AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Golberdon: What Now?
One thing matters above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if the engine has run afterwards. Over in Trevigro or here in Golberdon, an unstarted engine must remain that way. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush plus a drain, carried out right where the car stands in Golberdon. Pull over the minute it is safe then turn off, if it has already run. A bigger job, then, but the identical first step.
Wherever around Cornwall it happened, one of the situations below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Golberdon forecourt
Just at this point, bottle yet in hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the petrol pump. Whether Tesco, another forecourt nearby or somewhere else around Golberdon, the situation is the same.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is as good as it gets. Only that tank has AdBlue; no component past it has drawn any in.
Next: resist the temptation to fire it up just to free up the petrol pump. Get the attendants to lend a hand pushing it to a space, hold on to the bottle, then phone us right there. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, so a car that cannot be pushed clear is emptied where it is at the pump.
At home in Golberdon with AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened at the driveway. Driveways near South Hill Road get it as much as any other street.
The point: zero miles since leaves this almost equal to finding it at the petrol pump. On the floor of your tank is exactly where AdBlue stays, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves the car in the morning. Then ring. We drain it on your drive, whether that's around Golberdon or out in Trewoodloe. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Golberdon?
Rough running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a short way beyond the top-up. Redmoor Road, perhaps, or the route to Plymouth — a run of under 15 miles.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue through already. It's been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Do this: stop anywhere sensible, then switch your motor off. On the M5, under 50 miles from Golberdon, that means the next junction, not the services further on. No test restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue will do. Tell us hear the mileage driven when you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It's a motor you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the two inlets are side by side here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. Anyone, wherever across Cornwall, might do the same.
The point: just as above, split by whether it ran, only with one added stage. Work on the vehicle often requires the owner's approval under hire or fleet agreements.
Do this: rental firm or your fleet manager first, us second, because sorting it beforehand cuts time. Keep the car switched off as the reply arrives, whether you're parked outside Gunnislake or close to South Hill Parish Hall.
Golberdon: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Truthfully, the only answer may be that you think so. What cap came off, you can't recall; meanwhile the bottle weighs less than it ought to, and ammonia hangs by your filler. A rushed stop by the gates of Callington Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Maders: both fit.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet don't reach the engine at all. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. Firing up your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will draw it in.
Next: assume it went in, and leave the engine off. Call us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Every AdBlue drain around Golberdon shares these stages
Each situation gets the same opening to the job. Anywhere the vehicle stands — the pub in the village's car park, a street beside St Sampson, a driveway, a filling station — our van arrives and asks for the fluid, the amount, plus whether the motor has turned over. Over the phone, before anything else, you are told our price, and those replies decide the job too.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, because crystals build up and certain metals corrode, and none of it washes out unaided. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. If the engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Last, our engineers start the car. With clean diesel in, it runs while we check it's running properly, and then we go. If it is noticed soon, the vehicle very rarely has permanent damage, and the whole job happens where it is. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Golberdon and where it is
Golberdon is a small village in inland Cornwall, situated at an elevation of around 125 metres, and comprising predominantly detached housing. Golberdon lies near the villages of Trewoodloe, South Hill, and Mornick, and is approximately 13.9 miles from Plymouth. Golberdon has a population of around 535 residents, and is characterized by its rural setting. Golberdon is located in the South West region of England, about 196.2 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across Cornwall, Golberdon included
Golberdon is a rural village, and the same vans that cover it work the places near it too, South Hill and Mornick among them, across the PL postcode area. A postcode starting PL17 7 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No towing is needed, whether stopped in the centre of Golberdon or in a layby en route to Bicton Wood, so leave it put. We drain the vehicle where it sits. If you're somewhere hard to describe, close to St Melor or close to a border, ring and ask instead of assuming.
Your situation, in one line
Motor never started: phone, and leave it alone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Golberdon and anywhere across Cornwall on 0333 366 0103.