Laira: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact matters most once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the engine has been started afterwards. Out in Lipson or right in Laira, an unstarted engine should stay unrun. Leave your motor and your ignition off then phone 0333 366 0103; it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is in Laira. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A bigger job, yes, yet the identical opening move.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever in Devon it happened.
At the pump around Laira: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you're stood at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Whether Esso, Sainsbury's or somewhere else in Laira, the situation is the same.
In short: no better spot exists to spot it. Only the tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn any in.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to start it — and so do not get back in. A few things: a shove into a bay with the attendants helping, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from the forecourt. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, so a car that cannot be pushed clear is emptied right at the petrol pump.
At home around Laira with AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Homes just off Old Laira Road get caught out as often as anywhere else.
The upshot: zero driving since leaves this nearly as good to spotting it at the petrol pump. Being reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles to the base inside the tank and stays. A night parked changes none of that.
Next: keys in the house, so nobody takes the vehicle off at breakfast. After that, ring. Your driveway is where it gets emptied, whether around Laira or Efford. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
On the road around Laira with AdBlue in a diesel
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Somewhere on Bramley Road or heading towards Plymouth — under 3 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been sucked into the fuel system. Distance sets how deep it gets: filter and pipework to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. More driving, more starts: further it goes.
Pull in safely — that's the first job — then switch it off. Laira lies under 50 miles from the M5; on it, come off at the next junction instead of pressing on for the services. No trial starts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Phone, and say what distance the vehicle was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
You have only driven this car for days. The AdBlue filler is right alongside the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Devon.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Your move: hire firm or fleet manager to begin with, us next, since sorting it beforehand cuts time. Waiting for an answer at the car park at Plymouth, or beside St Mary the Virgin? Leave the car off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in Laira?
At times, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. A slight ammonia smell hangs around your filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is a blur. The gates of Laira Green Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or someone's driveway out in Lower Compton.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet never reach the motor at all. In your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in the tank, starting the vehicle would pull it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Next: act as though it went in, and leave the motor off. Ring 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.
The common ground in every Laira AdBlue drain
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it's at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Tap & Barrel or a side street close to Muse Theatre, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and if your motor has been run. Answers shape the job; the price follows on the call while no one has left yet.
Draining the tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, no matter how long it sits. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Where your engine hasn't run, expect about half an hour on site, for most cases.
Our technicians start the car at the end. Our technicians confirm it runs correctly on fresh diesel before we go. When it is spotted quickly, the vehicle very rarely has long-term damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. Payment is on the day, never in advance. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels.
About Laira
Laira is a coastal suburban area in Devon, situated near the city of Plymouth and close to the neighbouring areas of Efford and Lipson Vale. Laira lies at an elevation of around 25 metres, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation in the area. Laira is located approximately 1.8 miles from Plymouth, making it a convenient residential location for those working in the city. Laira has a population of around 6851 residents, according to approximate estimates.
AdBlue drains across Devon, Laira included
Throughout PL postcodes, the teams covering Laira — a residential suburb — reach surrounding towns as well, Lipson Vale and Mount Gould included. Your whereabouts comes quickest from a postcode beginning PL3 6.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Efford Valley Wildlife park or in a car park in the middle of Laira, it doesn't need to move. The van empties it in place. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to St Paul's Church or close to a border, ring and ask instead of guessing.
In one line: your scenario
Unstarted? Leave it off then phone. Run by now? Stop, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whatever it is, in Laira and Devon, on 0333 366 0103.