--- title: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Gore? Next Steps canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/gore-kent/ location: Gore county: Kent latitude: 51.247940 longitude: 1.304910 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-08 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Gore, and What to Do Next One thing counts above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether the motor has run since. Over in Statenborough or here in Gore, an unstarted engine should remain that way. Normally this is emptying and properly rinsing it right there around Gore — and so leave the ignition and engine off and ring 0333 366 0103. Stop the moment you safely can then switch off, if it has been run. A larger job, then, yet the identical first step. Further down: the situations we see, anywhere around Kent. Pick yours. ## AdBlue in a diesel on a Gore forecourt Imagine it: standing by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you spot the cap you took off was not the right one. It might be the Gulf, or perhaps the Shell, or another forecourt in Gore. The upshot: of every spot to notice, this is the best. Only your tank holds AdBlue; not one component beyond it has drawn any in. Clearing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — so do not get back in. Phone us from the forecourt after your car sits in a space — the staff will lend a hand to push it — and keep the bottle. Stuck by the pump? Explosion-proof equipment makes a busy forecourt safe, and so it can be drained in place. ## AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Gore drive? Several days had passed with the dash light on. A bottle from the shop, tipped in at the drive — and it was only by the bin that the cap got your eye. It occurs on drives just off Cooks Lea as regularly as anywhere. Put simply: if the car has not moved since, it's almost equal to spotting it at the forecourt. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that. What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then call. In Eastry or here in Gore, the drain happens at your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night. ## Gore: set off with AdBlue in a diesel? You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe driving to Canterbury, under 15 miles away, or just along Gore Road. What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Mileage sets how far it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. More miles, more restarts: further it goes. Do this: pull up anywhere sensible, then switch the motor off. Exit by the next junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M20, under 15 miles from Gore. No trial restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Call, saying what distance your car was driven. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors You've just had this car a week. Your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, and so no one told you the AdBlue cap was just beside the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Kent. The point: just as above, divided by if it ran, but with an added step. The owner frequently has to sign off any work, under many rental and fleet agreements. Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Stuck by 10th Deal Eastry Scout Group or at Sandwich till the firm replies, your vehicle stays turned off the whole time. ## Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Gore? Sometimes the honest answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Eastry Church of England Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Hammill. What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no damage to the motor. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in the tank. Next: act as though it went in, and leave your motor off. Tell us what you noticed on your phone. A clean tank looked at is a happier result than a run one drained. ## Gore: what every AdBlue drain has in common Every case has the same opening to the job. Three things come when our engineers reach your car — at a filling station, a drive, a road beside St Mary the Blessed or the car park outside The Five Bells With B & B: the liquid, the amount, and whether it has run. On the phone, ahead of anything else, you hear the price, and those replies shape the job too. Emptying that tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long you wait. Last are the fuel filter, flushed or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a test of your vehicle. The majority of unstarted cars are a half-hour visit from the moment we turn up. Starting it comes at the end. Our test that it runs correctly on clean diesel comes before our technicians go. Our engineers do the entire job where your car is, and permanent damage is very uncommon if it has been caught early. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling, so look at yours as we head over. ## About Gore and where it is Gore is a suburban area in Kent, situated inland at an elevation of 21 metres, approximately 10 miles from Canterbury. Gore forms part of the wider residential area surrounding Canterbury, with nearby places including Eastry, Selson, and Buttsole. Gore has a population of around 2176 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. ## Gore and Kent: AdBlue drains across the area Gore is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the towns near it too, Selson and Buttsole among them, across the CT postcode area. A postcode starting CT13 0 is the quickest way to tell us where you are. Stopped en route to Eastry Picnic Site, or right in the centre of Gore, your vehicle remains put — there's no need to move it anywhere. Where it sits, that is where it is emptied. Ring and check rather than guess if you are close to St Mary The Blessed Virgin Church, on a boundary, or anywhere awkward to explain. ## In one line: your situation Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and ring. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Gore and anywhere around Kent on 0333 366 0103.