What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Castor
Everything turns on one fact: if your engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is around Castor itself or out in Alwalton. Usually that means emptying and properly flushing it right there around Castor — so keep your key and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. Where your motor has been run, stop safely straight away, then switch it off. Stage one stays the same, even though the job is bigger.
Further down: the cases our engineers see, anywhere around Cambridgeshire. Choose the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Castor forecourt
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. Possibly you are at the Welcome Break, possibly at the The Co-operative, possibly somewhere else around Castor.
In short: there is no better place to be to spot it. Only your tank holds AdBlue; not one part past it has drawn any in.
Do this: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the queue wants clearing. Ring us from the forecourt after the vehicle sits in a bay — the attendants will lend a hand to roll it — and keep the receipt. Emptying it right at the petrol pump is fine if it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Castor, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in at the driveway — and it was only at the bin that the cap caught your eye. Drives near Peterborough Road see it as much as any other street.
In short: if the car hasn't moved since, it's almost equal to finding out at the forecourt. As it is reluctant to blend, AdBlue settles to the base in the tank and waits. One night standing changes nothing.
Next: keys in the house, and so no one drives your vehicle anywhere at breakfast. After that, ring. Ailsworth or Castor: whichever your drive sits, that is where it gets drained. Night-time drains beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
On the road around Castor with AdBlue in a diesel
A short way after topping up, your motor began playing up: rough running, smoke, lost power, warnings on the dash. Maybe driving to Peterborough, under 5 miles away, or just down Splash Lane.
The upshot: the system has pulled AdBlue through by now. Through your filter, along the pipework, and — the more the distance — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Do this: stop somewhere sensible, then switch your motor off. Castor sits under 3 miles from the Great North Road; there, pull off at the first junction rather than pushing on for the services. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. About how far did it gone? Tell us as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've had the vehicle barely a week. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside 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 in Cambridgeshire.
Meaning? Whichever case above applies too — run or not — plus one further step. Work on the vehicle frequently needs the owner's approval under rental or company agreements.
Next: ring the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before we arrive is faster. Waiting for an answer in the car park at Peterborough, or near St Kyneburgha, Castor? Leave your car off meanwhile.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Castor?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest as it gets. What cap came off, you can't say; but the bottle weighs less than expected, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. The gates of Castor CofE Primary School in a hurry, perhaps, or someone's driveway out in Orton Wistow.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no damage to your motor. Once it's inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not crank it. Ring us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain around Castor has in common
No matter the situation, one opening applies. Anywhere your vehicle stands — The Royal Oak's car park, a street by Castor Village Hall, a driveway, a forecourt — our van gets there and we ask for the fluid, the quantity, and whether your engine has been run. Your price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and the answers set the work.
Emptying that tank comes first, followed by a careful flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not go by themselves, however long it sits. Last come the filter, flushed or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a test of your vehicle. Most unrun vehicles are a half-hour visit after the moment we arrive.
Our technicians fire it up at the end. Our test that it runs correctly on clean diesel comes before our engineers leave. When it is spotted early, the car very seldom has lasting damage, and the entire job happens where it is. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Plenty of policies include misfuelling, and so check yours as we head over.
About Castor
Castor is a small village in Cambridgeshire, situated near the city of Peterborough and surrounded by nearby places such as Ailsworth and Water Newton. Castor sits in a low-lying area at an elevation of around 13 metres, with detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Castor is located approximately 74 miles from London, making it a relatively rural community within the Eastern region. Castor remains a quiet village with a small population of around 544 residents.
Castor and Cambridgeshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Water Newton and Lynch Wood get the same vans as Castor, a rural village, along with other places throughout PE postcodes. Telling us your PE5 7 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Woodlands Sports Club or in a car park in the middle of Castor, it doesn't need to shift. Our van empties it where it stands. Guessing doesn't help beside Durobrivae, Roman Town, on a border or anywhere hard to pin down; phone and check.
In one line: your situation
Motor never started: ring, leaving it alone. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Castor and anywhere across Cambridgeshire on 0333 366 0103.