Jump: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact counts above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the motor has run since. Anywhere the vehicle is — Milton, Jump — don't run a motor that has not been started yet. Leave your motor and the ignition off then phone 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Jump. Where your engine has been run, stop somewhere safe straight away, then turn it off. A bigger job, yes, but the same first move.
Further down: the situations we meet, wherever around South Yorkshire. Pick the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Jump forecourt
Imagine it: standing by the pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the filler you opened wasn't the correct one. Whether Brobot Hoyland Service Station, Morrisons or somewhere else in Jump, the situation is the same.
What it means: this is the ideal place to find out. Only your tank holds AdBlue; not one component beyond it has taken it in.
Next: avoid the temptation to fire it up just to move away from the pump. Ask the attendants to help you push your car into a parking spot, keep the till receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, so a car that can't be pushed clear is cleared right at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Jump
The warning light had been on for days. 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. Just off Ellin Close is no less likely from any other place.
The upshot: zero miles since makes this nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue settles to the base of the tank and stays there, however long it waits.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then ring. Platts Common or Jump: whichever your driveway sits, that is where it gets emptied. Our equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the street at night.
Jump: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Possibly it was on Arundel View, maybe on the way out towards Sheffield, under 10 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it as well on a bigger trip, after the fuel filter and pipework have it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Do this: pull up anywhere safe, then switch the motor off. Services farther along are too far: on the M1, under 3 miles out of Jump, use the first junction. No test restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. Call us and say how far you went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week ago, it was new to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is right next to the diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Any driver, anywhere in South Yorkshire, could make it.
In short: an extra stage on top of the situations above, and those turn on if it's run. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager to begin with, us next, because sorting it beforehand saves time. Stranded by St George or at Elsecar until someone answers, the car remains switched off the whole time.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Jump?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Jump Primary Academy, or on a friend's drive in Blacker Hill.
Put simply: a spill round your filler leaves your motor unharmed. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in your tank, firing up the vehicle would suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Assume it was put in, and don't turn your key. Ring us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Jump: what each AdBlue drain has in common
The work begins the same way, whatever your situation. Our engineers come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Queens Head or a side street close to St Andrew, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and if your motor has been run. Answers shape the work; the quote follows on the call while no one has set off yet.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, since crystals build up and certain metals corrode, and neither rinses out unaided. Next comes the filter — flushed, or replaced where necessary — then fresh diesel, and a test of the vehicle. If your motor hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Last, our engineers fire it up. With new diesel in, it runs while we check it's running smoothly, and then we leave. Our engineers 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 receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. It is worth knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a check of your policy while you wait is worthwhile.
About Jump, briefly
Jump is a small village in South Yorkshire, situated inland at an elevation of 106 metres, approximately 8.8 miles from Sheffield. Jump is characterized by its semi-detached housing and is located near Platts Common, Hoyland, and Hemingfield. Jump has a population of around 1424 residents and is within commuting distance of major cities, being 148.6 miles from London.
AdBlue drains about Jump and across South Yorkshire
Throughout S postcodes, the vans covering Jump — a rural village — work nearby towns as well, Hoyland and Hemingfield among them. Quickest of all: a S74 0 postcode for your location.
No moving is needed, be it stopped centrally in Jump or on a layby en route to Wombwell Wood, so keep it put. Our engineers drain the car where it sits. Assuming doesn't help near Hoyland Market, on a border or somewhere hard to describe; phone and ask.
Your situation, in one line
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then call. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Jump and anywhere across South Yorkshire on 0333 366 0103.