What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Grimsbury
One fact matters most once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if the engine has been started afterwards. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Grimsbury itself or out in Neithrop. Ring 0333 366 0103 with the key and motor both off. Across Grimsbury, such a case is typically drained and flushed where it stands. Stop the moment you safely can and turn off, if it has already run. Step one remains the same, even if the job grows.
Further down: the situations our engineers see, anywhere in Oxfordshire. Pick yours.
Grimsbury forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Picture it: standing by the petrol pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the cap you took off was not the correct one. Somewhere around Grimsbury, then — Morrisons, Esso, or anywhere else nearby.
The upshot: of all places to notice, this is the best. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and start the car to clear the pump. Phone us from the forecourt after your vehicle sits in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — then save the receipt. Emptying it right at the pump is fine if it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Grimsbury drive?
On your dash, a reminder had been lit all week. Only by the recycling, the empty container in your hand, did you look back at the cap you'd used on the driveway. Houses just off Middleton Road are hit as much as everywhere else.
In short: if your car has not been driven since, it is nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. Being unable to mix, AdBlue settles to the base in the tank and stays. One night standing changes none of that.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then call. Your drive is where it gets drained, be it in Grimsbury or Banbury. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
On the road in Grimsbury with AdBlue in a diesel
A short way after filling up, your motor started playing up: rough running, smoke, lost power, warnings on the dash. Somewhere on Moorfield Court or heading to Oxford — under 25 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has taken the AdBlue up. Through the filter, along the pipework, and — the further the mileage — on into the high-pressure pump and every injector. More driving, more starts: further it goes.
Your move: pull up anywhere safe, then turn the motor off. On the M40, under a mile from Grimsbury, that means the next junction, not the services further on. It will not have cleared, so there's no point starting it again to find out. Phone us and say how far you travelled.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've had the vehicle barely a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets sit next to each other here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Oxfordshire.
The point: exactly as above, split by if it ran, but with one added step. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car.
Next: phone the rental company or the fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before we arrive is quicker. Stuck near Saint Leonards or outside Banbury till the firm answers, the car remains turned off the whole time.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Grimsbury?
Truthfully, the only answer may be that you think so. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe at a friend's driveway in Overthorpe, or in a rush by Dashwood Banbury Academy on the school run.
The point: the motor isn't harmed by a little AdBlue splashed around the filler. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. Starting the vehicle cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will draw it in.
Next: assume it went in, and keep your engine off. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clear tank looked at is a better result than an already-run one emptied.
Each AdBlue drain in Grimsbury shares these steps
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. We come to the vehicle, whether it's at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Bell or a side street close to Khalsa Foundation, and ask three things: what went in, roughly how much, and whether the engine has run. Those answers settle this work, and you hear our price by phone, before anybody sets off.
AdBlue crystallises and eats at some metals in fuel systems, and so it does not rinse out unaided; that is why the flush, after the drain, counts much more here than with petrol. Next comes your filter — flushed, or replaced when necessary — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of the car. Most unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment our technicians turn up.
Our engineers start the engine at the end. Before our engineers leave, it's tested to be sure it runs properly on new diesel. Our engineers do the entire job where your car is, and permanent damage is very rare if it has been spotted early. Paying comes on the day, never upfront. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your documents while you wait is worthwhile.
About Grimsbury and where it is
Grimsbury is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Oxfordshire, with a relatively low elevation of 95 metres. Grimsbury lies near the towns of Banbury and Calthorpe, and is also close to the smaller settlements of Nethercote. Grimsbury is characterized by a high proportion of flat housing, and is located approximately 21.8 miles from Oxford. Grimsbury is also within commuting distance of London, being around 64 miles from the capital.
AdBlue drains across Oxfordshire, Grimsbury included
Grimsbury is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the places near it too, Calthorpe and Nethercote among them, across the OX postcode area. Fastest of all: a OX16 3 postcode for your location.
Parked en route to Moorfield Park, or bang in the centre of Grimsbury, your car remains where it is — there's no need to shift it at all. Our van empties it where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to explain, close to Grimsbury Methodist Church or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and ring. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, across Oxfordshire and in Grimsbury — once you stop, switch off then ring, if it's run.