AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Crockenhill: What Now?
All of it turns on one fact: whether your engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Wherever your vehicle is — Hockenden, Crockenhill — never start a motor that hasn't run yet. Normally that means emptying and properly purging it right there in Crockenhill — so keep your key and motor off and call 0333 366 0103. Stop the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. Step one stays unchanged, even if the work is bigger.
Compare your case to a situation from the list below, anywhere across Kent you happen to be.
On a Crockenhill forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you spot the cap you took off was not the correct one. Whether Asda Express, BP or anywhere else in Crockenhill, the case is identical.
In short: there is no better spot to be to discover it. Nothing has drawn it in, and so the AdBlue sits just in that tank.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up only to free up the petrol pump. Ask the staff to help you roll the vehicle into a parking spot, keep the receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. If it cannot be moved, it can be emptied at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Crockenhill
The warning light had been on for days. Picked up a bottle, poured it in at home, binned the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, too late. Right off Green Court Road is not different from any other place.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. On the floor of your tank is where AdBlue stays, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Keep the keys indoors overnight — otherwise someone might take it off first thing — and phone us. Swanley or Crockenhill: wherever your driveway sits, that's where it gets cleared. Our equipment works quietly enough not to disturb the street at night.
Crockenhill: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A short way beyond filling up, your engine started misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on your dash. Somewhere along Broadway or on the road towards London — under 15 miles away.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. Past the fuel filter, along the lines, and — the more the distance — on into the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Stop safely — that is the next job — then switch everything off. Exit at the first junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M25, under a mile from Crockenhill. Starting it again to test gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Call, saying what distance your vehicle went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You have only driven this car a week. Unknown to you, the two fillers sit side by side here — not like your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. Across Kent, no one is immune.
The point: just as above, divided by if it ran, only with an added step. Any work on your car frequently needs the owner's approval under rental or company terms.
Next: ring the rental company or your fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Waiting for a reply at the car park at Swanley, or near Crockenhill Village Hall? Leave your engine off meanwhile.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Crockenhill
At times, "I think so" is all you can honestly say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe on a friend's drive in White Oak, or in a rush by Crockenhill Primary School at the school run.
Meaning? Spills around the filler don't reach your motor at all. Inside the diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Next: assume it went in, and leave the motor off. Call us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Crockenhill: what every AdBlue drain has in common
The work opens the same way, whatever the case. Our engineers come to your car, whether it is on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Chequers or a side street close to All Souls Church, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and if your engine has been run. Those replies settle the work, and you hear our quote by phone, before anyone heads out.
Emptying your tank comes first, then a full flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear by themselves, however long it sits. Clean diesel goes in after the filter is cleaned or changed, and the car is finally tested. Where the motor hasn't run, allow about half an hour on site, for most cases.
Starting it comes last. Our check that it runs smoothly on fresh diesel comes before we leave. When it is spotted soon, the vehicle very seldom has lasting 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. It is worth knowing: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy while we travel pays.
About Crockenhill, for a moment
Crockenhill is a village in Kent, situated inland at an elevation of 82 metres, approximately 15 miles from London. Crockenhill has a mix of housing types, but semi-detached homes are predominant, and the village is close to nearby places such as Swanley and Hulberry. Crockenhill remains a relatively small community with a population of around 1178 residents. Crockenhill is also near Kevingtown, and its proximity to London has influenced its development over time.
AdBlue drains about Crockenhill and across Kent
Hulberry and Kevingtown get the same teams as Crockenhill, a rural village, along with further towns throughout BR postcodes. A postcode starting BR8 8 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is required, be it stopped centrally in Crockenhill or in a layby heading to Harvest Field Park, so keep it where it is. Our van empties it in place. If you're somewhere hard to describe, near Crockenhill Baptist Church or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than guessing.
Your situation, summed up
Where it hasn't started, phone and keep it off. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Crockenhill and anywhere in Kent on 0333 366 0103.