AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Charing Cross, and What to Do Next
One thing matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the engine has been started afterwards. Anywhere your car is — Maukinhill, Charing Cross — never start a motor that hasn't been started yet. Usually that means emptying and thoroughly rinsing it right there around Charing Cross — and so leave your ignition and engine off then call 0333 366 0103. Pull over the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. It's a larger job, though stage one does not change.
Anywhere around Inverclyde it happened, one of the situations below fits yours.
On a Charing Cross forecourt with 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 pump. Maybe you are at the Morrisons, possibly at the BP, perhaps somewhere else around Charing Cross.
Meaning? Finding out here is as good as it can be. Still inside that tank, and nothing drawn onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Do this: stay out of the car, even if the queue needs clearing. Have the staff to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, save the receipt, then phone us right there. Emptying it right at the pump is fine when it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Charing Cross, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Several days had passed with the warning light on. Picked up a bottle, poured it in outside the house, binned the empty — and only then looked at the cap again, after the fact. Right off East Blackhall Street is no less likely from any other place.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. At the bottom of your tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by makes no difference.
Next: the keys in the house, and so no one drives your car anywhere at breakfast. Then, phone. Cartsburn or Charing Cross: whichever your drive sits, that's where it is drained. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
Charing Cross: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A mile or two beyond topping up, the engine started playing up: roughness, smoke, less power, warnings on your dash. It might have been heading for Glasgow, under 25 miles away, or just along Dellingburn Street.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue up. It's been through your filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Each restart, like every mile, carries it on.
Do this: stop somewhere safe, then turn your engine off. Charing Cross sits under 10 miles from the M8; on it, pull off at the first junction instead of pushing on to the services. No trial starts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue does. Tell us hear the distance covered when you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You have just had the car a week. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is just next to the diesel cap — news to you. Across Inverclyde, nobody is immune.
The upshot: exactly as above, split by if it ran, but with an added step. Many rental and company contracts need the owner's approval before repairs.
Your move: hire firm or fleet manager first, us second, since settling it early saves time. Leave the car switched off while the answer comes, even if you are parked outside Greenock Central or close to cairn.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Charing Cross
"I think so" is often as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Bridgend.
Meaning? Drips outside the inlet never reach the motor at all. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You cannot 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 was put in. Don't crank it. Describe what you noticed on your phone. A clear tank checked is a happier result than an already-run one emptied.
Each AdBlue drain in Charing Cross shares these steps
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Three questions are asked when our engineers reach your car — at a forecourt, a driveway, a street by Propeller/Capstan/Anchor or the car park at Tail O' The Bank: the liquid, the amount, and if it has run. The price comes over the phone, before a van leaves, and the replies shape the job.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, because deposits form and some metals corrode, and neither washes away unaided. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour on site covers most jobs.
The final step is starting the engine. Before we go, it is checked to be sure it runs smoothly on clean diesel. Lasting damage is very uncommon when it is noticed soon, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Worth knowing: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your documents while we travel is worthwhile.
About Charing Cross
Charing Cross is a coastal suburban area in Inverclyde, situated near the towns of Greenock and Cartsburn. Charing Cross has a relatively low elevation of around 8 metres, reflecting its location on the coastal lowlands of the Firth of Clyde. Charing Cross is characterized by its predominantly flat-type housing, which is typical of many urban areas in Scotland.
Charing Cross and Inverclyde: AdBlue drains across the area
Charing Cross is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, Cartsdyke and Greenock among them, across the PA postcode area. Your location comes clearest from a postcode beginning PA15 1.
No towing is needed, be it parked in the centre of Charing Cross or in a layby heading to Biodiversity Garden, so leave it put. Our engineers drain the car where it stands. Assuming won't help near Ginger the Horse, on a border or anywhere awkward to pin down; phone and check.
In one line: your situation
Not run yet: keep the car off then ring. Whatever line fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Inverclyde and within Charing Cross — once you stop, switch off and ring, if it's run.