What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Brick Houses
All of it turns on one fact: whether your engine has been run since the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Brick Houses itself or out in Long Line. Normally this means draining and thoroughly cleaning it right there in Brick Houses — so keep your ignition and engine off then call 0333 366 0103. When your engine has run, stop safely first, then switch it off. It's a bigger job, though step one does not change.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever in South Yorkshire it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Brick Houses forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you are stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Perhaps you are at the Esso, possibly at the Sainsbury's, possibly somewhere else in Brick Houses.
Meaning? Finding out here is as good as it gets. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Do this: stay out of the car, even if the pump needs clearing. Ring us from the forecourt after your vehicle sits in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to push it — then save the receipt. If it can't be shifted, it can be drained at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
At home in Brick Houses with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had passed with the dash light on. Picked up a container, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, too late. Homes just off Causeway Head Road are hit as much as anywhere else.
Put simply: if your car has not moved since, it is nearly equal to spotting it at the forecourt. As it is reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles to the base inside that tank and waits. One night parked alters nothing.
Next: stop an early-morning drive by keeping the keys in the house, then ring us. Causeway Head or Brick Houses: wherever your drive is, that is where it gets drained. Late-night empties outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Brick Houses?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Brickhouse Lane, say, or the route towards Sheffield — a trip of under 5 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into the fuel system. Through the filter, through the pipework, and — the more the distance — on into the injection pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it goes.
Next: find a safe spot, stop, and switch your motor off. Services further along can wait: from the M1, under 10 miles out of Brick Houses, take the first junction. It will not have cleared, so there is no point restarting to check. Tell us hear the distance covered as you ring.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It's a car you have had for a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is right next to your diesel cap — a surprise to you. Throughout South Yorkshire, no one is immune.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it's run, with one more stage. Plenty of 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 is quicker settled before we turn up than after. Leave the vehicle off as the answer arrives, even if you are waiting outside Dore & Totley or near Sheffield Tigers Sports Ground.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Brick Houses?
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. A slight ammonia-like smell lingers near your filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is a blur. Maybe at a friend's drive in Whirlow Brook, or in a rush outside Dore Primary School at the school run.
In short: a spill near the filler leaves the engine no harm. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in that tank will be drawn in by turning on the car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Next: act as though it got in, and leave the engine off. 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.
Brick Houses: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Every situation has the same opening to the job. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Devonshire Arms or a side street near HSBC Sports Ground, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and whether the motor has been run. On the phone, before dispatch, you hear our quote, and those replies decide the job too.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals used in fuel systems, so it won't wash out on its own; that is why a full flush, after this drain, counts far more here than with petrol. Finally come the fuel filter, cleaned or replaced if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of the car. Most unrun vehicles are a half-hour visit after the moment we turn up.
Finally, our technicians start the engine. With clean diesel in, it runs while we check it's running properly, and then we go. Long-term damage is very unusual when it is spotted quickly, and the entire job is done where your car is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Brick Houses, briefly
Brick Houses is a suburban area situated on the riverside in South Yorkshire, with a mix of detached housing and a population of around 1692 residents. Brick Houses sits at an elevation of 234 metres, close to the city of Sheffield, which is approximately 4.7 miles away. Brick Houses is near other local places such as Causeway Head, Townhead, and Dore, and is located within the wider Yorkshire and the Humber region. Brick Houses has a relatively high elevation compared to other areas in the region, with London being around 139.6 miles to the south.
AdBlue drains across South Yorkshire, Brick Houses included
Brick Houses is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the towns around it too, Townhead and Dore among them, across the S postcode area. Quickest of all: a S17 3 postcode to show where you stand.
No moving is required, whether parked centrally in Brick Houses or in a lay-by heading to Wag Wood, and so keep it put. Our engineers drain it where it is. Ring and check rather than guess if you're by Dore Parish Church Hall, near a boundary, or somewhere tricky to pin down.
Your situation, in one line
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then call. Started by now? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whichever case, in Brick Houses and South Yorkshire, on 0333 366 0103.