Chawson Valley: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether your motor has been run since it went in. Over in Salwarpe or here in Chawson Valley, an unrun motor must remain that way. Usually that means draining and thoroughly rinsing it on the spot in Chawson Valley — and so leave your key and engine off and call 0333 366 0103. When your motor has run, pull in somewhere safe first, then turn it off. It is a larger job, though step one doesn't change.
Compare what happened to a situation from the ones below, wherever around Worcestershire you are.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Chawson Valley 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. Be it BP, Sainsbury's or somewhere else in Chawson Valley, the case is the same.
What it means: this is the ideal place to find out. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Freeing the pump is no excuse to run it — and so don't get back in. Ask the staff to help you push your car into a parking space, keep the receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. Stuck beside the pump? Explosion-proof equipment keeps a busy forecourt safe, so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Chawson Valley drive?
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle from the shop, emptied in at the driveway — and it's just by the recycling that the cap caught a second look. Homes just off Ombersley Way are caught out as often as everywhere else.
The upshot: zero driving since makes it almost as good to spotting it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of the tank and stays put, no matter how long the night.
Keep the keys in the house tonight — otherwise someone may drive it off at breakfast — then phone us. In Chawson or here in Chawson Valley, the drain happens at your driveway. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
On the road in Chawson Valley with AdBlue in a diesel
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard started a short way beyond the top-up. Colford Close, say, or the route to Worcester — a trip of under 10 miles.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. The injection pump and every injector get it as well on a bigger run, after your filter and pipework have had it. More miles, more restarts: further it goes.
Your move: pull up anywhere sensible, then switch your motor off. Chawson Valley lies under 3 miles from the M5; there, come off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Let us hear the distance driven as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
A week ago, it was new to you. The AdBlue filler is right beside the diesel one, which you did not know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Wherever you happen to be around Worcestershire, any driver could slip up.
In short: one extra step on top of the cases above, which turn on if it's run. The owner frequently needs to approve the work, under many hire and fleet agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before we arrive than after. Hanging on for an answer in the car park at Droitwich Spa, or near Chawson Barn Community Centre? Leave your engine off meanwhile.
Chawson Valley: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. What cap came off, you cannot say; but the bottle weighs lighter than expected, and ammonia hangs by your filler. Maybe at a friend's drive in Witton, or rushing outside St Joseph's Catholic Primary School at the school run.
The upshot: the motor isn't harmed by some AdBlue spilled on the outside. Inside your diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Don't crank it. Ring us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Chawson Valley: what every AdBlue drain has in common
The work opens the same way, whichever your situation. We come to the vehicle, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at Pillar of Salt or a side street close to Emmanuel Church Droitwich, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and if your motor has been run. Answers set the job; the quote comes on the call while no one has set off yet.
AdBlue crystallises and eats at some metals in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out unaided; that is why the flush, after the drain, counts much more here than with petrol. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and your car is tested. If your engine has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Our engineers start the engine last. Before our technicians go, it's tested to confirm it runs properly on new diesel. We do the entire job where your car is, and permanent damage is very uncommon when it has been caught soon. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing in advance. Worth remembering: many insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your documents while we travel is worthwhile.
About Chawson Valley
Chawson Valley is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Worcester in Worcestershire, situated near the River Teme at an elevation of 31 metres. Chawson Valley sits close to nearby places such as Chawson, Copcut, and Briar Hill, and is characterized by its semi-detached housing stock. Chawson Valley is a relatively small community, with a population of approximately 4479 residents, and is within commuting distance of Worcester and other nearby towns.
Chawson Valley and Worcestershire: AdBlue drains across the area
As a residential suburb, Chawson Valley has the same vans as the nearby towns — Briar Hill, Copcut — all the way across WR postcodes. A postcode starting WR9 0 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Droitwich Community Woods or in a car park in the middle of Chawson Valley, it doesn't need to move. The van drains it in place. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to Droitwich Spa Lesiure Centre or close to a border, ring and ask rather than assuming.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and ring. Run by now? Stop, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whatever it is, across Chawson Valley and Worcestershire, on 0333 366 0103.