AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Goldthorpe, and What to Do Next
Everything turns on a single fact: whether your engine has started since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Out in Bolton upon Dearne or here in Goldthorpe, an unrun engine must stay that way. Keep nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush after a drain, done right where your car sits in Goldthorpe. Already started? Stop once safe, then turn it off. A bigger job, then, but the identical first move.
Anywhere across South Yorkshire it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Goldthorpe forecourt
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Maybe you're at the Texaco, perhaps at the BP, perhaps somewhere else around Goldthorpe.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
What to do: don't get back in and start the vehicle to clear the pump. Ask the staff to help you push the car into a parking bay, keep the till receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the petrol pump is fine if it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home around Goldthorpe with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had gone by with the dash light on. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd opened at the drive. Houses just off Doncaster Road get hit as often as everywhere else.
Meaning? As long as the car has not moved since, it's close to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of your tank and remains there, no matter how long it waits.
Your move: the keys indoors, so no one takes the vehicle anywhere at breakfast. After that, ring. Your drive is where it is drained, be it in Goldthorpe or Highgate. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Goldthorpe?
A short way after filling up, the motor began playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, lights on the dash. Somewhere along High Street or heading to Doncaster — under 10 miles away.
The upshot: your system has drawn AdBlue through already. Distance sets how deep it goes: filter and pipework first, then the high-pressure pump and every injector. More driving, more starts: deeper it travels.
Pull in somewhere safe — that is the next step — then turn everything off. On the A1(M), under 5 miles from Goldthorpe, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
You've had this car barely a week. The AdBlue filler is right next to the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you are across South Yorkshire, every motorist can slip up.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more stage. Work on your vehicle frequently needs the owner's approval under hire or company agreements.
Your move: hire firm or fleet manager first, us next, since settling it early cuts time. Waiting for an answer in the car park outside the nearest station, or beside St John Evangelist & St Mary Magdelene? Leave your car off throughout.
Goldthorpe: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
At times, "I think so" is the most you can honestly say. A faint ammonia whiff lingers around your filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Hickleton.
The upshot: the motor is not hurt by a little AdBlue splashed around the outside. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Next: act as though it went in, and keep your engine off. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean is better than emptying one after it's been run — so phone then describe to us what you noticed.
Goldthorpe: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Three questions are asked once our engineers reach your car — at a filling station, a drive, a street beside Sacred Heart or the car park at The New Bank: the liquid, the quantity, and if the motor has run. On the phone, ahead of anything else, you hear our quote, and those replies decide the job too.
Then the tank is emptied and the system purged thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Then comes your filter — flushed, or replaced where needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of the car. The majority of unstarted cars are a half-hour visit after the moment our technicians arrive.
The final step is starting the car. Our technicians confirm it runs smoothly on new diesel before we go. Permanent damage is very uncommon if it's noticed early, and the whole job is done where your car is. Payment is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Many insurance policies cover misfuelling, and so look at yours while the van travels.
About Goldthorpe and where it is
Goldthorpe is a town in South Yorkshire, situated on the banks of the River Dearne at an elevation of 53 metres. Goldthorpe lies approximately 7 miles from Doncaster and 148 miles from London, with nearby places including Highgate, Thurnscoe, and Thurnscoe East. Goldthorpe has a population of around 11455 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Goldthorpe is characterized by its riverside setting and residential communities.
AdBlue drains in Goldthorpe, and across South Yorkshire too
Over S postcodes, the vans covering Goldthorpe — a riverside town — work surrounding towns too, Thurnscoe and Thurnscoe East among them. Telling us a S63 9 postcode finds you fastest of all.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Phoenix Park or in a car park in the middle of Goldthorpe, it does not need to shift. The van empties it where it stands. Guessing doesn't help near Highgate Greyhound Stadium, on a border or anywhere awkward to describe; ring and ask.
In one line: your situation
Where it has not started, ring then leave it off. Started already? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whatever case, across Goldthorpe and South Yorkshire, on 0333 366 0103.