AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Dry Hill: What Now?
Everything turns on one fact: whether the engine has been run after the AdBlue was added — far more than anything else. Not started yet? Then keep the vehicle that way, wherever your vehicle is — Dry Hill or North Weston. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush plus a drain, done just where your car sits in Dry Hill. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. It's a larger job, though stage one does not change.
Wherever across Somerset it took place, one of the cases below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Dry Hill forecourt
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Whether Shell, Sainsbury's or somewhere else in Dry Hill, the case is the same.
The point: of all places to notice, this is the best. Only your tank holds AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn any in.
Next: avoid the urge to start it only to free up the petrol pump. Have the attendants to lend a hand pushing it into a space, save the bottle, then ring us from there. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt sensible, and so we can drain the vehicle in place.
At home in Dry Hill with AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dash had been nagging you. A bottle bought at the shop, tipped in on the drive — and it was just by the bin that the cap got a second look. Just off Combe Avenue is no different from anywhere.
The upshot: zero miles since leaves this almost as good to spotting it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue drops to the floor of the tank and stays there, no matter how long the night.
Next: prevent any early drive by keeping your keys in the house, then phone us. In Portishead or right here around Dry Hill, the draining happens at your drive. Our equipment runs quietly enough that it won't wake the street at night.
On the road in Dry Hill with AdBlue in a diesel
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. It might have been driving to Bristol, under 10 miles away, or simply down Kilkenny Place.
The upshot: your system has drawn AdBlue in by now. Distance decides how deep it gets: filter and pipework to begin with, then the injection pump and every injector. More miles, more restarts: deeper it goes.
Stop somewhere safe — that's the first job — then switch it off. Exit by the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M5, under 3 miles from Dry Hill. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, saying how far your car was driven.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
Seven days ago, it was unknown to you. The AdBlue filler is right next to the diesel one, which you did not know, since your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Wherever you happen to be across Somerset, any driver can slip up.
In short: an extra stage on top of the situations above, which turn on whether it's run. The owner frequently has to sign off any work, under plenty of rental and company contracts.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our technicians arrive than after. Keep the vehicle switched off while the answer arrives, whether you are waiting at Avonmouth or near The Association of Portishead Bowling Clubs.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Dry Hill
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round your filler; no clear memory of the cap. Look familiar? The gates of Portishead Primary School in a rush, say, or a friend's driveway out in Redcliffe Bay.
Meaning? Spills outside the filler don't touch the engine at all. Once it's inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in that tank, turning on your car would draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Next: assume it went in, and keep your engine off. Checking a tank that turns out clean beats emptying one once it's been run — so ring and tell us what you noticed.
Dry Hill: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Each situation gets the same start to the work. We come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at Portishead Working Mens Club or a side street near St Joseph's Church, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and whether the engine has been run. Those replies settle the work, and you hear our price by phone, before anybody heads out.
Emptying that tank comes first, followed by a full flush — more important after urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear on their own, however long you wait. Last are the fuel filter, cleaned or renewed if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of your car. Where your engine hasn't run, expect roughly half an hour on site, for most jobs.
Lastly, our engineers fire it up. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it's running correctly, and then we leave. The entire job is done where the car is, and when it is noticed soon, lasting damage is very rare. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Dry Hill, briefly
Dry Hill is a suburban area located near the coast in Somerset, with an elevation of 55 metres and situated approximately 7.8 miles from Bristol. Dry Hill sits near several other residential areas, including Portishead, West Hill, and Woodhill, and is characterized by its semi-detached housing. Dry Hill is also relatively close to major cities, with London being around 113.9 miles away. Dry Hill has a population of around 4257 people.
Dry Hill and Somerset: AdBlue drains across the area
West Hill and Woodhill get the same vans as Dry Hill, a residential suburb, plus other towns throughout BS postcodes. Fastest of all: a BS20 6 postcode for where you stand.
Parked en route to Rodmoor Rose Gardens, or bang in the heart of Dry Hill, the car stays put — there is no need to shift it at all. Draining is done on the spot. Ring and check rather than guess if you are by Gordano Valley Church, near a boundary, or somewhere awkward to explain.
Your scenario, summed up
Engine not started: phone, and leave it alone. Started by now? Pull over, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whichever it is, in Dry Hill and Somerset, on 0333 366 0103.