What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Kirkby Woodhouse
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether your engine has been run since it was put in. Out in Kirkby-in-Ashfield or right around Kirkby Woodhouse, an unstarted engine must remain that way. Normally that means draining and properly rinsing it right there around Kirkby Woodhouse — so leave the ignition and motor off and call 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. It is a bigger job, yet stage one does not change.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Nottinghamshire it happened.
On a Kirkby Woodhouse forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just at this point, nozzle still in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the petrol pump. Whether Shell, Esso or anywhere else in Kirkby Woodhouse, the case is identical.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, this is the best. Nothing has drawn it in, and so the AdBlue stays just inside your tank.
Next: avoid the temptation to fire it up only to move away from the pump. Ring us from the forecourt after the car is in a space — the attendants will help push it — then keep the receipt. If it cannot be shifted, it can be drained at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Kirkby Woodhouse drive?
On the dash, a reminder had been lit all week. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Driveways close to Main Road see it as much as any other street.
The point: no driving since makes this almost equal to spotting it at the petrol pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: keys in the house, and so no one drives your vehicle anywhere first thing. After that, phone. We drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that is around Kirkby Woodhouse or out in Nuncargate. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Kirkby Woodhouse?
Filled up, drove away, and before long your motor was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Maybe heading to Nottingham, under 15 miles away, or simply along Mill Pond Close.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. The injection pump and each injector get it too on a bigger trip, once the fuel filter and pipework have had it. More miles, more restarts: further it travels.
Stop safely — that is the first step — then switch it off. Kirkby Woodhouse lies under 3 miles from the M1; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pressing on to the services. No trial restarts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue does. Let us hear the distance covered as you ring.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It's a motor you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets sit side by side here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Nottinghamshire.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more stage. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car.
Settling it before the van turn up is quicker, so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Stuck near St John the Evangelist or at Kirkby in Ashfield till someone replies, your vehicle stays turned off the whole time.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Kirkby Woodhouse?
Honestly, the best answer might be that you think so. Too light, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; a hazy recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Kirkby Woodhouse School, or on a friend's drive in Annesley Lane End.
Put simply: spillage round your filler leaves your engine no harm. Once it's inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not start the car. Call us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
What each AdBlue drain in Kirkby Woodhouse has in common
No matter the case, one opening is used. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside Forest Tavern or a side street close to St. John's Church Hall, and ask three things: what went in, roughly how much, and whether your engine has been run. On the phone, ahead of dispatch, you hear the quote, and those replies decide the job too.
Then your tank is emptied and the system rinsed thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it does not rinse out on its own. Last come your filter, cleaned or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a test of the car. Most unrun vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers arrive.
Firing it up comes at the end. With fresh diesel in, it runs while we make sure it is running correctly, and then we leave. The entire job is done where the car is, and if it's noticed quickly, permanent damage is very uncommon. Payment is on the day, never in advance. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Dig out your insurance before we arrive: misfuelling cover is included in many policies.
About Kirkby Woodhouse, briefly
Kirkby Woodhouse is a suburban area situated near the River Maun in Nottinghamshire, with a mix of semi-detached housing and local amenities. Kirkby Woodhouse sits at an elevation of 161 metres, approximately 10 miles from Nottingham and 119 miles from London. Kirkby Woodhouse is close to nearby places such as Nuncargate, Annesley Woodhouse, and Bentinck Town, and has a population of around 2103 residents. Kirkby Woodhouse has a relatively low-lying landscape, typical of the East Midlands region.
AdBlue drains around Kirkby Woodhouse, and across Nottinghamshire too
Over NG postcodes, the vans covering Kirkby Woodhouse — a residential suburb — reach nearby towns as well, Annesley Woodhouse and Bentinck Town included. A postcode starting NG17 9 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Central Kirkby Woodhouse or a layby near Swifts Park: either way it is, your car never needs to shift an inch for this drain. Our van empties it in place. Guessing doesn't help near Acacia Centre, close to a county line or anywhere awkward to describe; phone and ask.
The one-line version
Unstarted? Keep the car that way and phone. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Nottinghamshire and within Kirkby Woodhouse — after you stop, turn off and phone, if it's run.