AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Height: What Now?
Everything hinges on one fact: if your engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Not started so far? Then keep the car that way, whether the vehicle sits — Height or Lower Wellhouse. Leave the engine and your ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Height. Stop the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. It's a larger job, yet stage one doesn't change.
Anywhere across West Yorkshire it happened, one of the situations below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Height forecourt
Imagine it: stood by the pump, gripping the bottle, you spot the filler you took off was not the right one. Be it the nearest petrol station, JET or anywhere else in Height, the situation is the same.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it can be. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits just inside that tank.
Your move: keep out of the driver's seat, however much the pump wants freeing. Get the attendants to help rolling it into a bay, save the receipt, then phone us right there. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, so a car that cannot be pushed away gets cleared right at the pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Height drive?
Several days had gone by with the warning light on. Picked up a bottle, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and only then checked the cap again, too late. Driveways near Meadow Green see it as much as any other street.
The upshot: no driving since makes this almost as good to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue settles to the base of that tank and stays there, however long it waits.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then call. Out in Lower Clough or right here around Height, the draining is done on your driveway. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a residential street.
On the road in Height with AdBlue in a diesel
Topped up, drove away, and soon your engine was running roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or lighting up the dash. High Close, say, or the route to Bradford — a run of under 15 miles.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. It has been through your filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and your injectors. More miles, more restarts: deeper it goes.
Next: find a safe place, stop, and switch the motor off. Leave by the next junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M62, under 3 miles from Height. No test restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue will do. Call, saying how far the car was driven.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. Your own car either does without AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, so nothing warned you the AdBlue cap sits right beside your diesel. Anyone, anywhere in West Yorkshire, could do the same.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies too — run or not — plus one extra step. Plenty of hire and fleet contracts need the owner's approval for work.
Settling it before the van turn up is quicker, so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Leave the vehicle switched off while the reply comes, even if you are parked at Slaithwaite or close to Linthwaite Methodist Church.
Height: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". What cap came off, you cannot recall; but the bottle weighs less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by your filler. Maybe at a friend's driveway in South Crosland, or in a rush by Linthwaite Clough Primary School on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled round your filler does no damage to the motor. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different story. Any AdBlue in that tank will be pulled in by starting your car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not crank it. Call us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Each AdBlue drain around Height shares these steps
No matter the situation, a single opening applies. Our technicians come to the car, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park at Bulls Head or a side street close to Huddersfield Observatory, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and whether the motor has been run. Answers set the work; the quote comes on the call whilst no one has left yet.
Draining that tank comes first, then a careful flush — more important with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, however long it sits. Then comes your filter — cleaned, or swapped when necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of the car. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
The final step is starting the car. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it's running smoothly, and then we leave. Our technicians do the whole job where the car is, and permanent damage is very rare when it has been caught soon. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth knowing: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy as you wait is worthwhile.
About Height and where it is
Height is a suburban area situated lakeside in West Yorkshire, with a mix of semi-detached housing and a population of around 2697 residents. Height sits at an elevation of 217 metres, overlooking the surrounding landscape and nearby communities such as Lower Clough and Linthwaite. Height is located approximately 12.5 miles from Bradford, making it a commuter base for the city. Height benefits from its scenic setting, with the lake and surrounding hills providing a pleasant environment for residents.
AdBlue drains around Height and across West Yorkshire
Height is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, Blackmoorfoot and Linthwaite among them, across the HD postcode area. Giving us a HD7 5 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Parked heading to Crosland Heath Golf Course, or right in the centre of Height, your vehicle stays where it is — there's no need to move it at all. Draining is done right there. Assuming won't help beside Christ Church, close to a border or anywhere awkward to pin down; ring and check.
Your scenario, in one line
Where it hasn't started, phone then leave it off. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Height and anywhere around West Yorkshire on 0333 366 0103.