AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Jordon: What Now?
All of that hinges on a single fact: whether your engine has been run after the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Over in Kimberworth or here around Jordon, an unrun engine must remain that way. Keep nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, and expect a thorough flush plus a drain, done just where your vehicle stands around Jordon. Pull over the minute it is safe then turn off, if it has been run. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever across South Yorkshire it happened.
Jordon forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You are at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Whether JET, Texaco or somewhere else in Jordon, the case is the same.
In short: there is no better spot to be to discover it. Only the tank holds AdBlue; not one part past it has taken it in.
Clearing the petrol pump is no excuse to run it — so don't get back in. Get the attendants to lend a hand pushing it to a space, save the receipt, then phone us from there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, and so a car that cannot be pushed clear gets cleared right at the pump.
Jordon, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had gone by with the warning light on. Only by the recycling, the empty container in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened at the driveway. It occurs on drives just off Oakdale Road as often as anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Your move: keys in the house, so no one takes your vehicle anywhere at breakfast. Then, ring. Our engineers drain the car on your driveway, whether that's around Jordon or out in Jordan. Late-night empties outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Jordon?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. It might have been driving for Sheffield, under 5 miles away, or simply down Meadowbank Road.
What it means: your fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. The injection pump and each injector get it as well on a bigger run, once the fuel filter and lines have it. Every restart, like every mile, pushes it deeper.
Do this: pull up somewhere safe, then turn your engine off. Jordon lies under a mile from the M1; there, come off at the first junction instead of pressing on to the services. Starting it again to test gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. About how far did it go? Tell us as you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It is a car you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, the cap is just by your diesel cap — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in South Yorkshire.
In short: an extra stage on top of the cases above, and those depend on if it has run. Work on the vehicle often needs the owner's approval under rental or company agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before our engineers arrive than after. Hanging on for an answer at the car park outside Meadowhall, or near Jamia Masjid Noor-Ul-Huda? Leave your engine off meanwhile.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Jordon?
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. Lighter, the bottle; a trace of ammonia round the filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? A hurried stop by the gates of Meadow View Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Holmes: both fits.
In short: spillage near the filler does your engine unharmed. If it's inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. Turning on your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will suck it in.
Next: act as though it got in, and leave the engine off. Checking a tank that proves clean beats draining one once it has been run — so phone then describe to us what you saw.
The common ground in every Jordon AdBlue drain
Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Wherever your car is — The Travellers's car park, a road beside Kimberworth Library, a drive, a forecourt — the van gets there and we ask for the fluid, the amount, plus if your motor has been run. Those replies decide this work, and you get the quote on the phone, before anyone heads out.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals used in fuel systems, and so it does not wash out unaided; that is why a full flush, after the drain, counts much more here than with petrol. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Never started? In that case about half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
Finally, our engineers fire it up. Our check that it runs properly on clean diesel comes before our technicians leave. Our engineers do the entire job where your car is, and lasting damage is very rare if it has been noticed early. Nothing is taken upfront, payment happens on the day, and you receive what the insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Jordon, briefly
Jordon is a locality in South Yorkshire, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 58 metres, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Jordon lies close to the city of Sheffield, approximately 4.4 miles away, and is near other places such as Jordan and Richmond Park. Jordon is part of the larger urban area surrounding Sheffield, with the city's amenities and services within easy reach. Jordon has a population of around 2177 people, according to approximate estimates.
AdBlue drains across South Yorkshire, Jordon included
Richmond Park and Bradgate get the identical teams as Jordon, a small village, plus further places over S postcodes. Your location comes clearest from a postcode beginning S61 2.
Centre of Jordon or a layby near Blackburn Meadows Nature Reserve: wherever it sits, your vehicle doesn't need to shift an inch for the drain. Where it stands, that is where it is emptied. Phone and ask rather than guess if you're by Dragonfly, near a boundary, or anywhere tricky to pin down.
In one line: your scenario
Not run yet: keep it off then call. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, across South Yorkshire and within Jordon — after you stop, turn off and ring, if it has run.