AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Cherry Hinton: What Now?
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether your engine has been run since it got in. Over in Quy Waters or here around Cherry Hinton, an unrun engine must remain that way. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your key and motor both off. In Cherry Hinton, such a case is typically emptied and cleaned on the spot. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. A larger job, yes, yet the identical opening step.
Below: the situations our engineers see, wherever around Cambridgeshire. Pick yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Cherry Hinton forecourt
You are at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Anywhere in Cherry Hinton, then — Tesco, BP, or anywhere else nearby.
Put simply: no better place exists to spot it. Just the tank holds AdBlue; not one part past it has taken any in.
Your move: stay out of the car, however much the pump needs clearing. Three things: a shove into a space with the staff assisting, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. Emptying it there at the pump is possible when it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Cherry Hinton drive?
For days the dash had been warning you. A bottle from the shop, tipped in at the drive — and it's only by the recycling that the cap got your eye. It takes place on driveways just off Railway Street as frequently as anywhere.
The upshot: zero miles since makes this nearly equal to finding it at the petrol pump. At the bottom of the tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then ring. Teversham or Cherry Hinton: whichever your drive sits, that is where it is drained. Late-night clears beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Cherry Hinton?
A mile or two after filling up, your engine began misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, warnings on the dash. It might have been driving for Cambridge, under 3 miles away, or just down Wenvoe Close.
Meaning? The fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue in. Through the filter, through the lines, and — the more the distance — deeper into the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the next job — then turn it off. Service stations farther on can wait: from the M11, under 5 miles out of Cherry Hinton, take the first junction. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, saying how far the vehicle was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
Seven days back, it was unknown to you. Your own motor either does without AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, and so no one warned you the AdBlue cap sits right beside the diesel. Anyone, wherever in Cambridgeshire, could do it.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies too — run or not — plus one further step. The owner frequently has to approve any work, under many hire and company agreements.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us next, since sorting it early saves time. Leave the car off while the answer arrives, whether you're waiting at Cambridge or close to Cherry Hinton Baptist Church.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Cherry Hinton
Truthfully, the best answer may be that you think so. What cap was taken off, you cannot say; meanwhile the bottle weighs lighter than expected, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Fulbourn.
The upshot: the engine is not hurt by some AdBlue splashed around the filler. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. Any AdBlue in that tank will be pulled in by turning on the vehicle, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Next: act as though it went in, then leave the engine off. Tell us what you noticed on the phone. A clear tank checked is a better outcome than an already-run one drained.
Cherry Hinton: what every AdBlue drain has in common
The job opens the same way, whatever the situation. Our technicians come to the car, whether it's on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside Red Lion or a side street near Saint Andrew's, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and if the engine has been run. On the phone, before anything else, you are told the price, and those answers decide the work too.
Then your tank is drained and the system cleaned thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it doesn't rinse out on its own. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Most unrun cars are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers arrive.
Starting the car comes at the end. Before we go, it's checked to be sure it runs smoothly on new diesel. Permanent damage is very rare if it's noticed early, and the whole job is done where your car is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Dig out your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling is built into plenty of policies.
About Cherry Hinton and where it is
Cherry Hinton is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Cambridge, situated near the River Cam in eastern Cambridgeshire. Cherry Hinton sits at a low elevation of around 20 metres, with its riverside setting influencing the local environment. Cherry Hinton is characterized by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, with nearby places including Teversham and Coldhams Common.
Cherry Hinton and Cambridgeshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Coldhams Common and Romsey Town get the same vans as Cherry Hinton, a residential suburb, along with further towns throughout CB postcodes. A postcode starting CB1 9 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Central Cherry Hinton or a lay-by near Cherry Hinton Rec.: wherever it sits, your vehicle never needs to shift an inch for us. Wherever it stands, that is where it gets emptied. Assuming doesn't help near Church Centre, on a county line or anywhere awkward to describe; ring and ask.
In one line: your situation
Engine not started: ring, and leave it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Cherry Hinton and anywhere across Cambridgeshire on 0333 366 0103.