--- title: Chichester: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, What Next canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/chichester-west-sussex/ location: Chichester county: West Sussex latitude: 50.836500 longitude: -0.779020 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-14 --- # What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Chichester Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue went in? This one question decides nearly everything else from here. Wherever your vehicle is — Stockbridge, Chichester — don't start a motor that has not been started yet. Usually this means emptying and properly flushing it right there in Chichester — so leave your ignition and motor off and phone 0333 366 0103. Already run? Stop once safe, then switch it off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same. Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across West Sussex it happened. ## At the pump in Chichester: AdBlue in a diesel Just at this point, nozzle still in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the pump. It might be the Esso, or the Tesco, or a different station in Chichester. What it means: this is the ideal place to find out. Nothing has drawn it in, so the AdBlue sits only in your tank. Next: avoid the temptation to start it only to free up the pump. Ask the staff to help you roll your car into a parking bay, keep your receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the petrol pump is fine when it cannot be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof. ## AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Chichester On your dash, a reminder had shown for days. Only by the recycling, the empty container in your hand, did you look back at the cap you had opened at the driveway. Drives near North Street get it as much as anywhere. Meaning? As long as your vehicle hasn't moved since, it is second to the pump case. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that. Next: keys in the house, and so nobody takes your car off first thing. After that, ring. Our technicians drain the car on your drive, whether that is around Chichester or out in The Close. Late-night drains outside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise. ## Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Chichester? Rough running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard started a short way beyond the top-up. It might have been heading for Portsmouth, under 15 miles away, or simply along South Street. Meaning? The pump has taken the AdBlue up. Distance sets how deep it goes: filter and pipework to begin with, then the injection pump and each injector. More driving, more starts: further it travels. Stop somewhere safe — that is the first job — then turn everything off. On the A3(M), under 15 miles from Chichester, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Roughly what distance did it gone? Say so when 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 sits right next to the diesel filler, which you didn't know, since your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Any driver, wherever in West Sussex, might make it. In short: an extra stage on top of the situations above, and those depend on if it has run. Work on your vehicle frequently requires the owner's approval under rental or fleet terms. What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our engineers arrive than after. If you are stranded in the car park outside the nearest station, or by Market Cross, while you wait for an answer, leave your car off. ## Chichester: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank? Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". Lighter, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near the filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Look familiar? Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at St. Joseph's CofE Junior School, or on a friend's drive in Summersdale. Put simply: spillage near the filler does the engine no harm. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. Turning on your car won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it will suck it in. What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't start the car. Ring and give what you saw: we'd rather confirm a clean tank than drain one once the engine has run. ## What every AdBlue drain around Chichester has in common The work begins identically, whatever the situation. Anywhere the vehicle stands — The Dolphin & Anchor's car park, a street beside Marks & Spencer, a driveway, a forecourt — our van gets there and asks for the liquid, the amount, plus if the motor has turned over. Your price is given over the phone, before a van leaves, and those answers set the work. A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it is standard; with AdBlue it is essential, because deposits build up and some metals corrode, and neither washes out unaided. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Never started? Then roughly half an hour on site covers most jobs. Last, we fire it up. Our technicians confirm it runs correctly on clean diesel before we go. If it's spotted early, the vehicle very rarely has long-term damage, and the entire job happens where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money in advance. Many policies cover misfuelling, so check yours while the van travels. ## About Chichester and where it is Chichester is a city located in West Sussex, situated on the River Lavant in the coastal plain of southern England. Chichester sits at a relatively low elevation of 19 metres above sea level, near the South Downs National Park. Chichester is characterized by its mix of old and new architecture, with semi-detached housing being a predominant feature of the city's residential areas. Chichester is also close to several nearby places, including The Close, Whyke, and Portfield. ## AdBlue drains round Chichester and across West Sussex Over PO postcodes, the vans covering Chichester — a cathedral city — work nearby towns as well, Whyke and Portfield among them. Quickest of all: a PO19 1 postcode for your location. Central Chichester or a layby near Paradise: either way it is, your car never needs to move an inch for this drain. Wherever it sits, that is where it gets drained. Ring and check rather than guess if you are close to Chichester Cathedral, near a boundary, or somewhere tricky to pin down. ## Your scenario, in one line Where it hasn't started, phone and keep it off. Whichever case fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across West Sussex and in Chichester — after you pull over, turn off then phone, if it's run.