AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Bloomfield, and What to Do Next
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue got in? This single point settles almost everything about what comes next. Out in Fox Hill or right around Bloomfield, an unrun motor should stay unrun. Leave your motor and your ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Bloomfield. 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.
Further down: the situations our engineers see, wherever across Somerset. Choose yours.
Bloomfield forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Picture it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you took off wasn't the right one. It might be the Esso, or the Sainsbury's, or another station around Bloomfield.
Put simply: there is no better place to be to discover it. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue stays only in that tank.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to start it — so don't get back in. A few things: a push into a space with the staff assisting, the receipt saved, and a ring to us from the forecourt. If it cannot be shifted, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Bloomfield
On the dash, a reminder had been lit all week. 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. Homes just off Bloomfield Road are hit as much as everywhere else.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Put the keys in the house overnight — otherwise a person may take it away at breakfast — and phone us. In Bear Flat or right here in Bloomfield, the draining is done on your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Bloomfield?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long your motor was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or flashing up your dash. Perhaps it was on Castle Gardens, perhaps on the way out towards Bath, under 3 miles away.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue in already. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it too on a longer run, after the fuel filter and pipework have had it. It travels further with every extra mile driven and each restart.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so then switch off. On the M4, under 10 miles from Bloomfield, that means the next exit, not the services further on. No test restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. Phone us and say how far you travelled.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've only had this car for days. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is just by the diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Anywhere you are across Somerset, any motorist could be caught.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. The owner often needs to approve any work, under plenty of rental and company contracts.
Sorting it before we arrives is faster, so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Waiting for an answer in the car park at Bath Spa, or beside St Luke's? Leave the engine off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Bloomfield
"I think so" is often the most honest as it gets. Too light, that bottle; a trace of ammonia round the filler; a hazy recollection of which cap. Look familiar? A hurried stop by the gates of Moorlands Junior School, or a call to a friend in Lyncombe Vale: either fit.
Put simply: a spill round your filler does your engine unharmed. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different matter. Any AdBlue in that tank will be pulled in by firing up the vehicle, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Do not crank it. Checking a tank that proves clean beats draining one after it's been run — so phone and tell us what you noticed.
The common ground in every Bloomfield AdBlue drain
Whatever the case, one opening is used. Filling station, driveway, The Devonshire Arms's car park or a street by Beechen Cliff Methodist Church — our van reaches the car, and three questions come next: which liquid, which amount, and if it has run. On the phone, before dispatch, you are told our price, and those answers decide the job too.
Emptying your tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not go by themselves, however long you wait. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Where your engine hasn't run, expect roughly half an hour on site, for most jobs.
Starting the engine comes last. We confirm it runs correctly on new diesel before we leave. We do the entire job where your car is, and long-term damage is very uncommon if it has been spotted early. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Bloomfield
Bloomfield is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Somerset, with an elevation of around 101 metres. Bloomfield lies close to the city of Bath, approximately 1.1 miles away, and is near other local areas such as Bear Flat and Moorlands. Bloomfield has a population of around 4219 people and predominantly consists of semi-detached housing. Bloomfield is located within the South West region of England, about 97 miles from London.
Bloomfield and Somerset: AdBlue drains across the area
Moorlands and Beechen Cliff have the same teams as Bloomfield, a residential suburb, along with further towns over BA postcodes. Telling us your BA2 2 postcode pins you quickest of all.
No towing is required, whether stopped in the centre of Bloomfield or in a layby heading to Bloomfield Bowls Club, and so keep it where it is. Draining is done right there. Assuming doesn't help beside Bruton Community Hall, close to a county line or somewhere awkward to pin down; ring and ask.
Your scenario, in one line
Engine not started: phone, and leave it alone. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Bloomfield and anywhere across Somerset on 0333 366 0103.