What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Brookfoot
Everything turns on one detail: whether the engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Not run so far? Then leave the car like that, whether your vehicle is — Brookfoot or Hove Edge. Leave the engine and the ignition off then phone 0333 366 0103; it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Brookfoot. Pull over the moment it is safe then switch off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Anywhere across West Yorkshire it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
On a Brookfoot forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Be it Tesco, Shell or somewhere else around Brookfoot, the situation is identical.
The upshot: of all places to find out, this is the best. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — and so don't get back in. Phone us from the forecourt after the vehicle sits in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to push it — and save the receipt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a car that cannot be pushed away is cleared where it is at the pump.
Brookfoot, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd used at the drive. Homes just off Brookfoot Lane get caught out as often as everywhere else.
The upshot: no miles since makes it nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue drops to the floor of that tank and remains put, no matter how long it waits.
Your move: the keys indoors, so no one takes the car anywhere at breakfast. Then, ring. Out in Slead Syke or here around Brookfoot, the draining happens at your drive. Night-time clears outside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Brookfoot?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long your engine was running unevenly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up the dash. Elland Road, say, or the route towards Bradford — a run of under 10 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into the fuel system. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it too on a longer run, once the fuel filter and lines have had it. Each restart, like each mile, carries it deeper.
Next: find a sensible spot, stop, then turn the engine off. On the M62, under 3 miles from Brookfoot, that means the next junction, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, so there's no sense restarting to find out. Tell us know the mileage driven when you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have had this vehicle barely a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, so no one told you the AdBlue inlet was right beside your diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in West Yorkshire.
Meaning? Whichever case above counts too — run or not — and one further step. The owner often has to approve any work, under many hire and fleet agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our engineers arrive than after. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at Brighouse, or beside Smith Art Gallery? Leave your car off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Brookfoot?
Honestly, the best answer might be that you think it did. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. The gates of St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School in a hurry, say, or a friend's driveway out in Cromwell Bottom.
What it means: a little spilled round your filler does no harm to the motor. Once it's inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. Starting the vehicle won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would pull it in.
Do this: act as if it did, and never start the motor. Ring with the details: we'd sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after the engine has run.
What each AdBlue drain in Brookfoot has in common
No matter the case, a single start applies. Forecourt, drive, The Red Rooster's car park or a street beside Brighouse Library — the van comes to the car, and three questions follow: which liquid, what quantity, and if it ran. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you hear the quote, and those answers shape the work too.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's essential, since crystals build up and some metals are attacked, and none of that rinses away unaided. Next is the fuel filter — flushed, or replaced where needed — then clean diesel, and a test of your car. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
Our technicians start it at the end. Before our engineers head off, it's checked to be sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel. Long-term damage is very rare if it is caught early, and the entire job is done where your car is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. It is worth knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy as you wait is worthwhile.
About Brookfoot
Brookfoot is a suburban area in West Yorkshire, situated near the lakeside at an elevation of 68 metres. Brookfoot lies approximately 6.2 miles from Bradford and is surrounded by nearby places such as Slead Syke and Brighouse. Brookfoot has a population of around 2132 people and predominantly features terraced housing. Brookfoot is located about 167.2 miles from London, in the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
AdBlue drains across West Yorkshire, Brookfoot included
As a residential suburb, Brookfoot has the same vans as the nearby places — The Crescent, Brighouse — right across HD postcodes. A postcode starting HD6 2 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is needed, whether parked in the centre of Brookfoot or on a layby heading to Brighouse Wood, and so keep it where it is. The drain is done on the spot. Awkward to pin down? Close to St. Martin's Parish Church or a border? Asking is better than assuming, and so phone.
Your situation, summed up
Not run yet: keep it off then ring. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across West Yorkshire and in Brookfoot — once you stop, switch off then ring, if it's run.