AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Crewgarth, and What to Do Next
Everything turns on a single detail: whether the engine has been run since the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is around Crewgarth itself or out in Ousby. Usually this is emptying and thoroughly purging it right there around Crewgarth — so leave your ignition and motor off and phone 0333 366 0103. Pull over the moment it is safe then switch off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Match your case to a situation from the ones below, wherever across Cumbria you are.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Crewgarth forecourt
Picture it: stood by the pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the cap you opened wasn't the right one. Somewhere in Crewgarth, then — the nearest petrol station, another forecourt nearby, or anywhere else nearby.
The upshot: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. No pump has pulled it through, and so the AdBlue sits just inside that tank.
Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to run it — and so don't get back in. A few things: a shove into a bay with the attendants assisting, the receipt saved, and a call to us from the forecourt. If it can't be moved, it can be emptied at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Crewgarth drive?
On the dash, a reminder had shown for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Just off Ullesby Gardens is not less likely from anywhere.
In short: if the vehicle hasn't moved since, it is nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue settles to the floor of your tank and stays put, no matter how long it waits.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then call. Out in Shire or right here in Crewgarth, the draining happens on your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Crewgarth?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long your engine was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or flashing up your dash. Currah Close, say, or the route to Carlisle — a run of under 25 miles.
What it means: your fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. The injection pump and each injector see it too on a longer run, after your filter and lines have it. It goes further with each mile driven and every restart.
Do this: pull up anywhere safe, then turn your motor off. Leave by the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M6, under 10 miles from Crewgarth. No trial starts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Roughly how far had it go? Say so as you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It's a motor you have had for a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, and so no one told you the AdBlue cap was just next to your diesel. Anywhere you happen to be in Cumbria, every driver could slip up.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Work on your vehicle frequently needs the owner's approval under rental or company agreements.
Sorting it before the van arrives is faster, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Waiting for an answer at the car park outside Langwathby, or near Skirwith Village Hall? Leave the engine off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Crewgarth?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. The gates of Langwathby CofE Primary School in a hurry, perhaps, or someone's drive out in Skirwith.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no damage to the motor. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. Turning on the car won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will suck it in.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Don't fire it up. Call us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Crewgarth: what each AdBlue drain has in common
The work begins identically, whichever the situation. Filling station, drive, The Fox's car park or a street by St John the Evangelist — our van comes to your vehicle, and three questions follow: which liquid, which quantity, and if it ran. The price is given on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and those answers set the job.
Emptying the tank comes next, followed by a full flush — more important with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long it sits. Finally come the filter, cleaned or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a check of your car. If the motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Lastly, our technicians fire it up. With new diesel in, it runs while we confirm it's running properly, and then we go. Long-term damage is very unusual when it's caught soon, and the whole job is done where the car is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing in advance. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Crewgarth, briefly
Crewgarth is a small locality in Cumbria, situated inland at an elevation of 134 metres, and is located approximately 18 miles from Carlisle. Crewgarth has a population of around 502 people and is characterised by predominantly detached housing. Crewgarth is part of a wider rural area that includes nearby places such as Shire, Hole, and Bradley. Crewgarth is relatively distant from London, being around 244 miles away.
AdBlue drains across Cumbria, Crewgarth included
Hole and Bradley get the same vans as Crewgarth, a small village, along with other places throughout CA postcodes. A postcode starting CA10 1 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Centre of Crewgarth or a lay-by near Sunnygill Wood: wherever it is, your vehicle never needs to move at all for us. Our van empties it where it stands. If you're somewhere hard to describe, near Hunsonby Village Hall or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
The one-line version
If it has not run, ring and leave it off. Started by now? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whichever case, across Crewgarth and Cumbria, on 0333 366 0103.