What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Colton Common
One fact matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the engine has been started since. Out in Austhorpe or here in Colton Common, an unstarted motor must stay that way. Leave your motor and your ignition off then phone 0333 366 0103; it is usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Colton Common. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. It is a larger job, yet stage one does not change.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever across West Yorkshire it happened.
On a Colton Common forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the filler you opened was not the correct one. Whether Sainsbury's, BP or somewhere else in Colton Common, the situation is identical.
The point: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. Still inside that tank, and nothing drawn through: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Your move: keep out of the driver's seat, even if the pump wants clearing. Phone us from the forecourt after the car sits in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — then save the receipt. Can't move it beside the pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt safe, so it can be drained where it is.
Colton Common, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty container in hand, did you look back at the cap you had used at the driveway. It takes place on drives just off Stile Hill Way as commonly as anywhere.
The point: no driving since makes this nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. On the floor of the tank sits where AdBlue waits, because it will not mix with diesel — and a night going by changes no difference.
Put the keys indoors overnight — otherwise a person may take it off at breakfast — and call us. Brown Moor or Colton Common: whichever your driveway is, that's where it gets drained. Late-night clears beside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
Colton Common: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Filled up, drove away, and soon your motor was running unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up the dash. Elm Tree Close, perhaps, or the way towards Leeds — a run of under 5 miles.
What it means: the system has pulled the AdBlue in. Mileage sets how deep it gets: filter and lines first, then the injection pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Do this: stop somewhere safe, then switch the motor off. Leave at the first junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M1, under a mile from Colton Common. No test restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Tell us hear the mileage driven when you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
A week ago, it was new to you. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers are next to each other here — not like your own car, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. Anyone, anywhere in West Yorkshire, could make the same.
Meaning? Whichever case above counts too — run or not — plus one further step. Any work on the car often requires the owner's go-ahead under hire or fleet terms.
Settling it before we turn up is quicker, so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. If you're stuck in the car park at Cross Gates, or by Colton Village Institute, while you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Colton Common?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. Too light, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; no clear recollection of the cap. Look familiar? Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Colton Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Swillington Common.
What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no harm to your engine. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, it does. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Next: act as though it went in, then keep the engine off. Ring us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
The common ground in every Colton Common AdBlue drain
Each case gets the same opening to the job. Filling station, drive, Brown Cow's car park or a road by Colton Methodist Church — our van comes to your car, and three questions come next: what liquid, what quantity, and if it ran. Over the phone, before anything else, you hear the quote, and those answers decide the work too.
Draining that tank comes first, followed by a full flush — more important with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long it sits. Fresh diesel is put in once the filter has been cleaned or changed, and the car is then tested. Where your engine has not been started, expect about half an hour on site, for most cases.
The last step is starting the engine. Before we leave, it's checked to make sure it runs properly on clean diesel. Permanent damage is very unusual when it is spotted soon, and the whole job is done where your car is. Payment is on the day, never upfront. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents as we travel is worthwhile.
About Colton Common itself
Colton Common is a suburban area located near Leeds in West Yorkshire, sitting at an elevation of around 85 metres. Colton Common forms part of the larger Leeds urban area, with nearby places including Brown Moor and Whitkirk Lane End. Colton Common has a population of approximately 1874 residents, living in predominantly detached housing. Colton Common is situated about 4.9 miles from Leeds city centre, and around 167.1 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across West Yorkshire, Colton Common included
Over LS postcodes, the teams serving Colton Common — a residential suburb — reach surrounding towns too, Whitkirk Lane End and Colton included. Fastest of all: a LS15 9 postcode for where you stand.
No moving is required, be it parked in the centre of Colton Common or on a lay-by heading to Mead Park, and so leave it put. Wherever it stands, that is where it gets emptied. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near Odeon or close to a border, ring and ask rather than assuming.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and ring. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Colton Common and anywhere around West Yorkshire on 0333 366 0103.