What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Blackdown
One fact counts above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the engine has run afterwards. Wherever the car stands — Horndon, Blackdown — never run a motor that has not run yet. Switch nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, then count on a thorough flush plus a drain, carried out just where your car sits around Blackdown. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Wherever in Devon it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
Blackdown forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Imagine it: standing by the pump, gripping the bottle, you spot the cap you took off wasn't the correct one. Anywhere in Blackdown, then — Texaco, another forecourt nearby, or somewhere else nearby.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it can be. Just the tank holds AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn it in.
Clearing the pump is no reason to start it — so don't get back in. Have the attendants to help pushing it into a bay, hold on to the bottle, then ring us right there. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is fine if it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Blackdown drive?
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. 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. Homes just off A386 get hit as often as everywhere else.
The upshot: no driving since leaves this almost as good to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue drops to the base of your tank and stays there, however long it waits.
Next: stop any early-morning drive by keeping the keys indoors, then ring us. Your driveway is where it gets emptied, whether around Blackdown or Mary Tavy. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Blackdown?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Bal Lane, perhaps, or the route to Plymouth — a trip of under 25 miles.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue through already. Distance decides how far it goes: filter and lines first, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the first step — then turn everything off. On the M5, under 50 miles from Blackdown, that means the next junction, not the services further on. No trial starts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue does. Roughly what distance did it go? Say so as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
Seven days ago, it was new to you. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers sit next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it in another spot. Wherever you are around Devon, any motorist could be caught.
The upshot: exactly as above, split by if it ran, but with an added stage. Any work on your car frequently requires the owner's go-ahead under hire or company agreements.
Next: ring the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — settling it before we arrive is quicker. If you are stuck in the car park outside Gunnislake, or by Mary Tavy Methodist Church, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Blackdown?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest as it gets. A slight ammonia whiff hangs near your filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. It might have been on a friend's drive in Cudlipptown, or in a rush by Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School on the school run.
Meaning? Spills outside the filler never touch your engine at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different story. If there is AdBlue in the tank, turning on your car would draw it in, and it would not tell you which either.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not crank it. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a better outcome than an already-run one drained.
Every AdBlue drain around Blackdown shares these steps
The job begins identically, whatever your situation. Three things come when our engineers reach your car — on a filling station, a driveway, a street by Coronation Hall or the car park outside The Mary Tavy Inn: the liquid, the amount, and if the motor has run. Those replies determine this work, and you hear our quote by phone, before anybody heads out.
Emptying your tank comes first, followed by a careful flush — more important after urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear by themselves, however long you wait. Clean diesel goes in once the fuel filter has been cleaned or changed, and your car is finally tested. The majority of unstarted cars are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers arrive.
We start the car last. Our test that it runs properly on new diesel comes before our technicians head off. The whole job is done where your car is, and when it is spotted soon, lasting damage is very unusual. Payment is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Blackdown itself
Blackdown is a small suburban area in Devon, situated near the River Tavy and close to the Dartmoor National Park. Blackdown sits at an elevation of 204 metres, overlooking the surrounding countryside. Blackdown is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its residential nature. Blackdown is located near several nearby places, including Mary Tavy, Kingsett, and West Blackdown, and is approximately 16 miles from Plymouth.
AdBlue drains in Blackdown, and across Devon too
Throughout PL postcodes, the teams covering Blackdown — a residential suburb — work nearby places as well, Kingsett and West Blackdown included. Giving us your PL19 9 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Stopped en route to Recreation Field, or bang in the centre of Blackdown, the vehicle stays where it is — there's no need to move it at all. The drain is done right there. Guessing doesn't help near Gibbet Hill, on a border or anywhere hard to describe; ring and check.
Your scenario, in one line
Unstarted? Leave the vehicle off then phone. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Devon and in Blackdown — once you pull over, turn off then ring, if it has run.