--- title: What Now? AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Hartshill canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/hartshill-warwickshire/ location: Hartshill county: Warwickshire latitude: 52.541390 longitude: -1.520670 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-21 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Hartshill, and What to Do Next One thing matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether your engine has run since. Anywhere your car is — Ansley Common, Hartshill — don't run a motor that has not been started yet. Usually this is draining and thoroughly rinsing it on the spot in Hartshill — so leave the ignition and engine off then ring 0333 366 0103. Already run? Pull over once safe, then turn it off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same. Below: the cases our engineers see, wherever in Warwickshire. Pick yours. ## Hartshill forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump Imagine it: standing by the pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the filler you took off wasn't the right one. Be it Texcao, Springwood Haven Marina Diesel Pump or somewhere else in Hartshill, the situation is the same. In short: no better place to be to spot it. Nothing has drawn it in, and so the AdBlue stays only inside the tank. Your move: stay out of the car, even if the queue wants freeing. Get the attendants to lend a hand rolling it to a space, save the bottle, then ring us right there. If it can't be moved, it can be emptied at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt. ## At home in Hartshill with AdBlue in the diesel tank On the dash, a warning had been lit all week. Bought a container, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then looked at the cap again, after the fact. Just off Church Road is no less likely from anywhere. Meaning? As long as your car hasn't been driven since, it's close to the pump case. On the bottom of the tank is where AdBlue stays, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by makes no difference. Put the keys in the house tonight — otherwise a person may drive it off first thing — then call us. Your driveway is where it gets emptied, whether in Hartshill or Chapel End. Night-time drains beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise. ## AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Hartshill? A short way beyond topping up, the motor started playing up: rough running, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. Somewhere along Oldbury Road or else heading to Coventry — under 10 miles away. Meaning? Your pump has sucked the AdBlue in. Past your filter, along the lines, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. It goes deeper with every mile covered and every restart. Do this: stop somewhere safe, then turn the motor off. Service stations further on can wait: on the M6, under 5 miles out of Hartshill, take the next junction. No trial restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue will do. Roughly how far had it gone? Tell us when you call. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car Seven days ago, it was unknown to you. Unknown to you, the two fillers sit side by side here — unlike your own car, which has none or keeps it in another spot. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Warwickshire. In short: an extra step on top of the cases above, which depend on whether it has run. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car. Settling it before the van arrives is faster, so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. If you are stranded in the car park outside Nuneaton, or by Church of the Holy Trinity, while you wait for an answer, leave the car off. ## Hartshill: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank? Now and then, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. Too light, that bottle; a trace of ammonia round the filler; no clear recollection of the cap. Sound familiar? The gates of Michael Drayton Junior School in a hurry, perhaps, or someone's driveway over in Oldbury. In short: a spill round the filler does the motor unharmed. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in the tank, firing up your car would suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either. Take it that it got in, and never turn the key. Ring with the details: we'd rather find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after the engine has been run. ## The common ground in each Hartshill AdBlue drain The job begins the same way, whichever your case. Anywhere your car is — Royal Oak's car park, a street beside Hartshill Quaker Meeting House, a drive, a forecourt — our van arrives and asks for the fluid, the amount, plus whether the motor has turned over. On the phone, before dispatch, you are told the quote, and those answers shape the job too. AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to some metals used in fuel systems, and so it does not wash out on its own; that's why a full flush, after this drain, counts much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Next is the fuel filter — flushed, or replaced where necessary — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of your vehicle. If your engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there. The last step is firing it up. Before our technicians head off, it is checked to make sure it runs properly on fresh diesel. Permanent damage is very rare if it's noticed quickly, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. Paying is that day, never in advance. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way. ## About Hartshill and where it is Hartshill is a village in Warwickshire, situated on the riverside in the West Midlands region. Hartshill sits at an elevation of 147 metres, approximately 9 miles north of Coventry and 93 miles northwest of London. Hartshill has a mix of housing types, but semi-detached homes are predominant in the area. Hartshill is surrounded by nearby places such as Chapel End, Hartshill Green, and Plough Hill. ## AdBlue drains in Hartshill, and across Warwickshire too Hartshill Green and Plough Hill get the identical vans as Hartshill, a village, along with further places throughout CV postcodes. Giving us your CV10 0 postcode finds you fastest of all. No towing is required, whether parked centrally in Hartshill or in a layby en route to George Fox Heritage Garden, and so keep it put. Wherever it stands, that is where it is cleared. If you're somewhere hard to describe, near Jay 'Johnjo' Harris or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming. ## Your situation, summed up If it hasn't run, ring and leave it that way. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Hartshill and anywhere around Warwickshire on 0333 366 0103.