AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Edington, and What to Do Next
All of it hinges on a single fact: if the engine has been run since the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is around Edington itself or out in Erlestoke. Leave the engine and the ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is around Edington. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. Stage one remains the same, even though the work grows.
Compare your case to one of the list below, wherever in Wiltshire you happen to be.
On a Edington forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only now, nozzle yet in hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the petrol pump. It might be the Esso, or the Shell, or another forecourt around Edington.
Put simply: no better place to be to discover it. Nothing has drawn it in, so the AdBlue stays only inside the tank.
Do this: keep out of the driver's seat, however much the queue wants freeing. A few jobs: a shove into a bay with the staff helping, the receipt saved, and a call to us from the forecourt. If it cannot be moved, it can be cleared at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Edington
The warning light had been on for days. Picked up a bottle, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and at that point checked the cap a second time, after the fact. Houses just off The Weir are hit as much as everywhere else.
Meaning? As long as the vehicle has not moved since, it's close to the forecourt case. Being unable to mix, AdBlue settles low in your tank and waits. A night standing changes nothing.
Next: stop any early-morning drive by keeping the keys indoors, then phone us. Our technicians drain the car on your drive, whether that's around Edington or out in Bratton. Night-time clears beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
On the road around Edington with AdBlue in a diesel
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two after the top-up. Maybe it was on Lower Road, possibly on the way out towards Bath, under 15 miles away.
Meaning? Your pump has sucked the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and each injector see it too on a longer run, after the filter and lines have had it. Every restart, like each mile, carries it on.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so and switch off. Services further on are too far: from the M4, under 25 miles out of Edington, use the next junction. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, saying how far the car went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week back, the car was new to you. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, its inlet is right next to your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Wiltshire.
In short: one extra step on top of the situations above, which depend on if it has run. Work on the vehicle often requires the owner's approval under hire or company terms.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before we get there than after. Stuck near St. Mary, Katherine and All Saints or outside Westbury till someone answers, your car remains switched off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Edington?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. Too light, the bottle; a hint of ammonia round the filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Look familiar? The gates of Bratton Primary School in a rush, say, or someone's driveway over in Steeple Ashton.
Put simply: spillage round your filler leaves the motor no harm. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in your tank, firing up the vehicle would draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Next: act as though it went in, and leave the engine off. Ring and give the details: we would sooner confirm a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once your engine has run.
The common ground in each Edington AdBlue drain
Every case has the same opening to the job. Forecourt, driveway, Three Daggers's car park or a road beside Edington Parish Hall — our van comes to your car, and three answers follow: which liquid, which amount, and whether it ran. Replies set the job; the quote follows by phone whilst no one has left yet.
Emptying your tank comes first, followed by a careful flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Finally are the filter, flushed or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a test of the car. The majority of unstarted vehicles are a half-hour visit after the moment our technicians get there.
The final step is starting it. Our technicians confirm it runs correctly on fresh diesel before we go. Lasting damage is very rare when it is caught soon, and the whole job is done where the car is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Plenty of policies include misfuelling, and so look at yours while the van travels.
About Edington
Edington is a rural village in Wiltshire, situated inland at an elevation of 81 metres, with detached housing being the predominant type. Edington lies approximately 13 miles from the city of Bath and 86 miles from London, placing it in a relatively accessible location. Edington is surrounded by nearby villages such as Bratton, Coulston, and Dunge, and has a population of around 703 residents. Edington remains a quiet village with a strong sense of community.
AdBlue drains about Edington and across Wiltshire
Over BA postcodes, the teams covering Edington — a rural village — reach surrounding places too, Coulston and Dunge among them. Telling us a BA13 4 postcode pins you fastest of all.
No towing is required, be it parked centrally in Edington or on a layby en route to Edington Park, so keep it put. Where it sits, that's where it gets cleared. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to The Jubilee Hall or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then call. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Wiltshire and within Edington — once you stop, switch off then ring, if it's run.