AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Coxlodge: What Now?
All of it hinges on one detail: if the motor has been run since the AdBlue was added — far more than anything else. Out in South Gosforth or right in Coxlodge, an unstarted engine should stay that way. Leave the motor and your ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Coxlodge. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Tyne and Wear it happened.
Coxlodge forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Only at this point, bottle yet in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Whether Tesco, Esso or somewhere else around Coxlodge, the case is identical.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is the best it can be. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Next: resist the temptation to fire it up just to move away from the petrol pump. Have the attendants to help rolling it into a space, hold on to the receipt, then phone us from there. Draining it there at the pump is fine if it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Coxlodge with AdBlue in the diesel tank
On the dash, a reminder had shown all week. Bought a container, tipped it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap again, after the fact. Right off Beal Way is not less likely from any other place.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle has not been driven since, it's close to the forecourt case. On the floor of the tank is exactly where AdBlue stays, because it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
Next: stop any early drive by putting the keys in the house, then ring us. Out in Gosforth or right here around Coxlodge, the draining happens at your driveway. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Coxlodge?
Topped up, drove away, and soon the motor was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Somewhere on Beadnell Way or heading to Newcastle upon Tyne — under 3 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. It has been through the filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the injectors. It travels deeper with every mile driven and every restart.
Next: pick a safe spot, pull in, then switch your motor off. Coxlodge lies under 3 miles from the A167(M); there, come off at the first junction instead of pressing on for the services. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, and say what distance the vehicle went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It's a car you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Throughout Tyne and Wear, no one is immune.
The point: exactly as above, split by whether it ran, only with an added stage. Plenty of rental and company contracts need the owner's sign-off for work.
Sorting it before we turn up is faster, so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Hanging on for a reply in the car park outside Manors, or near St Hugh? Leave your car off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Coxlodge?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. The gates of Regent Farm First School in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's driveway out in Melton Park.
The upshot: the motor is not hurt by some AdBlue splashed on the filler. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in that tank will be pulled in by starting your car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Your move: behave as though it did, and don't start your engine. Checking a tank that proves clean beats emptying one once it has been run — so phone then tell us what you noticed.
The common ground in each Coxlodge AdBlue drain
Whatever the situation, one start applies. Three questions are asked once our technicians reach your car — at a filling station, a drive, a road beside Regent Chapel or the car park at The Jubilee: the fluid, the amount, and if it has been started. Over the phone, before dispatch, you hear our price, and those replies shape the job too.
Emptying that tank comes next, then a full flush — more important after urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not go on their own, no matter how long you wait. Clean diesel is put in after your filter has been cleaned or changed, and your car is finally checked. Not started? Then about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
The final step is starting the car. With clean diesel in, it runs while we confirm it's running smoothly, and then we go. Lasting damage is very uncommon if it is caught early, and the whole job is done where the car is. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you receive what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Coxlodge
Coxlodge is a locality situated inland in Tyne and Wear, approximately 2.4 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. Coxlodge sits at an elevation of around 67 metres, near the neighbouring areas of Gosforth, Fawdon, and Kenton. Coxlodge is characterised by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, with a population of around 3217 residents. Coxlodge is located in the North East region of England, about 249.9 miles from London.
Coxlodge and Tyne and Wear: AdBlue drains across the area
Fawdon and Kenton have the same teams as Coxlodge, a neighbourhood, along with further places over NE postcodes. Quickest of all: a NE3 3 postcode to show your location.
Central Coxlodge or a layby towards Northumberland Wildlife Trust St Nicholas Park Nature Reserve: either way it sits, your car doesn't need to move an inch for the drain. The van empties it where it stands. Phone and ask rather than guess if you are close to Jubilee Theatre, near a border, or anywhere tricky to pin down.
Your situation, summed up
Not run yet: keep it off then ring. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Coxlodge and anywhere in Tyne and Wear on 0333 366 0103.