What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Gunthorpe
Everything turns on one fact: whether the engine has started since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Out in Dogsthorpe or right around Gunthorpe, an unstarted engine must remain that way. Usually that means draining and properly rinsing it on the spot in Gunthorpe — and so keep your ignition and motor off and ring 0333 366 0103. Stop the moment you safely can and turn off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Cambridgeshire it happened.
Gunthorpe forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It could be the Morrisons, or the Shell, or a different station around Gunthorpe.
Meaning? Finding out here is as good as it can be. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Clearing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — and so don't get back in. Phone us from the forecourt once the vehicle sits in a bay — the attendants will help push it — then save the bottle. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit keeps a busy forecourt sensible, and so it can be drained in place.
Gunthorpe, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty container in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd opened on the drive. Houses just off Gunthorpe Road are caught out as often as everywhere else.
In short: if the car has not been driven since, it is almost equal to spotting it at the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of the tank and stays put, no matter how long it waits.
Next: prevent any early move by putting your keys in the house, then phone us. Our engineers drain the car on your drive, whether that's in Gunthorpe or out in Paston. Night-time clears beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Gunthorpe: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A short way after topping up, your motor started playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, lights on your dash. Possibly it was on Rydal Court, possibly on the way out towards Peterborough, under 3 miles away.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue through by now. It's been through your filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and your injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so then switch off. On the A1(M), under 10 miles from Gunthorpe, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Starting it again to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Call us and say how far you went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week back, it was new to you. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is just next to your diesel inlet — news to you. Across Cambridgeshire, nobody is safe from it.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it's run, with one more stage. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on your car.
Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager first, us next, since settling it early saves time. Leave the car switched off while the answer comes, whether you're waiting at Peterborough or close to open door center.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Gunthorpe
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think so. Lighter, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? Maybe on a friend's driveway in Werrington, or rushing by Norwood Primary School on the school run.
Meaning? Spills outside the filler don't reach the motor at all. In the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. Firing up your car will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will draw it in.
Assume it went in, and never turn your engine. Call us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Gunthorpe: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Each case has the same opening to the work. We come to the vehicle, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Harrier or a side street near All Saints Paston Church, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and whether your engine has run. Replies set the work; the quote comes on the call whilst nobody has set off yet.
Emptying the tank comes first, followed by a full flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long it sits. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Where your engine hasn't been started, expect roughly half an hour on site, in most cases.
Our engineers fire it up last. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it's running smoothly, and then we head off. The whole job is done where your car is, and when it's caught soon, long-term damage is very uncommon. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Check your insurance while we're en route: misfuelling cover comes built into plenty of policies.
About Gunthorpe, briefly
Gunthorpe is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, situated on the banks of the River Nene. Gunthorpe sits at a low elevation of around 14 metres, with its riverside setting influencing the local environment. Gunthorpe is characterized by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, with nearby places including Paston, Walton, and New England. Gunthorpe is approximately 2.7 miles from Peterborough city centre, making it a convenient residential location.
AdBlue drains round Gunthorpe and across Cambridgeshire
Gunthorpe is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the places around it too, Walton and New England among them, across the PE postcode area. Telling us your PE4 7 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Central Gunthorpe or a lay-by towards Norwood Primary School Field: either way it is, your vehicle doesn't need to move an inch for the drain. Where it sits, that's where it is cleared. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to Walton Community Centre or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
The one-line version
Still unrun? Keep it that way and ring. Run by now? Pull over, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whichever case, across Gunthorpe and Cambridgeshire, on 0333 366 0103.