AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Bowdon, and What to Do Next
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue went in? This single question decides nearly everything else from here. Not run so far? Then leave the car that way, wherever your vehicle sits — Bowdon or Ashley Heath. Leave the engine and the ignition off and phone 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is around Bowdon. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. Step one remains the same, even though the work is bigger.
Below: the situations we see, wherever around Greater Manchester. Choose the one that fits.
Bowdon forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You are at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Whether Shell, Esso or somewhere else in Bowdon, the situation is identical.
In short: there is no better place exists to spot it. Still inside that tank, with nothing drawn through: that is where the AdBlue is.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt once your vehicle is in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — and keep the receipt. Emptying it there at the pump is possible when it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Bowdon with AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been warning you. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had used at the drive. Drives near The Firs get it as much as any other street.
The upshot: no driving since makes this nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. At the floor of the tank is exactly where AdBlue stays, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night passing changes nothing of the difference.
Put the keys in the house tonight — otherwise a person might take it off at breakfast — then phone us. In Rosehill or here around Bowdon, the draining is done at your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Bowdon?
Topped up, drove away, and before long your engine was running roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or lighting up your dash. Somewhere on Green Walk or else heading towards Salford — under 10 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue in. It's been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. It travels deeper with each extra mile covered and every restart.
Do this: stop somewhere safe, then turn the motor off. Leave by the first junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M56, under 3 miles from Bowdon. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone us and say how far you travelled.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week ago, the car was new to you. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, and so nothing warned you the AdBlue cap sits just beside the diesel. Across Greater Manchester, nobody is immune.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Work on the vehicle often needs the owner's approval under hire or fleet terms.
Settling it before we turn up is quicker, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. If you are stranded in the car park at Hale, or by Bowdon Parish Church, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Bowdon
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think it did. A slight ammonia whiff lingers around your filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Bollin Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Hale.
Meaning? Drips outside the filler don't touch the motor at all. In your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. Any AdBlue in the tank will be drawn in by turning on your car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't start the car. Ring us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain around Bowdon has in common
Whatever the situation, a single start applies. We come to your car, whether it's on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Stamford or a side street close to Bowdon Croquet Club, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and whether your engine has been run. Those answers determine this work, and you get our price on the phone, before anybody heads out.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it is standard; with AdBlue it's crucial, because crystals form and certain metals corrode, and none of it rinses away unaided. Finally are your filter, cleaned or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a test of the car. If your motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Firing it up comes last. Our test that it runs smoothly on fresh diesel comes before we leave. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is spotted early, lasting damage is very uncommon. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing in advance. Worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy as we travel is worthwhile.
About Bowdon, briefly
Bowdon is a locality in Greater Manchester, situated inland at an elevation of 71 metres, approximately 7.6 miles from Salford. Bowdon is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its suburban nature. Bowdon is close to nearby places such as Rosehill, Bowgreen, and Altrincham, and is around 159.9 miles from London.
AdBlue drains around Bowdon and across Greater Manchester
Over WA postcodes, the teams covering Bowdon — a small village — work nearby towns as well, Bowgreen and Altrincham included. Quickest of all: a WA14 2 postcode to show where you stand.
No moving is required, whether parked in the centre of Bowdon or in a lay-by heading to Devisdale, so leave it where it is. The drain happens right there. Awkward to explain? Close to Bowdon Bowling & Lawn Tennis Club or a border? Checking is better than assuming, and so ring.
The one-line version
Still unrun? Leave it that way and ring. Started by now? Pull over, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whatever it is, across Bowdon and Greater Manchester, on 0333 366 0103.