AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Etwall, and What to Do Next
Everything turns on one fact: if the engine has been run since the AdBlue was added — far more than anything else. Over in Dalbury or right around Etwall, an unrun engine should remain unrun. Phone 0333 366 0103 with the key and engine still off. Across Etwall, that is generally emptied and cleaned where it stands. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. It's a larger job, though step one does not change.
Below: the situations our technicians meet, wherever around Derbyshire. Choose yours.
At the pump around Etwall: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you are standing at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. It could be the Gulf, or the Shell, or a different forecourt around Etwall.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. No pump has drawn it in, so the AdBlue stays only inside your tank.
What to do: don't get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Get the staff to lend a hand pushing it to a space, hold on to the bottle, then phone us from there. If it can't be moved, it can be drained at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
At home around Etwall with AdBlue in the diesel tank
On your dash, a reminder had been lit for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in your hand, did you look back at the cap you had opened on the drive. Just off Main Street is not less likely from any other place.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the vehicle in the morning. Then call. Out in Etwall Common or here in Etwall, the drain happens at your driveway. The equipment runs quietly enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Etwall?
Filled up, pulled away, and soon the motor was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up the dash. Portland Street, say, or the way to Derby — a run of under 10 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked through the system. Past the filter, through the pipework, and — the further the mileage — on into the high-pressure pump and each injector. It goes further with each extra mile driven and each restart.
Next: find a safe place, pull in, and turn the motor off. Leave by the first junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M1, under 15 miles from Etwall. No test restarts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue does. Tell us hear the distance driven as you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
You have only driven this vehicle a week. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets sit side by side here — not like your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it in another spot. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Derbyshire.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. Work on the vehicle frequently needs the owner's approval under hire or company terms.
Your move: rental firm or fleet manager first, us second, since sorting it early cuts time. Stranded near Saint Helen's, Etwall or outside Willington until the firm answers, the car remains switched off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Etwall?
At times, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. Too light, the bottle; a hint of ammonia round your filler; a hazy memory of the cap. Look familiar? The gates of Etwall Primary School in a hurry, say, or a friend's drive over in Burntheath.
What it means: a little spilled round your filler does no damage to the engine. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, it does. If there is AdBlue in your tank, starting the vehicle would draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Your move: act as if it did, and never start your motor. Ring with what you saw: we'd rather confirm a clean tank than empty one once the motor has run.
Etwall: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Anywhere the car stands — The Spread Eagle's car park, a road by Etwall Methodist Church, a drive, a forecourt — our van gets there and asks about the fluid, the quantity, plus whether the motor has turned over. Replies set the work; the quote comes on the call while nobody has left yet.
Then that tank is drained and the fuel system rinsed thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Clean diesel goes in after your filter has been cleaned or changed, and the car is finally tested. Never started? In that case roughly half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
We start the engine last. Our technicians make sure it runs properly on fresh diesel before leaving. When it is spotted soon, the vehicle very seldom has lasting damage, and the entire job happens where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing upfront. Plenty of policies include misfuelling, and so check yours as we head over.
About Etwall itself
Etwall is a village in Derbyshire, situated on the banks of the River Dove at an elevation of around 72 metres. Etwall lies close to the city of Derby, with Etwall Common and other nearby green spaces providing recreational areas for residents. Etwall has a mix of old and new housing, with detached homes being a predominant feature of the village. Etwall is located approximately 113.8 miles northwest of London, making it a commuter base for those working in the capital.
AdBlue drains across Derbyshire, Etwall included
Over DE postcodes, the teams covering Etwall — a village — reach surrounding places as well, Burnaston and Egginton Common among them. Telling us a DE65 6 postcode finds you fastest of all.
No moving is needed, whether parked in the centre of Etwall or in a layby heading to King George's Field, so leave it where it is. Wherever it sits, that is where it gets emptied. Awkward to explain? By Etwall Library or a county line? Asking is better than assuming, and so ring.
Your scenario, in one line
Unstarted? Leave the vehicle off and ring. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Etwall and anywhere in Derbyshire on 0333 366 0103.