Crampmoor: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue was put in? This one point settles nearly everything about what comes next. Not run yet? Then leave the car that way, whether your vehicle sits — Crampmoor or Cupernham. Usually that means emptying and thoroughly cleaning it on the spot in Crampmoor — and so keep the ignition and engine off and call 0333 366 0103. Already started? Pull over when you safely can, then switch it off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Wherever in Hampshire it happened, one of the situations below fits yours.
At the pump in Crampmoor: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: standing by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you spot the filler you took off wasn't the right one. Somewhere around Crampmoor, then — Murco, BP, or anywhere else nearby.
Meaning? Finding out here is as good as it can be. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it only to move away from the pump. Have the staff to lend a hand pushing it to a bay, save the receipt, then ring us right there. If it can't be moved, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
Crampmoor, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been nagging you. Picked up a container, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap again, after the fact. Right off St Swithun's Close is not less likely from any other place.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. As it is unable to mix, AdBlue drops to the base in your tank and waits. A night standing alters none of that.
Next: prevent any early move by keeping your keys in the house, then phone us. Our technicians drain the car on your drive, whether that is around Crampmoor or out in Harefield. The pumping kit works quietly enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
On the road in Crampmoor with AdBlue in a diesel
Filled up, pulled away, and soon your motor was turning roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up your dash. Possibly it was on Halterworth Lane, possibly on the way out towards Southampton, under 10 miles away.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it too on a bigger run, after the filter and lines have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. Crampmoor sits under 3 miles from the M27; there, pull off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. No trial restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. Roughly what distance had it gone? Say so when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You have only had this vehicle for days. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is right next to the diesel cap — news to you. Throughout Hampshire, nobody is immune.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more stage. The owner often needs to approve the work, under many rental and company contracts.
Sorting it before we turn up is quicker, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Waiting for a reply at the car park outside Romsey, or beside St Swithun's Church? Leave the car off meanwhile.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Crampmoor
Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round your filler; no clear recollection of the cap. Look familiar? It might have been at a friend's driveway in Whitenap, or rushing outside Cupernham Junior School at the school run.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet never touch your engine at all. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different matter. If there is AdBlue in your tank, turning on the vehicle will suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Next: assume it went in, then keep your motor off. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean beats draining one once it has been run — so phone then tell us what you saw.
Every AdBlue drain around Crampmoor shares these stages
Every case has the same start to the work. Anywhere your car is — The Hunters Inn's car park, a road by Woodley Village Hall, a drive, a filling station — the van arrives and we ask for the liquid, the amount, and whether your motor has turned over. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told our price, and those replies shape the work too.
Emptying the tank comes next, followed by a full flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, however long you wait. Fresh diesel is put in once the fuel filter is flushed or changed, and your car is finally tested. Not started? In that case about half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
The final step is starting the engine. Our check that it runs properly on fresh diesel comes before our engineers head off. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and when it's spotted early, permanent damage is very uncommon. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Dig out your insurance before we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes built into plenty of policies.
About Crampmoor itself
Crampmoor is a village situated on the riverside in Hampshire, with a low elevation of around 25 metres. Crampmoor lies near the cities of Southampton and Winchester, and is surrounded by nearby places such as Harefield, Woodley, and Halterworth. Crampmoor has a population of approximately 1456 residents, who mostly live in detached houses. Crampmoor is located about 67.8 miles from London, making it a relatively distant commuter location.
AdBlue drains about Crampmoor and across Hampshire
Crampmoor is a village, and the same teams that cover it work the places near it too, Woodley and Halterworth among them, across the SO postcode area. Quickest of all: a SO51 9 postcode for your location.
Centre of Crampmoor or a layby towards The Copse: either way it sits, the vehicle never needs to shift an inch for us. Wherever it stands, that is where it is emptied. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to Pond Cottage or close to a border, ring and ask rather than assuming.
The one-line version
Still unrun? Keep it that way then phone. Run already: stop, power down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, within Crampmoor or anywhere in Hampshire.