AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Husbands Bosworth: What Now?
All of it turns on a single detail: if your motor has started after the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Not started so far? Then keep it like that, whether the car is — Husbands Bosworth or Welford. Leave the motor and the ignition off and ring 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Husbands Bosworth. Pull over the moment you safely can and turn off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Leicestershire it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Husbands Bosworth forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just spot it as you're stood at the pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Perhaps you're at the Esso, possibly at the Inver, perhaps somewhere else around Husbands Bosworth.
Put simply: there is no better spot to be to discover it. Still in your tank, and no fuel pulled through: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Next: avoid the temptation to fire it up just to free up the petrol pump. Ask the staff to help you roll your car into a parking bay, keep the till receipt or the bottle, and call us from the forecourt. Can't move the vehicle beside the pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt sensible, so we can drain the car in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Husbands Bosworth drive?
For days the dash had been nagging you. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Homes just off Mowsley Lane get caught out as much as anywhere else.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle has not been driven since, it is close to the pump case. Being reluctant to blend, AdBlue drops to the base inside the tank and stays. A night standing changes nothing.
Next: the keys in the house, and so no one takes the car off first thing. After that, ring. Your drive is where it gets drained, be it around Husbands Bosworth or Sulby. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
On the road around Husbands Bosworth with AdBlue in a diesel
A short way after filling up, the motor began misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on the dash. Anywhere on Church Street or else on the road to Leicester — under 15 miles away.
What it means: your fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Distance sets how deep it goes: filter and pipework to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and every injector. More driving, more restarts: deeper it travels.
Do this: stop somewhere sensible, then switch your motor off. Services further on can wait: from the M1, under 10 miles out of Husbands Bosworth, take the next junction. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, saying what distance your vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
Seven days ago, it was unknown to you. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers are side by side here — not like your own car, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. Anyone, wherever around Leicestershire, could do the same.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Work on the vehicle often requires the owner's go-ahead under rental or fleet agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our engineers get there than after. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at Market Harborough, or near Husbands Bosworth: All Saints'? Keep the engine off meanwhile.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in Husbands Bosworth?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. Which cap was taken off, you can't say; meanwhile the bottle feels less than it ought to, and ammonia hangs by your filler. A hurried top-up by the gates of Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary School, or a call to a friend in Sibbertoft: either fits.
Meaning? Drips around the filler never reach your engine at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different story. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not crank it. Ring us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain in Husbands Bosworth has in common
The work begins the same way, whatever your situation. Forecourt, driveway, The Bell Inn's car park or a road by Theddingworth Congregational Church — our van reaches the car, and three answers come next: what liquid, what quantity, and whether it has run. Replies shape the work; the price comes on the call while nobody has set off yet.
AdBlue crystallises and eats at some metals used in fuel systems, and so it won't wash out on its own; that's why a full flush, after this drain, matters much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Finally are the filter, cleaned or renewed if necessary; fresh diesel; and a check of the vehicle. If the motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Starting the engine comes last. Our test that it runs correctly on clean diesel comes before our engineers go. We do the entire job where your car is, and long-term damage is very uncommon when it has been noticed soon. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money upfront. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Husbands Bosworth itself
Husbands Bosworth is a village in Leicestershire, situated on the banks of the River Avon, with a mix of old and new buildings, including many detached homes. Husbands Bosworth sits at an elevation of 159 metres, surrounded by rolling countryside and nearby villages such as Sulby and Theddingworth. Husbands Bosworth is located approximately 12.9 miles southeast of Leicester, making it a commuter base for the city. Husbands Bosworth has a population of around 1218 people, living in a range of housing types, predominantly detached homes.
Husbands Bosworth and Leicestershire: AdBlue drains across the area
Being a village, Husbands Bosworth shares its vans with the nearby places — North Kilworth, Theddingworth — right across LE postcodes. A postcode starting LE17 6 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Dog Park or in a car park in the middle of Husbands Bosworth, it does not need to move. The drain happens right there. Awkward to pin down? Close to Theddingworth: All Saints or a county line? Checking beats assuming, and so phone.
Your situation, summed up
If it hasn't started, ring and leave it that way. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Husbands Bosworth and anywhere across Leicestershire on 0333 366 0103.