Blacon: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
All of it hinges on one fact: whether the motor has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Anywhere the vehicle is — Mollington, Blacon — don't start a motor that hasn't run yet. Call 0333 366 0103 with the key and motor both off. Across Blacon, such a case is generally drained and flushed on the spot. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. It is a larger job, though step one doesn't change.
Match your case to a situation from the list below, anywhere in Cheshire you happen to be.
Blacon forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only spot it as you are stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Be it Texaco, Esso or somewhere else around Blacon, the case is identical.
The upshot: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Clearing the pump is no reason to run it — so do not get back in. Phone us from the forecourt after the car is in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — and save the bottle. Stuck by the pump? Our explosion-proof equipment makes a live forecourt safe, so we can drain it in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Blacon drive?
On your dash, a warning had been lit for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. It takes place on driveways just off Cedar Mews as frequently as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the vehicle has not moved since, it's close to the forecourt case. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: stop an early-morning move by putting your keys in the house, then phone us. Our engineers drain the car on your driveway, whether that is in Blacon or out in Abbots Meads. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Blacon?
Filled up, pulled away, and soon your motor was running roughly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up the dash. It might have been driving to Chester, under 3 miles away, or simply along The Glen.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue in. It has been through the filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the fuel injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it's safe and switch off. Blacon sits under 3 miles from the M56; there, pull off at the next junction instead of pressing on to the services. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, saying how far the vehicle was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
A week ago, it was unknown to you. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is just by your diesel inlet — news to you. Anyone, wherever in Cheshire, could do the same.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies too — run or unrun — plus one extra stage. Work on the vehicle frequently needs the owner's go-ahead under hire or company agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our technicians get there than after. Leave the car switched off while the answer comes, whether you're waiting outside Bache or near The United Reformed Church Blacon.
Blacon: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think it did. A faint ammonia smell lingers near the filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. The gates of The Arches Community Primary School in a rush, say, or someone's drive over in Newtown.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no harm to your engine. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. If there is AdBlue in the tank, firing up the vehicle would draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Take it that it was put in, and don't turn your engine. Checking a tank that proves free of AdBlue beats emptying one after it's been run — so phone then describe to us what you noticed.
What each AdBlue drain in Blacon has in common
Every case gets the same opening to the work. Filling station, drive, Waggon and Horses's car park or a street beside Blacon Libary — the van reaches your vehicle, and three questions follow: what fluid, which amount, and whether it has run. On the phone, before dispatch, you hear the quote, and those replies decide the work too.
Then your tank is cleared and the fuel system cleaned thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it does not rinse out on its own. The filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Where the engine has not run, expect roughly half an hour once we arrive, in most cases.
The final step is starting the engine. Before our engineers head off, it's checked to be sure it runs properly on clean diesel. We do the entire job where your car is, and lasting damage is very uncommon if it has been noticed early. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Check your insurance before we're en route: cover for misfuelling is built into many policies.
About Blacon and where it is
Blacon is a suburban area located near Chester in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 8125 people. Blacon sits inland at an elevation of 21 metres, close to the nearby places of Abbots Meads, Abbots Mead, and Bache. Blacon is characterised by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, typical of many suburban areas in the North West region. Blacon is situated approximately 1.7 miles from Chester and 166.4 miles from London.
AdBlue drains round Blacon and across Cheshire
Abbots Mead and Bache have the identical vans as Blacon, a residential suburb, along with further towns throughout CH postcodes. Quickest of all: a CH1 5 postcode for your location.
No towing is needed, be it parked in the centre of Blacon or on a lay-by heading to Cairns Crescent Football Field, and so keep it put. Where it stands, that's where it is emptied. Assuming won't help near St Theresa's, on a border or anywhere awkward to pin down; ring and ask.
The one-line version
Still unrun? Leave the vehicle off and ring. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across Cheshire and within Blacon — once you pull over, turn off then phone, if it's run.