AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Dormansland, and What to Do Next
Everything turns on one fact: whether the motor has started since the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Anywhere the vehicle is — Stonequarry, Dormansland — don't start a motor that has not run yet. Usually this means emptying and properly rinsing it right there around Dormansland — so keep your ignition and engine off then ring 0333 366 0103. Pull over the moment it is safe and turn off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Below: the situations our technicians meet, anywhere across Surrey. Pick yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Dormansland forecourt
Picture it: standing by the pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the cap you opened wasn't the right one. It could be the Shell, or perhaps the East Grinstead Service Station, or another forecourt in Dormansland.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it can be. Just the tank holds AdBlue; not one part past it has taken it in.
What to do: don't get back in and start it to clear the pump. Three things: a shove into a bay with the staff helping, the receipt saved, and a call to us from where you stand. If it cannot be moved, it can be drained at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Dormansland drive?
For days the dashboard had been warning you. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in at the driveway — and it's just at the bin that the cap caught a second look. Right off Mayfield is not different from anywhere.
The upshot: zero driving since makes it almost equal to finding it at the pump. On the bottom of that tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by makes nothing of the difference.
Next: keys in the house, so no one takes your vehicle off first thing. Then, ring. Dormans Park or Dormansland: wherever your driveway sits, that is where it is emptied. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Dormansland?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two beyond the top-up. Maybe heading for Westminster, under 25 miles away, or simply along Dormans Road.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled through your fuel system. It has been through the fuel filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Next: pick a safe place, pull in, and turn the motor off. Services further on can wait: from the M23, under 10 miles out of Dormansland, take the first junction. Starting it again to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Tell us hear the distance driven as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have just driven the car a week. The AdBlue filler is right alongside the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Surrey.
Meaning? Whichever applies above applies here — run or not — and one extra stage. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us next, because settling it beforehand cuts time. If you're stuck in the car park at Dormans, or by Dormans Baptist Church, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Dormansland
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Dormansland Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Lingfield Common.
The upshot: your motor isn't harmed by a little AdBlue spilled around the outside. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another matter. Any AdBlue in your tank will be pulled in by firing up the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Your move: act as though it did, and don't start your engine. Call us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What each AdBlue drain in Dormansland has in common
The work begins identically, whatever your case. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it is at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Royal Oak or a side street close to St John the Evangelist, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and whether the engine has been run. Replies shape the job; the quote follows by phone whilst no one has left yet.
Emptying your tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't clear on their own, no matter how long it sits. Last come the fuel filter, flushed or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a check of the car. If the motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Firing it up comes at the end. Before our engineers leave, it is checked to be sure it runs properly on fresh diesel. Long-term damage is very uncommon when it is spotted early, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, so look at yours while the van travels.
About Dormansland
Dormansland is a village in Surrey, situated inland at an elevation of around 85 metres, approximately 24 miles south of central London. Dormansland has a mix of rural and suburban characteristics, with predominantly detached housing and nearby amenities in Dormans Park and Lingfield. Dormansland is close to the Surrey countryside and the North Downs, with nearby Felcourt also providing local services. Dormansland remains a relatively small community with a population of around 1276 residents.
AdBlue drains in Dormansland, and across Surrey too
Over RH postcodes, the teams serving Dormansland — a rural village — work nearby places as well, Lingfield and Felcourt among them. A postcode starting RH7 6 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No towing is needed, be it stopped in the centre of Dormansland or on a layby heading to Nine Acre Wood, so keep it where it is. Draining happens right there. Guessing doesn't help beside Lingfield Park Racecourse, close to a county line or somewhere hard to describe; ring and ask.
The one-line version
Unstarted? Keep the vehicle off then ring. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Dormansland and anywhere across Surrey on 0333 366 0103.