AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Coventry, and What to Do Next
One fact matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if the motor has run since. Not started so far? Then leave the vehicle that way, whether the vehicle sits — Coventry or Spon End. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and expect a thorough flush plus a drain, carried out just where the car sits around Coventry. When your motor has run, pull in somewhere safe first, then turn the car off. It's a bigger job, yet stage one doesn't change.
Wherever around West Midlands it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Coventry forecourt
Imagine it: stood by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you spot the cap you opened wasn't the correct one. It could be the Esso, or perhaps the Flogas, or a different forecourt in Coventry.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is the best it gets. Just that tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has taken it in.
Next: resist the temptation to start it only to move away from the pump. Phone us from the forecourt once your vehicle sits in a space — the attendants will help push it — and keep the bottle. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, so a car that can't be pushed away is cleared where it is at the petrol pump.
At home in Coventry with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had passed with the dash light on. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd opened on the driveway. Homes just off Priory Street are caught out as much as anywhere else.
Meaning? Provided the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is close to the pump case. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Put the keys indoors tonight — otherwise someone may drive it away first thing — and phone us. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that is in Coventry or out in Drapers Fields. Our equipment works quietly enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Coventry?
Topped up, drove away, and before long your motor was running unevenly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up your dash. Anywhere along Saint Mary Street or else heading to Birmingham — under 25 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into your fuel system. Past your filter, along the pipework, and — the further the mileage — on into the injection pump and each injector. It travels further with every mile driven and each restart.
Pull in safely — that's the first job — then switch it off. Coventry lies under 5 miles from the M6; on it, come off at the first junction rather than pressing on for the services. Starting it again to test achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. About how far did it gone? Say so as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You've had the car hardly a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, the cap is right next to the diesel inlet — news to you. Anyone, anywhere around West Midlands, might make it.
Meaning? Whichever case above applies here — run or not — and one further stage. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car.
Settling it before the van turn up is faster, and so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Stranded by Enfolding or at the nearest station till the firm replies, your vehicle stays switched off the whole time.
Coventry: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can truthfully say. Lighter, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; no clear memory of which cap. Sound familiar? The gates of Sidney Stringer Primary Academy in a rush, say, or a friend's drive over in Gosford Green.
The upshot: your motor is not hurt by a little AdBlue spilled around the filler. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in that tank will be drawn in by turning on the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Your move: act as though it did, and never start the engine. 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.
Each AdBlue drain in Coventry shares these steps
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Anywhere your vehicle is — The Yard's car park, a street by Charred Cross, a drive, a filling station — our van arrives and asks about the liquid, the quantity, and if the engine has turned over. The price is given over the phone, before a van leaves, and those replies set the work.
Emptying your tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear on their own, no matter how long you wait. Fresh diesel goes in after your filter has been cleaned or changed, and your car is finally tested. The majority of unrun cars are a half-hour job from the moment we get there.
Firing it up comes at the end. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it's running correctly, and then we leave. If it's spotted soon, the car very seldom has permanent damage, and the whole job happens where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your documents as we travel pays.
About Coventry itself
Coventry is a city located in the West Midlands region of England, situated on the River Sherbourne at an elevation of 91 metres. Coventry sits approximately 85 miles northwest of London and 17 miles southeast of Birmingham, with nearby areas including Drapers Fields, Hillfields, and Bishopgate Green. Coventry has a population of around 158,902 people and is characterised by its predominantly terraced housing stock. Coventry is a significant urban centre with a rich history and cultural heritage.
AdBlue drains across West Midlands, Coventry included
Over CV postcodes, the teams serving Coventry — a cathedral city — work surrounding towns too, Hillfields and Bishopgate Green included. Giving us your CV1 5 postcode finds you quickest of all.
No towing is required, be it parked in the centre of Coventry or in a lay-by heading to Edible Garden, and so leave it where it is. Wherever it sits, that is where it gets drained. Guessing won't help near Ecce Homo, close to a border or somewhere awkward to describe; phone and check.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then call. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Coventry and anywhere around West Midlands on 0333 366 0103.