AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Birkenshaw, and What to Do Next
Everything turns on one detail: if the engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Not run yet? Then leave the car that way, whether the car sits — Birkenshaw or Birkenshaw Bottoms. Switch nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and expect a thorough flush after a drain, done right where your car sits in Birkenshaw. Pull over the minute it is safe then turn off, if it has already run. Stage one remains unchanged, even though the work is bigger.
Match your case to one of the ones below, wherever across West Yorkshire you are.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Birkenshaw forecourt
Just at this point, nozzle yet in your hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. It could be the Whitehall Filling Station, or perhaps the Shell, or a different station around Birkenshaw.
The upshot: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. The AdBlue is in the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Next: resist the temptation to fire it up just to move away from the pump. Ring us from the forecourt after the vehicle is in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to push it — then keep the receipt. Draining it right at the petrol pump is fine when it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Birkenshaw
On your dash, a warning had been lit all week. Picked up a container, tipped it in outside the house, binned the empty — and at that point checked the cap again, after the fact. Homes just off Town Street are caught out as much as everywhere else.
The point: zero miles since leaves this nearly equal to spotting it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue drops to the floor of your tank and stays put, however long it waits.
Put your keys in the house overnight — or a person might drive it away at breakfast — then call us. East Bierley or Birkenshaw: whichever your driveway is, that's where it is emptied. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Birkenshaw?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Possibly it was on Croft Bank, maybe on the way out towards Bradford, under 5 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled through your fuel system. The injection pump and each injector see it as well on a bigger trip, after your filter and lines have it. It travels further with each mile covered and each restart.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the first job — then switch it off. On the M62, under a mile from Birkenshaw, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, saying what distance the car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
A week ago, the car was unknown to you. Your own car either does without AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so no one warned you the AdBlue inlet was right beside your diesel. Any driver, anywhere across West Yorkshire, might make the same.
Put simply: one extra step on top of the cases above, which depend on if it's run. Plenty of hire and company contracts need the owner's approval before repairs.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — settling it before our arrival is quicker. Waiting for a reply in the car park at Low Moor, or beside Birkenshaw and East Bierley Methodist Church? Leave your engine off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Birkenshaw
Sometimes the honest answer is "I think so". Which cap came off, you cannot say; but the bottle weighs lighter than expected, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by the filler. The gates of Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's drive over in Toftshaw Moor.
Meaning? Drips around the inlet don't touch the motor at all. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Turning on your car won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would suck it in.
Assume it went in, and don't start your engine. Tell us what you saw on your phone. A clean tank checked counts as a better result than an already-run one drained.
The common ground in every Birkenshaw AdBlue drain
No matter the case, one opening applies. Three questions come once our engineers reach your car — at a filling station, a driveway, a street beside St. Paul's Church or the car park at The George: the fluid, the quantity, and if the motor has run. Those replies settle this work, and you hear the quote by phone, before anyone heads out.
Then your tank is drained and the fuel system purged thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. If your motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Finally, our technicians fire it up. Before our engineers leave, it's tested to make sure it runs correctly on fresh diesel. The entire job is done where the car is, and when it is spotted quickly, permanent damage is very uncommon. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what the insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Birkenshaw
Birkenshaw is a village in West Yorkshire, situated near the River Aire and close to the cities of Bradford and Leeds. Birkenshaw sits at an elevation of 185 metres, with the surrounding landscape featuring a mix of urban and rural areas. Birkenshaw is characterised by its predominantly terraced housing stock, reflecting its history of industrial and residential development. Birkenshaw is located near several other small villages, including East Bierley and Swincliffe.
Birkenshaw and West Yorkshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Swincliffe and Westgate Hill get the identical teams as Birkenshaw, a village, along with further places throughout BD postcodes. Telling us your BD11 2 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Parked heading to Birkenshaw Park, or right in the centre of Birkenshaw, the car remains put — there is no need to shift it at all. Our technicians drain it where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near East Bierley Community Sports Association or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then ring. Started by now? Pull over, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whatever case, across Birkenshaw and West Yorkshire, on 0333 366 0103.