AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Bussex, and What to Do Next
Has the engine run since the AdBlue was put in? This single question settles nearly everything about what comes next. Not started yet? Then leave it that way, whether your vehicle is — Bussex or Parchey. Leave your engine and the ignition off and phone 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Bussex. Where the motor has run, stop safely first, then turn it off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Compare your case to a situation from the ones below, anywhere around Somerset you are.
Bussex forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You are 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. Whether Murco, Shell or anywhere else around Bussex, the situation is identical.
In short: there is no better spot exists to spot it. Still inside your tank, with nothing pulled through: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Freeing the petrol pump is no reason to start it — and so don't get back in. Three jobs: a shove into a space with the staff assisting, the receipt saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. Emptying it there at the pump is possible when it can't be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home around Bussex with AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. It happens on driveways just off Monmouth Road as often as anywhere.
In short: if your vehicle has not moved since, it's nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. As it is reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles low in the tank and waits. One night parked changes none of that.
Your move: keys in the house, so no one takes your car off first thing. Then, phone. In Liney or right here around Bussex, the drain is done on your drive. Our pumping kit works quiet enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Bussex: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A short way after filling up, your engine began playing up: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on the dash. Bussex Square, perhaps, or the route to Wells — a trip of under 15 miles.
Meaning? Your pump has taken the AdBlue in. It's been through the filter and your lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Every restart, like every mile, carries it deeper.
Do this: pull up somewhere sensible, then turn your engine off. Bussex lies under 3 miles from the M5; on it, come off at the first junction rather than pushing on to the services. It won't have cleared, and so there's no point restarting to find out. Phone, saying what distance the car was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You have had the vehicle barely a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Somerset.
In short: an extra stage on top of the cases above, which turn on whether it has run. The owner frequently needs to approve any work, under plenty of hire and company agreements.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before we arrive is quicker. Stuck near Battle of Sedgemoor or at Bridgwater until the firm replies, your vehicle stays switched off the whole time.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Bussex?
"I think so" is often as honest as it gets. 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 Westonzoyland Community Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Sutton Mallet.
The upshot: the engine isn't harmed by a little AdBlue splashed on the outside. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in your tank will be sucked in by turning on the car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it went in, and keep your engine off. Checking a tank that proves clean is better than emptying one once it has been run — so ring then tell us what you noticed.
Bussex: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Forecourt, drive, Sedgemoor Inn's car park or a road beside Church of St Mary the Virgin — the van reaches your vehicle, and three questions follow: which fluid, what amount, and if it has run. Those answers determine the work, and you hear the price by phone, before anybody sets off.
Emptying your tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long it sits. Next is your filter — flushed, or replaced when needed — then clean diesel, and a test of the vehicle. Where the motor has not run, expect roughly half an hour on site, in most jobs.
The last step is starting the engine. Before we head off, it's checked to make sure it runs properly on clean diesel. Long-term damage is very unusual if it is caught soon, and the whole job is done where the car is. Payment is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Many policies cover misfuelling, so look at yours while the van travels.
About Bussex, for a moment
Bussex is a small suburban area situated on the riverside in Somerset, with a low elevation of around 6 metres. Bussex lies near the villages of Liney, Westonzoyland, and Fowlers Plot, and is approximately 13.6 miles from the city of Wells. Bussex has a population of around 821 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Bussex is also located within commuting distance of larger cities, being around 123.7 miles from London.
AdBlue drains about Bussex and across Somerset
Westonzoyland and Fowlers Plot get the identical vans as Bussex, a residential suburb, along with other places throughout TA postcodes. A postcode starting TA7 0 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is needed, whether stopped centrally in Bussex or on a layby heading to Greylake Nature Reserve, so leave it where it is. Draining happens right there. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to Chedzoy Village Hall or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than assuming.
Your situation, summed up
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then ring. Run already: stop, power down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, within Bussex or wherever in Somerset.