AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Goring, and What to Do Next
Everything turns on a single fact: if the engine has been run after the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Out in Lower Basildon or right around Goring, an unstarted engine must stay unrun. Usually that is emptying and thoroughly purging it on the spot in Goring — so keep your key and engine off and phone 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. It's a larger job, yet step one doesn't change.
Below: the cases we meet, wherever around Oxfordshire. Pick yours.
At the petrol pump around Goring: AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you spot the cap you took off was not the right one. Anywhere in Goring, then — JET, Texaco, or anywhere else close by.
The upshot: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. The AdBlue is in that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Next: resist the urge to fire it up just to move away from the petrol pump. Phone us from the forecourt once your vehicle is in a bay — the staff will help roll it — and keep the bottle. If it cannot be moved, it can be drained at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Goring drive?
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in on the driveway — and it was just at the bin that the cap caught a second look. It takes place on driveways just off High Street as commonly as anywhere.
In short: if the vehicle hasn't moved since, it's nearly as good as finding out at the pump. On the bottom of that tank is exactly where AdBlue stays, because it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
Next: prevent an early move by keeping the keys in the house, then phone us. Your driveway is where it is drained, whether around Goring or Streatley. Night-time clears outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Goring?
A mile or two after topping up, your engine began misbehaving: roughness, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Maybe it was on Manor Road, perhaps on the way out towards Oxford, under 25 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked into the fuel system. It has been through the fuel filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Every restart, like every mile, pushes it on.
Stop safely — that's the first step — then switch everything off. Leave by the first junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M4, under 5 miles from Goring. It won't have cleared, and so there's no point restarting to check. Tell us hear the mileage covered when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
It is a car you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are side by side here — unlike your own car, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. Anywhere you happen to be across Oxfordshire, any driver can be caught.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. The owner frequently needs to sign off the work, under plenty of rental and fleet contracts.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Stranded by The Arcade or outside Goring & Streatley till the firm replies, the car stays turned off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Goring?
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. Too light, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Sound familiar? It might have been at a friend's drive in South Stoke, or in a rush outside Goring Church of England Aided Primary School on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no harm to the motor. If it's inside your diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in your tank will be drawn in by starting the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it got in, then keep the motor off. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Goring: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Every situation has the same opening to the job. Filling station, driveway, The Miller of Mansfield's car park or a street by Goring Social Club — the van comes to your car, and three questions come next: what fluid, what quantity, and if it has run. Replies shape the work; the price comes by phone while no one has set off yet.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is essential, because deposits build up and certain metals are attacked, and neither washes away unaided. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. If your engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Last, our engineers fire it up. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it is running properly, and then we go. When it's caught early, the vehicle very seldom has long-term damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. Paying comes on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels.
About Goring, for a moment
Goring is a village situated on the banks of the River Thames in Oxfordshire, with Streatley on the opposite bank. Goring has a population of around 1731 people and is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock. Goring sits at an elevation of 49 metres, approximately 16.7 miles south of Oxford and 43.4 miles west of London, and is near to other small settlements like Cleeve and Stitchens Green.
Goring and Oxfordshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Throughout RG postcodes, the vans covering Goring — a village — work nearby places as well, Cleeve and Stitchens Green among them. Giving us your RG8 9 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Gardiner Recreation Ground or in a car park in the middle of Goring, it doesn't need to shift. Our engineers drain the car where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near Goring Free Church or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
In one line: your situation
If it hasn't run, phone and keep it off. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Goring and anywhere across Oxfordshire on 0333 366 0103.