AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Killowen, and What to Do Next
Has your motor run since the AdBlue got in? This one question settles almost everything else from here. Anywhere the vehicle is — Rostrevor, Killowen — don't run an engine that hasn't been started yet. Leave the motor and the ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is around Killowen. When your motor has been run, pull in safely straight away, then switch the vehicle off. A bigger job, then, but the identical first step.
Compare what happened to a situation from the ones below, wherever around County Down you happen to be.
Killowen forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Just now, bottle yet in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, right at the pump. Anywhere around Killowen, then — the nearest petrol station, another forecourt nearby, or somewhere else nearby.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it gets. No pump has pulled it through, and so the AdBlue sits only in that tank.
Do this: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the pump wants clearing. Have the staff to help rolling it into a space, hold on to the bottle, then phone us right there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, and so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away gets emptied right at the pump.
Killowen, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
On the dash, a warning had shown all week. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the drive. Drives near B7041 get it as much as any other street.
Put simply: if your car hasn't moved since, it is almost as good as spotting it at the forecourt. On the floor of your tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then call. Your drive is where it is drained, be it around Killowen or Atticall. The pumping kit works quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
Killowen: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A mile or two after filling up, the motor started playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on the dash. Somewhere on B7065 or else on the road to Newry — under 15 miles away.
What it means: your fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. Past the filter, through the lines, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. It travels further with each extra mile covered and each restart.
Your move: pull up somewhere safe, then switch your engine off. On the M77, over 50 miles from Killowen, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Restarting it to test gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Tell us know the distance covered as you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
A week ago, the car was unknown to you. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, and so no one warned you the AdBlue inlet was right beside your diesel. Throughout County Down, no one is safe from it.
The upshot: just as above, divided by if it ran, only with an added step. Any work on the car frequently needs the owner's go-ahead under rental or company terms.
Next: ring the rental company or your fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. Keep the vehicle switched off as the answer comes, whether you're waiting outside the nearest station or near the centre.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Killowen?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. A rushed stop by the gates of the local primary school, or a visit to a friend in Hilltown: either fit.
The upshot: the engine isn't hurt by a little AdBlue spilled on the outside. Once it's inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. Any AdBlue in the tank would be sucked in by turning on the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Take it that it went in, and don't start the key. Tell us what you noticed on your phone. A clear tank checked is a better result than a run one emptied.
What every AdBlue drain in Killowen has in common
Whatever the case, a single start applies. We come to your car, whether it is on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside the pub in the village or a side street close to a street just off the centre, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and whether the motor has been run. The price comes on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies set the work.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it is standard; with AdBlue it's essential, since crystals build up and some metals corrode, and neither rinses away unaided. Fresh diesel goes in after the fuel filter is flushed or changed, and the car is then checked. If the motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Finally, we start it. We check it runs smoothly on clean diesel before leaving. If it is spotted quickly, the car very seldom has lasting damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels.
About Killowen, briefly
Killowen is a rural locality in County Down, situated inland at an elevation of 274 metres, with detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Killowen lies near the towns of Newry and Kilkeel, and is close to the small villages of Atticall and Dunnaval. Killowen is characterised by its scenic countryside and rolling hills, typical of the Northern Irish landscape. Killowen is located approximately 11.9 miles from Newry, the nearest city.
AdBlue drains around Killowen and across County Down
Over BT postcodes, the teams covering Killowen — a small village — reach surrounding towns too, Dunnaval and Kilkeel among them. Giving us a BT34 4 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Stopped en route to the green space at the edge of the village, or bang in the centre of Killowen, the car remains put — there is no need to move it at all. Draining happens on the spot. 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 guessing.
Your scenario, summed up
Engine never started: ring, and leave it switched off. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across County Down and within Killowen — once you stop, switch off and phone, if it's run.