AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Barton: What Now?
All of that turns on one fact: if your motor has been run after the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Not started yet? Then keep the vehicle that way, wherever the car sits — Barton or Myerscough. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and engine both off. Across Barton, such a case is generally emptied and cleaned on the spot. Where the motor has been run, pull in safely straight away, then switch the vehicle off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Compare what happened to one of the ones below, wherever around Lancashire you happen to be.
Barton forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, gripping the bottle, you spot the filler you took off was not the correct one. Perhaps you are at the Texaco, maybe at the Shell, maybe somewhere else in Barton.
What it means: this is the ideal location to find out. Only your tank has AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn any in.
Do this: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the pump wants freeing. Ask the attendants to help you push the car into a parking space, keep your receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear gets cleared right at the pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Barton drive?
On your dash, a reminder 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. It takes place on drives just off Jepps Lane as often as anywhere.
In short: if the car has not moved since, it's nearly as good as finding out at the pump. As it is unable to blend, AdBlue drops low inside your tank and stays. One night standing changes none of that.
Next: keys indoors, so nobody drives your car anywhere first thing. Then, ring. Your driveway is where it gets drained, be it around Barton or Newsham. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Barton?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Anywhere along Garstang Road or heading to Preston — under 10 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 trip, after the filter and lines have it. More driving, more starts: further it goes.
Stop somewhere safe — that's the first step — then turn everything off. Barton sits under a mile from the M6; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pressing on for the services. No trial restarts: clearing is not something AdBlue does. Call, saying how far the vehicle was driven.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've just driven the vehicle a week. Unbeknown to you, the two fillers are next to each other here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. Throughout Lancashire, nobody is immune.
Put simply: one extra step on top of the situations above, and those depend on if it's run. Any work on the car frequently requires the owner's approval under rental or company agreements.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. If you are stuck in the car park at Salwick, or by Barton Village Hall, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Barton?
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think so. What cap came off, you cannot say; meanwhile the bottle weighs less than expected, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by the filler. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Bilsborrow.
Put simply: spillage near the filler does the motor unharmed. Inside your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. Turning on your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would draw it in.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not fire it up. Checking a tank that turns out clean is better than draining one once it's been run — so ring then tell us what you noticed.
Barton: what every AdBlue drain has in common
No matter the situation, a single start is used. Three things are asked when our technicians arrive — on a forecourt, a drive, a street beside St Lawrence or the car park at the pub in the village: the liquid, the amount, and if the motor has run. Over the phone, ahead of dispatch, you hear our quote, and those answers decide the work too.
Emptying that tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear on their own, however long you wait. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. The majority of unrun vehicles are a half-hour visit from the moment we get there.
Finally, our technicians start the car. Before our technicians go, it is tested to make sure it runs smoothly on new diesel. Lasting damage is very rare if it is caught quickly, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Dig out your insurance before we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes built into many policies.
About Barton and where it is
Barton is a village in Lancashire, situated on the riverside at a relatively low elevation of 37 metres. Barton lies near the city of Preston, approximately 5 miles away, and is surrounded by nearby places such as Newsham and Duncombe. Barton has a population of around 827 residents, who mostly live in detached houses. Barton is located in the North West region of England, about 194 miles from London.
Barton and Lancashire: AdBlue drains across the area
As a village, Barton shares its vans with the surrounding towns — Cuddy Hill, Duncombe — all the way across PR postcodes. The location is quickest from a postcode beginning PR3 5.
Stopped heading to Helme Wood, or right in the centre of Barton, your vehicle remains put — there's no need to shift it at all. Draining is done on the spot. Awkward to pin down? Close to St Mary's Newhouse Catholic Church or a border? Checking beats assuming, and so phone.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep it off then ring. Run by now: pull over, power down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, within Barton or anywhere in Lancashire.