AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Eversley Cross, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if your engine has run since it went in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Eversley Cross itself or out in Finchampstead. Leave your engine and the ignition off and phone 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Eversley Cross. Stop the minute it is safe then turn off, if it has already run. It's a larger job, yet step one doesn't change.
Match your case to one of the ones below, anywhere in Hampshire you happen to be.
Eversley Cross forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You're at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Somewhere in Eversley Cross, then — Texaco, Esso, or somewhere else close by.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, the forecourt is the best. No pump has pulled it in, so the AdBlue sits just in your tank.
Clearing the pump is no reason to start it — and so do not get back in. Phone us from the forecourt after the vehicle sits in a space — the attendants will help roll it — and keep the receipt. Can't move it by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit keeps a live forecourt safe, so we can drain the car where it is.
Eversley Cross, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Several days had gone by with the dash light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Just off Reading Road is not less likely from anywhere.
The point: zero miles since leaves this nearly as good to finding it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of that tank and remains there, however long the night.
Next: prevent an early-morning move by putting your keys in the house, then ring us. We drain it on your driveway, whether that's around Eversley Cross or out in Eversley Centre. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
On the road in Eversley Cross with AdBlue in a diesel
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe it was on Chequers Lane, possibly on the way out towards Winchester, under 50 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. The injection pump and every injector get it as well on a bigger run, after your filter and lines have had it. More driving, more starts: further it travels.
Next: pick a safe place, pull in, and switch the motor off. Service stations further on are too far: on the M3, under 5 miles out of Eversley Cross, take the first junction. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Let us hear the distance covered as you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It is a motor you have had for a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, the inlet is just next to the diesel cap — a surprise to you. Wherever you are across Hampshire, every motorist could slip up.
Meaning? Whichever case above applies too — run or not — plus one further step. Any work on the car often requires the owner's approval under rental or fleet terms.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our technicians turn up than after. Keep the car off while the answer comes, even if you're parked at Crowthorne or close to Monteagle Community Centre.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Eversley Cross?
Truthfully, the only answer may be that you think it did. Lighter, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Look familiar? Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Charles Kingsley's Church of England Primary School, or on a friend's drive in The Ridges.
Put simply: a spill round the filler leaves the motor no harm. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. Starting your car won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would suck it in.
Next: act as though it went in, and keep your motor off. Ring and give what you saw: we would rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once the engine has been run.
The common ground in every Eversley Cross AdBlue drain
The work opens the same way, whichever the situation. Three things come when our engineers reach the car — on a forecourt, a driveway, a road by Finchampstead War Memorial or the car park at The Chequers: the liquid, the amount, and if it has run. Those answers settle the work, and you hear the quote by phone, before anyone sets off.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, because crystals form and some metals are attacked, and none of that rinses out unaided. Next comes the fuel filter — flushed, or swapped where necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of the vehicle. Most unstarted cars are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers get there.
The final step is starting the car. Before our engineers go, it is tested to be sure it runs properly on clean diesel. We do the entire job where the car is, and permanent damage is very rare if it has been noticed early. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your policy while you wait is worthwhile.
About Eversley Cross, briefly
Eversley Cross is a village situated on the banks of the River Blackwater in Hampshire, with a mix of rural and residential areas at an elevation of around 54 metres. Eversley Cross has a range of detached housing and is located near other small settlements such as Eversley Centre and Moulsham Green. Eversley Cross is positioned approximately 27.9 miles from Winchester and 33.4 miles from London, making it a relatively rural community within the South East region.
AdBlue drains around Eversley Cross, and across Hampshire too
Throughout RG postcodes, the vans covering Eversley Cross — a village — work nearby towns too, Up Green and Moulsham Green included. Giving us your RG27 0 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Parked heading to Lower Eversley Copse, or right in the heart of Eversley Cross, the vehicle stays where it is — there is no need to move it anywhere. Our technicians drain it where it is. Ring and ask rather than guess when you are close to The Tythings, near a border, or anywhere awkward to explain.
Your scenario, summed up
Unstarted? Leave it that way and ring. Run by now: stop, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, in Eversley Cross or wherever across Hampshire.