AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Lanehouse, and What to Do Next
All of that hinges on a single fact: if the engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Not started so far? Then leave it that way, whether the vehicle is — Lanehouse or Wyke Regis. Leave your engine and the ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is in Lanehouse. Already started? Pull over when safe, then turn everything off. A larger job, yes, but the same opening step.
Match what happened to one of the list below, wherever around Dorset you happen to be.
Lanehouse forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Just at this point, nozzle yet in your hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. It might be the Esso, or perhaps the Morrisons, or a different station in Lanehouse.
Put simply: there is no better place exists to discover it. The AdBlue is in that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to run it — and so do not get back in. Ask the attendants to help you push your car into a parking bay, keep the receipt or the bottle, then ring us from the forecourt. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, so a car that cannot be pushed clear gets cleared right at the petrol pump.
Lanehouse, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had gone by with the warning light on. Bought a bottle, poured it in outside the house, binned the empty — and only then looked at the cap a second time, after the fact. It takes place on driveways just off Vines Place as commonly as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as your car hasn't moved since, it is second to the pump case. As it is reluctant to mix, AdBlue drops to the base in your tank and stays. A night parked alters nothing.
Your move: the keys in the house, so nobody takes the car anywhere at breakfast. Then, phone. We drain it on your driveway, whether that is around Lanehouse or out in Charlestown. Our equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the street at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Lanehouse?
A mile or two after filling up, your engine started playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Possibly it was on Lincoln Road, maybe on the way out towards Wells, under 50 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Mileage decides how deep it goes: filter and pipework first, then the injection pump and every injector. More driving, more restarts: deeper it travels.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. Lanehouse sits under 50 miles from the M5; there, pull off at the first junction instead of pushing on for the services. It won't have cleared, and so there is no sense starting it again to check. Phone us and say how far you travelled.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've just driven the car a week. Unknown to you, the two fillers are side by side here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Dorset.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. The owner often has to approve the work, under plenty of rental and fleet contracts.
Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager first, us second, because sorting it beforehand saves time. Waiting for an answer in the car park outside Weymouth, or beside The Parish Church of Saint Edmund of Canterbury? Keep the car off meanwhile.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Lanehouse?
Sometimes the honest answer is "I think so". Lighter, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; no clear memory of the cap. Look familiar? The gates of St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's drive over in Southlands.
What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no damage to the motor. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another story. If there is AdBlue in the tank, firing up your car would suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Take it that it went in, and don't start your key. Inspecting a tank that proves clean is better than draining one after it's been run — so phone and describe to us what you saw.
What every AdBlue drain in Lanehouse has in common
Every case has the same start to the work. Three things come once we arrive — on a forecourt, a drive, a street beside Chickerell Methodist Church or the car park outside The Marquis of Granby: the liquid, the amount, and if the motor has been started. Those answers settle this work, and you get the price on the phone, before anybody heads out.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to some metals in fuel systems, and so it won't wash out unaided; that's why the flush, after the drain, counts much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Next is your filter — cleaned, or replaced when necessary — then clean diesel, and a test of the car. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour on site covers most jobs.
We start it last. Before we head off, it's checked to be sure it runs correctly on clean diesel. The entire job is done where the car is, and if it is noticed soon, permanent damage is very unusual. Payment is that day, never in advance. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a check of your policy as we travel pays.
About Lanehouse, briefly
Lanehouse is a suburban area located on the coast of Dorset, with an elevation of around 14 metres above sea level. Lanehouse sits near the nearby places of Charlestown, Westham, and Rodwell, and is characterized by its predominantly detached housing. Lanehouse is situated approximately 119.8 miles from London and 42.2 miles from the nearest city, Wells. Lanehouse has a population of around 3236 residents.
AdBlue drains across Dorset, Lanehouse included
Westham and Rodwell get the identical teams as Lanehouse, a residential suburb, plus other towns over DT postcodes. The whereabouts comes clearest from a postcode beginning DT4 9.
No towing is required, whether parked centrally in Lanehouse or on a lay-by en route to Weymouth Golf Club, and so leave it put. Our technicians drain the vehicle where it stands. Guessing won't help near Weymouth Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on a county line or anywhere awkward to pin down; ring and check.
Your scenario, in one line
Unstarted? Leave the vehicle off then phone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Lanehouse and anywhere across Dorset on 0333 366 0103.