AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Green Street Green, and What to Do Next
Has your motor run since the AdBlue went in? This single point settles almost everything about what comes next. Wherever your vehicle is — Bean, Green Street Green — never run a motor that hasn't run yet. Normally that means draining and thoroughly cleaning it on the spot in Green Street Green — and so leave the ignition and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. Step one stays the same, even though the work grows.
Below: the cases we meet, anywhere in Kent. Pick yours.
Green Street Green forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Somewhere around Green Street Green, then — Shell, BP, or anywhere else nearby.
What it means: this is the best location to find out. Nothing has pulled it in, so the AdBlue sits just inside the tank.
Your move: stay out of the car, even if the pump wants freeing. Ask the attendants to help you roll your car into a parking space, keep the receipt or the bottle, and ring us from the forecourt. If it cannot be moved, it can be drained at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Green Street Green
On the dash, a warning had shown for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. It occurs on drives just off Sandbanks Hill as regularly as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the vehicle has not moved since, it is close to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue drops to the base of that tank and stays put, no matter how long it waits.
Next: stop any early drive by keeping the keys indoors, then phone us. Out in Grubb Street or right here in Green Street Green, the drain happens on your drive. Late-night drains beside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Green Street Green?
Filled up, pulled away, and soon the engine was running roughly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up the dash. Perhaps it was on Shellbank Lane, maybe on the way out towards London, under 25 miles away.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue through already. The injection pump and each injector see it as well on a longer trip, once your filter and pipework have had it. It goes further with each mile covered and each restart.
Your move: pull up anywhere sensible, then turn your engine off. Green Street Green lies under 3 miles from the M25; there, pull off at the next junction rather than pushing on to the services. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Ring us and say how far you travelled.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
It is a car you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are side by side here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or stores it elsewhere. Anywhere you happen to be across Kent, any driver could be caught.
Meaning? Whichever applies above counts here — run or not — plus one extra stage. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager first, us next, since settling it early saves time. Keep the vehicle switched off while the reply comes, whether you are parked outside Longfield or close to Darenth Village Hall.
Green Street Green: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can truthfully say. A slight ammonia whiff lingers near the filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is a blur. The gates of Greenlands Primary School in a rush, say, or someone's drive out in Whitehill.
Put simply: a spill round your filler does your engine unharmed. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. Any AdBlue in your tank would be drawn in by starting the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it went in, and leave your engine off. Ring us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What each AdBlue drain around Green Street Green has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Forecourt, drive, Black Horse's car park or a road by Long Valley Community Hall — the van comes to the car, and three questions follow: which liquid, which amount, and if it has run. Your price comes on the call, before a van leaves, and those replies set the job.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to certain metals in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out unaided; that's why a full flush, after the drain, matters much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Fresh diesel is put in once the fuel filter has been cleaned or changed, and the car is finally tested. Where your engine has not been started, expect about half an hour on site, for most cases.
The last step is firing it up. Our technicians make sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel before leaving. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is caught quickly, lasting damage is very rare. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Green Street Green and where it is
Green Street Green is a small village in Kent, situated inland at an elevation of 33 metres, and is located approximately 18.6 miles from London. Green Street Green has a population of around 513 people and is characterised by predominantly detached housing. Green Street Green is near to other local places such as Grubb Street, St Margarets, and Westwood, and is within commuting distance of London.
AdBlue drains in Green Street Green, and across Kent too
As a rural village, Green Street Green has the same vans as the surrounding towns — Westwood, St Margarets — all the way through DA postcodes. Giving us a DA2 8 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Lords Wood or in a car park in the middle of Green Street Green, it doesn't need to shift. Our engineers drain the car where it is. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near Longfield Library or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
Your scenario, summed up
Engine never started: phone, and leave it alone. Whichever case fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, across Kent and within Green Street Green — after you pull over, turn off then phone, if it's run.