AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Coney Hill: What Now?
Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue was put in? This one question decides almost everything else from here. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is around Coney Hill itself or out in Abbeydale. Phone 0333 366 0103 with the key and engine both off. Across Coney Hill, that is generally emptied and flushed where it stands. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. Stage one remains the same, even if the job grows.
Wherever across Gloucestershire it took place, one of the cases below matches yours.
On a Coney Hill forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the bottle, you realise the cap you opened was not the correct one. Whether Esso, Costco or somewhere else in Coney Hill, the case is identical.
Meaning? Finding out here is the best it gets. No pump has pulled it through, so the AdBlue stays only inside the tank.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Ask the staff to help you push the car into a parking bay, keep your receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the pump is possible when it can't be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Coney Hill drive?
Days had gone by with the warning light on. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you look back at the cap you had used at the drive. Right off May Tree Square is no different from any other place.
In short: if your car has not moved since, it's almost equal to finding out at the pump. At the bottom of the tank sits exactly where AdBlue waits, because it will not blend with diesel — and a night going by makes nothing of the difference.
Put the keys indoors tonight — otherwise someone may take it off at breakfast — and call us. Our engineers drain it on your driveway, whether that's in Coney Hill or out in Saintbridge. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a residential street.
On the road around Coney Hill with AdBlue in a diesel
A short way beyond filling up, the motor started playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, lights on the dash. Maybe heading to Gloucester, under 3 miles away, or simply along Ashgrove Avenue.
Meaning? Your pump has taken the AdBlue up. The injection pump and every injector get it as well on a bigger trip, after the fuel filter and pipework have had it. More miles, more restarts: further it goes.
Pull in safely — that is the next step — then switch everything off. On the M5, under 3 miles from Coney Hill, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, and say what distance the car was driven.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've just driven the vehicle a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers sit next to each other here — not like your own car, which has none or stores it in another spot. Any driver, wherever in Gloucestershire, might do the same.
The point: exactly as above, split by if it ran, but with one added stage. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car.
Do this: rental firm or your fleet manager first, us second, since sorting it early saves time. If you're stranded in the car park at Gloucester, or by St Oswald's Church, Coney Hill, while you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Coney Hill?
At times, "I think so" is the most you can honestly say. A slight ammonia-like smell lingers around your filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Coney Hill Community Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Barton.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet don't touch your engine at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. Starting the car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it will pull it in.
Next: act as though it went in, and leave the motor off. Ring us and describe 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 Coney Hill shares these stages
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Filling station, drive, Wooton Hall Social Club's car park or a road beside Saint Lawrence — our van reaches your vehicle, and three answers come next: which liquid, what amount, and whether it ran. Answers set the job; the price comes by phone while nobody has set off yet.
AdBlue forms crystals and eats at some metals in fuel systems, and so it won't rinse out unaided; that's why the flush, after this drain, matters far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Fresh diesel goes in after your filter has been flushed or changed, and the car is finally checked. If your engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Lastly, our engineers fire it up. Our technicians confirm it runs smoothly on new diesel before we go. Our engineers do the entire job where the vehicle is, and lasting damage is very rare if it has been caught early. Payment comes on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Coney Hill
Coney Hill is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Gloucester, near the lakeside and at an elevation of 39 metres. Coney Hill sits close to nearby places such as Saintbridge, Barnwood, and Robinswood, and is approximately 1.6 miles from Gloucester city centre. Coney Hill is characterized by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, which reflects the typical residential development of the area. Coney Hill is also situated within commuting distance of major cities, with London being around 92.6 miles away.
AdBlue drains across Gloucestershire, Coney Hill included
As a residential suburb, Coney Hill shares its vans with the nearby places — Robinswood, Barnwood — right across GL postcodes. Fastest of all: a GL4 4 postcode for where you stand.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to May Tree Square or in a car park in the middle of Coney Hill, it does not need to move. Our van empties it in place. Ring and ask instead of guessing when you're close to Kingdom Hall, near a border, or somewhere awkward to pin down.
In one line: your scenario
Still unrun? Leave it that way then ring. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Coney Hill and anywhere across Gloucestershire on 0333 366 0103.