Coundon Green: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if your motor has been run since it got in. Anywhere your car is — Whitmore Park, Coundon Green — never run a motor that has not run yet. Switch nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, and expect a proper flush plus a drain, carried out right where the vehicle stands around Coundon Green. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. It's a bigger job, yet step one does not change.
Further down: the situations our engineers see, anywhere around West Midlands. Pick the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Coundon Green forecourt
You are 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. It might be the Texaco, or perhaps the Shell, or a different forecourt in Coundon Green.
In short: there is no better place to be to spot it. Only your tank has AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Ring us from the forecourt once your vehicle is in a space — the staff will help roll it — and save the receipt. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is possible when it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home around Coundon Green with AdBlue in the diesel tank
On the dash, a warning had shown all week. Picked up a bottle, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, after the fact. It occurs on driveways just off Fairbourne Way as frequently as anywhere.
The upshot: no miles since makes it almost as good to spotting it at the petrol pump. On the floor of that tank sits where AdBlue stays, because it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing changes nothing of the difference.
Next: stop any early-morning drive by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. Keresley or Coundon Green: whichever your drive sits, that is where it is cleared. The pumping kit works quiet enough that it won't wake the street at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Coundon Green?
A short way after filling up, the motor began playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. It might have been heading for Coventry, under 3 miles away, or simply along Coundon Green.
What it means: the fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. Through the fuel filter, through the lines, and — the more the distance — on into the injection pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it travels.
Next: find a safe place, stop, and turn your motor off. Services further along can wait: from the M6, under 3 miles out of Coundon Green, take the next junction. Don't restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Let us know the distance driven when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a motor you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the two fillers sit next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in West Midlands.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the situations above, and those turn on if it's run. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before we arrive is quicker. Keep the vehicle switched off while the reply comes, whether you are parked outside Coventry Arena or close to St Thomas' Church.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Coundon Green?
At times, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Keresley Grange Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Radford.
In short: a spill near the filler does the engine no harm. Once it's inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. Any AdBlue in that tank would be drawn in by starting your car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Your move: act as if it got in, and never start your motor. Ring with the details: we'd sooner find a clean tank than empty one once the engine has been run.
Each AdBlue drain around Coundon Green shares these steps
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Anywhere your car is — The Old Shepherd's car park, a road beside Radford and Holbrooks Methodist Church, a drive, a forecourt — our van arrives and asks about the fluid, the quantity, plus whether your engine has been run. On the phone, before dispatch, you hear the quote, and those answers decide the work too.
Emptying that tank comes next, then a careful flush — more important with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not clear on their own, no matter how long it sits. Finally come the fuel filter, cleaned or renewed if necessary; fresh diesel; and a test of the vehicle. If your motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
The last step is firing it up. Our engineers check it runs properly on fresh diesel before we leave. When it is noticed quickly, the car very rarely has permanent damage, and the whole job happens where it is. Paying 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 whilst we are on the way.
About Coundon Green itself
Coundon Green is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Coventry, near the River Sowe, with a mix of terraced housing and local amenities. Coundon Green sits at an elevation of 129 metres, close to nearby places such as Keresley and Brownshill Green. Coundon Green is situated approximately 2.3 miles from Coventry city centre, making it a popular residential area for those working in the city. Coundon Green has a population of around 3971 residents, according to recent estimates.
Coundon Green and West Midlands: AdBlue drains across the area
Over CV postcodes, the vans covering Coundon Green — a residential suburb — reach surrounding places too, Coundon and Brownshill Green among them. Telling us your CV6 2 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Centre of Coundon Green or a lay-by towards Coundon Hall Park: either way it is, your car doesn't need to move an inch for the drain. The drain is done right there. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to St. Francis of Assisi or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep it off and ring. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Coundon Green and anywhere across West Midlands on 0333 366 0103.