AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Bottom o th Moor, and What to Do Next
One fact matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if your motor has run since. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Bottom o th Moor itself or out in Breightmet. Call 0333 366 0103 with your key and motor both off. Across Bottom o th Moor, that is generally drained and flushed where it stands. When the motor has run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then turn it off. Step one remains the same, even though the work is bigger.
Below: the situations we see, anywhere around Greater Manchester. Choose the one that fits.
At the petrol pump around Bottom o th Moor: AdBlue in a diesel
Just now, nozzle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the pump. Possibly you're at the Texaco, perhaps at the Morrisons, perhaps somewhere else around Bottom o th Moor.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it can be. Nothing has pulled it through, so the AdBlue stays just inside that tank.
What to do: do not get back in and start it to clear the petrol pump. Three jobs: a push into a bay with the staff assisting, the bottle kept, and a ring to us from the forecourt. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed clear gets cleared where it is at the pump.
Bottom o th Moor, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been nagging you. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd used at the drive. Right off Longsight Lane is not less likely from any other place.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle hasn't moved since, it's second to the forecourt case. On the bottom of that tank is where AdBlue stays, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Next: keys in the house, and so no one drives the car anywhere at breakfast. Then, ring. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that is around Bottom o th Moor or out in Top o th Brow. Night-time clears beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
Bottom o th Moor: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Topped up, pulled away, and soon your engine was running unevenly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up your dash. Somewhere along New Lane or else heading towards Salford — under 10 miles away.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue through by now. Past the filter, along the pipework, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Next: pick a sensible place, stop, and switch your engine off. Service stations farther along are too far: from the St. Peter's Way, under 5 miles out of Bottom o th Moor, take the next junction. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Phone, saying what distance the vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
It is a motor you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you are in Greater Manchester, any driver can be caught.
Put simply: one extra step on top of the situations above, and those depend on if it's run. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car.
Sorting it before the van turn up is faster, so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. If you are stuck in the car park at Hall i' th' Wood, or by Christ Church (Harwood), while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Bottom o th Moor: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. The gates of Harwood Meadows Primary School in a hurry, say, or someone's driveway over in Harwood Lee.
Put simply: a spill near your filler does the engine unharmed. Once it is inside the diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in your tank will be sucked in by firing up the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: act as though it went in, and keep your engine off. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean is better than emptying one once it's been run — so phone then describe to us what you saw.
Bottom o th Moor: what every AdBlue drain has in common
The job begins identically, whichever the case. Three things come when we arrive — on a filling station, a driveway, a street beside Breightmet Community Church or the car park at The White Horse: the fluid, the amount, and if the motor has been started. Your price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and the answers set the work.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, since crystals form and some metals are attacked, and neither washes away unaided. Next is the fuel filter — flushed, or replaced where needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of your vehicle. If the motor hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Our technicians start the engine at the end. Before our technicians head off, it is checked to be sure it runs correctly on clean diesel. When it's caught soon, the vehicle very rarely has lasting damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. Worth knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy as we travel pays.
About Bottom o th Moor
Bottom o th Moor is a suburban area in Greater Manchester, situated near the River Irwell and characterised by semi-detached housing. Bottom o th Moor sits at an elevation of 117 metres, approximately 8.8 miles from Salford and 172.7 miles from London. Bottom o th Moor is surrounded by other local places, including Top o th Brow, Firwood Fold, and Castle Hill, and has a population of around 6212 residents.
AdBlue drains across Greater Manchester, Bottom o th Moor included
Bottom o th Moor is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the towns around it too, Firwood Fold and Castle Hill among them, across the BL postcode area. The location comes quickest from a postcode that starts BL2 4.
Stopped en route to Seven Acres Country Park, or right in the centre of Bottom o th Moor, the car remains put — there's no need to move it at all. Draining is done on the spot. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near Red Lane United Reformed Church or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than guessing.
In one line: your situation
If it has not run, ring and leave it off. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Greater Manchester and within Bottom o th Moor — once you stop, turn off then phone, if it's run.