Gunnislake: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact counts above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether your engine has been started since. Not run so far? Then leave the car that way, whether your car is — Gunnislake or Dimson. Leave the engine and the ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is around Gunnislake. Already run? Pull over when you safely can, then switch it off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Match what happened to one of the ones below, anywhere across Cornwall you happen to be.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Gunnislake forecourt
Only at this point, nozzle still in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the pump. Somewhere around Gunnislake, then — Asda, Gulf, or somewhere else close by.
The point: of every spot to notice, the forecourt is the best. Only that tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn any in.
Freeing the pump is no reason to start it — so don't get back in. Ring us from the forecourt after your car is in a bay — the attendants will help push it — then keep the bottle. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, and so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear is emptied where it is at the petrol pump.
Gunnislake, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Several days had passed with the dash light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Right off A390 is not different from any other place.
Meaning? Provided the car has not moved since, it's close to the pump case. On the bottom of your tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Next: stop any early-morning drive by keeping the keys in the house, then phone us. Out in Lower Dimson or right here around Gunnislake, the draining is done on your driveway. The equipment works quietly enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
Gunnislake: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Topped up, drove away, and before long the engine was running roughly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up your dash. Possibly it was on Fore Street, maybe on the way out towards Plymouth, under 15 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled into your fuel system. Distance sets how deep it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the injection pump and every injector. Every restart, like every mile, carries it on.
Do this: stop somewhere safe, then switch your engine off. On the M5, under 50 miles from Gunnislake, that means the next junction, not the services further on. No test starts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. Phone us and say how far you travelled.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have had this vehicle hardly a week. The AdBlue filler is right alongside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, because your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you happen to be across Cornwall, any driver can be caught.
Meaning? Whichever case above counts here — run or unrun — and one further step. Work on the vehicle often needs the owner's approval under hire or company terms.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before we get there than after. Waiting for an answer in the car park outside the nearest station, or beside William the Miner? Leave your engine off meanwhile.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in Gunnislake?
Truthfully, the only answer might be that you think it did. What cap was taken off, you cannot say; meanwhile the bottle feels less than expected, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by your filler. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Copper Valley Junior Academy, or on a friend's drive in North Dimson.
The point: the engine isn't harmed by some AdBlue splashed on the filler. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. Any AdBlue in the tank would be pulled in by turning on your car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Do this: act as though it did, and never start the engine. Call us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain around Gunnislake has in common
The job begins identically, whatever the case. Wherever the car is — The Tavistock Arms's car park, a street by Wheal Talk, a drive, a forecourt — the van arrives and asks about the fluid, the quantity, plus whether your motor has turned over. On the phone, before anything else, you are told our quote, and those replies shape the job too.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out unaided; that's why the flush, after this drain, counts far more here than with petrol. The filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Where the engine hasn't run, expect about half an hour once we arrive, for most cases.
The last step is starting the car. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it is running smoothly, and then we leave. The whole job is done where your car is, and when it's spotted early, permanent damage is very rare. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many policies cover misfuelling, so check yours while the van travels.
About Gunnislake and where it is
Gunnislake is a village situated on the banks of the River Tamar in Cornwall, with a mix of detached housing and a population of around 1248 residents. Gunnislake sits at an elevation of 53 metres, surrounded by nearby places such as Lower Dimson, Middle Dimson, and Higher Dimson. Gunnislake is located near the city of Plymouth, approximately 11 miles away, and is about 190 miles west of London. Gunnislake has a tranquil riverside setting, typical of many villages in the South West region.
AdBlue drains in Gunnislake, and across Cornwall too
Throughout PL postcodes, the teams covering Gunnislake — a village — reach nearby places as well, Middle Dimson and Higher Dimson among them. Your whereabouts is clearest from a postcode that starts PL18 9.
No moving is needed, whether stopped in the centre of Gunnislake or in a layby heading to Millennium Garden, so leave it put. The drain happens right there. Guessing won't help beside Gunnislake Village Hall, on a border or somewhere awkward to pin down; phone and ask.
Your situation, in one line
Where it hasn't started, ring and leave it off. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, across Cornwall and in Gunnislake — after you stop, switch off and ring, if it's run.