AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Dunnyshop: What Now?
Has the engine run since the AdBlue got in? That single point settles nearly everything about what comes next. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is around Dunnyshop itself or out in Broadfield. Usually this means emptying and properly rinsing it right there around Dunnyshop — and so leave the ignition and engine off then ring 0333 366 0103. Where the engine has run, pull in somewhere safe first, then turn the car off. It is a bigger job, though step one does not change.
Match what happened to a situation from the list below, wherever across Lancashire you happen to be.
Dunnyshop forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Just now, bottle yet in your hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. It could be the Asda, or the Texaco, or a different forecourt around Dunnyshop.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. Nothing has pulled it in, so the AdBlue sits only in that tank.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Three jobs: a shove into a bay with the staff helping, the receipt saved, and a call to us from where you stand. Draining it right at the petrol pump is possible if it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Dunnyshop
For days the dash had been warning you. Picked up a container, tipped it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, too late. It happens on drives just off Slaidburn Drive as commonly as anywhere.
The point: zero miles since leaves it almost equal to spotting it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the base of the tank and stays there, no matter how long it waits.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then call. We drain the car on your drive, whether that's around Dunnyshop or out in Fern Gore. The pumping kit works quietly enough that it won't wake the street at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Dunnyshop?
A mile or two after topping up, the motor began misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on the dash. Maybe heading for Preston, under 15 miles away, or just down Pendleton Avenue.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue in already. Past the filter, along the lines, and — the further the mileage — on into the injection pump and each injector. It travels further with every extra mile covered and each restart.
Stop somewhere safe — that's the next step — then switch it off. Leave at the next junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M65, under 3 miles from Dunnyshop. It will not have cleared, so there is no point starting it again to find out. Roughly what distance had it gone? Say so when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You've only had the vehicle for days. Unknown to you, the two inlets are side by side here — not like your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. Anywhere you happen to be in Lancashire, every motorist can be caught.
The point: just as above, divided by if it ran, but with an added step. The owner often needs to sign off any work, under plenty of hire and company contracts.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager first, us next, since sorting it early cuts time. If you're stuck in the car park at Church & Oswaldtwistle, or by St Paul, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Dunnyshop?
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. A faint ammonia whiff hangs around the filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. The gates of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle in a rush, say, or someone's driveway out in Foxhill Bank.
The point: the engine isn't harmed by some AdBlue splashed on the filler. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in that tank would be drawn in by starting your car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Your move: act as though it did, and never start the motor. Describe what you noticed on your phone. A clean tank checked is a better result than an already-run one emptied.
What every AdBlue drain in Dunnyshop has in common
Whatever the situation, a single start is used. Forecourt, driveway, Stop and Rest's car park or a road beside Brave Church — our van comes to the vehicle, and three questions come next: which fluid, what amount, and if it ran. Replies shape the job; the price comes on the call while no one has left yet.
Emptying that tank comes next, then a careful flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, no matter how long you wait. Next is your filter — cleaned, or swapped where necessary — then clean diesel, and a test of your car. Most unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment we turn up.
Finally, our engineers start the engine. Before our technicians head off, it is checked to be sure it runs properly on clean diesel. When it's noticed quickly, the car very seldom has lasting damage, and the whole job happens where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing upfront. Check your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes included in many policies.
About Dunnyshop, briefly
Dunnyshop is a suburban area in Lancashire, situated inland at an elevation of around 180 metres, with Dunnyshop being close to nearby places such as Fern Gore and Spring Hill. Dunnyshop is characterized by its predominantly terraced housing stock, reflecting the area's historical development. Dunnyshop sits approximately 13 miles from Preston, making it a commuter base for the city, and Dunnyshop is around 181 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across Lancashire, Dunnyshop included
Dunnyshop is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, Spring Hill and Miller Fold among them, across the BB postcode area. A postcode starting BB5 0 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is required, whether parked in the centre of Dunnyshop or in a lay-by heading to Rhyddings Park, so keep it put. Our van empties it in place. If you're somewhere hard to explain, near St. Peter or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than guessing.
The one-line version
Still unrun? Keep it off then phone. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across Lancashire and within Dunnyshop — after you pull over, switch off and ring, if it's run.