AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Brickhouse Farm, and What to Do Next
Has the motor run since the AdBlue went in? That single question decides nearly everything about what comes next. Out in Darby End or here around Brickhouse Farm, an unrun engine must remain that way. Call 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and engine both off. In Brickhouse Farm, such a case is typically drained and cleaned where it stands. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A bigger job, yes, yet the identical first step.
Anywhere in West Midlands it happened, one of the situations below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Brickhouse Farm forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just spot it as you're standing at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It might be the BP, or the Tesco, or another forecourt in Brickhouse Farm.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is the best it can be. The AdBlue is inside your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Freeing the pump is no reason to start it — and so do not get back in. Phone us from the forecourt after the vehicle is in a space — the attendants will help push it — and save the bottle. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, and so a vehicle that cannot be pushed clear is emptied right at the petrol pump.
At home in Brickhouse Farm with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had passed with the warning light on. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in on the driveway — and it was just at the recycling that the cap caught your eye. Driveways close to Denby Way get it as much as any other street.
In short: if the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it's nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then call. Our engineers drain the car on your drive, whether that's in Brickhouse Farm or out in The Knowle. Our pumping kit runs quietly enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
Brickhouse Farm: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard started a short way beyond the top-up. Anywhere on Eagle Close or heading towards Birmingham — under 10 miles away.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue through by now. Mileage sets how far it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the injection pump and each injector. It goes further with each mile driven and each restart.
Pull in safely — that is the next job — then switch everything off. Brickhouse Farm lies under 3 miles from the M5; on it, come off at the next junction instead of pressing on to the services. It won't have cleared, and so there is no point starting it again to find out. Call, and say what distance the vehicle was driven.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
Seven days back, the car was unknown to you. Your own motor either does without AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, so nothing told you the AdBlue inlet was just next to your diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across West Midlands.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies too — run or not — plus one further step. Many rental and fleet agreements need the owner's approval for work.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our engineers get there than after. Stuck by Tollman's Hovel or outside Old Hill until the firm answers, the car remains switched off the whole time.
Brickhouse Farm: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. What cap came off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle feels lighter than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by the filler. It might have been on a friend's driveway in Springfield, or in a rush outside Brickhouse Primary School at the school run.
The point: your motor is not hurt by some AdBlue splashed around the outside. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another story. Any AdBlue in your tank will be pulled in by turning on the vehicle, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: act as though it got in, then leave the engine off. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Brickhouse Farm: what every AdBlue drain has in common
The job opens identically, whichever your case. Three questions come once our engineers arrive — on a filling station, a driveway, a street beside Wesley Bible Institute Church or the car park at The Brickhouse: the fluid, the quantity, and if it has run. Your price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and those replies shape the work.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals in fuel systems, and so it won't rinse out on its own; that is why the flush, after this drain, matters much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Then is your filter — cleaned, or replaced when necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of your vehicle. Where your motor has not been started, allow about half an hour once we arrive, in most jobs.
Starting the engine comes last. Before our technicians leave, it is tested to confirm it runs correctly on clean diesel. Our technicians do the entire job where your car is, and long-term damage is very uncommon when it has been spotted early. Paying is that day, never in advance. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your policy while we travel pays.
About Brickhouse Farm and where it is
Brickhouse Farm is a suburban area located on the riverside in the West Midlands, with an elevation of around 135 metres. Brickhouse Farm sits near several other local places, including The Knowle, Windmill End, and Tippity Green, and is approximately 6.7 miles from Birmingham. Brickhouse Farm has a population of around 6695 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Brickhouse Farm is also situated about 106.5 miles from London, making it a commuter-friendly location.
AdBlue drains about Brickhouse Farm and across West Midlands
Brickhouse Farm is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the places around it too, Windmill End and Tippity Green among them, across the B postcode area. The location comes quickest from a postcode that starts B64 5.
No towing is required, whether parked in the centre of Brickhouse Farm or in a lay-by en route to Black Country Millennium Forest, and so leave it put. Our technicians drain the vehicle where it is. Guessing won't help beside Cole Street Methodist Church, on a county line or anywhere hard to pin down; ring and ask.
Your situation, summed up
If it has not run, phone and leave it that way. Run by now: stop, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, within Brickhouse Farm or wherever in West Midlands.