AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Holbear, and What to Do Next
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue was put in? That single question decides almost everything else from here. Over in Furnham or right in Holbear, an unrun motor should remain that way. Keep nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, and count on a thorough flush after a drain, carried out right where the car stands around Holbear. Where your engine has run, stop somewhere safe straight away, then switch the vehicle off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever around Somerset it happened.
Holbear forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Only now, bottle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Perhaps you are at the Texaco, possibly at the Tesco, perhaps somewhere else around Holbear.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it can be. Still in the tank, and nothing pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue is.
Do this: keep out of the driver's seat, even if the queue needs clearing. Ask the staff to help you roll the car into a parking bay, keep the till receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. If it cannot be moved, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
Holbear, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been warning you. A bottle from the garage, tipped in at the drive — and it was only by the bin that the cap got your eye. It happens on driveways just off Sopers Field as often as anywhere.
The point: zero driving since leaves it almost equal to finding it at the petrol pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Keep the keys indoors overnight — otherwise a person might take it away first thing — then phone us. In Jocelyn Park or right here in Holbear, the draining happens at your driveway. Late-night empties outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Holbear: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Holbear, say, or the way to Exeter — a trip of under 50 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into the system. Through your filter, through the lines, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. More driving, more restarts: deeper it goes.
Next: pick a sensible place, stop, and switch your motor off. On the M5, under 15 miles from Holbear, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Let us know the mileage covered when you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. Your own motor either does without AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, and so no one warned you the AdBlue cap was right beside your diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Somerset.
The point: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, but with an added step. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Sorting it before we turn up is quicker, and so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. If you are stranded in the car park at Axminster, or by St Mary's, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in Holbear?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Manor Court Community Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Wreath.
What it means: a little spilled round the filler does no damage to your motor. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different story. Firing up your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would pull it in.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not fire it up. Phone with what you saw: we would sooner confirm a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after your motor has run.
Every AdBlue drain around Holbear shares these stages
Every situation has the same start to the job. Anywhere your car is — The King's Head's car park, a street beside Chard Methodist Church, a drive, a forecourt — the van gets there and asks about the liquid, the amount, and whether the motor has been run. On the phone, ahead of anything else, you hear our price, and those replies decide the job too.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, because deposits build up and some metals corrode, and neither rinses out unaided. Next comes the filter — cleaned, or replaced when necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of the vehicle. Where your motor has not run, expect about half an hour on site, in most cases.
We fire it up at the end. Our check that it runs correctly on clean diesel comes before our engineers leave. We do the whole job where your car is, and permanent damage is very unusual when it has been spotted soon. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. It is worth remembering: many insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your documents while we travel is worthwhile.
About Holbear
Holbear is a suburban area in Somerset, situated inland at an elevation of 112 metres, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Holbear lies near several other local places, including Jocelyn Park, Forton, and Chard, and is approximately 27 miles from the city of Exeter. Holbear is also within commuting distance of larger cities, with London being around 130 miles away. Holbear has a population of around 2531 residents.
AdBlue drains across Somerset, Holbear included
Being a residential suburb, Holbear shares its vans with the nearby places — Chard, Forton — right through TA postcodes. A postcode starting TA20 2 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No towing is required, whether stopped in the centre of Holbear or in a lay-by en route to Snowdon Park, and so leave it put. Where it stands, that is where it gets cleared. Phone and ask rather than guess if you are close to Chard Baptist Church, near a border, or somewhere awkward to explain.
The one-line version
Where it has not run, phone and leave it off. Started already? Stop, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whichever case, in Holbear and Somerset, on 0333 366 0103.