What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Hollycroft
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if the motor has run since it got in. Not run so far? Then keep it like that, whether the vehicle is — Hollycroft or Sketchley. Usually this means draining and properly flushing it on the spot in Hollycroft — and so keep the ignition and engine off then ring 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Match what happened to one of the ones below, wherever across Leicestershire you are.
At the pump in Hollycroft: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just spot it while you are stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Whether Hinckley Service Station, Esso or anywhere else around Hollycroft, the case is identical.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Still in your tank, with nothing pulled onwards: that is where the AdBlue is.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt once your vehicle sits in a bay — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — and keep the bottle. Emptying it right at the pump is fine if it cannot be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Hollycroft, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Several days had passed with the warning light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Just off Brenfield Drive is no less likely from any other place.
Put simply: if your vehicle hasn't moved since, it's almost equal to spotting it at the pump. At the bottom of that tank is where AdBlue stays, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing makes no difference.
Keep the keys indoors overnight — otherwise a person might take it away at breakfast — and call us. Hinckley or Hollycroft: whichever your drive sits, that's where it is emptied. Night-time drains outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Hollycroft?
Topped up, drove away, and before long your engine was running unevenly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up your dash. Anywhere on Weston Close or else on the road towards Coventry — under 15 miles away.
Meaning? The pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Past your filter, through the pipework, and — the further the distance — deeper into the injection pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. Hollycroft sits under 3 miles from the M69; on it, come off at the next junction rather than pressing on for the services. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
You've just driven the vehicle for days. The AdBlue filler is right next to the diesel one, which you didn't know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anyone, anywhere in Leicestershire, might make the same.
In short: an extra step on top of the situations above, which depend on whether it has run. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car.
Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager first, us next, since settling it early saves time. Leave it switched off as the answer arrives, even if you're waiting at Hinckley or close to Hope Community Church.
Hollycroft: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round your filler; no clear memory of the cap. Look familiar? The gates of Battling Brook Primary School in a hurry, say, or someone's driveway over in Sketchley Old Village.
The point: your engine is not hurt by a little AdBlue splashed on the outside. If it's inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't start the vehicle. Ring and give what you saw: we'd rather find a clean tank than empty one once the engine has run.
The common ground in each Hollycroft AdBlue drain
The job opens the same way, whatever your situation. Forecourt, driveway, The Flintlock's car park or a road by Holy Trinity — our van reaches the vehicle, and three answers follow: which liquid, which quantity, and whether it has run. Answers shape the job; the quote follows by phone whilst nobody has left yet.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is essential, because crystals build up and some metals corrode, and neither washes away unaided. Next comes the filter — flushed, or replaced where needed — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of the car. The majority of unstarted cars are a half-hour job after the moment our engineers get there.
Finally, we start it. Our engineers confirm it runs correctly on new diesel before leaving. Our technicians do the whole job where the car is, and permanent damage is very rare when it has been caught early. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you receive what the insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Hollycroft, for a moment
Hollycroft is a suburban area in Leicestershire, situated near the River Anker and characterised by its semi-detached housing stock. Hollycroft sits at an elevation of 99 metres, with nearby towns including Hinckley and Wykin. Hollycroft is located close to Coventry, which is approximately 10.6 miles away, and is part of the larger East Midlands region. Hollycroft has a population of around 8598 residents.
AdBlue drains across Leicestershire, Hollycroft included
The Crescent and Wykin have the identical teams as Hollycroft, a residential suburb, plus other places throughout LE postcodes. Telling us your LE10 0 postcode finds you fastest of all.
Central Hollycroft or a lay-by towards Clarendon Park: either way it is, your car doesn't need to shift at all for us. Wherever it stands, that is where it gets cleared. Ring and check instead of guessing if you're close to St. John's Church, near a border, or anywhere tricky to explain.
The one-line version
Engine never started: phone, leaving it alone. Whichever case fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Leicestershire and in Hollycroft — after you stop, switch off then phone, if it's run.