What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Belleeks
One fact counts above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if your motor has been started since. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is in Belleeks itself or out in Mullaghbawn. Leave your motor and your ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is in Belleeks. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. It is a bigger job, though step one doesn't change.
Wherever around County Armagh it happened, one of the situations below fits yours.
On a Belleeks forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it as you are stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Maybe you're at the the nearest petrol station, perhaps at the another forecourt nearby, perhaps somewhere else around Belleeks.
The point: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. Still in the tank, and no fuel drawn through: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the queue wants freeing. Three things: a push into a bay with the staff assisting, the receipt kept, and a call to us from where you stand. If it can't be moved, it can be drained at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Belleeks
On your dash, a reminder had shown all week. A bottle bought at the garage, emptied in on the driveway — and it's only at the bin that the cap caught a second look. Drives near Dunskey Street get it as much as any other street.
The upshot: zero driving since makes this almost equal to finding it at the pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Keep the keys indoors tonight — otherwise a person may drive it away first thing — and phone us. Lislea or Belleeks: whichever your drive is, that's where it gets drained. Our equipment works quietly enough not to disturb the street at night.
On the road around Belleeks with AdBlue in a diesel
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Somewhere along South Crescent or on the road towards Newry — under 10 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been sucked through the system. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it too on a longer run, after the fuel filter and lines have had it. More driving, more starts: further it travels.
Next: find a sensible place, pull in, and switch the engine off. Belleeks lies over 50 miles from the M77; there, come off at the first junction instead of pressing on for the services. No trial restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Call us and say how far you went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. Your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so no one warned you the AdBlue inlet sits just next to your diesel. Any driver, wherever in County Armagh, might do it.
The upshot: just as above, divided by if it ran, only with one added step. Any work on the car frequently needs the owner's go-ahead under hire or company agreements.
Next: ring the hire company or the fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before we arrive is quicker. Keep it off as the reply comes, whether you're waiting at the nearest station or close to the centre.
Belleeks: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest answer there is. A slight ammonia-like whiff lingers near the filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is a blur. A rushed stop by the gates of the local primary school, or a visit to a friend in Whitecross: both fit.
Meaning? Spills around the filler never reach the motor at all. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Next: act as though it went in, then keep your motor off. Ring and give what you saw: we'd rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once your engine has run.
Belleeks: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Anywhere the car stands — the pub in the village's car park, a street beside a street just off the centre, a driveway, a filling station — our van gets there and asks about the liquid, the quantity, and whether your engine has been run. Over the phone, before anything else, you hear the price, and those replies shape the job too.
AdBlue forms crystals and eats at certain metals used in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out unaided; that's why a full flush, after the drain, matters much more here than with petrol. Next comes your filter — flushed, or replaced where necessary — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of the vehicle. Not started? In that case about half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
The last step is starting it. With new diesel in, it runs while we confirm it's running properly, and then we head off. The entire job is done where your car is, and if it is spotted early, long-term damage is very uncommon. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you receive what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Belleeks itself
Belleeks is a rural locality in County Armagh, situated inland at an elevation of 262 metres, approximately 5.5 miles from Newry. Belleeks is characterised by its detached housing and rolling countryside, with nearby places including Lislea, Dorsey, and Camlough. Belleeks has a population of around 879 residents, and is located about 322.5 miles from London.
AdBlue drains round Belleeks and across County Armagh
Belleeks is a small village, and the same vans that cover it work the places near it too, Dorsey and Camlough among them, across the BT postcode area. A postcode starting BT35 7 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether your car 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 Belleeks, it does not need to move. The drain happens right there. If you're somewhere hard to explain, near the far end of the built-up part or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than guessing.
Your scenario, summed up
Engine never started: phone, leaving it alone. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Belleeks and anywhere in County Armagh on 0333 366 0103.