AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Greenbank, and What to Do Next
One fact counts above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if the engine has been started afterwards. Wherever the vehicle is — Mirehouse, Greenbank — never start an engine that hasn't been started yet. Call 0333 366 0103 with your key and engine still off. Across Greenbank, such a case is typically emptied and cleaned where it stands. Pull over the minute you safely can then turn off, if it has already run. A bigger job, yes, but the same first step.
Anywhere across Cumbria it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
At the pump around Greenbank: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you're stood at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Whether Esso, another forecourt nearby or somewhere else in Greenbank, the case is the same.
Meaning? Finding out here is the best it can be. Only your tank has AdBlue; no component past it has drawn it in.
Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, even if the pump wants clearing. A few things: a push into a bay with the staff helping, the receipt saved, and a call to us from where you stand. If it can't be moved, it can be cleared at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Greenbank
Several days had gone by with the dash light on. Bought a bottle, poured it in at home, binned the empty — and only then looked at the cap again, too late. Just off Gameriggs Road is not less likely from any other place.
The upshot: zero driving since makes it nearly equal to finding it at the petrol pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Your move: keys indoors, so nobody takes your car off first thing. After that, ring. In Mirehouse West or right here around Greenbank, the drain is done on your driveway. Our equipment runs quiet enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Greenbank?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Greenbank Avenue, perhaps, or the way towards Carlisle — a run of under 50 miles.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue in already. Distance sets how deep it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. It travels deeper with each extra mile covered and each restart.
Pull in somewhere safe — that is the next step — then turn it off. Exit by the next junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M6, under 50 miles from Greenbank. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, and say what distance your vehicle was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have just had the vehicle for days. Your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, and so no one told you the AdBlue inlet sits right next to the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Cumbria.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies here — run or unrun — and one extra stage. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our technicians get there than after. Hanging on for an answer at the car park outside Corkickle, or beside Woodbank Evangelical Church? Leave the car off throughout.
Greenbank: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". Which cap came off, you cannot say; meanwhile the bottle feels lighter than expected, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. The gates of Valley Primary School and Nursery in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's drive over in Homewood.
The upshot: your engine is not hurt by a little AdBlue spilled on the filler. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different story. Any AdBlue in that tank would be pulled in by turning on the car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Assume it was put in, and don't start your engine. Call us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Every AdBlue drain around Greenbank shares these steps
No matter the case, a single start is used. Anywhere the vehicle stands — Distressed Sailor's car park, a street beside West Coast Community Fitness Centre, a drive, a filling station — the van arrives and asks about the fluid, the quantity, and whether the motor has been run. The price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies shape the job.
Draining your tank comes first, followed by a careful flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, no matter how long you wait. Finally are your filter, cleaned or replaced as needed; clean diesel; and a test of the car. If your motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
The last step is starting the car. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it is running correctly, and then we head off. Our engineers do the whole job where the car is, and long-term damage is very unusual if it has been caught quickly. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money in advance. Check your insurance before we're en route: cover for misfuelling comes included in many policies.
About Greenbank, briefly
Greenbank is a suburban area located on the coast of Cumbria, with an elevation of 67 metres above sea level. Greenbank sits near several nearby places, including Mirehouse West, Mirehouse East, and Woodhouse, and is approximately 36 miles from the city of Carlisle. Greenbank has a population of around 3789 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Greenbank is also situated a significant distance from London, at around 253 miles away.
Greenbank and Cumbria: AdBlue drains across the area
Mirehouse East and Woodhouse get the same teams as Greenbank, a residential suburb, plus further places throughout CA postcodes. A postcode starting CA28 9 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is required, be it parked centrally in Greenbank or in a lay-by heading to Woodhouse (Millennium Green), and so keep it put. Where it sits, that is where it is drained. Guessing doesn't help near St Benedicts, on a county line or somewhere hard to pin down; phone and check.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep it off then call. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Cumbria and in Greenbank — once you stop, turn off then phone, if it has run.