What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in East Anton
One thing matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the motor has been started since. Over in Little London or here in East Anton, an unstarted engine should stay that way. Normally that means emptying and thoroughly flushing it right there around East Anton — so keep the ignition and motor off and call 0333 366 0103. When your motor has run, stop somewhere safe first, then switch the car off. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Wherever in Hampshire it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a East Anton forecourt
Picture it: standing by the pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the correct one. It might be the Tesco, or the BP, or a different station in East Anton.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. The AdBlue is inside that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — and so don't get back in. Ask the attendants to help you push the vehicle into a parking space, keep the till receipt or the bottle, and ring us from the forecourt. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is fine when it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a East Anton drive?
On the dash, a reminder had been lit for days. Bought a bottle, poured it in outside the house, binned the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, too late. Drives close to Old Oak Close see it as much as any other street.
The point: zero driving since leaves it almost equal to finding it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue drops to the base of your tank and remains put, however long the night.
Next: prevent any early drive by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. Our engineers drain the car on your driveway, whether that is in East Anton or out in Knights Enham. Our pumping kit runs quietly enough not to disturb the street at night.
East Anton: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A mile or two beyond topping up, the motor started playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. Maybe heading to Winchester, under 15 miles away, or just down Horse Guards Crescent.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue in already. It has been through your filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the injectors. More miles, more restarts: further it travels.
Stop somewhere safe — that's the first job — then turn it off. On the M3, under 15 miles from East Anton, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call us and say how far you went.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. Your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, so nothing told you the AdBlue inlet sits right next to your diesel. Across Hampshire, nobody is safe from it.
Meaning? Whatever applies above counts too — run or unrun — plus one extra step. The owner often needs to approve any work, under many hire and fleet agreements.
Your move: rental firm or fleet manager to begin with, us second, since settling it early saves time. Leave the vehicle off as the answer comes, whether you are parked at Andover or close to Poppy Park Memorial.
East Anton: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. Which cap came off, you cannot recall; but the bottle feels less than it ought to, and ammonia hangs by the filler. A hurried stop by the gates of Endeavour Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Upper Enham: either fit.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no damage to the engine. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different matter. Any AdBlue in that tank would be sucked in by starting the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not crank it. Checking a tank that turns out free of AdBlue is better than emptying one once it has been run — so ring and describe to us what you saw.
The common ground in each East Anton AdBlue drain
Whatever the situation, a single opening applies. Wherever the car is — The Merlin's car park, a road by Poppy Heads, a driveway, a filling station — our van arrives and we ask about the fluid, the quantity, plus if your engine has been run. On the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told our price, and those replies decide the work too.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to certain metals used in fuel systems, and so it won't rinse out unaided; that's why the flush, after the drain, matters far more with AdBlue than with petrol. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. If the engine hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Our technicians fire it up last. Our check that it runs properly on fresh diesel comes before we head off. If it is spotted soon, the vehicle very rarely has lasting damage, and the entire job happens where it is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money upfront. Plenty of policies include misfuelling, and so look at yours while the van travels.
About East Anton itself
East Anton is a small hamlet in Hampshire, situated inland at an elevation of 83 metres, approximately 13 miles from Winchester. East Anton lies within a network of rural settlements, including nearby Knights Enham, Enham Alamein, and Smannell. East Anton has a mix of housing types, although terraced housing is predominant in the area. East Anton is located about 61 miles from London, making it a relatively distant commuter location.
AdBlue drains in East Anton, and across Hampshire too
Over SP postcodes, the teams covering East Anton — a rural hamlet — reach nearby places as well, Enham Alamein and Smannell included. Quickest of all: a SP11 6 postcode for your location.
Parked en route to Poppy Park, or bang in the heart of East Anton, your vehicle stays where it is — there is no need to shift it at all. Our van drains it in place. Awkward to pin down? By levcomagvs, old roman settlement (site of) or a border? Asking is better than guessing, and so ring.
The one-line version
Unstarted? Leave the vehicle off and phone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around East Anton and anywhere in Hampshire on 0333 366 0103.