AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Jordan, and What to Do Next
Has the motor run since the AdBlue got in? That single point decides almost everything else from here. Over in Meadow Hall or right around Jordan, an unstarted motor should stay that way. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and expect a thorough flush plus a drain, done right where the vehicle stands around Jordan. Already started? Pull over when you safely can, then turn it off. It's a larger job, yet step one does not change.
Anywhere in South Yorkshire it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
On a Jordan forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you spot the filler you took off wasn't the right one. Somewhere around Jordan, then — JET, Texaco, or anywhere else nearby.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it can be. The AdBlue is in the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt after the car is in a bay — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — and save the bottle. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is fine when it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home in Jordan
For days the dashboard 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. Right off Thornton Street is not less likely from anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the vehicle has not moved since, it's close to the forecourt case. At the bottom of the tank is where AdBlue stays, because it will not blend with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Your move: keys indoors, and so nobody drives the car anywhere first thing. Then, phone. Jordon or Jordan: whichever your drive is, that is where it is emptied. Night-time drains beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Jordan?
A short way beyond filling up, your motor began misbehaving: roughness, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Maybe heading to Sheffield, under 5 miles away, or simply down Bennett Street.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Past the fuel filter, through the lines, and — the further the distance — deeper into the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Stop somewhere safe — that is the first step — then switch everything off. Jordan sits under a mile from the M1; on it, come off at the first junction instead of pushing on to the services. Restarting it to test gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Ring us and say how far you drove.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
Seven days ago, the car was unknown to you. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are side by side here — not like your own car, which has none or keeps it in another spot. Across South Yorkshire, nobody is safe from it.
The point: just as above, divided by if it ran, but with one added stage. Many hire and company agreements require the owner's sign-off before repairs.
Sorting it before the van turn up is quicker, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Leave the vehicle off as the answer comes, even if you're waiting at Meadowhall or close to Kimberworth Library.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Jordan?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can honestly say. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near your filler; a hazy recollection of the cap. Sound familiar? Maybe on a friend's driveway in Bradgate, or rushing by Meadow View Primary School on the school run.
Put simply: spillage near your filler does your motor unharmed. In the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Next: act as though it got in, then leave the engine off. Ring with the details: we would rather find a clean tank than empty one once the motor has run.
The common ground in each Jordan AdBlue drain
Each situation has the same start to the job. Three things come once we reach your car — on a filling station, a drive, a road beside St Thomas or the car park outside The Travellers: the fluid, the quantity, and whether it has been started. Those replies determine this work, and you hear the quote by phone, before anybody sets off.
Emptying the tank comes first, then a careful flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, however long it sits. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the car is tested. If your engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
The last step is firing it up. Our check that it runs properly on clean diesel comes before we head off. If it is caught soon, the vehicle very seldom has permanent damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. Nothing is taken upfront, payment happens on the day, and you receive what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Jordan, briefly
Jordan is a suburban area in South Yorkshire, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 81 metres, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Jordan lies approximately 4.4 miles from Sheffield, making it a commuter-friendly location. Jordan is close to nearby places such as Jordon, Richmond Park, and Kimberworth, and is around 143.1 miles from London. Jordan has a population of around 3853 residents.
AdBlue drains around Jordan, and across South Yorkshire too
Jordan is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the places near it too, Richmond Park and Kimberworth among them, across the S postcode area. Telling us a S61 2 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Bradgate Park or in a car park in the middle of Jordan, it does not need to shift. Where it stands, that is where it gets cleared. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near The Salvation Army - Rotherham or close to a border, ring and ask instead of guessing.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Run by now? Stop, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whatever case, across Jordan and South Yorkshire, on 0333 366 0103.