--- title: Broadlands: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, What Next canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/broadlands-devon/ location: Broadlands county: Devon latitude: 50.534100 longitude: -3.621010 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-03 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Broadlands, and What to Do Next Has the motor run since the AdBlue went in? This one question decides almost everything else from here. Anywhere your vehicle is — Highweek, Broadlands — don't run an engine that has not been started yet. Call 0333 366 0103 with the ignition and motor both off. In Broadlands, such a case is generally drained and flushed where it stands. Stop the minute you safely can and turn off, if it has been run. A bigger job, yes, yet the same opening move. Compare what happened to one of the ones below, wherever across Devon you are. ## Broadlands forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just spot it as you're standing at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Anywhere in Broadlands, then — the nearest petrol station, Heltor,Highweek Garage, or somewhere else nearby. What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. Still inside that tank, and no fuel drawn through: that's where the AdBlue is. Your move: stay out of the car, even if the pump wants clearing. Three jobs: a push into a bay with the attendants assisting, the receipt saved, and a call to us from where you stand. If it cannot be moved, it can be emptied at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt. ## AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Broadlands drive? For days the dash had been warning you. Bought a container, poured it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point checked the cap again, after the fact. Just off Neville Road is no different from any other place. What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. At the bottom of that tank sits exactly where AdBlue waits, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by makes nothing of the difference. Next: stop an early drive by putting the keys indoors, then ring us. Abbotsbury or Broadlands: whichever your drive sits, that's where it gets drained. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night. ## AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Broadlands? A short way after topping up, your motor started playing up: roughness, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Anywhere on Greenaway Road or else heading towards Exeter — under 15 miles away. What it means: your fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Mileage decides how far it goes: filter and lines first, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. It travels deeper with every extra mile driven and each restart. What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. On the M5, under 15 miles from Broadlands, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Phone, saying what distance the vehicle went. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car A week ago, it was new to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, the cap is right by your diesel cap — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Devon. The point: just as above, divided by if it ran, only with an added step. Plenty of rental and fleet contracts need the owner's approval before repairs. Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us second, since sorting it beforehand saves time. Waiting for a reply at the car park outside Newton Abbot, or beside Newton Abbot Leisure Centre? Keep your car off meanwhile. ## AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Broadlands Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia around your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Mile End. Meaning? Spills outside the filler don't reach the engine at all. Once it's inside the diesel tank, though, it does. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in your tank. Do this: behave as though it did, and don't start your engine. Inspecting a tank that proves clean is better than draining one after it's been run — so ring and tell us what you noticed. ## What every AdBlue drain in Broadlands has in common Each situation has the same opening to the work. Three things are asked when our technicians reach the car — at a forecourt, a drive, a road by All Saints or the car park at Newtons: the fluid, the amount, and if the motor has been started. The price is given over the phone, before a van leaves, and those replies set the work. Then the tank is emptied and your system cleaned thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Clean diesel goes in after the filter is cleaned or replaced, and the car is then checked. If your engine hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there. Starting the engine comes at the end. Our test that it runs properly on fresh diesel comes before we go. When it's spotted soon, the car very rarely has lasting damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents while we travel pays. ## About Broadlands, briefly Broadlands is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Devon, with a relatively low elevation of 36 metres. Broadlands lies near the city of Exeter, approximately 13.6 miles away, and is also close to other nearby places such as Abbotsbury and Newton Abbot. Broadlands has a population of around 6538 people and predominantly consists of semi-detached housing. Broadlands is located in the South West region of England, about 166 miles from London. ## AdBlue drains round Broadlands and across Devon Newton Abbot and Knowles Hill have the same teams as Broadlands, a residential suburb, plus other towns over TQ postcodes. Telling us your TQ12 1 postcode pins you fastest of all. Centre of Broadlands or a lay-by towards Golden Lion Square: wherever it sits, your vehicle never needs to move an inch for this drain. The van empties it in place. Tricky to pin down? Close to St Mary's Church or a county line? Asking is better than guessing, so ring. ## Your scenario, in one line Motor not started: phone, and leave it switched off. Run by now: pull over, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, in Broadlands or anywhere in Devon.