Bishopston: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the engine has run since. Anywhere the vehicle is — Montpelier, Bishopston — never start an engine that has not run yet. Call 0333 366 0103 with the ignition and engine both off. In Bishopston, that is typically emptied and cleaned where it stands. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Below: the cases our engineers see, wherever across Bristol. Choose yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Bishopston forecourt
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. It could be the EG Bishopston Services Gas Refill, or perhaps the EG On The Move, or another station around Bishopston.
The upshot: of all places to find out, this is the best. Just that tank has AdBlue; no component beyond it has taken any in.
What to do: don't get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. A few jobs: a shove into a space with the attendants helping, the bottle saved, and a call to us from the forecourt. Can't move it by the pump? Explosion-proof kit keeps a live forecourt sensible, so we can drain the vehicle in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Bishopston
For days the dashboard had been warning you. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Houses just off Cranbrook Road are caught out as much as everywhere else.
The point: zero driving since makes it nearly equal to spotting it at the petrol pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: prevent any early drive by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. Redland or Bishopston: whichever your driveway sits, that's where it gets cleared. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Bishopston?
Filled up, drove away, and soon the engine was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Clare Avenue, say, or the route towards Bristol — a trip of under 3 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into the system. The injection pump and every injector get it too on a bigger trip, once the filter and pipework have had it. It travels deeper with every extra mile covered and each restart.
Pull in safely — that is the next step — then turn everything off. Bishopston lies under 3 miles from the M32; there, come off at the next junction instead of pushing on for the services. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Phone us and say how far you travelled.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
Seven days ago, the car was new to you. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is right by the diesel inlet — news to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Bristol.
Meaning? Whatever case above counts too — run or not — and one extra step. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before we get there than after. Waiting for an answer in the car park outside Redland, or beside Saint Bonaventure's Parish Hall & Business Centre? Keep the engine off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Bishopston?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest answer there is. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near the filler; a hazy memory of the cap. Sound familiar? It might have been on a friend's drive in Cotham, or in a rush outside St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School on the school run.
Put simply: spillage near the filler leaves the motor unharmed. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in that tank would be drawn in by turning on the vehicle, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not fire it up. Inspecting a tank that turns out free of AdBlue beats draining one once it's been run — so ring and tell us what you saw.
What every AdBlue drain around Bishopston has in common
The work begins the same way, whatever the situation. Filling station, driveway, Bristol Flyer's car park or a street beside Second Lieutenant Hardy Parsons VC — the van comes to your vehicle, and three questions come next: which liquid, which amount, and whether it ran. On the phone, before anything else, you are told the price, and those replies shape the work too.
Emptying that tank comes first, then a careful flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not go by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Next is the filter — flushed, or replaced where needed — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of your car. Most unstarted cars are a half-hour visit from the moment our technicians turn up.
Lastly, we start the engine. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our engineers check it's running smoothly, and then we head off. Our engineers do the entire job where the vehicle is, and lasting damage is very uncommon when it has been noticed soon. Nothing is paid upfront, payment is made on the day, and you get what your insurer wants: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Worth knowing: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your policy while you wait is worthwhile.
About Bishopston, for a moment
Bishopston is a suburban area located just north of Bristol city centre, at an elevation of around 48 metres above sea level. Bishopston sits inland, approximately 1.5 miles from Bristol, and is surrounded by other suburban areas such as Redland, Westbury Park, and Henleaze. Bishopston is characterised by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, which reflects the typical residential development of the area. Bishopston has a population of around 12,031 people, according to recent estimates.
Bishopston and Bristol: AdBlue drains across the area
Being a residential suburb, Bishopston has the same vans as the surrounding towns — Henleaze, Westbury Park — right across BS postcodes. A postcode starting BS6 7 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is needed, whether parked centrally in Bishopston or in a layby en route to Kings Lawn Tennis Club, and so keep it put. Our van drains it in place. If you are somewhere hard to describe, close to St Bonaventure's Catholic Church or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the car off and call. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Bristol and in Bishopston — once you stop, switch off and phone, if it's run.