What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Harlaxton
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue went in? This single point decides almost everything else from here. Not started so far? Then keep the vehicle like that, whether the vehicle is — Harlaxton or Earlesfield. Leave your engine and the ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is around Harlaxton. Already run? Pull over once you safely can, then switch everything off. A larger job, then, but the same first step.
Below: the situations we meet, wherever around Lincolnshire. Choose the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Harlaxton forecourt
Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the bottle, you spot the cap you opened was not the right one. Be it Esso, Sainsbury's or anywhere else in Harlaxton, the case is the same.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it gets. Only the tank holds AdBlue; not one component beyond it has taken any in.
Freeing the pump is no reason to start it — so do not get back in. Three things: a shove into a space with the attendants helping, the receipt kept, and a call to us from where you stand. Emptying it right at the pump is fine when it can't be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Harlaxton, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been warning you. A bottle from the shop, tipped in at the driveway — and it's just at the recycling that the cap got your eye. It occurs on drives just off High Street as frequently as anywhere.
The point: zero driving since makes this almost equal to spotting it at the pump. As it is unable to mix, AdBlue drops to the base inside that tank and waits. A night parked changes nothing.
Next: prevent any early move by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. Your driveway is where it is emptied, be it around Harlaxton or Denton. Late-night drains beside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Harlaxton?
A mile or two beyond filling up, the motor started playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, warnings on your dash. It might have been driving for Nottingham, under 25 miles away, or simply down Swine Hill.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue through already. The high-pressure pump and each injector see it too on a bigger run, after the filter and lines have it. It travels further with every mile driven and each restart.
Stop safely — that is the next step — then turn everything off. On the M1, under 25 miles from Harlaxton, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Do not restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Let us hear the mileage driven when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've had this car barely a week. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, the inlet is right next to the diesel cap — news to you. Anywhere you happen to be around Lincolnshire, any driver could slip up.
The point: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added step. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car.
Your move: rental firm or fleet manager to begin with, us second, since settling it beforehand saves time. Keep it switched off as the reply comes, whether you are waiting at Grantham or near Harlaxton Village Hall.
Harlaxton: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Honestly, the only answer might be that you think it did. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at The Harlaxton Church of England Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Beeden Park.
Meaning? Spills around the filler don't reach your engine at all. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. Any AdBlue in that tank will be pulled in by firing up the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it got in, then keep the engine off. Describe what you noticed on your phone. A clean tank checked counts as a better result than an already-run one emptied.
The common ground in each Harlaxton AdBlue drain
No matter the situation, a single opening is used. We come to the car, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Gregory or a side street close to Saint Mary and Saint Peter's, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and whether your motor has been run. Answers shape the job; the quote follows by phone while nobody has set off yet.
Then your tank is cleared and the system cleaned thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Next is your filter — flushed, or replaced when necessary — then fresh diesel, and a test of your vehicle. Never started? In that case roughly half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
The final step is starting it. Our technicians confirm it runs properly on new diesel before we go. Long-term damage is very unusual if it's spotted soon, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy while we travel is worthwhile.
About Harlaxton
Harlaxton is a small village in Lincolnshire, situated in the East Midlands region of England, with a population of around 846 people. Harlaxton sits at an elevation of 89 metres, surrounded by nearby villages such as Denton, Stroxton, and Hungerton. Harlaxton is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its rural setting. Harlaxton is located approximately 20 miles from Nottingham and 98 miles from London.
AdBlue drains about Harlaxton and across Lincolnshire
Throughout NG postcodes, the vans serving Harlaxton — a rural village — work surrounding towns as well, Stroxton and Hungerton included. Giving us your NG32 1 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Stopped heading to Harlaxton Sports and Social Club, or right in the heart of Harlaxton, your car remains put — there is no need to shift it anywhere. The van drains it where it stands. Tricky to explain? By Harlaxton Village Sign or a county line? Asking is better than assuming, and so phone.
The one-line version
If it has not started, ring and leave it that way. Run by now: stop, power down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, within Harlaxton or anywhere in Lincolnshire.