Bottom o th Brow: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One thing counts above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether your engine has been started since. Wherever the car is — Back o th Moss, Bottom o th Brow — don't run an engine that hasn't run yet. Normally that is emptying and thoroughly cleaning it on the spot around Bottom o th Brow — and so leave your ignition and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. A bigger job, yes, but the identical first move.
Below: the situations our engineers see, wherever around Greater Manchester. Choose the one that fits.
Bottom o th Brow forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just spot it while you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. It might be the Morrisons, or perhaps the Esso, or another station around Bottom o th Brow.
Put simply: there is no better place to be to discover it. Still in that tank, and no fuel drawn onwards: that is where the AdBlue is.
Clearing the pump is no reason to run it — and so don't get back in. Phone us from the forecourt once the car sits in a bay — the staff will help roll it — and keep the receipt. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away gets emptied where it is at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Bottom o th Brow 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 once more at the cap. It happens on drives just off Cherwell Avenue as often as anywhere.
The upshot: no miles since leaves this nearly as good to spotting it at the pump. On the floor of that tank sits where AdBlue stays, because it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing changes nothing of the difference.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then ring. Out in Heywood or here around Bottom o th Brow, the drain is done on your drive. Our pumping kit works quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Bottom o th Brow?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Bank Top Street, say, or the route towards Manchester — a run of under 10 miles.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled through the fuel system. It's been through your filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the injectors. It travels further with each mile covered and each restart.
Your move: stop anywhere sensible, then switch your engine off. Bottom o th Brow lies under 3 miles from the M62; there, pull off at the first junction instead of pressing on for the services. It won't have cleared, so there is no point restarting to find out. Phone us and say how far you travelled.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
You've only had this vehicle a week. Your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, and so no one warned you the AdBlue inlet was right next to your diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Greater Manchester.
In short: an extra step on top of the cases above, and those depend on if it's run. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before we turn up than after. If you are stranded in the car park at Castleton, or by Heywood Sports Village, whilst you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Bottom o th Brow: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. Too light, the bottle; a hint of ammonia round the filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Sound familiar? A hurried top-up by the gates of Woodland Community Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Captain Fold: either fit.
In short: a spill near your filler leaves the motor unharmed. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. Firing up the vehicle cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would draw it in.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not start the car. Inspecting a tank that proves clean is better than draining one after it's been run — so ring and tell us what you noticed.
What each AdBlue drain around Bottom o th Brow has in common
No matter the situation, one opening is used. Three questions are asked once our engineers arrive — at a filling station, a driveway, a road by Heywood St James or the car park at The Dressers Arms: the fluid, the quantity, and if the motor has been started. Answers shape the work; the price follows by phone while nobody has left yet.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to certain metals in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out unaided; that is why a full flush, after the drain, counts much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Last are the filter, cleaned or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a check of the car. Where the motor hasn't run, expect about half an hour on site, for most jobs.
Starting the car comes last. Our test that it runs properly on new diesel comes before our technicians leave. The whole job is done where your car is, and when it is spotted quickly, long-term damage is very uncommon. Payment is on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Bottom o th Brow itself
Bottom o th Brow is a suburban area in Greater Manchester, situated near the River Roch and close to the towns of Heywood and Middleton. Bottom o th Brow sits at an elevation of 114 metres, with terraced housing being the predominant type of accommodation in the area. Bottom o th Brow is located approximately 8 miles from Manchester city centre, making it a commuter-friendly location. Bottom o th Brow has a population of around 7547 people, according to recent estimates.
AdBlue drains around Bottom o th Brow and across Greater Manchester
Over OL postcodes, the vans covering Bottom o th Brow — a residential suburb — reach nearby towns as well, Heady Hill and Broadfield included. Quickest of all: a OL10 4 postcode for your location.
Parked heading to Lomax Wood, or bang in the centre of Bottom o th Brow, the vehicle remains where it is — there is no need to move it anywhere. The drain is done right there. If you are somewhere hard to describe, close to Saint Luke's Church, Heywood or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
In one line: your scenario
Unstarted? Leave it that way and phone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Bottom o th Brow and anywhere across Greater Manchester on 0333 366 0103.