AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Hugglescote, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether the motor has been run since it was put in. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is around Hugglescote itself or out in Ellistown. Usually this is emptying and properly flushing it right there in Hugglescote — so leave the key and engine off then ring 0333 366 0103. Already run? Pull over when you safely can, then turn it off. It is a bigger job, though stage one does not change.
Wherever in Leicestershire it happened, one of the cases below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Hugglescote forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only spot it as you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Perhaps you are at the Harvest Energy, possibly at the Asda, perhaps somewhere else around Hugglescote.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Nothing has drawn it in, and so the AdBlue stays just in that tank.
Do this: keep out of the car, even if the pump wants freeing. Three things: a shove into a bay with the attendants assisting, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. Draining it right at the petrol pump is possible when it cannot be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Hugglescote
The warning light had been on for days. Only by the recycling, the empty container in your hand, did you look back at the cap you had used at the driveway. It happens on drives just off Holly Bank as frequently as anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. As it is reluctant to blend, AdBlue drops low in the tank and waits. One night parked changes none of that.
Put the keys indoors overnight — otherwise a person may drive it off first thing — and call us. Donington le Heath or Hugglescote: whichever your driveway sits, that's where it gets cleared. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
Hugglescote: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Filled up, pulled away, and soon the motor was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Anywhere along Central Road or heading to Leicester — under 15 miles away.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue in by now. The high-pressure pump and each injector get it too on a longer trip, after the filter and pipework have it. It travels deeper with each extra mile driven and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe and switch off. On the M1, under 5 miles from Hugglescote, that means the next exit, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, and so there's no point starting it again to find out. Roughly what distance had it go? Say so when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
A week ago, the car was new to you. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anyone, wherever around Leicestershire, could do it.
In short: an extra step on top of the situations above, and those turn on whether it has run. The owner often has to sign off any work, under plenty of rental and company contracts.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before our engineers get there than after. If you're stuck in the car park at Loughborough, or by Hugglescote Community Centre, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Hugglescote
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. A slight ammonia-like smell lingers near your filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Hugglescote Community Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Ravenstone.
Meaning? Spills outside the inlet don't touch your motor at all. In your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in that tank, firing up the car will suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Do this: behave as if it did, and don't start the motor. Call us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Every AdBlue drain in Hugglescote shares these stages
The work begins the same way, whatever the situation. Our technicians come to your car, whether it's on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Gate or a side street close to St John's, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and if your engine has run. Replies set the job; the price follows by phone while no one has left yet.
Then that tank is emptied and the fuel system flushed thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour on site is most jobs.
Lastly, we fire it up. With clean diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it's running smoothly, and then we leave. Permanent damage is very unusual if it's caught early, and the whole job is done where your car is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Hugglescote and where it is
Hugglescote is a village in Leicestershire, situated near the River Griff, with a mix of old and new housing, predominantly detached homes. Hugglescote sits at an elevation of 156 metres, close to the nearby settlements of Donington le Heath and Coalville. Hugglescote is located approximately 11 miles from Leicester, making it a commuter base for the city. Hugglescote has a population of around 3112 residents, living in a variety of housing types, with detached homes being the most common.
Hugglescote and Leicestershire: AdBlue drains across the area
Hugglescote is a village, and the same vans that cover it work the places near it too, Coalville and Snibston among them, across the LE postcode area. Giving us a LE67 2 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Stopped en route to Donington-le-Heath Manor House, or bang in the heart of Hugglescote, the vehicle stays put — there's no need to move it anywhere. Wherever it sits, that is where it gets emptied. Phone and ask rather than guess if you are by the far end of the built-up part, on a boundary, or anywhere tricky to pin down.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and ring. Run by now: stop, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, in Hugglescote or anywhere across Leicestershire.