AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Legbourne, and What to Do Next
All of it turns on one detail: if the motor has started since the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Out in Stewton or right around Legbourne, an unstarted engine must remain unrun. Keep nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, and count on a thorough flush plus a drain, done right where your vehicle sits around Legbourne. Stop the minute it is safe then turn off, if it has been run. It is a bigger job, yet step one doesn't change.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Lincolnshire it happened.
On a Legbourne forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
You're at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Somewhere around Legbourne, then — Esso, BP, or somewhere else nearby.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it can be. The AdBlue is inside your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up only to move away from the pump. Ask the staff to help you roll your car into a parking spot, keep the till receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. Draining it right at the pump is fine if it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Legbourne drive?
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in at the drive — and it was only by the bin that the cap caught a second look. Driveways near Poplars Lane get it as much as anywhere.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. Being reluctant to blend, AdBlue settles low inside the tank and stays. A night standing alters none of that.
Next: prevent any early-morning drive by keeping the keys in the house, then ring us. Little Cawthorpe or Legbourne: whichever your drive is, that is where it is drained. Late-night empties beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Legbourne: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A mile or two beyond filling up, the engine started playing up: roughness, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Perhaps it was on Mill Lane, maybe on the way out towards Lincoln, under 50 miles away.
The point: your system has pulled AdBlue in by now. Past the fuel filter, through the pipework, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Your move: stop anywhere safe, then switch the engine off. Exit by the next junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M180, under 50 miles from Legbourne. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Ring us and say how far you drove.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week back, it was new to you. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, its inlet is right by your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Any driver, anywhere in Lincolnshire, might do it.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager first, us second, because settling it beforehand saves time. Keep the car switched off while the reply arrives, whether you are parked outside the nearest station or close to All Saints'.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Legbourne?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest as it gets. Lighter, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near your filler; a hazy recollection of the cap. Look familiar? A rushed top-up by the gates of East Wold Church of England Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Muckton: both fits.
Put simply: a spill near your filler leaves the engine no harm. Once it's inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Your move: act as though it got in, and never start the engine. Describe what you noticed on the phone. A clear tank looked at counts as a better result than a run one emptied.
Each AdBlue drain around Legbourne shares these steps
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Our engineers come to the car, whether it is on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Royal Oak or a side street close to Legbourne Priory, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and whether your motor has been run. Answers set the work; the price follows on the call whilst no one has left yet.
AdBlue crystallises and eats at some metals used in fuel systems, and so it does not wash out unaided; that is why the flush, after this drain, matters far more with AdBlue than with petrol. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Most unrun cars are a half-hour job after the moment our engineers turn up.
The final step is firing it up. Before we go, it is checked to be sure it runs correctly on clean diesel. Our engineers do the entire job where your car is, and lasting damage is very rare if it has been noticed early. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Dig out your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling is included in many policies.
About Legbourne, for a moment
Legbourne is a village in Lincolnshire, situated on the riverside at a low elevation of around 22 metres. Legbourne lies near several small settlements, including Little Cawthorpe and North Reston, and is approximately 25 miles from the city of Lincoln. Legbourne has a population of around 712 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Legbourne is also relatively distant from London, at around 126.7 miles away.
AdBlue drains round Legbourne and across Lincolnshire
North Reston and Muckton Bottom get the same vans as Legbourne, a village, plus other towns throughout LN postcodes. Giving us your LN11 8 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Central Legbourne or a lay-by near Legbourne Wood: wherever it sits, your vehicle never needs to shift an inch for us. Our engineers drain it where it stands. Assuming doesn't help near St Helen's, on a border or anywhere awkward to describe; phone and ask.
Your scenario, summed up
Not run yet: keep the car off and call. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Lincolnshire and in Legbourne — after you stop, switch off then phone, if it has run.