--- title: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Critchmere: What Now canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/critchmere-surrey/ location: Critchmere county: Surrey latitude: 51.090180 longitude: -0.741970 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-18 --- # What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Critchmere Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue was put in? That single question settles almost everything about what comes next. Anywhere your vehicle stands — Hammer, Critchmere — don't run an engine that has not been started yet. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and motor still off. In Critchmere, such a case is typically emptied and flushed where it stands. Where the engine has been run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then turn it off. A larger job, yes, yet the identical first move. Wherever in Surrey it happened, one of the cases below matches yours. ## AdBlue in a diesel on a Critchmere forecourt The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only notice it as you're standing at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It might be the Asda Express, or the Arnolds Garage, or another station around Critchmere. In short: there is no better spot exists to spot it. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in. Next: avoid the temptation to start it only to move away from the pump. A few things: a shove into a bay with the staff helping, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from the forecourt. Can't move the vehicle by the petrol pump? Explosion-proof kit keeps a busy forecourt safe, and so we can drain the car in place. ## At home in Critchmere with AdBlue in the diesel tank For days the dash had been nagging you. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in at the drive — and it's only by the bin that the cap got your eye. Houses just off Hindhead Road are hit as much as everywhere else. Meaning? Provided the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is close to the forecourt case. As it is unable to blend, AdBlue settles low inside the tank and waits. A night standing alters none of that. What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then call. Our engineers drain the car on your drive, whether that is in Critchmere or out in Shottermill. Late-night clears outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise. ## Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Critchmere? Topped up, pulled away, and soon your motor was running unevenly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Maybe driving to Chichester, under 25 miles away, or simply down Woolmer Hill Road. Meaning? Your pump has taken the AdBlue in. Distance sets how far it goes: filter and lines first, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. More driving, more restarts: further it goes. Pull in safely — that is the first job — then switch everything off. Critchmere sits under 15 miles from the M3; on it, pull off at the next junction instead of pushing on for the services. It will not have cleared, so there is no sense restarting to check. Phone us and say how far you drove. ## A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank? You have only had the car for days. Unknown to you, the two fillers are next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Surrey. Meaning? Whichever applies above applies here — run or not — plus one extra step. Work on your vehicle often needs the owner's approval under rental or fleet terms. What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before we turn up than after. Stranded near St Stephen's Church or at Haslemere until the firm replies, your vehicle stays switched off throughout. ## Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Critchmere? At times, "I think so" is all you can honestly say. A slight ammonia smell hangs near the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. The gates of Shottermill Junior School in a hurry, say, or someone's drive over in Hammer Bottom. Meaning? Spills around the filler don't touch the motor at all. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will suck in any AdBlue that is in the tank. Next: act as though it got in, then leave the motor off. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a happier result than an already-run one emptied. ## Critchmere: what every AdBlue drain has in common No matter the situation, a single opening is used. Three questions are asked when we reach the car — on a filling station, a drive, a road by Haslemere Methodist Church or the car park outside The Mill: the liquid, the amount, and if it has been started. Those answers determine the work, and you get the quote on the phone, before anyone sets off. AdBlue crystallises and eats at some metals in fuel systems, so it won't wash out unaided; that's why a full flush, after this drain, counts far more here than with petrol. The filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. If your engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there. The last step is starting the car. Our check that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before our engineers head off. When it's spotted quickly, the car very seldom has long-term damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling, so look at yours while the van travels. ## About Critchmere, briefly Critchmere is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Surrey, with a mix of detached housing and a population of around 2769 residents. Critchmere sits at an elevation of 139 metres, near the communities of Shottermill, Woolmer Hill, and Camelsdale. Critchmere is located approximately 17.6 miles from Chichester and 39.2 miles from London, making it a relatively rural suburb in the South East region. Critchmere's riverside setting provides a scenic backdrop to the area. ## AdBlue drains in Critchmere, and across Surrey too Being a residential suburb, Critchmere shares its vans with the surrounding places — Camelsdale, Woolmer Hill — all the way across GU postcodes. Telling us your GU27 1 postcode pins you quickest of all. Stopped heading to Sicklemill Open Space, or bang in the centre of Critchmere, your vehicle stays where it is — there is no need to shift it anywhere. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it is. Ring and ask instead of guessing if you are close to The Edge, near a border, or anywhere tricky to pin down. ## In one line: your scenario Still unrun? Leave the car that way and ring. Started by now? Stop, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whatever case, across Critchmere and Surrey, on 0333 366 0103.