--- title: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Landport: What Now canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/landport-hampshire/ location: Landport county: Hampshire latitude: 50.805930 longitude: -1.086400 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-25 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Landport: What Now? Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue went in? That single point decides nearly everything about what comes next. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is in Landport itself or out in Kingston. Leave your engine and your ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Landport. When your motor has been run, pull in somewhere safe first, then switch the car off. A larger job, yes, but the identical first move. Compare your case to one of the list below, wherever in Hampshire you are. ## Landport forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the filler you opened wasn't the right one. It might be the BP, or perhaps the Shell, or a different station around Landport. What it means: this is the best location to find out. Only the tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn it in. Clearing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — and so do not get back in. Get the staff to lend a hand rolling it to a space, save the bottle, then ring us from there. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed clear gets drained where it is at the pump. ## AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Landport On the dash, a reminder had shown all week. Bought a bottle, tipped it in outside the house, binned the empty — and only then looked at the cap a second time, too late. Right off Church Street is not less likely from anywhere. What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of the tank and remains put, however long it waits. Next: prevent an early-morning move by putting the keys in the house, then phone us. Your driveway is where it gets drained, whether in Landport or Fratton. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway. ## Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Landport? Topped up, drove away, and soon the motor was running roughly, smoking, losing power, or lighting up your dash. Commercial Road, perhaps, or the route to Portsmouth — a trip of under a mile. In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into the system. Through the filter, through the pipework, and — the more the distance — deeper into the high-pressure pump and every injector. More driving, more restarts: further it travels. Next: pick a safe place, stop, and switch the motor off. Landport lies under a mile from the M275; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pushing on to the services. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call us and say how far you travelled. ## A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank? You have just had this car a week. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets sit side by side here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. Wherever you are around Hampshire, every motorist can slip up. Meaning? Whichever case above counts too — run or unrun — plus one further step. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle. Sorting it before the van arrives is quicker, so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Keep the vehicle off while the answer comes, even if you're parked at Portsmouth & Southsea or near Portsmouth Muslim Academy. ## Landport: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank? "I think so" is sometimes as honest as it gets. Too light, the bottle; a hint of ammonia near the filler; a hazy recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Ark Dickens Primary Academy, or on a friend's drive in Somers Town. Meaning? Drips around the filler never reach the motor at all. Once it is inside the diesel tank, though, it does. Firing up the vehicle cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would draw it in. Your move: act as if it did, and don't start your motor. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean is better than draining one after it's been run — so phone then describe to us what you saw. ## Landport: what every AdBlue drain has in common The job begins the same way, whatever your case. Filling station, driveway, The Goat's car park or a street by All Saints, Portsmouth — the van reaches your car, and three answers come next: what fluid, which quantity, and if it has run. Those replies determine this work, and you hear our quote by phone, before anyone heads out. Then your tank is cleared and your system purged 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. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Where the motor hasn't been started, allow about half an hour on site, in most cases. Our technicians fire it up last. Before our technicians go, it is tested to make sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel. We do the entire job where the vehicle is, and lasting damage is very unusual when it has been caught early. Nothing is taken upfront, payment is made on the day, and you get what your insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Dig out your insurance before we arrive: cover for misfuelling is included in plenty of policies. ## About Landport, briefly Landport is a suburban area located on the southern coast of England, within the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire. Landport sits at a low elevation of around 8 metres, close to the shore of Portsea Island. Landport is predominantly composed of flat dwellings, reflecting its urban character. Landport is situated near the communities of Fratton and Portsea Island, and is close to the city centre of Portsmouth. ## AdBlue drains in Landport, and across Hampshire too Landport is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the towns around it too, Portsmouth and Portsea Island among them, across the PO postcode area. Fastest of all: a PO1 4 postcode to show your location. Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Landport Community Garden or in a car park in the middle of Landport, it doesn't need to shift. Wherever it sits, that's where it gets drained. Tricky to pin down? By Charles DIckens or a county line? Checking is better than guessing, so ring. ## Your situation, summed up Not run yet: keep the car off then ring. Whatever line fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across Hampshire and in Landport — after you pull over, turn off then ring, if it has run.