AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Little Heath, and What to Do Next
One thing matters above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if your motor has been started since. Over in Newbury Park or here in Little Heath, an unrun motor should remain that way. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and count on a thorough flush plus a drain, carried out right where the vehicle stands in Little Heath. Pull over the minute it is safe and turn off, if it has been run. Stage one stays the same, even though the work grows.
Wherever around Greater London it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
Little Heath forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just spot it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Be it Tesco, JET or anywhere else in Little Heath, the case is the same.
Put simply: there is no better place exists to discover it. Nothing has drawn it in, and so the AdBlue stays only in that tank.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Get the staff to lend a hand rolling it into a space, hold on to the receipt, then phone us from there. If it cannot be shifted, it can be drained at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
Little Heath, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had gone by with the warning light on. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the drive. Right off Billet Road is not different from any other place.
Meaning? As long as the car has not been driven since, it's close to the forecourt case. Being reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles to the base inside that tank and waits. One night standing changes nothing.
Next: prevent an early move by putting the keys indoors, then ring us. Your driveway is where it gets emptied, be it in Little Heath or Aldborough Hatch. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Little Heath?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard started a mile or two beyond the top-up. Possibly it was on St James Gardens, possibly on the way out towards London, under 15 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. Mileage decides how deep it goes: filter and lines first, then the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Next: find a sensible spot, stop, then turn your engine off. Little Heath sits under 5 miles from the M11; there, pull off at the next junction instead of pressing on for the services. No trial restarts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. Call, and say what distance your vehicle was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've just driven this car for days. Your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, so nothing told you the AdBlue cap sits just next to your diesel. Anywhere you happen to be across Greater London, every driver can slip up.
Meaning? Whatever applies above counts here — run or unrun — and one extra stage. Plenty of 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's faster settled before our engineers get there than after. Hanging on for an answer in the car park outside Chadwell Heath, or near Somerville Hall? Keep your car off meanwhile.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Little Heath?
Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. A hurried stop by the gates of Grove Primary School, or a call to a friend in Marks Gate: either fits.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet never touch the engine at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. Any AdBlue in your tank will be drawn in by starting your car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Your move: act as though it did, and never start the engine. Checking a tank that turns out clean is better than emptying one once it has been run — so phone then describe to us what you saw.
What each AdBlue drain in Little Heath has in common
Whatever the situation, a single start is used. Our engineers come to your car, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Hawbush or a side street near St Peter's Church, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and if the motor has been run. Replies shape the work; the quote comes on the call while nobody has left yet.
AdBlue forms crystals and eats at certain metals in fuel systems, so it does not wash out on its own; that's why the flush, after the drain, counts far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Clean diesel is put in after the filter has been flushed or replaced, and the car is then tested. Where the motor has not run, expect about half an hour on site, for most jobs.
Firing it up comes last. With clean diesel in, it runs while our engineers make sure it's running properly, and then we go. When it is spotted early, the car very seldom has permanent damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. Nothing is taken upfront, payment is made on the day, and you receive what the insurer wants: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Little Heath and where it is
Little Heath is a suburban area in Greater London, situated near the River Roding and characterised by flat residential developments. Little Heath sits at an elevation of 21 metres, with nearby areas including Aldborough Hatch and Chadwell Heath. Little Heath is located approximately 11.8 miles from central London, with the nearest city being London itself. Little Heath has a population of around 1528 people, predominantly residing in flat-type housing.
Little Heath and Greater London: AdBlue drains across the area
Little Heath is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the places around it too, Chadwell Heath and Fairlop among them, across the RM postcode area. Your location is quickest from a postcode that starts RM6 5.
No moving is needed, be it stopped in the centre of Little Heath or on a lay-by heading to Tantony Green, so leave it where it is. The van drains it in place. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near St Mark's, Marks Gate or close to a border, ring and ask rather than assuming.
Your situation, summed up
Motor not started: ring, and leave it alone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Little Heath and anywhere across Greater London on 0333 366 0103.