AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ellicombe, and What to Do Next
Has your motor run since the AdBlue was put in? That single point settles almost everything else from here. Over in Minehead or here in Ellicombe, an unrun motor should remain unrun. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, then count on a thorough flush after a drain, carried out just where your vehicle sits in Ellicombe. Pull over the moment it is safe then switch off, if it has been run. A larger job, then, but the identical opening move.
Further down: the situations our technicians see, wherever across Somerset. Choose the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Ellicombe forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Anywhere around Ellicombe, then — Tesco, Morrisons, or anywhere else nearby.
The upshot: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. Only the tank holds AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn it in.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up just to free up the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt once the vehicle is in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to roll it — and save the bottle. If it cannot be moved, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Ellicombe drive?
For days the dash had been nagging you. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in hand, did you look back at the cap you'd used on the drive. Just off Ellicombe Lane is not different from anywhere.
The point: zero driving since leaves it almost equal to finding it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue settles to the base of your tank and stays there, no matter how long the night.
Next: keys in the house, so no one drives the car anywhere at breakfast. Then, ring. Our technicians drain the car on your drive, whether that's in Ellicombe or out in Alcombe. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Ellicombe?
Filled up, pulled away, and soon the engine was running unevenly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Combeland Road, perhaps, or the way to Cardiff — a run of under 25 miles.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Mileage sets how far it goes: filter and lines first, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. More driving, more starts: deeper it goes.
Stop somewhere safe — that is the next job — then switch it off. On the M5, under 25 miles from Ellicombe, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Phone us and say how far you drove.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have had the vehicle hardly a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel one, which you didn't know, because your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Any driver, anywhere around Somerset, might do the same.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. The owner frequently has to sign off the work, under many rental and company contracts.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager first, us second, since sorting it early saves time. Hanging on for an answer at the car park outside the nearest station, or beside Minehead Barbarians RFC? Leave your engine off throughout.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Ellicombe
Truthfully, the only answer may be that you think so. Too light, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Look familiar? A hurried top-up by the gates of Dunster First School, or a visit to a friend in Periton: either fits.
Meaning? Drips outside the filler don't reach your engine at all. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in the tank will be drawn in by firing up the vehicle, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Your move: behave as if it got in, and don't start your motor. Call us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Each AdBlue drain in Ellicombe shares these stages
Each case has the same start to the work. Three things come once we arrive — at a forecourt, a driveway, a street beside St Michael the Archangel or the car park outside Britannia Inn: the liquid, the amount, and if the motor has been started. The price comes on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and the replies shape the work.
Then your tank is cleared and the fuel system cleaned 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 doesn't rinse out on its own. Finally come your filter, cleaned or replaced as needed; clean diesel; and a check of the vehicle. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Firing it up comes at the end. Our technicians make sure it runs smoothly on new diesel before leaving. The whole job is done where your car is, and if it is caught early, long-term damage is very rare. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels.
About Ellicombe and where it is
Ellicombe is a small coastal hamlet in Somerset, situated near the towns of Dunster and Alcombe, with a mix of detached housing and rural landscapes. Ellicombe sits at an elevation of 41 metres, overlooking the surrounding countryside and the Bristol Channel. Ellicombe is located near the village of Marsh Street and is approximately 23 miles from Cardiff. Ellicombe has a population of around 569 residents, living in predominantly detached homes.
AdBlue drains across Somerset, Ellicombe included
Dunster and Marsh Street get the same teams as Ellicombe, a rural hamlet, plus other places over TA postcodes. The location comes quickest from a postcode beginning TA24 6.
No moving is needed, be it parked in the centre of Ellicombe or in a lay-by heading to Conygar Wood, and so leave it where it is. Our van empties it in place. Awkward to explain? Close to Alcombe Village Hall or a border? Asking is better than guessing, and so ring.
Your situation, summed up
Where it has not run, ring and keep it that way. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across Somerset and in Ellicombe — once you pull over, switch off then ring, if it has run.