AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Daneshill, and What to Do Next
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 was put in. Not run so far? Then keep it that way, whether the vehicle is — Daneshill or Oakridge. Usually this means emptying and thoroughly cleaning it right there around Daneshill — so leave the key and motor off then ring 0333 366 0103. Where the engine has run, pull in safely first, then switch the car off. A larger job, yes, but the same opening step.
Wherever around Hampshire it took place, one of the cases below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Daneshill forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you are standing at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Whether Tesco, Texaco or somewhere else around Daneshill, the case is identical.
What it means: this is the ideal place to find out. The AdBlue is inside that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Do this: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the pump needs clearing. A few jobs: a push into a bay with the attendants assisting, the bottle kept, and a call to us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a car that cannot be pushed away gets emptied right at the petrol pump.
At home around Daneshill with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had gone by with the warning light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Driveways close to Stroudley Road get it as much as any other street.
The upshot: no driving since makes it nearly as good to finding it at the petrol pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: stop any early drive by keeping your keys indoors, then phone us. Little Basing or Daneshill: whichever your drive sits, that is where it gets emptied. Late-night drains outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Daneshill?
Lumpy running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard arrived a mile or two beyond the top-up. Somewhere on Wade Road or heading to Winchester — under 25 miles away.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue in by now. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it as well on a bigger run, after the filter and pipework have had it. It goes deeper with each extra mile driven and every restart.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the next step — then turn everything off. On the M3, under 3 miles from Daneshill, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Phone, saying what distance your vehicle was driven.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've had the vehicle barely a week. Unbeknown to you, the two fillers are next to each other here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it in another spot. Throughout Hampshire, nobody is safe from it.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the situations above, and those depend on whether it has run. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
Next: ring the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — settling it before our arrival is quicker. If you are stuck in the car park outside Basingstoke, or by Standing Stones, whilst you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Daneshill: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
"I think so" is often as honest answer there is. A faint ammonia-like smell lingers around the filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. The gates of Great Binfields Primary School in a rush, say, or someone's driveway over in Chineham.
What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no damage to your engine. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another matter. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Do this: act as if it did, and don't start your engine. Ring and give the details: we'd rather find a clean tank than drain one once the engine has been run.
What every AdBlue drain in Daneshill has in common
No matter the case, a single start is used. Filling station, driveway, Cromwell Inn's car park or a road by Jump Factory — the van reaches your car, and three questions come next: which fluid, which amount, and whether it ran. Your price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and the replies set the job.
Draining the tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long it sits. Then comes your filter — cleaned, or replaced when necessary — then fresh diesel, and a test of the vehicle. If the engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Firing it up comes at the end. With clean diesel in, it runs while we confirm it is running properly, and then we head off. When it's caught quickly, the car very seldom has permanent damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. Payment is that day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Daneshill itself
Daneshill is a suburban area in Hampshire, situated inland at an elevation of 81 metres, approximately 18 miles from Winchester and 43 miles from London. Daneshill is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting the area's residential development. Daneshill sits near the villages of Little Basing, South View, and Old Basing, and is home to around 2515 people. Daneshill's location in the South East region of England places it within commuting distance of major cities.
Daneshill and Hampshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Throughout RG postcodes, the vans serving Daneshill — a residential suburb — reach nearby places as well, South View and Old Basing among them. Fastest of all: a RG24 8 postcode to show your location.
Central Daneshill or a layby towards Daneshill Parks Woods: either way it is, your car doesn't need to shift an inch for us. Our van drains it in place. Ring and ask instead of guessing if you are close to Chineham Library, on a border, or somewhere tricky to explain.
The one-line version
Where it has not started, ring and keep it off. Run by now? Pull over, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whichever case, in Daneshill and Hampshire, on 0333 366 0103.