AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Eckington, and What to Do Next
Everything hinges on one detail: if your engine has started after the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Not started so far? Then leave the car that way, whether the car sits — Eckington or Birlingham. Call 0333 366 0103 with the key and motor both off. In Eckington, such a case is typically drained and flushed where it stands. Where your engine has been run, pull in safely straight away, then switch it off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Below: the cases our engineers meet, anywhere around Worcestershire. Pick yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Eckington forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Be it BP, another forecourt nearby or somewhere else in Eckington, the case is the same.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, this is the best. Still inside the tank, and nothing drawn onwards: that is where the AdBlue is.
Clearing the petrol pump is no reason to start it — so do not get back in. Three jobs: a push into a bay with the staff assisting, the receipt kept, and a ring to us from where you stand. Emptying it there at the pump is fine if it can't be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Eckington
The warning light had been on for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Just off Church Street is not less likely from anywhere.
The point: no driving since leaves this almost equal to spotting it at the pump. On the bottom of the tank sits where AdBlue stays, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Keep your keys indoors overnight — or a person might take it off first thing — and call us. Our technicians drain it on your driveway, whether that's around Eckington or out in Strensham. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
Eckington: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two after the top-up. Maybe it was on Pershore Road, maybe on the way out towards Worcester, under 10 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has taken the AdBlue up. Through your filter, along the pipework, and — the more the distance — on into the injection pump and every injector. Each restart, like each mile, carries it on.
Next: pick a safe place, pull in, and switch the engine off. Exit at the first junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M5, under 3 miles from Eckington. No trial starts: clearing is not something AdBlue does. Call, and say how far your car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have just had the vehicle for days. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, the cap is just next to the diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Across Worcestershire, no one is safe from it.
The upshot: just as above, divided by if it ran, only with one added step. Plenty of rental and fleet contracts require the owner's approval for repairs.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager first, us next, because sorting it early cuts time. Leave it switched off while the reply arrives, whether you are waiting outside Pershore or near Eckington Memorial.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Eckington?
Truthfully, the only answer might be that you think it did. A faint ammonia-like whiff lingers near the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. Maybe at a friend's driveway in Lower Strensham, or rushing by Eckington CofE First School on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no damage to your engine. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in your tank will be pulled in by firing up your car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Your move: act as though it did, and never start your engine. Ring us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Each AdBlue drain around Eckington shares these steps
The work begins identically, whichever your situation. Forecourt, driveway, The Bell's car park or a road by Holy Trinity Church — our van comes to your vehicle, and three questions follow: which liquid, what amount, and if it ran. On the phone, before anything else, you hear the price, and those replies decide the work too.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to certain metals used in fuel systems, so it won't wash out unaided; that is why a full flush, after this drain, counts 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 vehicle is tested. Never started? In that case about half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
Our engineers fire it up last. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it's running smoothly, and then we leave. The entire job is done where the car is, and when it's caught quickly, lasting damage is very unusual. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Worth remembering: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents as we travel pays.
About Eckington and where it is
Eckington is a village in Worcestershire, situated on the banks of the River Avon at an elevation of 26 metres. Eckington lies approximately 9.5 miles south of Worcester and 93.5 miles west of London, with nearby villages including Strensham, Woodmancote, and Defford. Eckington has a population of around 944 people and is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock.
AdBlue drains across Worcestershire, Eckington included
As a village, Eckington shares its vans with the surrounding places — Defford, Woodmancote — all the way across WR postcodes. Quickest of all: a WR10 3 postcode to show your location.
Central Eckington or a layby near North Covert: either way it is, your car doesn't need to shift at all for the drain. We drain the car where it stands. Ring and ask rather than guess if you are by Eckington Recreation Centre, near a border, or anywhere tricky to pin down.
Your situation, summed up
Still unrun? Leave it off then ring. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, across Worcestershire and within Eckington — after you pull over, switch off then ring, if it has run.