AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Cuckoos Corner: What Now?
Has your motor run since the AdBlue went in? This single question decides almost everything about what comes next. Wherever the car is — Lydeway, Cuckoos Corner — don't start a motor that hasn't been started yet. Call 0333 366 0103 with your key and engine still off. In Cuckoos Corner, such a case is typically drained and flushed on the spot. Pull over the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. A larger job, then, but the identical first move.
Further down: the cases we see, wherever across Wiltshire. Pick the one that fits.
On a Cuckoos Corner forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just at this point, nozzle yet in hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Whether Esso, Murco or anywhere else around Cuckoos Corner, the situation is the same.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is the best it gets. Nothing has pulled it through, and so the AdBlue stays just inside your tank.
Next: avoid the temptation to fire it up only to move away from the pump. Ring us from the forecourt after your car sits in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to roll it — and save the bottle. Stuck beside the pump? Our explosion-proof kit keeps a busy forecourt safe, so it can be drained in place.
Cuckoos Corner, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
On the dash, a reminder had shown for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the driveway. Drives near Crookwood Lane get it as much as any other street.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. At the bottom of the tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, because it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing makes no difference.
Put your keys indoors tonight — otherwise a person may take it away first thing — then phone us. Your drive is where it gets drained, whether in Cuckoos Corner or Urchfont. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Cuckoos Corner?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Somewhere on The Green or else on the road to Salisbury — under 25 miles away.
What it means: your fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. It's been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and your injectors. It goes further with each mile driven and every restart.
Stop somewhere safe — that's the first job — then turn everything off. Cuckoos Corner sits under 15 miles from the M4; there, pull off at the first junction instead of pressing on for the services. It won't have cleared, so there's no point starting it again to check. About how far did it go? Tell us as you phone.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have only driven the vehicle for days. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Across Wiltshire, no one is immune.
The upshot: just as above, divided by whether it ran, only with one added stage. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager first, us second, because sorting it beforehand saves time. Stuck by Urchfont Village Hall or at Pewsey until the firm answers, the vehicle stays turned off throughout.
Cuckoos Corner: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Sometimes the honest answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia-like whiff lingers near the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. Maybe at a friend's driveway in Stert, or in a rush outside Urchfont Church of England Primary School at the school run.
The upshot: the engine isn't hurt by some AdBlue spilled on the outside. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Your move: act as if it did, and don't start your engine. Ring with what you saw: we'd rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than empty one once your engine has run.
The common ground in each Cuckoos Corner AdBlue drain
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Forecourt, drive, The Lamb's car park or a road beside St Michael and All Angels — our van comes to the car, and three questions follow: what liquid, which amount, and if it has run. Answers set the job; the price follows on the call while nobody has set off yet.
Draining your tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not go on their own, no matter how long it sits. Fresh diesel goes in after your filter is flushed or replaced, and the car is then tested. Not started? Then about half an hour on site is most jobs.
Firing it up comes at the end. We confirm it runs properly on fresh diesel before leaving. Our engineers do the entire job where the car is, and permanent damage is very unusual if it has been spotted quickly. Nothing is paid upfront, payment happens on the day, and you get what the insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Check your insurance while we arrive: misfuelling cover comes included in many policies.
About Cuckoos Corner
Cuckoos Corner is a small suburban area in Wiltshire, situated inland at an elevation of 123 metres, and is located near the villages of Urchfont and Townsend. Cuckoos Corner is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its development as a residential area. Cuckoos Corner sits approximately 18 miles from Salisbury and 79 miles from London, making it a commuter base for those working in the nearby city. Cuckoos Corner has a population of around 735 residents, according to recent estimates.
Cuckoos Corner and Wiltshire: AdBlue drains across the area
As a residential suburb, Cuckoos Corner shares its vans with the nearby places — Eastcott, Townsend — all the way through SN postcodes. A postcode starting SN10 4 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Breach Hanging or in a car park in the middle of Cuckoos Corner, it doesn't need to move. Wherever it stands, that is where it gets cleared. Assuming doesn't help beside Planks Farm Shop, close to a border or anywhere hard to pin down; ring and ask.
Your situation, summed up
Motor never started: ring, and leave it switched off. Whatever line fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Wiltshire and in Cuckoos Corner — once you stop, turn off and ring, if it's run.