AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Earlestown, and What to Do Next
Has the engine turned over since the AdBlue was put in? That one question decides nearly everything about what comes next. Out in Vulcan Village or right around Earlestown, an unrun engine must stay unrun. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and count on a thorough flush plus a drain, done right where the vehicle sits in Earlestown. Stop the minute it is safe then switch off, if it has been run. A larger job, then, yet the identical opening move.
Match what happened to one of the ones below, wherever around Merseyside you are.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Earlestown forecourt
You're at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. It could be the Texaco, or the Tesco, or another station around Earlestown.
Put simply: there is no better spot exists to spot it. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits just inside the tank.
What to do: do not get back in and start it to clear the pump. Ask the attendants to help you push the vehicle into a parking space, keep your receipt or the bottle, and ring us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the petrol pump is possible when it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home around Earlestown with AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been nagging you. Picked up a container, tipped it in outside the house, binned the empty — and at that point checked the cap a second time, after the fact. Houses just off Viaduct Street are hit as much as anywhere else.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the floor of that tank and stays put, however long it waits.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then call. Your drive is where it gets emptied, whether in Earlestown or Newton-le-Willows. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
On the road around Earlestown with AdBlue in a diesel
A mile or two beyond filling up, the motor began playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. It might have been driving for Liverpool, under 15 miles away, or simply along Scarborough Drive.
What it means: your fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. The injection pump and every injector see it as well on a longer trip, once your filter and pipework have had it. More driving, more starts: further it travels.
Next: pick a sensible place, stop, then switch your engine off. Service stations further along can wait: from the M6, under 3 miles out of Earlestown, use the next junction. No test restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Phone us and say how far you travelled.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
Seven days ago, the car was new to you. Unknown to you, the two inlets are next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or stores it in another spot. Across Merseyside, no one is immune.
The point: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, only with an added step. Any work on the car often needs the owner's approval under rental or fleet terms.
Sorting it before the van turn up is faster, so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Hanging on for an answer at the car park outside the nearest station, or near St John the Baptist? Keep your engine off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Earlestown?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. What cap came off, you cannot say; meanwhile the bottle feels less than expected, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by the filler. The gates of The District CofE Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or someone's driveway over in New Boston.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet don't touch the engine at all. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't fire it up. Describe what you noticed on your phone. A clear tank looked at is a happier result than a run one emptied.
The common ground in every Earlestown AdBlue drain
Each case gets the same start to the work. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Griffin or a side street close to Earlestown Outdoor Market, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and if your engine has been run. The price comes over the phone, before a van leaves, and those replies shape the job.
Then the tank is emptied and the fuel system flushed thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it does not rinse out on its own. Then comes the fuel filter — flushed, or swapped when necessary — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of the vehicle. If your motor has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Lastly, we start it. We make sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel before leaving. Our technicians do the entire job where your car is, and long-term damage is very unusual if it has been spotted soon. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money upfront. Dig out your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes built into plenty of policies.
About Earlestown and where it is
Earlestown is a suburban area in Merseyside, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 38 metres, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Earlestown lies approximately 13.9 miles east of Liverpool and is close to nearby places such as Newton-le-Willows and Collins Green. Earlestown has a population of around 4426 people and is located in the North West region of England, about 171.1 miles northwest of London. Earlestown is part of the wider urban area surrounding Liverpool, with its riverside setting contributing to its character.
AdBlue drains round Earlestown and across Merseyside
As a residential suburb, Earlestown has the same vans as the surrounding places — Wargrave, Collins Green — all the way through WA postcodes. Fastest of all: a WA12 9 postcode for where you stand.
No towing is needed, be it stopped in the centre of Earlestown or in a lay-by heading to Sankey Valley Park, and so leave it put. Wherever it sits, that's where it is cleared. Ring and check instead of guessing when you are close to St Patrick's Social Centre, on a boundary, or somewhere awkward to pin down.
Your situation, summed up
Motor never started: phone, and leave it alone. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Earlestown and anywhere around Merseyside on 0333 366 0103.