Farrington Gurney: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Has the motor run since the AdBlue went in? This single question settles nearly everything about what comes next. Out in Paulton or here in Farrington Gurney, an unstarted engine should stay that way. Switch nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and expect a proper flush after a drain, done just where the vehicle stands around Farrington Gurney. Where the motor has been run, stop somewhere safe straight away, then switch the vehicle off. Stage one stays unchanged, even if the job is bigger.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever across Somerset it happened.
Farrington Gurney forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You are at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Possibly you're at the Texaco, maybe at the Murco Fual, perhaps somewhere else around Farrington Gurney.
The point: of every spot to find out, the forecourt is the best. Nothing has pulled it in, so the AdBlue stays only inside that tank.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the pump. Phone us from the forecourt once the car sits in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — then save the receipt. Emptying it there at the pump is possible when it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home around Farrington Gurney with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had passed with the dash light on. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in on the driveway — and it's just by the bin that the cap caught your eye. Homes just off Meadow Close are caught out as often as anywhere else.
The point: zero driving since makes this almost equal to finding it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue settles to the floor of the tank and remains put, no matter how long the night.
Next: stop an early-morning move by putting the keys in the house, then phone us. We drain it on your drive, whether that is around Farrington Gurney or out in White Cross. Night-time drains outside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Farrington Gurney?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a lit dashboard arrived a mile or two after the top-up. Maybe heading for Wells, under 10 miles away, or just along Main Street.
The upshot: your system has drawn AdBlue through by now. The injection pump and each injector see it as well on a bigger run, after your filter and pipework have it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Your move: stop somewhere sensible, then switch your engine off. Farrington Gurney lies under 15 miles from the M32; there, come off at the first junction instead of pushing on for the services. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. About how far had it go? Tell us when you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It is a motor you have had for a week. Your own vehicle either does without AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so nothing warned you the AdBlue inlet was just next to the diesel. Wherever you happen to be across Somerset, any motorist could be caught.
The point: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, but with one added stage. The owner frequently has to approve the work, under plenty of hire and fleet contracts.
Your move: hire firm or fleet manager to begin with, us next, since sorting it beforehand saves time. If you're stranded in the car park at Keynsham, or by Farrington Gurney Memorial Hall, while you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Farrington Gurney?
"I think so" is often as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Farrington Gurney Church of England Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Clapton.
What it means: a little spilled around your filler does no damage to your motor. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in that tank will be sucked in by starting the vehicle, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: act as though it got in, then leave your engine off. Call us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain in Farrington Gurney has in common
Each situation has the same opening to the job. Anywhere your vehicle is — The Farrington Inn's car park, a road beside Farrington Gurney Methodist Church, a driveway, a filling station — our van arrives and we ask about the liquid, the quantity, plus whether your engine has been run. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told the quote, and those answers decide the work too.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, since deposits build up and some metals corrode, and none of that washes out unaided. Next comes the fuel filter — flushed, or swapped when needed — followed by clean diesel, and a test of your car. Where the motor hasn't run, expect roughly half an hour on site, in most jobs.
Last, we start it. With clean diesel in, it runs while our engineers confirm it is running smoothly, and then we head off. The whole job is done where your car is, and if it's noticed quickly, permanent damage is very rare. Paying comes that day, never upfront. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Farrington Gurney, briefly
Farrington Gurney is a small village in inland Somerset, situated near the towns of Wells and Shepton Mallet. Farrington Gurney has a population of around 686 people and is characterised by detached housing. Farrington Gurney sits at an elevation of 123 metres, close to the nearby settlements of White Cross, Hallatrow, and Ston Easton.
AdBlue drains around Farrington Gurney and across Somerset
Hallatrow and Ston Easton get the identical vans as Farrington Gurney, a rural village, along with further towns over BS postcodes. The location is quickest from a postcode that starts BS39 6.
No towing is needed, whether parked in the centre of Farrington Gurney or in a lay-by en route to Rush Hill Wood, and so keep it where it is. Our van drains it in place. Phone and check instead of guessing when you are by St John the Baptist, near a border, or anywhere awkward to explain.
Your scenario, summed up
Still unrun? Keep it off then phone. Run already: pull over, power down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, within Farrington Gurney or wherever across Somerset.