Ellesmere: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One thing matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether your engine has been started since. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is in Ellesmere itself or out in Elson. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and count on a proper flush plus a drain, carried out just where the car stands in Ellesmere. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. A bigger job, yes, yet the identical opening move.
Further down: the cases we see, anywhere around Shropshire. Choose yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Ellesmere forecourt
Only now, nozzle still in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, right at the petrol pump. Anywhere around Ellesmere, then — Texaco, another forecourt nearby, or somewhere else close by.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Only the tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has taken it in.
Next: resist the urge to fire it up only to free up the petrol pump. Have the attendants to lend a hand pushing it into a space, hold on to the bottle, then ring us right there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, and so a car that cannot be pushed clear gets emptied where it is at the petrol pump.
At home in Ellesmere with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had passed with the warning light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Right off Cross Street is not less likely from anywhere.
In short: if the vehicle has not moved since, it is nearly equal to spotting it at the forecourt. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: stop an early drive by putting the keys in the house, then ring us. Swan Hill or Ellesmere: whichever your driveway sits, that is where it gets cleared. Late-night clears beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Ellesmere?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe heading to Wrexham, under 15 miles away, or simply down Market Street.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue in already. Through your filter, through the lines, and — the more the distance — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. It travels further with each extra mile driven and every restart.
Stop safely — that is the first job — then switch everything off. Service stations further along are too far: from the M54, under 25 miles out of Ellesmere, take the next junction. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, and say what distance the car was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've had the vehicle hardly a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel one, which you didn't know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Any driver, anywhere in Shropshire, could make the same.
In short: an extra stage on top of the situations above, and those turn on whether it's run. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car.
Next: ring the rental company or the fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. Leave it off as the reply arrives, whether you're waiting at Gobowen or close to Ellesmere Market Hall.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Ellesmere?
Occasionally the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe at a friend's drive in Cross, or rushing by Ellesmere Primary School at the school run.
Put simply: a spill round your filler leaves your motor unharmed. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in your tank will be sucked in by turning on the car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Do this: behave as though it did, and never start your motor. Call us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain in Ellesmere has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Forecourt, driveway, The Vault's car park or a road beside Ellesmere Library — the van comes to your car, and three questions follow: which fluid, what quantity, and whether it ran. Your price is given over the phone, before a van leaves, and the answers set the work.
Then your tank is cleared 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, and so it does not rinse out on its own. Finally are the fuel filter, cleaned or renewed if necessary; fresh diesel; and a check of your vehicle. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
The last step is firing it up. We make sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel before we go. Our engineers do the entire job where the vehicle is, and permanent damage is very rare if it has been caught soon. Paying comes on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Ellesmere, for a moment
Ellesmere is a town situated on the banks of the River Mere in Shropshire, with a population of around 4415 people. Ellesmere sits at an elevation of 96 metres, surrounded by rolling countryside and nearby places such as Swan Hill, Oteley, and Newnes. Ellesmere has a mix of housing types, but semi-detached homes are particularly prevalent. Ellesmere is located approximately 10 miles from Wrexham and 152 miles from London, making it a relatively rural town in the West Midlands region.
AdBlue drains round Ellesmere and across Shropshire
As a riverside town, Ellesmere shares its vans with the surrounding towns — Newnes, Oteley — all the way through SY postcodes. Telling us your SY12 0 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Ellesmere Crown Green Bowls Club or in a car park in the middle of Ellesmere, it does not need to move. The drain is done right there. Assuming won't help near Ellesmere Town Hall, close to a border or anywhere awkward to pin down; ring and ask.
Your situation, in one line
Unstarted? Keep it that way and ring. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Ellesmere and anywhere in Shropshire on 0333 366 0103.