What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Brawith
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if your motor has run since it got in. Not started so far? Then keep the vehicle that way, whether the car is — Brawith or Market Place. Leave your motor and the ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is around Brawith. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. Stage one remains unchanged, even if the work is bigger.
Compare your case to one of the ones below, anywhere around North Yorkshire you are.
Brawith forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you are standing at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Somewhere around Brawith, then — Jet, Shell, or anywhere else close by.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is the best it gets. The AdBlue is in the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to start it — so don't get back in. Ask the attendants to help you roll your car into a parking space, keep the receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. Emptying it right at the petrol pump is fine if it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Brawith
The warning light had been on for days. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in hand, did you look back at the cap you had used on the driveway. Homes just off Croft Hills are caught out as much as everywhere else.
Meaning? Provided your car hasn't moved since, it's close to the forecourt case. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue settles to the base of the tank and remains put, however long it waits.
Your move: keys in the house, and so no one takes your vehicle anywhere first thing. After that, phone. Out in Tame Bridge or here around Brawith, the drain happens on your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Brawith?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. A172, perhaps, or the way towards Ripon — a trip of under 50 miles.
Meaning? The fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue in. Through the fuel filter, through the pipework, and — the further the distance — on into the injection pump and every injector. More driving, more restarts: further it goes.
Next: pick a sensible spot, pull in, then turn your motor off. Brawith sits under 25 miles from the A66(M); there, pull off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. Do not restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Roughly what distance had it gone? Say so when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have had the vehicle barely a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, so no one told you the AdBlue cap sits right beside the diesel. Across North Yorkshire, no one is immune.
In short: an extra step on top of the cases above, which turn on whether it has run. Many hire and fleet contracts require the owner's approval before work.
Settling it before we turn up is faster, so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Waiting for an answer in the car park outside Great Ayton, or beside Stokesley Methodist Church? Leave your car off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Brawith?
Honestly, the only answer might be that you think so. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. The gates of Stokesley Primary Academy in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's drive over in Stokesley.
What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no damage to the motor. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. Turning on your car will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would pull it in.
Take it that it went in, and don't turn the engine. Inspecting a tank that turns out free of AdBlue is better than emptying one after it's been run — so phone then tell us what you noticed.
What each AdBlue drain in Brawith has in common
Every case has the same start to the job. Wherever the vehicle is — the pub in the village's car park, a road beside Boyes Stokesley, a drive, a filling station — our van arrives and we ask for the fluid, the amount, and whether the motor has turned over. Your price is given on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and those answers shape the job.
Then the tank is cleared and the system flushed thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it does not rinse out on its own. Clean diesel is put in after your filter has been cleaned or changed, and the car is finally checked. If the engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Finally, we fire it up. With clean diesel in, it runs while our engineers check it is running properly, and then we leave. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and if it is caught quickly, permanent damage is very rare. Nothing is paid upfront, payment is made on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy as you wait pays.
About Brawith, briefly
Brawith is a small locality in North Yorkshire, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 66 metres. Brawith lies near several other small places, including Tame Bridge, Thoraldby, and Skutterskelfe, and is approximately 25 miles from the city of Ripon. Brawith is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its relatively rural setting. Brawith is also some distance from major urban centres, being around 209 miles from London.
Brawith and North Yorkshire: AdBlue drains across the area
As a small village, Brawith has the same vans as the nearby towns — Skutterskelfe, Thoraldby — all the way across TS postcodes. A postcode starting TS9 5 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Stopped en route to Fox Covert, or bang in the heart of Brawith, your car stays put — there's no need to shift it at all. Draining happens on the spot. Phone and check rather than guess if you're close to The Globe Community Library, near a border, or somewhere awkward to pin down.
Your scenario, in one line
Still unrun? Keep it that way and phone. Started by now? Pull over, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whatever it is, in Brawith and North Yorkshire, on 0333 366 0103.