AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Drakewalls, and What to Do Next
All of that turns on one fact: whether the motor has been run after the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. If it has not, keep it that way, whether your car is in Drakewalls itself or out in St Anns Chapel. Ring 0333 366 0103 with the key and motor still off. Across Drakewalls, that is typically drained and flushed where it stands. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A larger job, yes, but the same opening step.
Below: the cases our engineers see, anywhere across Cornwall. Choose yours.
At the pump around Drakewalls: AdBlue in a diesel
Just now, nozzle still in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the pump. Be it Asda, Gulf or somewhere else around Drakewalls, the case is identical.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, the forecourt is the best. Just that tank holds AdBlue; not one part past it has taken any in.
Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to run it — so don't get back in. Get the staff to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, save the bottle, then ring us from there. If it can't be moved, it can be emptied at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
Drakewalls, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had gone by with the warning light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Right off Delaware Road is no different from anywhere.
Meaning? Provided the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it's second to the pump case. At the bottom of your tank sits exactly where AdBlue waits, because it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
Next: keys in the house, so no one drives your vehicle anywhere at breakfast. After that, phone. Your drive is where it gets emptied, be it around Drakewalls or Higher Dimson. Our equipment works quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
Drakewalls: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A mile or two beyond topping up, your engine began misbehaving: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on the dash. Anywhere on Moorland Way or on the road towards Plymouth — under 15 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled through the fuel system. Distance decides how far it gets: filter and pipework to begin with, then the injection pump and each injector. It travels further with each mile covered and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so then switch off. Exit at the next junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M5, under 50 miles from Drakewalls. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. About how far did it gone? Tell us when you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You have just had the vehicle a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is right by your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Cornwall.
The upshot: just as above, split by if it ran, only with one added stage. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager first, us second, since sorting it early saves time. If you are stranded in the car park outside Gunnislake, or by cemetery chapel, while you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Drakewalls: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can honestly say. A faint ammonia whiff lingers near your filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy, or on a friend's drive in Middle Dimson.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet never touch your motor at all. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different matter. Starting your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it will draw it in.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not fire it up. Describe what you saw on the phone. A clear tank looked at is a happier result than a run one drained.
Drakewalls: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Whatever the situation, a single start applies. Forecourt, driveway, The Queens Head's car park or a road by Round Barrow — the van comes to your vehicle, and three questions follow: what fluid, which amount, and whether it has run. Replies set the work; the quote comes by phone whilst no one has set off yet.
Emptying that tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, no matter how long you wait. Last are the filter, cleaned or renewed if necessary; fresh diesel; and a check of the vehicle. The majority of unrun vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment our technicians get there.
We start it last. Our engineers check it runs smoothly on new diesel before we go. If it is noticed early, the vehicle very seldom has permanent damage, and the whole job happens where it is. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Check your insurance while we're en route: misfuelling cover comes included in many policies.
About Drakewalls itself
Drakewalls is a suburban area in Cornwall, situated inland at an elevation of 184 metres, and is located near the villages of Higher Dimson and Dimson. Drakewalls is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock and is home to a population of around 1388 residents. Drakewalls is close to the city of Plymouth, which is approximately 10.8 miles away, and is also near the village of Albaston. Drakewalls is part of the wider South West region, and is around 190.7 miles from London.
Drakewalls and Cornwall: AdBlue drains across the area
Over PL postcodes, the teams serving Drakewalls — a residential suburb — work nearby places as well, Dimson and Albaston among them. The whereabouts comes quickest from a postcode beginning PL18 9.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Ainstable (Millennium Green) or in a car park in the middle of Drakewalls, it doesn't need to shift. Where it sits, that is where it is emptied. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to St Anne's or close to a border, ring and ask instead of assuming.
In one line: your situation
Where it has not started, ring and leave it off. Run by now? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whichever it is, in Drakewalls and Cornwall, on 0333 366 0103.