AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Dearnley, and What to Do Next
Has your motor run since the AdBlue was put in? That one question settles nearly everything else from here. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Dearnley itself or out in Little Clegg. Phone 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and motor still off. In Dearnley, that is generally drained and cleaned on the spot. Already started? Pull over when safe, then turn everything off. Step one stays the same, even though the work is bigger.
Compare what happened to a situation from the ones below, wherever across Greater Manchester you happen to be.
Dearnley forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you're standing at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Somewhere in Dearnley, then — Shell, Texaco, or anywhere else nearby.
What it means: this is the ideal location to find out. Just your tank holds AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn it in.
What to do: don't get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Have the staff to lend a hand pushing it into a bay, hold on to the bottle, then phone us from there. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a live forecourt sensible, so it can be drained in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Dearnley
Several days had gone by with the warning light on. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you look back at the cap you'd used on the driveway. Right off South View Terrace is not different from any other place.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. Being unable to blend, AdBlue drops low inside your tank and stays. A night parked alters nothing.
Next: the keys in the house, so no one drives the vehicle anywhere first thing. Then, ring. Our engineers drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that's in Dearnley or out in Greengate. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Dearnley?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Anywhere on Stubley Mill Road or else on the road towards Manchester — under 15 miles away.
Meaning? Your pump has sucked the AdBlue in. It's been through the fuel filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the injectors. It travels further with each mile covered and each restart.
Next: find a sensible place, pull in, then switch the motor off. Leave by the next junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M62, under 3 miles from Dearnley. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone us and say how far you travelled.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It's a motor you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, because your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Any driver, anywhere across Greater Manchester, could make the same.
The point: just as above, split by if it ran, only with one added stage. The owner often has to sign off any work, under many hire and fleet contracts.
Next: ring the hire company or your fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. Stranded near St Andrew or at Smithy Bridge till someone replies, the vehicle stays turned off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Dearnley?
Truthfully, the best answer may be that you think it did. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. It might have been on a friend's driveway in Stubley, or rushing outside St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery on the school run.
The upshot: the engine isn't harmed by a little AdBlue spilled around the outside. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Firing up the vehicle cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it would draw it in.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Do not fire it up. Checking a tank that proves free of AdBlue is better than draining one once it's been run — so ring then tell us what you noticed.
The common ground in each Dearnley AdBlue drain
The job opens the same way, whatever the situation. We come to the vehicle, whether it is at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside Ox and Plough or a side street close to Smithy Bridge Methodist Church, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and whether your motor has run. Answers shape the job; the price comes by phone while no one has set off yet.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it's essential, since crystals form and some metals are attacked, and neither washes away unaided. Clean diesel goes in once the fuel filter is flushed or replaced, and your car is finally checked. The majority of unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers arrive.
The last step is firing it up. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it is running properly, and then we leave. If it is caught soon, the car very seldom has permanent damage, and the whole job happens where it is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy while we travel pays.
About Dearnley and where it is
Dearnley is a suburban area in Greater Manchester, situated near the River Roch and characterised by semi-detached housing. Dearnley sits at an elevation of 142 metres, approximately 12 miles from Manchester city centre. Dearnley is close to nearby places such as Greengate, Smithy Bridge, and Hurstead, and is located in the North West region of England.
Dearnley and Greater Manchester: AdBlue drains across the area
Smithy Bridge and Hurstead have the identical teams as Dearnley, a residential suburb, along with further places throughout OL postcodes. Giving us your OL15 8 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Central Dearnley or a layby near the bonk park: either way it is, the vehicle never needs to move an inch for the drain. Our engineers drain it where it sits. Ring and check instead of guessing if you are close to Smallbridge St John, on a boundary, or anywhere tricky to pin down.
Your scenario, in one line
Motor not started: ring, leaving it alone. Run by now? Pull over, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whichever case, in Dearnley and Greater Manchester, on 0333 366 0103.