AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Kip Hill, and What to Do Next
One thing counts most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether the motor has run since. Out in Coppy or here around Kip Hill, an unstarted motor must remain unrun. Keep nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, and expect a thorough flush plus a drain, carried out just where your vehicle sits in Kip Hill. When the motor has run, stop safely first, then switch the vehicle off. Stage one stays unchanged, even if the work grows.
Compare what happened to one of the ones below, wherever around Durham you happen to be.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Kip Hill forecourt
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. It might be the Esso, or the Texaco, or another station around Kip Hill.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. Still inside that tank, and nothing pulled through: that is where the AdBlue is.
Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, even if the pump needs clearing. A few things: a push into a space with the staff helping, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, and so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away is cleared right at the pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Kip Hill
For days the dashboard had been warning you. A bottle bought at the garage, emptied in at the driveway — and it's only at the bin that the cap got your eye. Drives close to Causey Drive get it as much as any other street.
Put simply: if your car has not moved since, it's almost as good as finding out at the forecourt. Being reluctant to blend, AdBlue drops to the base in the tank and waits. A night standing alters nothing.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then ring. Out in Shield Row or here in Kip Hill, the drain is done on your driveway. Our equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the street at night.
On the road in Kip Hill with AdBlue in a diesel
A mile or two beyond topping up, the engine started misbehaving: roughness, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. Argyle Court, perhaps, or the way to Newcastle upon Tyne — a run of under 10 miles.
Meaning? The pump has sucked the AdBlue in. Mileage sets how deep it gets: filter and lines to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Next: find a safe spot, pull in, and switch your engine off. Kip Hill sits under 5 miles from the A1(M); on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pushing on to the services. Starting it again to test achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear on its own. About what distance had it go? Say so as you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
You have only had this car for days. Your own car either has no AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so no one told you the AdBlue cap sits just next to the diesel. Across Durham, no one is immune.
Put simply: one extra step on top of the situations above, and those depend on whether it has run. Plenty of hire and fleet agreements require the owner's sign-off for work.
Sorting it before we turn up is quicker, so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at Chester-Le-Street, or near Pine Feature? Keep your car off meanwhile.
Kip Hill: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. Lighter, that bottle; a trace of ammonia round the filler; no clear memory of which cap. Look familiar? It might have been on a friend's drive in Tanfield Lea, or rushing by Shield Row Primary School on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no harm to the motor. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. Starting your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will draw it in.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not start the vehicle. Checking a tank that turns out clean is better than emptying one after it's been run — so phone and tell us what you saw.
What each AdBlue drain in Kip Hill has in common
Each case has the same start to the work. Our engineers come to your car, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Ball Alley or a side street close to Log, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and if your motor has run. On the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told the quote, and those answers shape the job too.
Then that tank is emptied and your system flushed thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Next comes your filter — cleaned, or replaced when necessary — then fresh diesel, and a test of the vehicle. Where your engine has not been started, expect about half an hour once we arrive, in most cases.
Firing it up comes at the end. Before our engineers leave, it's checked to make sure it runs correctly on new diesel. The whole job is done where your car is, and when it's spotted early, permanent damage is very unusual. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many policies cover misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Kip Hill itself
Kip Hill is a suburban area in County Durham, situated inland at an elevation of 158 metres, approximately 7.5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. Kip Hill is characterized by its semi-detached housing stock, which dominates the local landscape. Kip Hill sits near other local communities, including Shield Row, East Stanley, and Stanley, and is home to around 2237 residents.
AdBlue drains across Durham, Kip Hill included
As a residential suburb, Kip Hill shares its vans with the nearby places — Stanley, East Stanley — all the way through DH postcodes. Your location comes clearest from a postcode beginning DH9 0.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to View Lane Park or in a car park in the middle of Kip Hill, it doesn't need to shift. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it sits. Tricky to explain? Close to Stones or a border? Checking beats guessing, and so ring.
In one line: your scenario
Motor not started: phone, leaving it switched off. Run already: stop, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, within Kip Hill or wherever across Durham.