AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Barlaston Common, and What to Do Next
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue was put in? This single point decides almost everything about what comes next. Not run so far? Then leave it that way, wherever the vehicle sits — Barlaston Common or Hartwell. Normally this means draining and properly cleaning it right there in Barlaston Common — so keep the ignition and engine off then call 0333 366 0103. Where your engine has been run, pull in somewhere safe first, then turn the vehicle off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Below: the cases our engineers see, anywhere across Staffordshire. Choose the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Barlaston Common forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it as you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Maybe you're at the the nearest petrol station, possibly at the Esso, perhaps somewhere else in Barlaston Common.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it gets. Nothing has pulled it through, so the AdBlue stays just in the tank.
Do this: stay out of the driver's seat, even if the pump needs freeing. A few jobs: a shove into a space with the attendants helping, the receipt saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. Can't move the car by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment makes a live forecourt sensible, so we can drain the car in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Barlaston Common drive?
On your dash, a warning had been lit all week. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Houses just off Hartwell Lane get hit as much as anywhere else.
Meaning? Provided 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 that tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: stop any early-morning move by keeping your keys indoors, then phone us. In Leadendale or here in Barlaston Common, the drain happens at your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Barlaston Common?
A short way beyond filling up, the motor began playing up: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on the dash. Stone Road, perhaps, or the route towards Stoke-on-Trent — a run of under 10 miles.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue through already. The injection pump and every injector see it as well on a bigger run, once your filter and pipework have had it. It travels further with every mile driven and every restart.
Next: pick a sensible spot, pull in, then turn your engine off. Barlaston Common lies under 5 miles from the M6; on it, come off at the first junction instead of pushing on to the services. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, saying what distance your vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. Your own car either has no AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, so nothing told you the AdBlue cap was right beside the diesel. Across Staffordshire, nobody is immune.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more stage. Any work on your car frequently needs the owner's approval under hire or company agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before we get there than after. Hanging on for a reply in the car park outside Blythe Bridge, or beside St Matthew? Leave the engine off meanwhile.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Barlaston Common?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. What cap came off, you cannot recall; but the bottle feels lighter than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by the filler. Maybe on a friend's driveway in Knenhall, or rushing by St Matthews Church of England Academy on the school run.
Put simply: spillage round your filler does your motor no harm. If it's inside your diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in your tank would be sucked in by firing up your car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it got in, then keep the engine off. Describe what you noticed on the phone. A clear tank looked at counts as a happier result than an already-run one emptied.
Barlaston Common: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. We come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside Swynnerton Arms or a side street close to St Francis of Assisi, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and whether the engine has been run. Those replies settle this work, and you hear our quote on the phone, before anybody sets off.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it is essential, because deposits form and certain metals are attacked, and neither washes out unaided. Last are the filter, flushed or replaced if necessary; clean diesel; and a test of the vehicle. If your engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Finally, our engineers start the engine. Our engineers check it runs smoothly on new diesel before we leave. If it's noticed quickly, the car very rarely has permanent damage, and the entire job happens where it is. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Dig out your insurance before we're en route: misfuelling cover comes included in plenty of policies.
About Barlaston Common itself
Barlaston Common is a suburban area in Staffordshire, situated approximately 5 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent. Barlaston Common sits at an elevation of 212 metres, overlooking the surrounding countryside. Barlaston Common is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock, with nearby places including Leadendale, Rough Close, and Meir Heath.
Barlaston Common and Staffordshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Throughout ST postcodes, the teams covering Barlaston Common — a residential suburb — reach surrounding towns too, Rough Close and Meir Heath among them. A postcode starting ST3 7 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Parked heading to Barlaston and Rough Close Common, or right in the heart of Barlaston Common, your car remains where it is — there's no need to move it at all. The drain is done right there. Assuming won't help beside Meir Heath and Rough Close Village Hall, close to a county line or somewhere hard to pin down; phone and ask.
Your scenario, summed up
Still unrun? Keep the vehicle off then ring. Run by now: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, in Barlaston Common or wherever across Staffordshire.