Dunmere: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether the motor has been run since it was put in. Not run yet? Then keep the vehicle that way, wherever your car is — Dunmere or Town End. Usually that is draining and thoroughly purging it on the spot in Dunmere — and so keep the ignition and engine off then phone 0333 366 0103. Already started? Pull over once you safely can, then turn it off. It's a larger job, though stage one doesn't change.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Cornwall it happened.
Dunmere forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the cap you opened was not the right one. It could be the Gulf, or perhaps the Texaco, or another forecourt in Dunmere.
The upshot: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. Just the tank holds AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. Phone us from the forecourt after the car is in a space — the attendants will help roll it — and save the receipt. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment makes a live forecourt safe, and so we can drain it where it is.
Dunmere, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been nagging you. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in your hand, did you look back at the cap you had used on the driveway. Just off Boundary Road is not less likely from anywhere.
The upshot: no miles since makes this nearly as good to finding it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of that tank and remains there, however long it waits.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then call. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that's around Dunmere or out in St Lawrence. Our pumping kit runs quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
On the road around Dunmere with AdBlue in a diesel
A short way after topping up, your motor started misbehaving: roughness, smoke, less power, warnings on your dash. Possibly it was on A389, perhaps on the way out towards Truro, under 25 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been sucked into the system. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it too on a bigger run, once the filter and lines have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in somewhere safe — that is the first job — then switch everything off. On the M5, over 50 miles from Dunmere, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Don't restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. About how far had it gone? Say so as you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
It's a car you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it in another spot. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Cornwall.
In short: an extra stage on top of the situations above, and those turn on whether it's run. Any work on your car frequently requires the owner's go-ahead under rental or fleet agreements.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager to begin with, us next, since sorting it beforehand saves time. Stranded by Bodmin Library and Information Service or at Bodmin Parkway till someone replies, the vehicle remains switched off the whole time.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Dunmere?
At times, "I think so" is the most you can truthfully say. A faint ammonia-like whiff hangs around your filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. It might have been on a friend's drive in Mount Charles, or in a rush by Nanstallon Community Primary School on the school run.
Meaning? Drips around the filler never touch the motor at all. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another story. If there is AdBlue in your tank, turning on the vehicle will pull it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Next: act as though it got in, then keep your motor off. Inspecting a tank that proves clean beats draining one once it has been run — so ring and tell us what you saw.
The common ground in every Dunmere AdBlue drain
Every situation has the same opening to the work. Forecourt, driveway, The Borough Arms's car park or a road beside St Stephen — the van comes to your car, and three answers follow: what fluid, what amount, and if it ran. Over the phone, before dispatch, you are told the price, and those replies decide the job too.
AdBlue forms crystals and eats at certain metals in fuel systems, and so it does not rinse out unaided; that's why the flush, after the drain, counts far more here than with petrol. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Where your motor has not been started, allow roughly half an hour on site, for most cases.
Our technicians start the car last. Before our engineers head off, it's checked to confirm it runs correctly on new diesel. When it's spotted early, the car very rarely has long-term damage, and the entire job happens where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Worth remembering: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents while we travel pays.
About Dunmere and where it is
Dunmere is a village situated on the banks of a river in Cornwall, with a relatively low elevation of around 60 metres. Dunmere lies near several small settlements, including St Lawrence, Nanstallon, and Bodiniel, and is approximately 19 miles from the city of Truro. Dunmere has a population of around 692 people, who mostly reside in detached houses. Dunmere is located in the South West region of England, about 213 miles west of London.
AdBlue drains around Dunmere, and across Cornwall too
Nanstallon and Bodiniel get the identical teams as Dunmere, a village, along with other places throughout PL postcodes. Your location is clearest from a postcode that starts PL31 2.
Stopped en route to Tredanek Meadow, or bang in the centre of Dunmere, your vehicle stays put — there's no need to shift it anywhere. Our technicians drain the car where it stands. Tricky to pin down? By St Lawrence's or a border? Checking beats guessing, and so ring.
Your situation, in one line
If it has not started, phone and keep it off. Run already: stop, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, within Dunmere or anywhere across Cornwall.