--- title: What Now? AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Catchgate canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/catchgate-durham/ location: Catchgate county: Durham latitude: 54.863430 longitude: -1.745060 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-28 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Catchgate, and What to Do Next Everything turns on one fact: whether your engine has started since the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Out in Greencroft or right in Catchgate, an unstarted motor should remain unrun. Keep nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush after a drain, carried out right where your vehicle sits around Catchgate. Already started? Stop when you safely can, then turn everything off. It's a bigger job, though step one does not change. Match your case to one of the list below, anywhere across Durham you are. ## Catchgate forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump Just now, nozzle yet in your hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the pump. It might be the Esso, or perhaps the Texaco, or a different forecourt around Catchgate. In short: no better spot to be to discover it. Still inside that tank, and no fuel pulled through: that is where the AdBlue sits. Next: avoid the urge to fire it up only to move away from the petrol pump. Ask the attendants to help you push your car into a parking space, keep the receipt or the bottle, then ring us from the forecourt. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a car that cannot be pushed clear is emptied where it is at the petrol pump. ## At home in Catchgate with AdBlue in your diesel tank On the dash, a warning had shown for days. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in at the drive — and it was just at the recycling that the cap caught your eye. Drives close to Kyo Road see it as much as anywhere. In short: if the vehicle has not moved since, it's almost as good as spotting it at the pump. Being reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles low inside your tank and waits. A night parked alters none of that. Next: prevent any early-morning move by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. Out in Annfield Plain or right here in Catchgate, the drain happens at your driveway. Our pumping kit runs quietly enough not to disturb the street at night. ## On the road in Catchgate with AdBlue in a diesel Topped up, drove away, and soon the motor was running unevenly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up the dash. Perhaps it was on North Road, perhaps on the way out towards Durham, under 10 miles away. The upshot: the system has pulled AdBlue through already. The injection pump and every injector get it too on a bigger trip, after the fuel filter and pipework have had it. More driving, more restarts: further it goes. Next: find a sensible place, stop, then turn the motor off. Catchgate sits under 10 miles from the A1(M); on it, come off at the first junction instead of pushing on for the services. It will not have cleared, and so there is no point starting it again to check. Call, and say how far your vehicle went. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car You have had the car barely a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, its inlet is just next to your diesel inlet — news to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Durham. In short: an extra step on top of the cases above, which turn on if it has run. Any work on the car often requires the owner's go-ahead under hire or company agreements. What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before our engineers arrive than after. Hanging on for a reply in the car park outside Chester-Le-Street, or near Annfield Plain Library? Leave the engine off throughout. ## Catchgate: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank? Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Catchgate Primary School, or on a friend's drive in East Kyo. What it means: a little spilled around your filler does no damage to your engine. Inside your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in your tank. What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not start the vehicle. Call us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run. ## The common ground in each Catchgate AdBlue drain Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it's at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at Crown & Thistle or a side street near Methodist Church, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and whether your motor has run. Your price comes over the phone, before a van leaves, and the answers shape the job. A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it's essential, because deposits form and certain metals are attacked, and neither rinses out unaided. Finally come the filter, cleaned or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a check of the car. Most unrun cars are a half-hour job from the moment we arrive. Finally, we fire it up. Our technicians check it runs smoothly on new diesel before we go. The entire job is done where your car is, and if it is noticed quickly, permanent damage is very unusual. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours whilst we are on the way. ## About Catchgate itself Catchgate is a suburban area in County Durham, situated inland at an elevation of 233 metres, approximately 8.8 miles from the city of Durham. Catchgate is characterized by its predominantly terraced housing stock, reflecting its historical development as a residential community. Catchgate sits near other local places such as Annfield Plain, West Kyo, and Harelaw, and is located about 241.3 miles north of London. ## AdBlue drains around Catchgate, and across Durham too West Kyo and Harelaw have the same vans as Catchgate, a residential suburb, plus further places throughout DH postcodes. The whereabouts is quickest from a postcode that starts DH9 8. Stopped heading to Kyo Bogs Local Nature Reserve, or right in the centre of Catchgate, the vehicle remains where it is — there's no need to shift it anywhere. Our van drains it where it stands. Assuming won't help beside St Thomas's Church, Hare Law, on a border or somewhere hard to pin down; phone and check. ## Your situation, summed up Still unrun? Leave the vehicle that way and phone. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Catchgate and anywhere around Durham on 0333 366 0103.