What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Kesh
One fact matters above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether the engine has been started since. Out in Irvinestown or right around Kesh, an unstarted motor should remain unrun. Phone 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and motor still off. In Kesh, that is generally drained and cleaned on the spot. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever around County Fermanagh it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Kesh forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it as you are stood at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It could be the the nearest petrol station, or the another forecourt nearby, or a different forecourt around Kesh.
The upshot: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. Still in that tank, and nothing drawn onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up only to move away from the pump. Three jobs: a shove into a bay with the staff helping, the bottle saved, and a call to us from the forecourt. Can't move the vehicle by the pump? Our explosion-proof kit keeps a busy forecourt sensible, and so we can drain the vehicle in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Kesh
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. Driveways close to Crown Street see it as much as any other street.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is close to the pump case. Being reluctant to mix, AdBlue drops low inside that tank and waits. One night standing changes none of that.
Next: stop an early-morning drive by keeping your keys indoors, then ring us. Our engineers drain it on your driveway, whether that is around Kesh or out in Ederney. The pumping kit works quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
Kesh: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A short way after filling up, the engine started playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, lights on the dash. Possibly it was on Crom Street, perhaps on the way out towards Derry, under 50 miles away.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue through already. It's been through the fuel filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the fuel injectors. It travels deeper with each mile driven and each restart.
Next: find a safe spot, pull in, then switch your engine off. Services farther on are too far: from the M77, over 50 miles out of Kesh, take the first junction. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Roughly how far had it go? Say so as you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
Seven days ago, the car was unknown to you. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, and so no one warned you the AdBlue inlet was just beside the diesel. Any driver, anywhere across County Fermanagh, could make the same.
The upshot: just as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added step. Plenty of hire and company agreements require the owner's sign-off before work.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us second, since settling it beforehand cuts time. Keep the vehicle switched off while the answer arrives, even if you are parked outside the nearest station or close to the centre.
Kesh: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe on a friend's driveway in Lack, or in a rush by the local primary school on the school run.
Put simply: a spill near your filler leaves your engine unharmed. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. If there is AdBlue in your tank, turning on your car will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Do this: behave as though it got in, and don't start your engine. Phone and give the details: we would rather find a clean tank than drain one once the motor has run.
The common ground in each Kesh AdBlue drain
Every situation has the same start to the job. Three things come when our technicians reach your car — at a filling station, a driveway, a road by a street just off the centre or the car park at the pub in the village: the fluid, the amount, and whether it has run. Those replies determine the work, and you get the quote on the phone, before anybody sets off.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, because crystals form and certain metals are attacked, and neither rinses away unaided. Fresh diesel goes in after your filter has been cleaned or replaced, and your car is finally tested. Where your motor hasn't run, expect about half an hour on site, in most cases.
Starting the car comes last. We make sure it runs correctly on fresh diesel before leaving. If it is noticed soon, the car very seldom has permanent damage, and the whole job happens where it is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing in advance. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Kesh itself
Kesh is a small locality in County Fermanagh, situated inland at an elevation of 53 metres. Kesh lies near the villages of Ederney, Lisnarick, and Tullyhommon, and is approximately 36.7 miles from Derry. Kesh has a population of around 516 people, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type in the area. Kesh is located in a rural part of Northern Ireland, about 377.9 miles from London.
AdBlue drains around Kesh and across County Fermanagh
Lisnarick and Tullyhommon have the identical vans as Kesh, a small village, plus other towns throughout BT postcodes. Your location is quickest from a postcode that starts BT93 1.
No towing is needed, be it parked centrally in Kesh or in a lay-by heading to the green space at the edge of the village, so leave it put. Our technicians drain the vehicle where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near the far end of the built-up part or close to a border, ring and ask instead of assuming.
Your scenario, summed up
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and ring. Run by now: stop, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, in Kesh or wherever in County Fermanagh.