AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Forest Holme: What Now?
One thing counts most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether your engine has been started afterwards. Out in Whitewell Bottom or here in Forest Holme, an unrun motor must remain that way. Usually this is draining and properly flushing it on the spot in Forest Holme — so leave the ignition and engine off and call 0333 366 0103. Already started? Pull over once safe, then turn everything off. It is a bigger job, yet step one does not change.
Anywhere across Lancashire it happened, one of the cases below fits yours.
At the pump in Forest Holme: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: stood by the pump, holding the bottle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the correct one. Maybe you are at the Shell, maybe at the Texaco, perhaps somewhere else in Forest Holme.
Put simply: no better place to be to spot it. No pump has drawn it through, so the AdBlue stays only inside the tank.
Your move: keep out of the car, however much the queue wants freeing. Have the attendants to lend a hand rolling it into a bay, save the receipt, then ring us from there. Can't move the vehicle beside the pump? Our explosion-proof kit keeps a live forecourt sensible, so it can be drained in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Forest Holme
Days had passed with the dash light on. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in at the drive — and it was just at the recycling that the cap got a second look. Right off Ashworth Street is no less likely from anywhere.
Meaning? Provided the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is close to the forecourt case. On the floor of that tank sits where AdBlue stays, since it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
Next: the keys in the house, and so nobody drives your vehicle anywhere first thing. After that, phone. We drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that is in Forest Holme or out in Water. Night-time clears outside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise.
On the road around Forest Holme with AdBlue in a diesel
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two beyond the fill. Possibly it was on Isle of Man Street, perhaps on the way out towards Manchester, under 25 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it too on a longer run, once the fuel filter and pipework have had it. Every restart, like every mile, carries it deeper.
Next: find a sensible spot, pull in, then switch the motor off. Exit by the next junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M65, under 5 miles from Forest Holme. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. About how far did it go? Tell us when you phone.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
A week ago, it was unknown to you. Unknown to you, the two inlets are side by side here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Lancashire.
Meaning? Whichever applies above counts too — run or unrun — plus one extra stage. The owner often needs to approve any work, under plenty of rental and fleet agreements.
Settling it before we arrives is quicker, so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Stuck near Grime Bridge Colliery or at Burnley Manchester Road until someone replies, the vehicle remains turned off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Forest Holme?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can honestly say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia around the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. A rushed stop by the gates of Water Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Shaw Clough: either fit.
Meaning? Spills around the filler don't touch your motor at all. Once it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. Turning on the vehicle won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will suck it in.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Don't start the car. Describe what you saw on the phone. A clear tank checked is a happier result than an already-run one drained.
What each AdBlue drain around Forest Holme has in common
The work opens identically, whatever your case. Forecourt, drive, The Commercial's car park or a street beside Whitewell Bottom Community Centre — our van comes to the car, and three questions follow: what fluid, what quantity, and if it has run. Your price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies set the work.
Emptying your tank comes first, then a careful flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Next is the filter — cleaned, or replaced where needed — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of the car. If the engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Lastly, we start the car. Our test that it runs properly on new diesel comes before we leave. When it is caught soon, the car very rarely has long-term damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you get what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Forest Holme itself
Forest Holme is a small suburban area in Lancashire, situated on the riverside with nearby settlements including Water, Lumb, and Bank Top. Forest Holme has a relatively small population of around 529 residents, living in predominantly terraced housing. Forest Holme sits at an elevation of 260 metres, within commuting distance of Manchester, which is approximately 17 miles away.
Forest Holme and Lancashire: AdBlue drains across the area
Over BB postcodes, the teams covering Forest Holme — a residential suburb — work nearby places too, Lumb and Bank Top included. Telling us a BB4 9 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Central Forest Holme or a lay-by near Lumb Millenium Green: either way it is, the car never needs to move an inch for this drain. The van empties it in place. If you are somewhere hard to explain, close to Compton's Cross or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than guessing.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Started by now? Stop, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whichever it is, in Forest Holme and Lancashire, on 0333 366 0103.