Liddington: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Has the motor run since the AdBlue got in? This single question decides almost everything about what comes next. Over in Badbury Wick or here in Liddington, an unstarted motor should stay that way. Leave your motor and the ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Liddington. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Wherever across Wiltshire it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
Liddington forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
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. Whether Esso, BP or anywhere else in Liddington, the case is the same.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Still in your tank, and nothing pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Next: resist the urge to start it just to free up the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt once your car is in a space — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — and keep the bottle. If it cannot be shifted, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Liddington
On your dash, a reminder had been lit for days. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in at the driveway — and it was only by the bin that the cap caught your eye. Just off Purley Road is no less likely from anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the vehicle has not been driven since, it's second to the forecourt case. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Keep your keys in the house overnight — otherwise someone may take it off at breakfast — and call us. Out in Medbourne or here around Liddington, the draining is done at your driveway. Our equipment runs quiet enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Liddington?
Lumpy running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard arrived a short way after the fill. It might have been driving to Oxford, under 25 miles away, or just along Medbourne Lane.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked through your fuel system. It has been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and your injectors. More miles, more restarts: further it travels.
Do this: pull up somewhere safe, then switch the motor off. Liddington lies under a mile from the M4; on it, pull off at the first junction instead of pressing on to the services. No trial restarts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. Call, and say how far your car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
Seven days ago, the car was unknown to you. Your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, so nothing warned you the AdBlue inlet sits right next to your diesel. Any driver, anywhere around Wiltshire, could make the same.
The point: just as above, split by whether it ran, but with an added step. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our technicians turn up than after. Keep the car off as the answer comes, even if you are parked at Swindon or near All Saints Church.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Liddington?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near the filler; no clear memory of the cap. Sound familiar? Maybe at a friend's drive in Lower Wanborough, or rushing outside Wanborough Primary School at the school run.
In short: a spill near your filler leaves the motor no harm. Inside your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. Starting the car won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would pull it in.
Do this: behave as if it got in, and never start the engine. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Liddington: what each AdBlue drain has in common
No matter the case, a single opening applies. Wherever the vehicle is — The Village Inn's car park, a street beside St Andrew's Church, a drive, a forecourt — our van gets there and asks for the fluid, the quantity, plus if your engine has turned over. Over the phone, ahead of dispatch, you hear the quote, and those answers decide the work too.
Emptying your tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not go on their own, however long it sits. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Most unrun cars are a half-hour visit from the moment we get there.
We fire it up at the end. Our check that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before our technicians go. Our technicians do the whole job where your car is, and long-term damage is very unusual if it has been noticed quickly. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what the insurer wants: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Many policies cover misfuelling, and so look at yours as we head over.
About Liddington itself
Liddington is a village in Wiltshire, situated on the banks of a river in the South West region of England, with an elevation of around 140 metres. Liddington lies near the villages of Medbourne, Badbury, and Upper Wanborough, and is approximately 24.5 miles from Oxford. Liddington has a population of around 593 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Liddington is also within commuting distance of London, being around 67.8 miles away.
AdBlue drains around Liddington, and across Wiltshire too
Badbury and Upper Wanborough get the identical vans as Liddington, a village, along with further places throughout SN postcodes. A postcode starting SN4 0 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is needed, whether parked centrally in Liddington or in a lay-by heading to Liddington Clump, so keep it put. The van drains it in place. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near Liddington Castle or close to a border, ring and ask rather than guessing.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then call. Run by now? Pull over, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whichever case, across Liddington and Wiltshire, on 0333 366 0103.