AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ferryhill Station: What Now?
One fact matters most once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the motor has run since. Over in Ferryhill or here in Ferryhill Station, an unrun motor should stay that way. Normally that is emptying and properly flushing it on the spot around Ferryhill Station — and so leave the ignition and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. Where the engine has run, stop somewhere safe first, then switch the car off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Compare what happened to one of the list below, anywhere in Durham you are.
On a Ferryhill Station forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just now, nozzle yet in your hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Anywhere in Ferryhill Station, then — BP, JET, or somewhere else nearby.
The point: of every spot to find out, the forecourt is the best. The AdBlue is in the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to run it — and so don't get back in. Three jobs: a push into a space with the staff assisting, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the petrol pump is fine if it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Ferryhill Station, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
On the dash, a warning had shown all week. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Houses just off Haig Street get caught out as often as everywhere else.
The upshot: no miles since makes this almost equal to spotting it at the petrol pump. At the floor of your tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, because it will not blend with diesel — and a night going by makes no difference.
Keep the keys in the house overnight — otherwise someone might take it away at breakfast — then phone us. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that is in Ferryhill Station or out in Chilton Lane. Night-time drains outside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise.
On the road in Ferryhill Station with AdBlue in a diesel
Rough running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a short way after the top-up. Trafalgar Street, perhaps, or the route to Durham — a run of under 10 miles.
The point: the system has drawn AdBlue through already. The injection pump and every injector see it as well on a longer trip, after the fuel filter and pipework have it. More driving, more restarts: further it travels.
Your move: pull up somewhere safe, then turn the engine off. Service stations farther along are too far: from the A1(M), under 3 miles out of Ferryhill Station, use the next junction. No test restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. About how far did it go? Say so as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It is a motor you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is just next to your diesel inlet — news to you. Anywhere you are across Durham, any driver could be caught.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before we arrive than after. If you're stranded in the car park at Newton Aycliffe, or by Mainsforth Colliery 1972-1968, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Ferryhill Station?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. Lighter, the bottle; a hint of ammonia near the filler; no clear memory of the cap. Look familiar? Maybe on a friend's drive in Dean Bank, or rushing outside Ferryhill Station Primary School on the school run.
Meaning? Spills outside the filler never reach the motor at all. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in that tank, firing up your car will draw it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Assume it went in, and never start the key. Tell us what you saw on your phone. A clear tank checked counts as a better result than an already-run one emptied.
What each AdBlue drain in Ferryhill Station has in common
No matter the case, one start applies. Our technicians come to the car, whether it is at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Commercial Hotel or a side street close to Mainsforth Community Centre, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and whether the engine has run. Your price comes over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies set the work.
Then the tank is emptied and the fuel system purged thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it does not rinse out on its own. The filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and your car is tested. The majority of unstarted vehicles are a half-hour visit after the moment our technicians arrive.
Our engineers start the engine last. With clean diesel in, it runs while our engineers check it's running correctly, and then we go. Permanent damage is very unusual when it is caught soon, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Check your insurance before we arrive: misfuelling cover is built into plenty of policies.
About Ferryhill Station
Ferryhill Station is a small locality in County Durham, situated inland at an elevation of 81 metres, approximately 7.3 miles from the city of Durham. Ferryhill Station lies near several nearby villages, including Chilton Lane, Mainsforth, and Great Chilton, and is characterized by its predominantly terraced housing. Ferryhill Station is a relatively small community, with a population of around 562 people, and is located about 226.6 miles north of London.
AdBlue drains in Ferryhill Station, and across Durham too
Mainsforth and Great Chilton get the same teams as Ferryhill Station, a small village, along with further towns throughout DL postcodes. A postcode starting DL17 0 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Centre of Ferryhill Station or a layby near Mainsforth Sports Complex: wherever it sits, the vehicle doesn't need to move at all for the drain. Our technicians drain it where it stands. Ring and check instead of guessing if you're by Ferryhill Sport & Education Centre, on a border, or anywhere tricky to explain.
The one-line version
Motor not started: phone, leaving it alone. Whichever line fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across Durham and in Ferryhill Station — once you pull over, turn off and ring, if it's run.