Cudworth: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether your engine has been run since it went in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Cudworth itself or out in Shafton Two Gates. Normally that is draining and properly rinsing it on the spot around Cudworth — and so leave your key and motor off and ring 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A larger job, then, but the same opening move.
Wherever around South Yorkshire it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Cudworth forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you're standing at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Be it Stay Warm Solid Fuels LTD, JET or anywhere else in Cudworth, the case is identical.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. Only your tank holds AdBlue; no component beyond it has drawn any in.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up just to move away from the pump. Phone us from the forecourt after the vehicle sits in a bay — the staff will help roll it — then save the receipt. Emptying it there at the pump is fine when it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Cudworth
Days had passed with the dash light on. Bought a bottle, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, after the fact. Houses just off Barnsley Road are hit as often as anywhere else.
Meaning? Provided your car hasn't moved since, it's second to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue drops to the floor of that tank and remains there, however long the night.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the vehicle in the morning. Then ring. In Belle Green or here in Cudworth, the drain is done on your drive. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
Cudworth: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Filled up, pulled away, and soon your engine was turning roughly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Somewhere along Snydale Road or on the road towards Wakefield — under 10 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. The injection pump and every injector get it as well on a longer trip, after the filter and pipework have it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in somewhere safe — that is the first job — then switch everything off. Exit at the next junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M1, under 5 miles from Cudworth. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call us and say how far you drove.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have had the car hardly a week. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, the cap is right by your diesel inlet — news to you. Anywhere you happen to be around South Yorkshire, any driver could be caught.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies too — run or not — plus one extra step. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Sorting it before we arrives is faster, so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. If you're stranded in the car park at Barnsley, or by Archie Stinchcombe Plaque, whilst you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in Cudworth?
Occasionally the fair answer is "I think so". Too light, the bottle; a trace of ammonia round the filler; a hazy recollection of the cap. Sound familiar? Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Churchfield Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Cudworth Common.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no damage to the motor. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different matter. Starting your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will draw it in.
Next: assume it went in, then leave the motor off. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Each AdBlue drain around Cudworth shares these steps
No matter the situation, one start applies. Our engineers come to your car, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Star or a side street near Cudworth Methodist Church, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and if your engine has run. Those answers determine the work, and you get the quote on the phone, before anybody heads out.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it is essential, since deposits form and certain metals corrode, and neither rinses out unaided. Finally are the filter, cleaned or renewed if necessary; clean diesel; and a test of your car. Where your motor hasn't been started, expect about half an hour on site, for most cases.
We start the car last. We check it runs properly on clean diesel before we leave. Lasting damage is very rare if it is caught soon, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. Payment is that day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Worth knowing: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your documents while we travel is worthwhile.
About Cudworth, for a moment
Cudworth is a village in South Yorkshire, situated near the River Dearne and characterised by its terraced housing. Cudworth sits at an elevation of around 75 metres, approximately 8 miles from Wakefield and 153 miles from London. Cudworth is surrounded by nearby places such as Belle Green, Upper Cudworth, and West Green, and has a population of around 2932 residents.
Cudworth and South Yorkshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Cudworth is a village, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, Upper Cudworth and West Green among them, across the S postcode area. Fastest of all: a S72 8 postcode to show your location.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Cudworth Pocket Park Peace Garden or in a car park in the middle of Cudworth, it does not need to shift. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it is. Awkward to pin down? Close to St Mary Magdalene or a county line? Checking beats guessing, and so phone.
Your situation, in one line
Unstarted? Keep the car that way then phone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Cudworth and anywhere in South Yorkshire on 0333 366 0103.