AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Gosport, and What to Do Next
One thing matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether your motor has been started since. Over in Clayhall or right around Gosport, an unrun engine should remain that way. Switch nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, then expect a proper flush plus a drain, done just where the vehicle stands around Gosport. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. A bigger job, yes, but the same first move.
Further down: the situations our technicians meet, wherever in Hampshire. Choose the one that fits.
Gosport forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Just at this point, nozzle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the petrol pump. Be it the nearest petrol station, Shell or anywhere else in Gosport, the situation is identical.
Put simply: there is no better place to be to spot it. The AdBlue is in that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Next: resist the urge to start it just to free up the petrol pump. Ask the attendants to help you roll the vehicle into a parking bay, keep your receipt or the bottle, and call us from the forecourt. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a live forecourt safe, so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Gosport
On the dash, a warning had been lit all week. Picked up a container, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and at that point checked the cap again, too late. Houses just off Church Path are caught out as often as everywhere else.
Put simply: if your vehicle has not moved since, it's almost equal to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue settles to the base of your tank and stays put, however long the night.
Next: prevent any early-morning move by keeping your keys indoors, then phone us. Your driveway is where it is drained, whether around Gosport or Seafield. Night-time empties beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
On the road around Gosport with AdBlue in a diesel
A mile or two beyond filling up, the engine started misbehaving: rough running, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. South Street, perhaps, or the way towards Portsmouth — a run of under 3 miles.
Meaning? Your pump has taken the AdBlue up. The injection pump and each injector get it too on a bigger trip, after the fuel filter and pipework have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Stop safely — that's the next job — then turn everything off. Services further along are too far: from the M275, under 3 miles out of Gosport, use the first junction. It won't have cleared, so there's no point restarting to find out. Let us know the mileage covered when you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
A week back, the car was new to you. The AdBlue filler is right alongside the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Hampshire.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the cases above, and those depend on if it has run. Any work on your car frequently requires the owner's go-ahead under rental or fleet agreements.
Sorting it before the van arrives is faster, so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. If you are stuck in the car park outside Portsmouth Harbour, or by Gosport Town Hall, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Gosport
Honestly, the only answer might be that you think so. Which cap was taken off, you can't recall; but the bottle feels lighter than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by the filler. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Old Portsmouth.
What it means: a little spilled around your filler does no harm to your engine. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. Any AdBlue in the tank would be drawn in by starting your car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Don't start it. Inspecting a tank that proves clean beats draining one after it has been run — so ring and tell us what you noticed.
Each AdBlue drain in Gosport shares these steps
Each situation gets the same start to the job. Wherever your car is — Gosport Pool Arena's car park, a street by Gosport Discovery Centre, a drive, a filling station — our van arrives and we ask about the liquid, the amount, and whether the engine has been run. Answers shape the job; the price comes on the call whilst no one has left yet.
Emptying the tank comes first, then a full flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, no matter how long you wait. Fresh diesel goes in after your filter is flushed or changed, and the car is then checked. If the engine has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Lastly, our technicians start the engine. Our technicians make sure it runs correctly on clean diesel before we go. Our engineers do the whole job where your car is, and long-term damage is very uncommon if it has been spotted soon. 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. It is worth remembering: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents while we travel is worthwhile.
About Gosport, briefly
Gosport is a coastal town in Hampshire, situated on the south coast of England, with a low elevation of around 5 metres above sea level. Gosport lies adjacent to Portsmouth, with which it forms a conurbation, and is home to a population of approximately 18,520 people. Gosport is characterized by a high proportion of flat housing, reflecting its urban nature. Gosport has a number of nearby neighbourhoods, including Seafield, Newtown, and Forton.
AdBlue drains around Gosport, and across Hampshire too
Throughout PO postcodes, the vans serving Gosport — a coastal town — reach nearby towns as well, Newtown and Forton among them. Telling us a PO12 1 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Parked en route to Walpole Park, or bang in the centre of Gosport, the car stays where it is — there's no need to shift it anywhere. The drain happens on the spot. Tricky to explain? By St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church or a county line? Checking is better than assuming, and so phone.
In one line: your scenario
Still unrun? Keep the vehicle off then phone. Started by now? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whatever it is, across Gosport and Hampshire, on 0333 366 0103.