AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Hurst, and What to Do Next
One thing matters most once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if your engine has run afterwards. Not run so far? Then keep it like that, whether your car is — Hurst or Hungerford. Keep nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, and expect a proper flush after a drain, done right where the vehicle stands in Hurst. Already run? Stop once safe, then switch it off. It is a bigger job, though stage one doesn't change.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Berkshire it happened.
On a Hurst forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just notice it as you are standing at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Anywhere in Hurst, then — Texaco, BP, or anywhere else nearby.
In short: no better place exists to discover it. Still in your tank, and no fuel pulled through: that is where the AdBlue sits.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Have the attendants to lend a hand pushing it to a space, hold on to the bottle, then phone us from there. Can't move it beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit keeps a live forecourt safe, so it can be drained in place.
Hurst, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in your hand, did you look back at the cap you'd used on the driveway. Right off Wokingham Road is no less likely from any other place.
In short: if the vehicle has not been driven since, it is nearly as good as finding out at the pump. Being reluctant to blend, AdBlue settles low inside your tank and stays. One night standing changes nothing.
Next: prevent an early-morning move by putting your keys in the house, then phone us. Whistley Green or Hurst: wherever your drive is, that is where it is cleared. Night-time empties outside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise.
On the road in Hurst with AdBlue in a diesel
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard arrived a short way after the top-up. Anywhere along Hinton Road or else heading to Oxford — under 50 miles away.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue in by now. It's been through your filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and your injectors. It travels deeper with every extra mile covered and every restart.
Your move: stop somewhere sensible, then turn your engine off. On the M4, under 3 miles from Hurst, that means the next exit, not the services further on. No test starts: clearing is not something AdBlue will do. About how far had it gone? Tell us when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You've had the car barely a week. Your own car either does without AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so nothing told you the AdBlue inlet sits right next to your diesel. Any driver, anywhere around Berkshire, could make the same.
In short: an extra step on top of the situations above, which turn on if it's run. Plenty of hire and company contracts require the owner's approval for repairs.
Settling it before we turn up is quicker, so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Hanging on for a reply at the car park outside Twyford, or near Saint Nicholas? Leave the car off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Hurst
Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia whiff lingers near your filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. The gates of St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst in a hurry, perhaps, or a friend's drive out in Ruscombe.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no harm to the motor. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Next: assume it got in, then leave the motor off. 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.
What every AdBlue drain around Hurst has in common
The work opens the same way, whatever your case. Three things are asked once we arrive — at a forecourt, a drive, a road beside Ancient Oak Tree or the car park at The Green Man: the fluid, the quantity, and whether the motor has been started. The price comes over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies shape the job.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it is essential, since crystals form and certain metals corrode, and neither washes out unaided. Fresh diesel goes in after the filter has been cleaned or replaced, and your car is finally tested. Most unrun cars are a half-hour job after the moment our engineers get there.
The final step is firing it up. Our technicians make sure it runs correctly on clean diesel before we leave. We do the whole job where the car is, and lasting damage is very rare when it has been spotted quickly. Nothing is taken upfront, payment is made on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Check your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes built into many policies.
About Hurst, for a moment
Hurst is a small village in Berkshire, situated inland at an elevation of approximately 40 metres. Hurst lies near the villages of Whistley Green and Woodley Green, and is close to the town of Twyford. Hurst is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock and is home to around 1014 residents. Hurst is also within commuting distance of major cities, including Oxford and London.
AdBlue drains around Hurst and across Berkshire
Being a rural village, Hurst shares its vans with the nearby places — Twyford, Woodley Green — right through RG postcodes. Fastest of all: a RG10 0 postcode for your location.
No moving is required, be it parked in the centre of Hurst or in a lay-by en route to Orpington Close Greenspace, and so keep it where it is. Our engineers drain the car where it sits. Ring and check instead of guessing when you are close to Woodley Airfield Youth and Community Centre, near a boundary, or somewhere tricky to explain.
Your scenario, in one line
Motor not started: phone, and leave it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Hurst and anywhere around Berkshire on 0333 366 0103.