AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Bedgrove, and What to Do Next
Everything turns on a single fact: if your engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Not run yet? Then leave the car that way, wherever your car sits — Bedgrove or Broughton Crossing. Switch nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, then count on a thorough flush after a drain, carried out right where the car stands in Bedgrove. When your engine has run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then switch the vehicle off. Step one remains unchanged, even if the work is bigger.
Further down: the situations we meet, wherever around Buckinghamshire. Pick the one that fits.
On a Bedgrove forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just now, bottle still in hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Somewhere around Bedgrove, then — Esso, BP, or anywhere else close by.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it gets. Only the tank holds AdBlue; not one part past it has drawn it in.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to start it — so don't get back in. Get the staff to lend a hand rolling it to a space, save the receipt, then phone us from there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, and so a car that cannot be pushed away is emptied where it is at the petrol pump.
Bedgrove, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
On the dash, a warning had shown for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you look back at the cap you had opened on the drive. Drives close to Ambleside get it as much as any other street.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. At the bottom of your tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by makes nothing of the difference.
Next: stop any early-morning move by keeping your keys indoors, then phone us. Your drive is where it is emptied, whether in Bedgrove or Broughton. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Bedgrove?
A mile or two beyond filling up, the motor started playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. Maybe it was on Bedgrove, possibly on the way out towards Milton Keynes, under 25 miles away.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue in already. It's been through the fuel filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and your injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Stop safely — that's the first step — then turn everything off. On the M40, under 15 miles from Bedgrove, that means the next junction, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, so there is no sense starting it again to find out. About how far did it gone? Say so when you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
Seven days ago, it was new to you. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets sit next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or stores it in another spot. Across Buckinghamshire, nobody is safe from it.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Many rental and company agreements require the owner's sign-off before work.
Next: ring the hire company or the fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before our arrival is quicker. If you're stuck in the car park outside Stoke Mandeville, or by Church of the Holy Spirit, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Bedgrove?
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think it did. What cap was taken off, you can't say; meanwhile the bottle feels less than expected, and ammonia hangs by the filler. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Bedgrove Junior School, or on a friend's drive in Stoke Mandeville.
Put simply: spillage near your filler does the engine no harm. Inside the diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in your tank, turning on your car will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Assume it went in, and don't turn 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.
What each AdBlue drain in Bedgrove has in common
Each situation has the same start to the work. Forecourt, drive, Buckinghamshire Yeoman's car park or a road beside Our Lady of Lourdes — the van reaches your car, and three questions follow: which liquid, which amount, and whether it has run. Replies shape the job; the price comes on the call whilst no one has set off yet.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it is standard; with AdBlue it's essential, because crystals form and certain metals corrode, and none of it washes away unaided. Clean diesel goes in once the filter is flushed or replaced, and the car is then checked. If your engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
The last step is firing it up. Before we leave, it is tested to be sure it runs properly on fresh diesel. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is spotted early, lasting damage is very rare. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what the insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Dig out your insurance while we're en route: cover for misfuelling comes included in plenty of policies.
About Bedgrove itself
Bedgrove is a suburban area in Buckinghamshire, situated near the River Ouzel and close to the towns of Broughton and Walton. Bedgrove has a mix of semi-detached housing and local amenities, with nearby Victoria Park providing green space for residents. Bedgrove is located approximately 16 miles from Milton Keynes and 35 miles from London, making it a commuter base for those working in the larger cities. Bedgrove sits at an elevation of around 92 metres, in a gently sloping riverside setting.
AdBlue drains in Bedgrove, and across Buckinghamshire too
As a residential suburb, Bedgrove shares its vans with the nearby towns — Walton, Victoria Park — all the way through HP postcodes. Giving us a HP21 7 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Bedgrove Spinney or in a car park in the middle of Bedgrove, it doesn't need to shift. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it sits. If you're somewhere hard to explain, near Aylesbury Sports Club or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
The one-line version
Still unrun? Keep the vehicle off and ring. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Bedgrove and anywhere around Buckinghamshire on 0333 366 0103.