AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Gawleys Gate, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether your motor has run since it got in. Wherever the vehicle stands — Lower Ballinderry, Gawleys Gate — don't start a motor that hasn't run yet. Switch nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, and expect a proper flush plus a drain, done right where the vehicle stands around Gawleys Gate. Where the engine has been run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then turn it off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Compare your case to a situation from the list below, anywhere around County Antrim you are.
Gawleys Gate forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it as you're stood at the pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. It could be the the nearest petrol station, or the another forecourt nearby, or another forecourt around Gawleys Gate.
In short: no better place exists to discover it. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Next: resist the temptation to start it just to free up the pump. Three things: a push into a bay with the staff assisting, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt sensible, and so it can be drained in place.
Gawleys Gate, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
On the dash, a reminder had shown for days. Bought a container, poured it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap again, too late. Drives close to Heugh Road see it as much as anywhere.
In short: if the vehicle has not moved since, it's nearly equal to spotting it at the forecourt. At the floor of that tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Keep your keys indoors overnight — otherwise someone may drive it away first thing — then phone us. Out in Derrymore or here in Gawleys Gate, the drain is done on your driveway. Our equipment works quietly enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
On the road around Gawleys Gate with AdBlue in a diesel
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a lit dashboard arrived a mile or two after the fill. It might have been driving for Lisburn, under 15 miles away, or simply down Chalet Road.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue in by now. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it as well on a bigger trip, once the fuel filter and lines have it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe and switch off. On the M77, over 50 miles from Gawleys Gate, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear on its own. Roughly how far did it go? Say so as you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a car you have had for a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, so nothing told you the AdBlue inlet was right beside the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in County Antrim.
The upshot: just as above, split by whether it ran, only with one added stage. Many hire and fleet agreements require the owner's approval for work.
Settling it before the van turn up is quicker, and so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. If you are stranded in the car park at the nearest station, or by the centre, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Gawleys Gate
At times the honest answer is "I think so". 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. The gates of the local primary school in a rush, say, or someone's drive over in Upper Ballinderry.
In short: a spill near your filler does the motor no harm. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. Any AdBlue in that tank will be drawn in by turning on the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Do this: behave as if it did, and never start the motor. Checking a tank that proves free of AdBlue beats emptying one once it's been run — so phone and tell us what you noticed.
The common ground in every Gawleys Gate AdBlue drain
Every situation gets the same start to the work. Wherever your car stands — the pub in the village's car park, a road beside a street just off the centre, a driveway, a forecourt — the van arrives and we ask about the fluid, the amount, plus if your motor has turned over. Those answers settle this work, and you hear our quote on the phone, before anybody sets off.
Draining that tank comes next, then a careful flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long it sits. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Not started? Then roughly half an hour on site is most jobs.
Finally, our technicians fire it up. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our engineers make sure it's running smoothly, and then we head off. Our engineers do the whole job where the vehicle is, and lasting damage is very uncommon if it has been spotted quickly. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you receive what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Dig out your insurance before we're en route: cover for misfuelling is included in many policies.
About Gawleys Gate and where it is
Gawleys Gate is a small locality in County Antrim, situated inland at an elevation of around 15 metres. Gawleys Gate lies near the communities of Derrymore, Aghalee, and Aghagallon, and is approximately 11.7 miles from Lisburn. Gawleys Gate is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its rural setting. Gawleys Gate is a relatively small community, with a population of around 569 people.
Gawleys Gate and County Antrim: AdBlue drains across the area
Over BT postcodes, the teams covering Gawleys Gate — a small village — work nearby places too, Aghalee and Aghagallon included. Quickest of all: a BT67 0 postcode for your location.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to the green space at the edge of the village or in a car park in the middle of Gawleys Gate, it doesn't need to shift. Draining is done right there. Tricky to pin down? By the far end of the built-up part or a county line? Asking is better than assuming, and so phone.
Your scenario, in one line
Still unrun? Keep the vehicle that way and phone. Run already? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whatever case, across Gawleys Gate and County Antrim, on 0333 366 0103.