in Banbridge with AdBlue in a diesel
Filled up, pulled away, and soon the motor was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Anywhere on South Crescent or on the road to Newry — under 15 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it too on a longer run, once your filter and lines have it. Every restart, like every mile, carries it deeper.
Next: find a safe spot, pull in, then switch your motor off. Leave by the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M77, over 50 miles from Banbridge. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, and say what distance the car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have only had this vehicle for days. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, and so no one warned you the AdBlue cap was just beside your diesel. Anywhere you are in County Down, any driver can be caught.
The point: exactly as above, split by if it ran, only with an added stage. Plenty of hire and company agreements need the owner's sign-off before repairs.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at the nearest station, or near the centre? Keep your engine off meanwhile.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Banbridge?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Gilford.
In short: a spill round the filler does your engine no harm. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another matter. Turning on the car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would draw it in.
Next: act as though it went in, then leave the engine off. Phone and give the details: we'd sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after your motor has run.
Each AdBlue drain around Banbridge shares these steps
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Three questions are asked when our technicians arrive — at a forecourt, a drive, a street beside a street just off the centre or the car park outside the pub in the village: the liquid, the amount, and if it has run. Your price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies shape the job.
Then that tank is emptied and your system flushed 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. Last are your filter, cleaned or renewed if necessary; fresh diesel; and a test of the car. If the motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Finally, our engineers start the engine. Our test that it runs smoothly on fresh diesel comes before our engineers go. Long-term damage is very uncommon when it's caught quickly, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. Payment is that day, never upfront. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling, and so look at yours as we head over.
About Banbridge and where it is
Banbridge is a town in County Down, situated in the inland area of Northern Ireland, with an elevation of 74 metres. Banbridge lies near the towns of Lawrencetown, Loughbrickland, and Tullylish, and is approximately 12 miles from Newry. Banbridge has a population of around 15016 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Banbridge is located about 322 miles from London, making it a significant urban centre in the region.
Banbridge and County Down: AdBlue drains across the area
Over BT postcodes, the vans serving Banbridge — a town — reach nearby towns too, Loughbrickland and Tullylish included. Fastest of all: a BT32 3 postcode for where you stand.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to the green space at the edge of the village or in a car park in the middle of Banbridge, it doesn't need to shift. Where it stands, that is where it is drained. Guessing won't help beside the far end of the built-up part, close to a county line or somewhere awkward to pin down; ring and ask.
In one line: your scenario
Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across County Down and within Banbridge — after you pull over, switch off and ring, if it has run.