AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Cutgate, and What to Do Next
Has the motor run since the AdBlue was put in? This single point settles almost everything else from here. Anywhere the car is — Norden, Cutgate — never start an engine that hasn't run yet. Usually that is emptying and thoroughly cleaning it right there in Cutgate — so leave your ignition and engine off then ring 0333 366 0103. Pull over the moment it is safe then switch off, if it has been run. A larger job, then, but the identical opening step.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever in Greater Manchester it happened.
Cutgate forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it as you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Whether Esso, Texaco or anywhere else in Cutgate, the case is identical.
Put simply: no better place to be to discover it. Still inside your tank, with no fuel pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to run it — and so don't get back in. Ask the staff to help you push the vehicle into a parking spot, keep your receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the petrol pump is fine if it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Cutgate
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle bought at the garage, emptied in at the drive — and it was only by the recycling that the cap got your eye. It occurs on driveways just off Pargate Chase as often as anywhere.
Put simply: if your car has not moved since, it's almost as good as finding out at the forecourt. At the bottom of your tank sits exactly where AdBlue waits, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
Next: prevent an early move by keeping the keys in the house, then phone us. We drain the vehicle on your drive, whether that's around Cutgate or out in Bagslate Moor. Night-time clears beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Cutgate?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Possibly it was on Palatine Road, maybe on the way out towards Manchester, under 15 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. The injection pump and each injector get it too on a longer run, after your filter and lines have had it. It goes deeper with each mile covered and each restart.
Do this: stop somewhere sensible, then turn the motor off. On the A627(M), under 3 miles from Cutgate, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Starting it again to test gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Ring us and say how far you drove.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've only driven the car for days. Your own vehicle either does without AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so no one told you the AdBlue inlet was right beside the diesel. Across Greater Manchester, no one is safe from it.
The point: just as above, split by whether it ran, but with one added stage. The owner often needs to sign off the work, under plenty of hire and fleet agreements.
Your move: hire firm or fleet manager first, us next, because sorting it beforehand cuts time. Stuck by St. Vincent de Paul RC Church or outside Rochdale till someone answers, the vehicle stays turned off the whole time.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Cutgate?
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can honestly say. A slight ammonia-like whiff hangs near the filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. A rushed top-up by the gates of St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, or a call to a friend in Greave: either fit.
The upshot: your motor is not harmed by some AdBlue spilled on the filler. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Next: assume it got in, and leave the motor off. Call us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
The common ground in every Cutgate AdBlue drain
Whatever the situation, a single start applies. Three questions come once our technicians reach the car — on a filling station, a driveway, a road by RRUFC or the car park outside The Ratcliffe Bars: the liquid, the quantity, and whether it has run. The price comes over the phone, before a van leaves, and the replies set the job.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it is essential, because deposits form and some metals corrode, and none of it washes out unaided. Next comes the filter — cleaned, or swapped where necessary — then fresh diesel, and a test of your vehicle. If your motor hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Finally, we start it. Our engineers make sure it runs properly on new diesel before we go. Permanent damage is very rare if it is noticed quickly, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing in advance. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Cutgate
Cutgate is a suburban area in Greater Manchester, situated near the River Roch and close to the open spaces of Bagslate Moor. Cutgate sits at an elevation of around 168 metres, with a mix of housing types but predominantly detached homes. Cutgate is located near several other local places, including Passmonds and Broadhalgh, and is around 10 miles from Manchester city centre. Cutgate has a population of approximately 4768 residents.
AdBlue drains across Greater Manchester, Cutgate included
As a residential suburb, Cutgate shares its vans with the surrounding places — Broadhalgh, Passmonds — right across OL postcodes. Giving us your OL11 5 postcode finds you fastest of all.
No towing is required, be it stopped in the centre of Cutgate or in a lay-by en route to Rochdale Golf Course, and so leave it where it is. Our van drains it where it stands. Awkward to explain? Close to Oulder Hill Leisure Complex or a border? Checking beats guessing, and so ring.
Your scenario, in one line
Where it hasn't started, phone and leave it off. Run by now: stop, power down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, in Cutgate or wherever across Greater Manchester.