AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Far Thrupp: What Now?
One fact matters most once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the motor has run since. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is in Far Thrupp itself or out in Houndscroft. Ring 0333 366 0103 with the key and engine still off. In Far Thrupp, that is generally drained and flushed where it stands. Pull over the moment you safely can then switch off, if it has been run. A bigger job, then, but the same opening step.
Anywhere in Gloucestershire it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
Far Thrupp forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you're stood at the pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Somewhere around Far Thrupp, then — BP, Tesco, or somewhere else close by.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it gets. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits just inside that tank.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the pump. Phone us from the forecourt once your vehicle sits in a space — the staff will help roll it — then keep the receipt. Stuck beside the pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a busy forecourt safe, and so we can drain the car where it is.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Far Thrupp drive?
On your dash, a reminder had been lit for days. Bought a container, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and only then looked at the cap a second time, after the fact. Homes just off Spring Lane get caught out as often as anywhere else.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. At the floor of the tank is where AdBlue stays, since it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then ring. Your driveway is where it is drained, be it in Far Thrupp or Brimscombe. Night-time drains beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
On the road in Far Thrupp with AdBlue in a diesel
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Perhaps it was on Dallaway, possibly on the way out towards Gloucester, under 10 miles away.
What it means: the system has sucked the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and each injector get it too on a longer run, after the fuel filter and pipework have it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Next: pick a sensible spot, stop, then switch your engine off. Service stations further on can wait: on the M5, under 10 miles out of Far Thrupp, take the next junction. No trial restarts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. Phone, and say what distance the vehicle was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
You have had the car barely a week. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Throughout Gloucestershire, no one is immune.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. The owner frequently has to sign off the work, under plenty of hire and company contracts.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our technicians get there than after. If you're stranded in the car park outside Stroud, or by Holy Trinity, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Far Thrupp?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". Which cap came off, you can't recall; meanwhile the bottle feels less than expected, and ammonia hangs by your filler. The gates of Thrupp School in a hurry, say, or a friend's drive over in Bagpath.
Put simply: spillage near the filler leaves your motor no harm. In your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. Turning on the vehicle cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will pull it in.
Your move: behave as if it got in, and don't start the motor. Phone and give the details: we'd sooner find a clean tank than drain one after the engine has been run.
Far Thrupp: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Each case gets the same start to the job. We come to the car, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Ship Inn or a side street near Amberley War Memorial, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and if the motor has been run. Replies set the work; the price comes by phone whilst nobody has left yet.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it's essential, since deposits build up and some metals corrode, and neither washes away unaided. Last come the fuel filter, flushed or replaced if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of the vehicle. Not started? Then about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Starting the car comes last. With fresh diesel in, it runs while we confirm it is running correctly, and then we leave. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and if it is caught soon, permanent damage is very rare. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing upfront. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your policy as you wait is worthwhile.
About Far Thrupp itself
Far Thrupp is a village situated on the riverside in Gloucestershire, with a population of around 567 people. Far Thrupp has a mix of housing types, but semi-detached homes are the most prevalent, and it is located near other small villages such as Brimscombe and Bownham. Far Thrupp sits at an elevation of 69 metres, close to the city of Gloucester, which is approximately 9.8 miles away. Far Thrupp is also within a reasonable distance from London, being around 90.1 miles to the southwest.
Far Thrupp and Gloucestershire: AdBlue drains across the area
Throughout GL postcodes, the vans covering Far Thrupp — a village — work nearby towns as well, Bownham and Thrupp among them. Telling us a GL5 2 postcode finds you fastest of all.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Thrupp Park or in a car park in the middle of Far Thrupp, it doesn't need to shift. The van empties it in place. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near Saint Michael & All Angels Church, Bussage or close to a border, ring and ask instead of assuming.
Your situation, summed up
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then call. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, across Gloucestershire and in Far Thrupp — once you pull over, switch off and phone, if it has run.