AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Foxhole: What Now?
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue went in? That single question decides almost everything about what comes next. Over in Goonamarris or right in Foxhole, an unrun motor must remain that way. Leave your engine and the ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Foxhole. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. It's a larger job, though stage one does not change.
Compare what happened to one of the list below, wherever in Cornwall you happen to be.
On a Foxhole forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the bottle, you spot the filler you opened was not the correct one. Perhaps you are at the the nearest petrol station, possibly at the EG On the Go, perhaps somewhere else around Foxhole.
The point: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. Still inside the tank, with no fuel pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Ask the staff to help you push the car into a parking space, keep your receipt or the bottle, then ring us from the forecourt. Can't move the car by the pump? Explosion-proof kit keeps a busy forecourt safe, so it can be drained in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Foxhole
The warning light had been on for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had used on the drive. Homes just off Chegwins Hill get caught out as much as anywhere else.
Put simply: if the vehicle has not been driven since, it's nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Your move: keys in the house, so nobody drives your car off first thing. Then, phone. Goverseth or Foxhole: wherever your drive sits, that is where it is emptied. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Foxhole?
Lumpy running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard started a short way after the top-up. Somewhere along Creaz-An-Bre or else on the road to Truro — under 15 miles away.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue through already. The injection pump and each injector see it as well on a longer run, after your filter and lines have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Your move: stop anywhere sensible, then turn the motor off. Foxhole lies over 50 miles from the M5; on it, come off at the first junction instead of pressing on for the services. It won't have cleared, and so there's no point restarting to find out. Let us hear the mileage driven as you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
A week back, it was new to you. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, because your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Wherever you happen to be in Cornwall, any motorist can slip up.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the cases above, which turn on if it's run. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Next: ring the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — settling it before we arrive is quicker. If you're stranded in the car park outside St Austell, or by St George, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Foxhole?
At times, "I think so" is all you can honestly say. What cap was taken off, you cannot recall; but the bottle feels less than it ought to, and ammonia lingers by your filler. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Foxhole Learning Academy, or on a friend's drive in Carloggas.
What it means: a little spilled round your filler does no damage to your engine. Inside your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. Turning on the car will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would suck it in.
Next: act as though it got in, then leave the engine off. Call us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Foxhole: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Filling station, driveway, Granville Arms's car park or a street by Lanjeth & High Street Memorial Hall — our van reaches the car, and three answers follow: what liquid, which quantity, and if it ran. Your price comes over the phone, before a van leaves, and the answers shape the job.
Then your tank is emptied and the fuel system flushed 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 doesn't rinse out on its own. Finally come the fuel filter, cleaned or replaced as needed; clean diesel; and a check of your car. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour on site is most jobs.
Last, our technicians start the car. With clean diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it's running correctly, and then we leave. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is caught early, lasting damage is very unusual. Payment is that day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. It is worth remembering: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy while you wait pays.
About Foxhole itself
Foxhole is a small village in Cornwall, situated inland at an elevation of 198 metres, approximately 10.6 miles from Truro. Foxhole has a population of around 1281 residents, with predominantly terraced housing. Foxhole is surrounded by nearby places such as Goverseth, Carpalla, and Goonabarn, and is located about 220.9 miles west of London.
AdBlue drains across Cornwall, Foxhole included
Over PL postcodes, the vans covering Foxhole — a rural village — reach surrounding places too, Carpalla and Goonabarn included. Your location comes quickest from a postcode that starts PL26 7.
Parked en route to Tregargus Valley, or right in the heart of Foxhole, your vehicle remains where it is — there is no need to shift it anywhere. Our engineers drain the car where it is. If you are somewhere hard to describe, close to St Stephen Community Centre & Social Club or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
Your scenario, in one line
Engine never started: phone, and leave it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Foxhole and anywhere around Cornwall on 0333 366 0103.