AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Brooklands, and What to Do Next
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue was put in? This one question decides nearly everything about what comes next. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Brooklands itself or out in Whiteley Village. Normally that means emptying and thoroughly purging it right there around Brooklands — so leave the key and engine off and call 0333 366 0103. When your engine has been run, stop safely straight away, then turn it off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Further down: the cases our technicians see, wherever across Surrey. Choose yours.
At the pump in Brooklands: AdBlue in a diesel
Just at this point, bottle yet in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the petrol pump. Anywhere around Brooklands, then — Shell, Tesco, or anywhere else nearby.
The upshot: of every spot to find out, this is the best. Just that tank holds AdBlue; no component beyond it has taken any in.
Next: avoid the temptation to fire it up only to free up the petrol pump. Phone us from the forecourt after your car is in a space — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — and save the receipt. Can't move the vehicle beside the pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt safe, and so we can drain the car in place.
Brooklands, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
On the dash, a reminder had been lit for days. A bottle bought at the garage, emptied in at the driveway — and it was only by the bin that the cap got a second look. Just off Summers Close is not different from any other place.
The point: no driving since makes this almost as good to finding it at the petrol pump. On the floor of that tank is exactly where AdBlue stays, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by makes nothing of the difference.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves the vehicle in the morning. Then ring. Out in St Georges Hill or right here in Brooklands, the draining happens at your driveway. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Brooklands?
Rough running, smoke, falling power or a lit dashboard started a mile or two after the top-up. Perhaps it was on Brooklands Road, perhaps on the way out towards Westminster, under 25 miles away.
What it means: your fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Through the fuel filter, along the lines, and — the more the distance — deeper into the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each restart, like each mile, carries it deeper.
What to do: pull over where it is safe and switch off. Service stations further along are too far: from the M25, under a mile out of Brooklands, take the first junction. It will not have cleared, so there is no point starting it again to check. About how far had it go? Tell us when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've just driven this car a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets sit side by side here — not like your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Surrey.
The upshot: exactly as above, split by whether it ran, but with one added stage. Plenty of hire and company agreements need the owner's sign-off before repairs.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager first, us second, because sorting it beforehand saves time. Hanging on for an answer at the car park outside Byfleet & New Haw, or near David Lloyd Health Club? Keep the car off throughout.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Brooklands
"I think so" is often the most honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. It might have been at a friend's driveway in New Haw, or in a rush by Byfleet Primary School on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no damage to your engine. In your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. Starting your car won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would draw it in.
Do this: behave as if it did, and don't start the motor. Checking a tank that turns out free of AdBlue beats draining one after it's been run — so phone and tell us what you noticed.
Each AdBlue drain around Brooklands shares these steps
Each situation gets the same opening to the job. Anywhere your vehicle stands — The Blue Anchor's car park, a street by Concorde Model, a driveway, a forecourt — the van arrives and we ask for the liquid, the amount, plus if the engine has turned over. Over the phone, ahead of dispatch, you hear our quote, and those replies shape the job too.
AdBlue crystallises and eats at some metals in fuel systems, so it won't rinse out on its own; that is why a full flush, after the drain, matters much more here than with petrol. Fresh diesel is put in once your filter has been flushed or changed, and the car is then tested. Never started? In that case roughly half an hour on site is most jobs.
The last step is starting the car. We make sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel before leaving. We do the entire job where the vehicle is, and long-term damage is very uncommon when it has been noticed soon. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Worth remembering: many insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a check of your documents as you wait is worthwhile.
About Brooklands
Brooklands is a locality in Surrey, situated on the riverside at a low elevation of around 22 metres, with nearby places including St Georges Hill, Byfleet, and Wey Meadows. Brooklands is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock and is located approximately 18 miles from central London. Brooklands benefits from its proximity to the Thames Valley and the surrounding countryside. Brooklands has a small population of around 978 residents.
AdBlue drains about Brooklands and across Surrey
Byfleet and Wey Meadows have the same teams as Brooklands, a small village, plus further places over KT postcodes. Giving us a KT13 0 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Brooklands Community Park or in a car park in the middle of Brooklands, it doesn't need to shift. Our van drains it where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to describe, close to Campbell gate or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than assuming.
In one line: your scenario
Not run yet: keep it off then ring. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Surrey and in Brooklands — once you pull over, switch off and phone, if it's run.