Barford: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One thing matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if your motor has run since. Anywhere the car stands — Hearn, Barford — never run a motor that has not run yet. Normally that means emptying and properly rinsing it right there around Barford — and so leave the ignition and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. Where the engine has run, pull in safely first, then switch the vehicle off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Match your case to a situation from the list below, wherever across Hampshire you happen to be.
On a Barford forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just at this point, nozzle still in your hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, right at the pump. Maybe you're at the JET, perhaps at the Royal Parade Stores, maybe somewhere else in Barford.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. No pump has drawn it through, and so the AdBlue sits only inside your tank.
Next: avoid the temptation to fire it up only to free up the pump. Ask the staff to help you roll the vehicle into a parking spot, keep the receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. Draining it right at the petrol pump is possible when it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Barford with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had passed with the dash light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Houses just off Whitmore Vale are hit as much as anywhere else.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle has not been driven since, it is second to the pump case. At the floor of your tank sits where AdBlue waits, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night going by makes no difference.
Next: prevent any early move by keeping the keys indoors, then ring us. In Churt or right here in Barford, the draining happens at your drive. Night-time empties beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Barford?
A mile or two after filling up, your motor started playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. Kitts Lane, say, or the way towards Chichester — a trip of under 25 miles.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled through the system. Through the fuel filter, through the lines, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it goes.
Your move: stop anywhere safe, then switch the motor off. On the M3, under 15 miles from Barford, that means the next junction, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, so there's no sense restarting to check. Roughly what distance did it go? Tell us when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have just driven this car for days. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers are side by side here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Hampshire.
In short: one extra stage on top of the situations above, and those turn on whether it has run. Plenty of 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's quicker settled before we turn up than after. Leave the vehicle off as the reply comes, whether you are parked outside Haslemere or near Churt Village Hall.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Barford?
"I think so" is often as honest as it gets. What cap was taken off, you cannot recall; but the bottle feels lighter than it ought to, and ammonia hangs by the filler. The gates of St John's CofE Aided Infant School in a hurry, say, or someone's driveway out in Headley Down.
What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no damage to your engine. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Your move: act as if it did, and don't start your engine. Call us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Barford: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Each situation gets the same opening to the work. Three questions are asked when our engineers arrive — at a filling station, a drive, a street by St John the Evangelist or the car park at The Crossways: the fluid, the quantity, and if the motor has run. Answers shape the job; the price comes on the call whilst no one has left yet.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it is essential, because crystals form and certain metals are attacked, and neither washes out unaided. Finally are your filter, flushed or replaced as needed; clean diesel; and a check of the car. The majority of unrun vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment we arrive.
Last, our technicians start the car. Before our engineers head off, it's checked to confirm it runs properly on fresh diesel. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and when it's caught soon, long-term damage is very uncommon. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing in advance. Many policies include misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Barford
Barford is a small suburban area situated on the riverside in Hampshire, with a mix of detached housing and a population of around 695 residents. Barford sits at an elevation of 127 metres, close to nearby places such as Churt and Whitmoor Vale. Barford is located near the Green Cross area, and its residents are approximately 20 miles from Chichester and 38 miles from London. Barford occupies a scenic spot in the South East region, with the gentle landscape of the surrounding countryside.
Barford and Hampshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Being a residential suburb, Barford has the same vans as the nearby places — Green Cross, Whitmoor Vale — right across GU postcodes. Quickest of all: a GU10 2 postcode for where you stand.
Parked heading to Churt Recreation Ground, or right in the centre of Barford, the car remains where it is — there's no need to move it at all. Draining is done on the spot. Tricky to explain? Close to Woodlands Community Hall or a border? Asking beats assuming, so ring.
The one-line version
Unstarted? Keep it off and ring. Run already: pull over, power down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, in Barford or wherever in Hampshire.