AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Florencecourt: What Now?
Everything hinges on one fact: if your motor has started since the AdBlue was added — far more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is around Florencecourt itself or out in Macken. Leave the motor and your ignition off then phone 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Florencecourt. When the engine has run, stop safely straight away, then switch the vehicle off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever around County Fermanagh it happened.
Florencecourt forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the cap you took off wasn't the correct one. Maybe you are at the the nearest petrol station, maybe at the another forecourt nearby, maybe somewhere else around Florencecourt.
What it means: this is the ideal location to find out. The AdBlue is in that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
What to do: don't get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Phone us from the forecourt once your car is in a bay — the staff will help roll it — then keep the bottle. If it cannot be moved, it can be cleared at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
At home around Florencecourt with AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. Picked up a bottle, tipped it in at home, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, after the fact. Driveways near Crown Street see it as much as anywhere.
Put simply: if your vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is nearly as good as finding out at the forecourt. At the bottom of the tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, because it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
Next: keys in the house, so no one takes the car off at breakfast. After that, ring. Your driveway is where it gets drained, whether in Florencecourt or Drumlaghy. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Florencecourt?
A mile or two beyond filling up, the motor began playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. Maybe it was on Rock Street, maybe on the way out towards Armagh, under 50 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. Past the fuel filter, along the pipework, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. Exit at the first junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M77, over 50 miles from Florencecourt. It won't have cleared, so there's no sense restarting to check. Ring us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers sit next to each other here — unlike your own car, which has none or keeps it in another spot. Anywhere you happen to be around County Fermanagh, any motorist could slip up.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the situations above, which turn on if it has run. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager first, us second, since settling it beforehand saves time. Keep it switched off while the reply comes, whether you are parked outside the nearest station or near the centre.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Florencecourt?
"I think so" is often as honest answer there is. Too light, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; a hazy recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? A hurried top-up by the gates of the local primary school, or a visit to a friend in Letterbreen: either fit.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no harm to your motor. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another matter. If there is AdBlue in your tank, turning on the car will suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Your move: behave as if it did, and don't start the motor. Inspecting a tank that proves clean is better than draining one after it has been run — so ring and tell us what you noticed.
The common ground in each Florencecourt AdBlue drain
The work begins identically, whichever the case. Our engineers come to your car, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside the pub in the village or a side street near a street just off the centre, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and if your engine has been run. Over the phone, before anything else, you hear our quote, and those replies shape the work too.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, since deposits form and certain metals are attacked, and none of it washes away unaided. Finally come your filter, flushed or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a check of the vehicle. Never started? In that case roughly half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Finally, our engineers fire it up. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it is running correctly, and then we go. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is caught early, long-term damage is very rare. Paying is that day, never upfront. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Florencecourt
Florencecourt is a locality in County Fermanagh, situated inland at an elevation of 66 metres, and is located near the villages of Drumlaghy, Skea, and Arney. Florencecourt has a population of around 688 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Florencecourt is approximately 43 miles from the city of Armagh and is part of the wider rural landscape of Northern Ireland.
AdBlue drains round Florencecourt and across County Fermanagh
Florencecourt is a small village, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, Skea and Arney among them, across the BT postcode area. Fastest of all: a BT92 1 postcode to show your location.
Centre of Florencecourt or a lay-by near the green space at the edge of the village: either way it is, your vehicle never needs to shift an inch for us. The drain is done right there. Assuming doesn't help near the far end of the built-up part, close to a county line or somewhere hard to describe; ring and check.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep it off then ring. Started already? Stop, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whatever case, across Florencecourt and County Fermanagh, on 0333 366 0103.