AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Cinderford, and What to Do Next
Has your motor run since the AdBlue was put in? That one point decides nearly everything else from here. Not started yet? Then keep the vehicle that way, wherever your car is — Cinderford or Bilson Green. Leave the engine and your ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Cinderford. Stop the moment you safely can and turn off, if it has already run. It's a larger job, yet step one does not change.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever around Gloucestershire it happened.
At the petrol pump in Cinderford: AdBlue in a diesel
You're 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. Whether EG on the move, Shire Fuels or somewhere else around Cinderford, the case is the same.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it can be. Only the tank holds AdBlue; not one part past it has drawn it in.
Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — and so do not get back in. A few jobs: a shove into a space with the attendants assisting, the receipt saved, and a call to us from where you stand. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away is emptied where it is at the pump.
At home around Cinderford with AdBlue in the diesel tank
On the dash, a warning had been lit for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Houses just off Heywood Road are caught out as much as anywhere else.
Put simply: if the vehicle hasn't moved since, it's nearly equal to finding out at the pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Keep your keys indoors tonight — otherwise someone may take it away first thing — then phone us. Mount Pleasant or Cinderford: whichever your driveway sits, that is where it gets drained. Late-night empties outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Cinderford?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe it was on Station Street, possibly on the way out towards Gloucester, under 15 miles away.
The upshot: the system has pulled AdBlue through by now. The injection pump and each injector get it as well on a bigger run, after the filter and pipework have it. It goes further with every mile covered and each restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe and switch off. Services further along are too far: from the M50, under 10 miles out of Cinderford, use the next junction. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, and say how far your car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You have just had this car for days. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, the cap is just by the diesel inlet — news to you. Wherever you happen to be across Gloucestershire, any motorist could slip up.
The point: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, but with an added step. The owner often has to sign off any work, under plenty of rental and company contracts.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us next, since settling it early cuts time. Stranded near The Old Coal Dram or outside Lydney until someone replies, your car stays switched off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Cinderford?
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think so. A faint ammonia whiff hangs near the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. The gates of Forest View Primary School in a hurry, perhaps, or a friend's drive over in Collafield.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet never reach your engine at all. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in that tank, starting the car will suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Assume it was put in, and never start your key. Describe what you saw on your phone. A clean tank looked at is a better outcome than an already-run one emptied.
What each AdBlue drain in Cinderford has in common
The job begins identically, whatever the situation. Forecourt, drive, The Dog House's car park or a road beside Cinderford War Memorial — our van comes to your vehicle, and three questions follow: what fluid, what quantity, and whether it has run. Your price comes on the call, before a van leaves, and those answers set the work.
Then the tank is emptied and the system flushed thoroughly, which counts 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. Finally come the filter, flushed or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a test of your vehicle. Most unstarted cars are a half-hour job after the moment we turn up.
The final step is starting it. Our check that it runs properly on clean diesel comes before our technicians leave. Permanent damage is very unusual if it is spotted quickly, and the whole job is done where the car is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money upfront. It is worth knowing: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents while you wait pays.
About Cinderford
Cinderford is a town in Gloucestershire, situated in the Forest of Dean, with a population of around 9794 people. Cinderford sits at an elevation of 205 metres, approximately 11 miles west of Gloucester, and is characterized by its semi-detached housing stock. Cinderford is close to nearby places such as Mount Pleasant, Littledean Hill, and Double View, and is about 104 miles west of London. Cinderford remains a significant residential and commercial centre in the area.
Cinderford and Gloucestershire: AdBlue drains across the area
Over GL postcodes, the vans serving Cinderford — a town — reach nearby towns as well, Littledean Hill and Double View among them. Telling us a GL14 2 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Miners Welfare Playing Field or in a car park in the middle of Cinderford, it doesn't need to move. Draining happens right there. If you're somewhere hard to describe, close to CANDI Unlimites or close to a border, ring and ask instead of guessing.
Your situation, in one line
Still unrun? Keep the vehicle off and ring. Run already: pull over, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, in Cinderford or wherever across Gloucestershire.