What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Bradenham
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if the motor has been run since it got in. Not run so far? Then keep the vehicle like that, wherever your car is — Bradenham or Naphill. Leave the engine and your ignition off then phone 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Bradenham. Already run? Stop once you safely can, then turn everything off. It's a bigger job, yet step one doesn't change.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Buckinghamshire it happened.
Bradenham forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You're at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Perhaps you are at the Esso, possibly at the Murco, possibly somewhere else in Bradenham.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. Just your tank holds AdBlue; not one component beyond it has drawn any in.
Do this: keep out of the driver's seat, even if the pump wants freeing. A few things: a push into a bay with the attendants helping, the bottle saved, and a call to us from where you stand. Can't move the car beside the pump? Explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt safe, so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Bradenham drive?
Days had gone by with the dash light on. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in hand, did you look back at the cap you had used on the drive. It occurs on drives just off Bradenham Wood Lane as frequently as anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. On the floor of your tank sits where AdBlue stays, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
Next: prevent an early move by putting your keys in the house, then phone us. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your drive, whether that is around Bradenham or out in Saunderton. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
Bradenham: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A mile or two beyond topping up, the engine began playing up: roughness, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. Perhaps it was on Wycombe Road, maybe on the way out towards Oxford, under 25 miles away.
Meaning? Your pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Mileage sets how deep it gets: filter and pipework to begin with, then the injection pump and each injector. It goes further with every extra mile covered and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe and switch off. Service stations farther on are too far: from the M40, under 3 miles out of Bradenham, take the first junction. Starting it again to check gets nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear on its own. Tell us know the distance driven when you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've had this vehicle barely a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, its inlet is just next to your diesel inlet — news to you. Wherever you happen to be across Buckinghamshire, any driver could be caught.
In short: one extra stage on top of the cases above, which turn on if it's run. Any work on your car 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 is faster settled before our technicians arrive than after. Leave the vehicle switched off as the reply arrives, even if you are parked outside Saunderton or close to St Botolph's, Bradenham.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Bradenham
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can truthfully say. A slight ammonia-like smell lingers around your filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. The gates of Naphill and Walters Ash School in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's driveway over in West Wycombe.
Meaning? Drips outside the inlet never reach the motor at all. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Next: act as though it got in, then leave your motor off. Ring and give the details: we would sooner find a clean tank than empty one once your engine has been run.
What each AdBlue drain around Bradenham has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. We come to your car, whether it's at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Red Lion or a side street near Bradenham Manor, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and if the motor has run. Your price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and the answers shape the job.
AdBlue forms crystals and eats at some metals in fuel systems, so it does not wash out on its own; that's why a full flush, after the drain, matters far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. If the motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Firing it up comes at the end. Our engineers confirm it runs smoothly on fresh diesel before leaving. Permanent damage is very uncommon if it's caught quickly, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Bradenham
Bradenham is a small village in Buckinghamshire, situated in the inland countryside of the South East region. Bradenham sits at an elevation of around 110 metres, approximately 31 miles from London and 20 miles from Oxford. Bradenham is surrounded by nearby places such as Saunderton, Walters Ash, and Hunts Hill, and is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock. Bradenham has a population of around 535 people, living in a quiet rural setting.
AdBlue drains round Bradenham and across Buckinghamshire
Walters Ash and Hunts Hill get the identical teams as Bradenham, a rural village, along with further places throughout HP postcodes. A postcode starting HP14 4 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is needed, be it stopped in the centre of Bradenham or in a lay-by heading to The Green, and so keep it put. Our engineers drain it where it sits. Guessing doesn't help beside Park Wood, close to a county line or somewhere awkward to describe; phone and ask.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then ring. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Bradenham and anywhere across Buckinghamshire on 0333 366 0103.