What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ketley Bank
Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue got in? That single question settles almost everything about what comes next. Out in The Rock or here in Ketley Bank, an unstarted motor should stay unrun. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then count on a proper flush after a drain, carried out right where your vehicle stands in Ketley Bank. Already started? Pull over when safe, then turn everything off. It is a larger job, though step one does not change.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Shropshire it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Ketley Bank forecourt
Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the cap you took off wasn't the correct one. It could be the Sainsbury's, or the Esso, or another forecourt in Ketley Bank.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it gets. Just the tank has AdBlue; no component beyond it has taken it in.
Clearing the petrol pump is no reason to run it — so do not get back in. Get the attendants to help pushing it into a bay, hold on to the bottle, then ring us right there. If it cannot be moved, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
Ketley Bank, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Days had gone by with the dash light on. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the drive. Drives near Sadlers Fold see it as much as anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. On the floor of the tank sits where AdBlue stays, because it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
Next: the keys in the house, so no one drives your vehicle off first thing. After that, ring. Your driveway is where it gets emptied, be it around Ketley Bank or Oakengates. Night-time drains outside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
Ketley Bank: set 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. Mullinder Drive, perhaps, or the route to Wolverhampton — a trip of under 25 miles.
What it means: the system has drawn the AdBlue in. Through the filter, along the pipework, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. More driving, more restarts: deeper it goes.
Do this: stop somewhere safe, then turn the engine off. Services farther along are too far: from the M54, under a mile out of Ketley Bank, use the next junction. Starting it again to check gets nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. About what distance did it go? Say so as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
Seven days back, the car was unknown to you. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is just next to the diesel cap — news to you. Across Shropshire, nobody is safe from it.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car.
Sorting it before the van turn up is quicker, so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Stuck by Site of Battle of Cinderloo or outside Oakengates till someone answers, your vehicle remains turned off throughout.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Ketley Bank
"I think so" is often the most honest as it gets. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe at a friend's drive in Red Lake, or rushing outside Lantern Academy at the school run.
In short: spillage round the filler leaves your motor no harm. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, it does. Starting the car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would pull it in.
Your move: behave as though it got in, and don't start the engine. Tell us what you saw on your phone. A clean tank checked is a happier result than an already-run one emptied.
Each AdBlue drain around Ketley Bank shares these steps
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Wherever the vehicle stands — Lord Hill Inn's car park, a road beside Holy Trinity, a driveway, a forecourt — the van arrives and we ask about the liquid, the quantity, and if the motor has turned over. The price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and the replies set the work.
Emptying that tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, however long you wait. Last come the filter, flushed or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a check of the vehicle. If the motor hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Starting the engine comes last. Our engineers make sure it runs correctly on new diesel before we go. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and if it's spotted quickly, permanent damage is very unusual. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, so look at yours as we head over.
About Ketley Bank and where it is
Ketley Bank is a suburban area in Shropshire, situated inland at an elevation of 171 metres, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Ketley Bank lies approximately 15 miles from Wolverhampton and 128 miles from London, placing it in a commuter belt for the West Midlands region. Ketley Bank is surrounded by other local suburbs, including Oakengates, Overdale, and Old Park, and has a population of around 2798 residents. Ketley Bank forms part of the wider residential area around Telford, with its mix of modern and older housing stock.
AdBlue drains about Ketley Bank and across Shropshire
Being a residential suburb, Ketley Bank has the same vans as the nearby towns — Old Park, Overdale — all the way through TF postcodes. The location comes clearest from a postcode that starts TF2 0.
No moving is required, be it parked in the centre of Ketley Bank or in a lay-by heading to Hartshill Park, and so keep it put. Wherever it sits, that is where it is emptied. Assuming doesn't help near TK Maxx, close to a border or somewhere awkward to pin down; ring and check.
In one line: your scenario
Not run yet: keep the car off and call. Run by now: stop, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, in Ketley Bank or anywhere across Shropshire.