What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Chadshunt
All of it turns on a single fact: if the engine has started after the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Over in Lighthorne Heath or right around Chadshunt, an unstarted motor should stay that way. Usually this is draining and thoroughly flushing it right there around Chadshunt — and so keep your key and motor off then ring 0333 366 0103. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Further down: the situations we meet, anywhere across Warwickshire. Pick yours.
On a Chadshunt forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
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 Fuel Farm, Esso or anywhere else in Chadshunt, the case is identical.
Put simply: no better spot exists to discover it. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up only to move away from the pump. Have the attendants to lend a hand rolling it into a bay, save the bottle, then ring us right there. Stuck by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt safe, so we can drain the vehicle in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Chadshunt drive?
On the dash, a warning had shown all week. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Homes just off Watery Lane are caught out as much as anywhere else.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle hasn't been driven since, it's second to the pump case. On the bottom of your tank sits where AdBlue stays, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by makes nothing of the difference.
Next: keys in the house, so no one takes your car off first thing. Then, ring. Your drive is where it gets emptied, whether around Chadshunt or Gaydon. The pumping kit works quiet enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Chadshunt?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard started a short way after the fill. It might have been driving to Coventry, under 25 miles away, or simply down Southam Road.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue through already. The high-pressure pump and each injector see it as well on a bigger run, once your filter and pipework have had it. More miles, more restarts: deeper it travels.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so then switch off. On the M40, under 3 miles from Chadshunt, that means the next junction, not the services further on. No trial starts: clearing is not something AdBlue does. About how far did it go? Say so as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've had this car hardly a week. Your own motor either does without AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so nothing told you the AdBlue inlet was just beside your diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Warwickshire.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on your car.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — settling it before our arrival is quicker. Leave it off as the reply comes, whether you're parked at Leamington Spa or close to All Saints.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Chadshunt
At times, "I think so" is the most you can truthfully say. A slight ammonia smell hangs near the filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is a blur. The gates of Kineton Church of England Primary School in a rush, say, or someone's driveway over in Lighthorne.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet never touch your engine at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. Any AdBlue in the tank would be sucked in by starting the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not fire it up. Tell us what you noticed on your phone. A clear tank looked at counts as a happier outcome than a run one drained.
Chadshunt: what every AdBlue drain has in common
The job begins identically, whatever the situation. Forecourt, driveway, the pub in the village's car park or a street by Collections Centre — the van reaches the car, and three answers come next: what fluid, what amount, and if it has run. Over the phone, before anything else, you are told our price, and those replies decide the work too.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's essential, since deposits build up and certain metals are attacked, and neither rinses away unaided. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Most unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers turn up.
The last step is firing it up. With clean diesel in, it runs while we make sure it's running correctly, and then we leave. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is noticed quickly, permanent damage is very unusual. Paying comes that day, never upfront. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, and so look at yours while the van travels.
About Chadshunt and where it is
Chadshunt is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, situated in the West Midlands region of England, with a population of around 530 people. Chadshunt lies approximately 102 metres above sea level, and is located near the villages of Gaydon, Kineton, and Little Kineton. Chadshunt is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock, and is about 16 miles from Coventry and 74 miles from London. Chadshunt occupies a rural position, with the nearest city being Coventry to the north
AdBlue drains in Chadshunt, and across Warwickshire too
Over CV postcodes, the teams serving Chadshunt — a rural hamlet — work nearby places as well, Kineton and Little Kineton among them. A postcode starting CV35 0 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Poolfield Coppice or in a car park in the middle of Chadshunt, it doesn't need to shift. Our van empties it where it stands. Awkward to pin down? Close to British Motor Museum or a border? Checking is better than assuming, so phone.
Your scenario, in one line
Motor not started: ring, leaving it switched off. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Warwickshire and in Chadshunt — once you stop, switch off and phone, if it's run.