AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Charlestown of Aberlour, and What to Do Next
Has the motor run since the AdBlue went in? This one question settles almost everything about what comes next. Anywhere the vehicle is — Archiestown, Charlestown of Aberlour — never run an engine that has not been started yet. Leave your motor and your ignition off then phone 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Charlestown of Aberlour. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A bigger job, then, yet the same first move.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever in Moray it happened.
At the petrol pump in Charlestown of Aberlour: AdBlue in a diesel
Only at this point, bottle still in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, right at the petrol pump. Perhaps you're at the Gleaner, maybe at the another forecourt nearby, maybe somewhere else around Charlestown of Aberlour.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is the best it gets. The AdBlue is in that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to run it — so don't get back in. Ask the attendants to help you roll the car into a parking space, keep the till receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. Can't move the vehicle beside the pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a busy forecourt sensible, so we can drain the vehicle where it is.
Charlestown of Aberlour, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. Bought a bottle, tipped it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and at that point checked the cap a second time, after the fact. Right off High Street is not less likely from any other place.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle has not been driven since, it is close to the forecourt case. As it is reluctant to blend, AdBlue drops low inside that tank and stays. A night parked changes nothing.
Next: prevent any early drive by keeping the keys in the house, then phone us. In Robertstown or here in Charlestown of Aberlour, the draining is done on your driveway. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Charlestown of Aberlour: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Possibly it was on Victoria Terrace, maybe on the way out towards Inverness, under 50 miles away.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. Through the fuel filter, through the lines, and — the further the distance — on into the high-pressure pump and every injector. More driving, more starts: further it travels.
Pull in somewhere safe — that is the first job — then turn everything off. Charlestown of Aberlour lies over 50 miles from the M90; on it, pull off at the first junction rather than pressing on to the services. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Roughly what distance did it gone? Say so as you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week ago, the car was unknown to you. The AdBlue filler is right beside the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Across Moray, nobody is safe from it.
The upshot: just as above, divided by if it ran, but with one added step. Any work on the car frequently requires the owner's approval under hire or fleet agreements.
Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us next, because settling it beforehand cuts time. Stranded near Burgh of Charlestown Centenary Stone or at Keith till someone replies, the car remains turned off the whole time.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Charlestown of Aberlour
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can honestly say. What cap came off, you can't say; meanwhile the bottle feels lighter than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by the filler. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Carron.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no harm to the engine. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, it does. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Next: assume it went in, then keep your motor off. Phone with the details: we'd rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after your motor has been run.
Charlestown of Aberlour: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. We come to the car, whether it is on a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Mash Tun or a side street close to Diamond Jubilee Drinking Fountain, and ask three things: what went in, roughly how much, and whether your motor has run. Over the phone, before dispatch, you are told our price, and those answers shape the work too.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's essential, because deposits build up and certain metals are attacked, and neither rinses out unaided. Clean diesel goes in after your filter has been flushed or replaced, and the car is finally tested. If your engine has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Firing it up comes at the end. Our test that it runs properly on new diesel comes before our engineers head off. When it's noticed early, the vehicle very seldom has permanent damage, and the whole job happens where it is. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you get what your insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents while we travel is worthwhile.
About Charlestown of Aberlour itself
Charlestown of Aberlour is a town situated on the banks of the River Spey in Moray, with a mix of semi-detached housing and other residential properties. Charlestown of Aberlour has a population of around 1119 people and is located near several small settlements, including Robertstown and Milltown of Edinvillie. Charlestown of Aberlour sits at an elevation of approximately 90 metres above sea level, close to the River Spey. Charlestown of Aberlour is also within commuting distance of the city of Inverness, which is around 37 miles away.
AdBlue drains about Charlestown of Aberlour and across Moray
Milltown of Edinvillie and Craigellachie have the identical vans as Charlestown of Aberlour, a riverside town, along with further places throughout AB postcodes. Telling us your AB38 9 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Stopped en route to Alice Littler Park, or right in the centre of Charlestown of Aberlour, your vehicle remains where it is — there's no need to shift it anywhere. Our engineers drain it where it is. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near Aberlour 200th Anniversary memorial or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
Your situation, summed up
Unstarted? Keep it that way and ring. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Moray and in Charlestown of Aberlour — once you pull over, turn off then phone, if it's run.