AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Enfield Town, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether your motor has run since it went in. Out in Bush Hill Park or here in Enfield Town, an unrun engine should remain unrun. Usually that means draining and thoroughly cleaning it on the spot in Enfield Town — and so keep your key and motor off then ring 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. Stage one stays unchanged, even if the job is bigger.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever across Greater London it happened.
At the pump around Enfield Town: AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you spot the cap you opened was not the right one. Whether Fairways, Esso or somewhere else in Enfield Town, the case is the same.
Put simply: there is no better spot exists to spot it. Still in your tank, with nothing drawn onwards: that's where the AdBlue is.
Freeing the pump is no reason to run it — and so don't get back in. Ring us from the forecourt after the car is in a space — the attendants will help roll it — and keep the bottle. If it cannot be shifted, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Enfield Town
For days the dash had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the driveway. Homes just off Parsonage Lane get caught out as often as everywhere else.
Meaning? As long as the car hasn't been driven since, it's second to the forecourt case. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the base of the tank and remains there, however long the night.
Your move: the keys in the house, so no one drives your car off at breakfast. Then, phone. Our technicians drain the car on your driveway, whether that's in Enfield Town or out in Enfield. Our equipment runs quiet enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Enfield Town?
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard started a mile or two beyond the top-up. Maybe it was on Churchbury Close, possibly on the way out towards London, under 10 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled into your fuel system. Past the filter, through the lines, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each restart, like every mile, carries it on.
Next: pick a safe spot, stop, and switch the motor off. On the M25, under 3 miles from Enfield Town, that means the next exit, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, so there is no point restarting to find out. Call us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
A week back, it was new to you. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets are side by side here — unlike your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it in another spot. Throughout Greater London, no one is immune.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. The owner frequently has to approve any work, under many hire and fleet agreements.
Sorting it before the van arrives is quicker, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Waiting for an answer in the car park at the nearest station, or near Joseph Whitaker? Leave the engine off throughout.
Enfield Town: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. The gates of St Andrew's CofE Primary School in a hurry, say, or someone's driveway over in Chase Village.
Put simply: a spill near your filler does your motor unharmed. Inside the diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Next: assume it went in, then keep the motor off. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Each AdBlue drain around Enfield Town shares these steps
The work opens the same way, whatever the case. Three questions are asked when our engineers reach your car — at a forecourt, a drive, a road beside St Andrew's Church or the car park outside Jolly Butchers: the fluid, the amount, and whether the motor has been started. Over the phone, before dispatch, you are told our quote, and those answers decide the work too.
Then the 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, flushed or renewed if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of the vehicle. Most unstarted cars are a half-hour visit from the moment we get there.
Last, our engineers start the engine. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it's running correctly, and then we leave. When it's spotted soon, the vehicle very seldom has long-term damage, and the entire job happens where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Check your insurance before we're en route: cover for misfuelling comes built into many policies.
About Enfield Town, briefly
Enfield Town is a suburban area in the London Borough of Enfield, situated on the banks of the River Lea. Enfield Town has a relatively low elevation of 32 metres and is located approximately 10.5 miles from central London. Enfield Town is characterized by its semi-detached housing stock and is close to nearby places such as Enfield, Forty Hill, and Southbury. Enfield Town is home to around 9,944 residents and forms part of the wider north London urban landscape.
AdBlue drains across Greater London, Enfield Town included
Throughout EN postcodes, the teams serving Enfield Town — a residential suburb — reach nearby towns as well, Forty Hill and Southbury included. The location is quickest from a postcode beginning EN1 3.
Parked heading to Aldersbrook Avenue Recreation Ground, or right in the centre of Enfield Town, your vehicle stays put — there is no need to move it at all. The van empties it where it stands. Guessing doesn't help near Plaque: The World's First Cash Machine, close to a border or somewhere hard to pin down; phone and check.
Your situation, summed up
Motor never started: phone, and leave it switched off. Started already? Pull over, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whichever it is, across Enfield Town and Greater London, on 0333 366 0103.