AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Horsted Keynes, and What to Do Next
All of that turns on one fact: whether your engine has started since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is in Horsted Keynes itself or out in Highbrook. Switch nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, and count on a thorough flush after a drain, carried out just where your car stands around Horsted Keynes. Pull over the minute it is safe and turn off, if it has been run. Stage one stays the same, even though the work grows.
Match what happened to one of the list below, anywhere in West Sussex you are.
On a Horsted Keynes forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only at this point, nozzle still in your hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. It could be the Esso, or perhaps the Harvest, or another forecourt around Horsted Keynes.
The point: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. Just the tank has AdBlue; no part beyond it has drawn it in.
Your move: stay out of the car, even if the pump wants clearing. Get the attendants to help rolling it to a bay, save the receipt, then ring us right there. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is fine if it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
Horsted Keynes, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. Picked up a bottle, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point checked the cap a second time, after the fact. It takes place on drives just off Lewes Road as commonly as anywhere.
In short: if your car has not been driven since, it is almost as good as finding out at the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Put the keys indoors tonight — otherwise a person might drive it away first thing — and phone us. Out in Cinder Hill or here in Horsted Keynes, the drain is done at your drive. Our pumping kit runs quietly enough not to disturb the street at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Horsted Keynes?
A short way beyond filling up, your engine began playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Perhaps it was on Chapel Lane, perhaps on the way out towards Brighton and Hove, under 25 miles away.
The upshot: the system has pulled AdBlue in by now. The injection pump and every injector get it too on a longer run, after your filter and pipework have had it. Every restart, like every mile, pushes it deeper.
Your move: stop somewhere sensible, then switch your engine off. On the M23, under 10 miles from Horsted Keynes, that means the next exit, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, so there is no point starting it again to check. About how far did it gone? Tell us when you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've only had the car a week. Your own car either does without AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, and so no one told you the AdBlue inlet sits just next to the diesel. Anyone, wherever across West Sussex, might do it.
Meaning? Whichever case above applies too — run or unrun — and one extra step. Work on the vehicle frequently needs the owner's approval under rental or fleet terms.
Do this: hire firm or fleet manager to begin with, us next, because sorting it beforehand cuts time. If you're stuck in the car park at Haywards Heath, or by Village Hall, while you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Horsted Keynes?
At times the honest answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia-like smell lingers near your filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. The gates of St Giles CofE Primary School in a hurry, perhaps, or someone's driveway out in Chelwood Common.
Meaning? Drips around the inlet don't reach the engine at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. Any AdBlue in the tank will be pulled in by starting your car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Next: act as though it went in, and keep the engine off. Ring us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What each AdBlue drain in Horsted Keynes has in common
Every situation has the same start to the job. Our engineers come to your car, whether it is at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Green Man or a side street close to St Stephen, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and if your engine has been run. Over the phone, before dispatch, you are told our price, and those answers decide the work too.
Then your tank is drained and your system flushed 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 comes the filter — flushed, or swapped where necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of the vehicle. If the motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
The last step is firing it up. With clean diesel in, it runs while we make sure it is running smoothly, and then we go. Our engineers do the whole job where your car is, and permanent damage is very unusual when it has been caught early. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money in advance. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Horsted Keynes
Horsted Keynes is a rural village in West Sussex, situated inland at an elevation of 94 metres, with Horsted Keynes being close to the nearby settlements of Cinder Hill, Danehill, and Birchgrove. Horsted Keynes has a population of approximately 1121 residents, with Horsted Keynes predominantly comprising detached housing. Horsted Keynes is located near the city of Brighton and Hove, which is 15.5 miles away, and Horsted Keynes is also within commuting distance to London, being 32.8 miles from the capital.
Horsted Keynes and West Sussex: AdBlue drains across the area
Throughout RH postcodes, the teams serving Horsted Keynes — a rural village — reach nearby towns too, Danehill and Birchgrove among them. Quickest of all: a RH17 7 postcode to show your location.
No towing is required, whether stopped in the centre of Horsted Keynes or on a layby en route to Horsted Keynes Village Green, so leave it put. Draining is done on the spot. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to St Giles Church or close to a border, ring and ask instead of guessing.
Your scenario, in one line
Unstarted? Keep it that way and phone. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Horsted Keynes and anywhere around West Sussex on 0333 366 0103.