AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Chilwell: What Now?
Everything turns on a single detail: whether the motor has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Not run so far? Then leave it like that, whether the vehicle is — Chilwell or Rylands. Leave the motor and the ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Chilwell. Where your motor has been run, stop somewhere safe first, then switch the vehicle off. It's a bigger job, yet stage one does not change.
Further down: the cases our technicians see, wherever across Nottinghamshire. Pick the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Chilwell forecourt
Imagine it: stood by the pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the correct one. Possibly you are at the Gulf, perhaps at the Tesco, perhaps somewhere else around Chilwell.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is the best it can be. Nothing has drawn it through, so the AdBlue stays only inside your tank.
Clearing the petrol pump is no reason to run it — and so do not get back in. Get the staff to lend a hand rolling it to a space, hold on to the receipt, then ring us right there. If it cannot be moved, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
At home in Chilwell with AdBlue in your diesel tank
Days had gone by with the warning light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Houses just off School Lane are caught out as often as everywhere else.
In short: if the car has not moved since, it is nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. On the bottom of your tank sits where AdBlue waits, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night passing makes no difference.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves the vehicle in the morning. Then call. Your drive is where it is drained, whether around Chilwell or Attenborough. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Chilwell: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two after the top-up. Maybe driving for Nottingham, under 5 miles away, or just along High Road.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has taken the AdBlue up. It has been through your filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the fuel injectors. More driving, more restarts: deeper it travels.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so and switch off. Leave at the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M1, under 3 miles from Chilwell. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Ring us and say how far you drove.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You have only had this car a week. Your own vehicle either does without AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, so nothing told you the AdBlue inlet was just beside the diesel. Any driver, wherever in Nottinghamshire, could make it.
In short: one extra stage on top of the situations above, which turn on whether it has run. The owner often needs to approve any work, under plenty of rental and fleet contracts.
Do this: hire firm or your fleet manager first, us second, because settling it early cuts time. Keep it off while the reply arrives, even if you are parked at Attenborough or close to Gregory's Roses / Charles Gregory / Charles Walter Gregory.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Chilwell
Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". Lighter, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round the filler; no clear recollection of the cap. Look familiar? A hurried top-up by the gates of Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School, or a call to a friend in Bramcote: either fits.
Put simply: spillage round the filler leaves the engine unharmed. Inside your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Do this: behave as though it did, and never start your motor. Call us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Each AdBlue drain in Chilwell shares these stages
No matter the situation, a single start is used. Anywhere your car is — Charlton Arms's car park, a road beside 1st Chilwell and Attenborough Scout Group, a drive, a filling station — our van gets there and asks about the fluid, the amount, and if the engine has turned over. Replies set the job; the price comes on the call whilst nobody has set off yet.
Emptying your tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not go by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Finally are the fuel filter, cleaned or renewed if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of your vehicle. If the motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Firing it up comes at the end. Our technicians make sure it runs smoothly on new diesel before leaving. Lasting damage is very rare if it's noticed quickly, and the entire job is done where your car is. Payment is on the day, never in advance. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, and so look at yours while the van travels.
About Chilwell
Chilwell is a suburban area in Nottinghamshire, situated approximately 4.5 miles southwest of Nottingham city centre. Chilwell lies in the Trent Valley, near the River Trent, and is characterised by its semi-detached housing stock. Chilwell is close to nearby places such as Attenborough, Toton, and Beeston, and is located at an elevation of around 34 metres above sea level. Chilwell has a population of around 5900 people, making it a relatively small but distinct community within the wider Nottingham urban area.
AdBlue drains in Chilwell, and across Nottinghamshire too
Chilwell is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the places near it too, Toton and Beeston among them, across the NG postcode area. Fastest of all: a NG9 5 postcode to show your location.
Central Chilwell or a layby towards Chilwell Meadow NR: wherever it sits, your vehicle never needs to shift an inch for the drain. Draining happens right there. Assuming doesn't help near Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre, close to a county line or anywhere hard to pin down; ring and ask.
Your situation, in one line
Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Run already: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, in Chilwell or anywhere across Nottinghamshire.