AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Dines Green: What Now?
Everything hinges on a single fact: whether the motor has started since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is around Dines Green itself or out in Broadmore Green. Call 0333 366 0103 with the ignition and motor still off. In Dines Green, such a case is generally drained and cleaned on the spot. When the engine has run, pull in safely first, then turn the vehicle off. Step one remains the same, even though the job grows.
Below: the cases we see, anywhere in Worcestershire. Choose the one that fits.
On a Dines Green forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the bottle, you realise the cap you opened was not the correct one. Whether Texaco, Esso or somewhere else in Dines Green, the situation is identical.
Meaning? Finding out here is the best it gets. Just that tank holds AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn it in.
Next: resist the temptation to fire it up only to move away from the petrol pump. Ask the attendants to help you roll your car into a parking space, keep the receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt sensible, so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Dines Green drive?
Several days had gone by with the dash light on. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the driveway. Houses just off Burleigh Road get caught out as often as everywhere else.
In short: if your vehicle has not been driven since, it's nearly as good as finding out at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the base of that tank and remains put, however long the night.
Keep your keys indoors tonight — otherwise a person might drive it away at breakfast — and call us. In Crown East or right here in Dines Green, the drain happens at your drive. Our equipment runs quietly enough that it won't wake the street at night.
Dines Green: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
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. Somewhere on Shakespeare Road or heading to Worcester — under 3 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked through the fuel system. Distance sets how far it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the injection pump and each injector. It goes further with every extra mile driven and every restart.
Stop somewhere safe — that's the first step — then switch everything off. Exit at the first junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M5, under 5 miles from Dines Green. Do not restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Ring us and say how far you drove.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
It is a car you have had for a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is right by your diesel cap — a surprise to you. Across Worcestershire, no one is immune.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Plenty of hire and fleet contracts need the owner's sign-off for work.
Next: ring the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before we arrive is faster. Keep it switched off while the answer comes, even if you're waiting outside Worcester Foregate Street or near Green Centre.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Dines Green?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. What cap was taken off, you cannot recall; but the bottle weighs less than it ought to, and ammonia lingers by the filler. Maybe at a friend's driveway in Wick Episcopi, or rushing outside Honeywell Primary School on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled round your filler does no harm to the motor. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in that tank, turning on your car will draw it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Assume it went in, and don't start your key. Phone with the details: we would sooner confirm a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after your motor has run.
What each AdBlue drain around Dines Green has in common
Whatever the situation, one start applies. Anywhere the car is — The Bedwardine's car park, a street beside St Michael's, a driveway, a filling station — our van gets there and asks for the fluid, the amount, plus whether your motor has been run. Replies set the work; the quote comes by phone whilst no one has left yet.
Emptying the tank comes next, then a full flush — more important with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Then is the filter — cleaned, or swapped when needed — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of the vehicle. If your motor has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
We start it at the end. With new diesel in, it runs while we make sure it is running correctly, and then we go. When it is noticed soon, the vehicle very rarely has permanent damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. Nothing is paid upfront, payment happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Dines Green and where it is
Dines Green is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Worcester, situated near the River Teme in Worcestershire. Dines Green sits at an elevation of around 30 metres, with its riverside setting influencing the local landscape. Dines Green is characterized by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, with nearby places including Crown East, Rushwick, and St Johns. Dines Green is close to the city of Worcester, being only 1.5 miles away from the city centre.
AdBlue drains about Dines Green and across Worcestershire
Over WR postcodes, the vans serving Dines Green — a residential suburb — reach nearby places too, Rushwick and St Johns among them. Fastest of all: a WR2 5 postcode for where you stand.
Parked heading to Laugherne Brook Local Nature Reserve (Area 4, Coles Meadow), or right in the heart of Dines Green, your car remains put — there's no need to shift it anywhere. The van drains it where it stands. If you're somewhere hard to explain, near St David's or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
In one line: your situation
Where it hasn't started, ring then leave it that way. Started by now? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whichever it is, in Dines Green and Worcestershire, on 0333 366 0103.