AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Broad Langdon: What Now?
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether the motor has run since it was put in. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Broad Langdon itself or out in Trengune. Usually that means emptying and properly cleaning it on the spot around Broad Langdon — so leave your ignition and engine off and call 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. Step one remains the same, even if the job is bigger.
Compare your case to one of the list below, anywhere in Cornwall you happen to be.
Broad Langdon forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It might be the Gulf, or the Essar, or another forecourt in Broad Langdon.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it gets. No pump has drawn it in, so the AdBlue stays only in your tank.
Your move: stay out of the car, however much the pump wants clearing. A few things: a push into a space with the staff assisting, the receipt kept, and a call to us from the forecourt. Emptying it right at the petrol pump is fine if it can't be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Broad Langdon, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in on the drive — and it's just at the recycling that the cap got a second look. Driveways close to Trelawney Close see it as much as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle has not been driven since, it is close to the forecourt case. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Keep the keys in the house overnight — or a person may drive it away first thing — then phone us. Your drive is where it gets emptied, whether around Broad Langdon or Fonston. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Broad Langdon?
A short way after topping up, your motor started playing up: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on your dash. Bury Close, say, or the way towards Plymouth — a trip of under 50 miles.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue up. It's been through the fuel filter and the lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Do this: pull up anywhere sensible, then turn the motor off. Exit at the first junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M5, under 50 miles from Broad Langdon. Do not restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call us and say how far you travelled.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Throughout Cornwall, no one is immune.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Many hire and company agreements need the owner's sign-off for work.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our technicians turn up than after. Stuck by Eden Church or outside the nearest station until the firm answers, your car remains switched off throughout.
Broad Langdon: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think it did. A slight ammonia-like smell hangs around the filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. A hurried top-up by the gates of Warbstow Primary Academy, or a visit to a friend in Warbstow Cross: either fit.
Meaning? Spills around the filler never touch your motor at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another story. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Assume it was put in, and don't turn the engine. Inspecting a tank that turns out free of AdBlue is better than draining one after it has been run — so phone and tell us what you noticed.
What each AdBlue drain around Broad Langdon has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Anywhere the car is — the pub in the village's car park, a road beside Warbstow Bury, a drive, a filling station — our van arrives and we ask for the liquid, the amount, and whether your motor has turned over. Those answers determine this work, and you hear our price by phone, before anybody sets off.
Draining the tank comes next, followed by a full flush — more important after urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not go by themselves, however long you wait. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
We fire it up last. Our test that it runs smoothly on fresh diesel comes before our technicians head off. Our engineers do the entire job where your car is, and lasting damage is very uncommon when it has been noticed quickly. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. Check your insurance while we're en route: misfuelling cover comes included in many policies.
About Broad Langdon and where it is
Broad Langdon is a small hamlet situated on the riverside in Cornwall, with a mix of detached homes and rural landscapes. Broad Langdon sits at an elevation of 148 metres, surrounded by nearby places such as Fonston, Canworthy Water, and Warbstow. Broad Langdon is located near the city of Plymouth, which is approximately 29 miles away, and is about 199 miles west of London. Broad Langdon has a population of around 527 residents, living in predominantly detached housing.
AdBlue drains around Broad Langdon and across Cornwall
Canworthy Water and Warbstow have the same vans as Broad Langdon, a rural hamlet, along with further places throughout EX postcodes. Fastest of all: a EX23 0 postcode for your location.
No moving is needed, be it stopped in the centre of Broad Langdon or in a layby heading to Hale's Wood, and so keep it where it is. The van empties it in place. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near Warbstow Community Centre or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
In one line: your scenario
Still unrun? Keep the vehicle off and phone. Run already: stop, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, within Broad Langdon or wherever across Cornwall.