AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Dumpton, and What to Do Next
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue went in? That single point settles almost everything about what comes next. Not run so far? Then keep it that way, wherever your car is — Dumpton or Broadstairs. Switch nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, and count on a thorough flush after a drain, done right where the car sits in Dumpton. Stop the moment it is safe then switch off, if it has been run. It is a larger job, yet step one does not change.
Below: the situations our engineers meet, anywhere in Kent. Choose yours.
At the petrol pump in Dumpton: AdBlue in a diesel
Just now, nozzle still in hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the pump. Anywhere in Dumpton, then — Pace, JET, or anywhere else nearby.
What it means: this is the ideal location to find out. Nothing has drawn it in, and so the AdBlue sits just in your tank.
What to do: don't get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. A few things: a shove into a space with the staff helping, the bottle kept, and a call to us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the petrol pump is possible when it cannot be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Dumpton, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
On your dash, a warning had been lit for days. 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. Drives near Ramsgate Road see it as much as anywhere.
In short: if the vehicle has not been driven since, it is nearly as good as finding out at the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of your tank and remains put, however long it waits.
Next: stop any early move by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. In West Dumpton or right here in Dumpton, the draining happens at your driveway. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Dumpton: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A short way beyond topping up, the engine started playing up: rough running, smoke, lost power, warnings on the dash. Possibly it was on West Dumpton Lane, maybe on the way out towards Canterbury, under 25 miles away.
What it means: the system has pulled the AdBlue in. Past your filter, along the lines, and — the further the mileage — on into the high-pressure pump and every injector. More driving, more starts: deeper it goes.
What to do: pull over where it's safe then switch off. On the M20, under 25 miles from Dumpton, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Tell us know the mileage covered as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've just driven the car for days. The AdBlue filler is right next to the diesel one, which you didn't know, because your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Kent.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. The owner often needs to approve the work, under many hire and fleet contracts.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before our technicians get there than after. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at Dumpton Park, or near Broadstairs Cricket Club? Leave your car off meanwhile.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Dumpton?
Sometimes the honest answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia whiff hangs near the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. It might have been at a friend's driveway in Ramsgate, or in a rush outside Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School at the school run.
Put simply: spillage round the filler does your motor no harm. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in the tank, turning on your car will suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Don't crank it. Ring and give the details: we would rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once your motor has run.
Dumpton: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Every case gets the same opening to the job. Forecourt, driveway, The Brown Jug's car park or a road beside Montefiore Games Centre — the van reaches your vehicle, and three answers follow: which liquid, which quantity, and if it has run. Replies set the job; the price comes on the call while no one has left yet.
Then your tank is drained and the fuel system flushed thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it does not rinse out on its own. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Where your engine has not run, expect about half an hour on site, for most cases.
Lastly, our technicians start the engine. Before we leave, it is checked to be sure it runs properly on new diesel. We do the entire job where the vehicle is, and long-term damage is very uncommon if it has been noticed quickly. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing in advance. Check your insurance before we're en route: cover for misfuelling is included in many policies.
About Dumpton and where it is
Dumpton is a suburban area located on the coast of Kent, with an elevation of approximately 40 metres above sea level. Dumpton sits near the cities of Canterbury and Ramsgate, and is characterized by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock. Dumpton is part of a larger network of nearby places, including West Dumpton, Upton, and Bromstone, and is situated about 67.9 miles from London. Dumpton has a population of around 5646 residents.
Dumpton and Kent: AdBlue drains across the area
Dumpton is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the towns around it too, Upton and Bromstone among them, across the CT postcode area. The whereabouts is clearest from a postcode that starts CT10 2.
No moving is needed, whether parked centrally in Dumpton or on a lay-by heading to King George Ⅵ Park, so leave it where it is. Draining happens right there. Tricky to pin down? By Moses Montefiore's Shul or a county line? Asking is better than assuming, so phone.
Your scenario, in one line
Where it hasn't started, ring then leave it off. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Dumpton and anywhere around Kent on 0333 366 0103.