What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Dordon
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether the motor has run since it got in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is in Dordon itself or out in Polesworth. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your key and motor both off. In Dordon, that is typically drained and cleaned where it stands. Pull over the moment it is safe then switch off, if it has already run. It's a larger job, though step one does not change.
Wherever in Warwickshire it happened, one of the cases below matches yours.
On a Dordon forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: standing by the pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the filler you opened wasn't the right one. Be it Asda Express, another forecourt nearby or somewhere else around Dordon, the case is identical.
The point: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. Only the tank has AdBlue; no part past it has taken it in.
Your move: keep out of the driver's seat, however much the queue wants freeing. A few jobs: a shove into a space with the staff helping, the receipt saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. Draining it there at the pump is fine when it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Dordon drive?
On the dash, a warning had shown for days. 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. It occurs on driveways just off Long Street as often as anywhere.
The upshot: zero miles since leaves it nearly as good to spotting it at the petrol pump. At the bottom of that tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by changes no difference.
Next: the keys in the house, so nobody drives your vehicle off first thing. After that, ring. St Helena or Dordon: wherever your driveway is, that's where it is cleared. Our pumping kit works quietly enough that it won't wake the street at night.
Dordon: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Anywhere along Derek Avenue or else on the road towards Lichfield — under 15 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked through your fuel system. Through the fuel filter, along the pipework, and — the more the distance — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. It goes deeper with each mile covered and every restart.
Your move: pull up anywhere safe, then switch your engine off. Leave at the next junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M42, under 3 miles from Dordon. Starting it again to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Call, and say what distance your car was driven.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You have only driven this vehicle a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is just next to your diesel cap — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Warwickshire.
The point: just as above, split by if it ran, only with an added step. Plenty of rental and company agreements require the owner's approval before repairs.
Next: ring the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before our arrival is quicker. Leave the vehicle off as the answer arrives, even if you're waiting at Polesworth or near St Leonard.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Dordon?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. Which cap was taken off, you can't say; meanwhile the bottle weighs less than expected, and ammonia lingers by the filler. The gates of Dordon Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or someone's drive over in Freasley.
What it means: a little spilled round the filler does no damage to your engine. In the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. Starting your car will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it would suck it in.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't start the car. Phone and give what you saw: we'd sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once the engine has been run.
The common ground in each Dordon AdBlue drain
The work opens identically, whatever the situation. Wherever the vehicle stands — The Cukcoos Rest's car park, a street beside St John, a drive, a filling station — the van gets there and asks about the liquid, the quantity, plus whether your engine has been run. Those answers settle the work, and you get our quote by phone, before anybody sets off.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to some metals in fuel systems, so it won't wash out unaided; that is why a full flush, after the drain, matters much more here than with petrol. Last come the fuel filter, flushed or replaced as needed; clean diesel; and a check of your vehicle. Not started? Then about half an hour on site is most jobs.
Our engineers fire it up at the end. Before our engineers go, it is tested to be sure it runs smoothly on clean diesel. Lasting damage is very rare when it is noticed early, and the entire job is done where the car is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Dordon, briefly
Dordon is a village in Warwickshire, situated on the riverside in the West Midlands region, with an elevation of around 116 metres. Dordon lies approximately 98.5 miles northwest of London and 10.6 miles southeast of Lichfield, near the villages of St Helena, Birchmoor, and Grendon. Dordon has a population of around 1645 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Dordon is characterized by its residential community and rural surroundings.
AdBlue drains around Dordon and across Warwickshire
Dordon is a village, and the same vans that cover it work the places around it too, Birchmoor and Grendon among them, across the B postcode area. Telling us a B78 1 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Central Dordon or a lay-by towards Polesworth Recreation Ground: either way it is, the vehicle never needs to move an inch for us. The drain happens right there. If you are somewhere hard to explain, close to St. Leonard's Chapel or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
In one line: your situation
Engine not started: phone, leaving it switched off. Started by now? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whichever case, in Dordon and Warwickshire, on 0333 366 0103.