What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Great Oakley
All of it hinges on one fact: if your motor has started after the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Out in Newton or right around Great Oakley, an unrun engine should remain unrun. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush plus a drain, done just where your vehicle sits around Great Oakley. Stop the moment you safely can then turn off, if it has been run. It's a larger job, though stage one doesn't change.
Match what happened to one of the ones below, anywhere in Northamptonshire you happen to be.
At the petrol pump around Great Oakley: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you are stood at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It might be the the nearest petrol station, or the Shell, or a different station around Great Oakley.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it gets. The AdBlue is inside your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
What to do: don't get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. Three things: a shove into a space with the staff assisting, the receipt saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. Draining it there at the pump is possible when it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Great Oakley
For days the dash had been nagging you. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the driveway. Right off Lewin Road is not different from anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. As it is unable to mix, AdBlue drops low in the tank and waits. A night standing alters nothing.
Next: prevent an early move by keeping your keys indoors, then phone us. Little Oakley or Great Oakley: wherever your driveway sits, that's where it is emptied. The equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
On the road in Great Oakley with AdBlue in a diesel
A mile or two after topping up, your motor began misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on your dash. It might have been heading for Leicester, under 25 miles away, or simply down Little Meadow.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue in. It's been through your filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the injectors. More miles, more restarts: deeper it travels.
Do this: stop somewhere safe, then turn the engine off. Great Oakley lies under 25 miles from the Great North Road; on it, come off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. No trial starts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. Phone us and say how far you drove.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have had this car hardly a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, the cap is just by your diesel cap — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Northamptonshire.
Meaning? Whichever case above applies here — run or not — plus one extra step. The owner frequently has to approve any work, under many hire and company agreements.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before we arrive is faster. Stuck near Great Oakley Village Hall or at Corby until someone replies, your car stays switched off the whole time.
Great Oakley: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
"I think so" is often the most honest answer there is. Too light, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; no clear memory of which cap. Look familiar? Maybe at a friend's drive in Carlton Purlieus, or in a rush outside Danesholme Infant Academy at the school run.
What it means: a little spilled around your filler does no damage to your engine. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in the tank will be sucked in by turning on the vehicle, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Do this: act as though it got in, and don't start your engine. Describe what you noticed on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a better result than an already-run one drained.
Every AdBlue drain in Great Oakley shares these stages
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Our technicians come to the car, whether it's on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside Spread Eagle or a side street near Great Oakley Cricket Club, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and if your engine has been run. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told the price, and those replies shape the job too.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's essential, since deposits build up and certain metals are attacked, and none of it rinses out unaided. Clean diesel goes in once your filter has been cleaned or replaced, and your car is finally checked. If your engine hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Our engineers start it at the end. With new diesel in, it runs while we make sure it is running smoothly, and then we go. The whole job is done where your car is, and if it is caught soon, lasting damage is very rare. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing in advance. Many insurance policies include misfuelling, so look at yours while the van travels.
About Great Oakley itself
Great Oakley is a suburban area in Northamptonshire, situated near the River Nene and characterised by its detached housing stock. Great Oakley sits at an elevation of around 105 metres, with views of the surrounding countryside and nearby villages such as Little Oakley. Great Oakley is located near the town of Corby and is within commuting distance of Leicester, which is approximately 20 miles away. Great Oakley has a population of around 4733 residents, who enjoy its riverside setting and proximity to local amenities.
AdBlue drains across Northamptonshire, Great Oakley included
Corby and Pipewell have the same vans as Great Oakley, a residential suburb, along with other towns throughout NN postcodes. The location comes quickest from a postcode beginning NN18 8.
No towing is needed, be it parked centrally in Great Oakley or in a lay-by heading to Oakley Park, and so keep it put. Where it stands, that's where it gets cleared. Tricky to pin down? By St Michael and All Angels or a county line? Checking is better than guessing, so ring.
Your situation, summed up
Unstarted? Keep it that way then ring. Run by now: stop, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, in Great Oakley or anywhere across Northamptonshire.