AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Disley, and What to Do Next
Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue went in? This single question decides almost everything else from here. Not started yet? Then keep it that way, whether the vehicle is — Disley or Hague Bar. Leave your motor and your ignition off then phone 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Disley. Pull over the minute you safely can and turn off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Anywhere across Cheshire it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
At the petrol pump in Disley: AdBlue in a diesel
You're at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Anywhere around Disley, then — Esso, New Mills Marina Diesel Pump, or anywhere else close by.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. The AdBlue is in that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
What to do: don't get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. A few things: a push into a bay with the attendants helping, the bottle saved, and a call to us from where you stand. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, and so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away gets emptied where it is at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Disley drive?
On the dash, a warning had shown all week. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Just off Market Street is not less likely from any other place.
Meaning? Provided your vehicle has not been driven since, it's close to the pump case. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: stop an early-morning drive by keeping your keys in the house, then ring us. Our technicians drain the car on your drive, whether that's around Disley or out in Danebank. Our equipment runs quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
On the road in Disley with AdBlue in a diesel
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. It might have been heading to Manchester, under 15 miles away, or simply down Fountain Square.
Meaning? Your pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Past your filter, along the lines, and — the more the distance — on into the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Stop somewhere safe — that is the next job — then switch everything off. Disley sits under 10 miles from the M60; there, come off at the first junction instead of pushing on to the services. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear on its own. Phone us and say how far you went.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
Seven days back, it was new to you. Unbeknown to you, the two fillers sit next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. Anywhere you are in Cheshire, every driver can be caught.
Meaning? Whichever case above applies here — run or not — plus one extra stage. Work on your vehicle frequently needs the owner's approval under rental or company terms.
Settling it before the van arrives is quicker, so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Stuck by Disley War Memorial or at the nearest station till someone replies, your vehicle stays switched off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Disley
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round your filler; no clear memory of the cap. Look familiar? It might have been at a friend's drive in Strines, or rushing by Disley Primary School on the school run.
Put simply: a spill near the filler leaves your motor no harm. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Your move: behave as if it did, and never start your motor. Checking a tank that turns out clean beats draining one once it's been run — so phone then tell us what you noticed.
Each AdBlue drain around Disley shares these steps
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Anywhere your vehicle stands — Rams Head Hotel's car park, a road beside Disley Community Centre, a driveway, a forecourt — the van arrives and asks about the fluid, the amount, plus whether your motor has been run. Those replies determine this work, and you get the quote by phone, before anybody heads out.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to certain metals in fuel systems, and so it won't wash out on its own; that's why the flush, after the drain, matters much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Finally are your filter, flushed or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a test of the vehicle. Where your engine hasn't been started, allow about half an hour once we arrive, in most cases.
Our engineers fire it up at the end. We confirm it runs correctly on new diesel before we leave. The entire job is done where your car is, and if it's noticed quickly, lasting damage is very uncommon. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. Dig out your insurance before we arrive: misfuelling cover comes included in many policies.
About Disley
Disley is a village in Cheshire, situated on the River Goyt and surrounded by hills, with an elevation of around 185 metres. Disley has a mix of old and new housing, predominantly detached homes, and is close to nearby places such as Danebank and Higher Disley. Disley is located near the Peak District National Park and is within commuting distance of Manchester, which is approximately 12 miles away. Disley has a population of around 1678 residents.
AdBlue drains across Cheshire, Disley included
Disley is a village, and the same vans that cover it work the places around it too, Higher Disley and Lane Ends among them, across the SK postcode area. A postcode starting SK12 2 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No towing is required, be it parked centrally in Disley or on a lay-by heading to Memorial Park, so leave it put. Where it sits, that's where it is cleared. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to Disley Library or close to a border, ring and ask rather than guessing.
In one line: your scenario
Unstarted? Leave the vehicle that way then phone. Run by now: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, within Disley or anywhere in Cheshire.