What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Eversley
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether your engine has been run since it went in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is around Eversley itself or out in Felmore. Phone 0333 366 0103 with the ignition and engine both off. In Eversley, that is generally drained and cleaned on the spot. Where the engine has been run, stop somewhere safe first, then switch the vehicle off. It's a bigger job, though stage one doesn't change.
Below: the situations our engineers meet, wherever around Essex. Pick yours.
At the petrol pump in Eversley: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: stood by the pump, gripping the bottle, you spot the filler you took off was not the right one. Somewhere in Eversley, then — Tesco, BP, or anywhere else nearby.
The point: of all places to find out, this is the best. Nothing has drawn it in, so the AdBlue stays only inside the tank.
What to do: do not get back in and start the vehicle to clear the petrol pump. Three jobs: a shove into a space with the attendants assisting, the bottle saved, and a call to us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the petrol pump is possible when it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Eversley drive?
On the dash, a reminder had shown for days. Picked up a bottle, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap again, too late. Homes just off Crest Avenue are hit as often as anywhere else.
In short: if the car has not moved since, it is almost equal to finding out at the forecourt. On the bottom of your tank sits exactly where AdBlue waits, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Put the keys in the house overnight — or a person may drive it away at breakfast — and phone us. Chalvedon or Eversley: whichever your drive sits, that is where it gets cleared. Late-night empties outside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Eversley?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two beyond the fill. Maybe it was on Winifred Road, perhaps on the way out towards Southend-on-Sea, under 10 miles away.
What it means: the system has drawn the AdBlue in. Mileage decides how far it gets: filter and lines first, then the injection pump and every injector. Each restart, like each mile, carries it on.
Next: find a sensible place, stop, then turn the engine off. Service stations further on can wait: from the M25, under 10 miles out of Eversley, use the first junction. Starting it again to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. About how far did it gone? Say so as you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've only had the car for days. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel one, which you did not know, because your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Wherever you are in Essex, any motorist can be caught.
The upshot: just as above, split by if it ran, but with an added stage. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
Settling it before the van arrives is quicker, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Hanging on for a reply at the car park outside Pitsea, or near Saint Gabriels? Keep the engine off throughout.
Eversley: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Truthfully, the best answer may be that you think it did. A slight ammonia-like smell lingers near the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. Maybe at a friend's drive in North Benfleet, or rushing by Northlands Primary School and Nursery on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled round your filler does no harm to your engine. Once it's inside your diesel tank, though, it does. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not start it. Inspecting a tank that turns out free of AdBlue beats emptying one once it has been run — so ring and describe to us what you noticed.
The common ground in every Eversley AdBlue drain
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Three questions come once we arrive — on a filling station, a drive, a street by Everesley Sports Centre or the car park at The Gun: the liquid, the amount, and if the motor has run. Over the phone, before dispatch, you are told the quote, and those answers decide the job too.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, since crystals form and certain metals are attacked, and neither rinses away unaided. Last are your filter, flushed or replaced as needed; clean diesel; and a test of your car. The majority of unrun vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment we get there.
Firing it up comes at the end. Our test that it runs properly on fresh diesel comes before our technicians go. The whole job is done where your car is, and when it's noticed early, permanent damage is very uncommon. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you get what the insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents while you wait is worthwhile.
About Eversley and where it is
Eversley is a suburban area in Essex, situated inland at an elevation of around 17 metres, approximately 27.8 miles from London. Eversley lies near the cities of Southend-on-Sea and Basildon, with nearby places including Chalvedon, Pitsea, and Bowers Gifford. Eversley has a population of around 8870 people, predominantly living in terraced housing. Eversley is characterized by its residential community and local amenities.
Eversley and Essex: AdBlue drains across the area
Eversley is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the places near it too, Pitsea and Bowers Gifford among them, across the SS postcode area. Giving us your SS13 3 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Parked heading to Chalvedon Park, or right in the centre of Eversley, your vehicle remains where it is — there's no need to move it anywhere. Where it stands, that is where it is emptied. Ring and ask rather than guess when you're close to Pitsea Library, near a boundary, or anywhere awkward to explain.
The one-line version
Motor not started: phone, and leave it alone. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Eversley and anywhere around Essex on 0333 366 0103.