What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Little Marsden
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether your engine has been run since it got in. Anywhere the vehicle stands — Nelson, Little Marsden — don't start a motor that has not been started yet. Usually this means emptying and properly purging it right there in Little Marsden — so keep your ignition and engine off then ring 0333 366 0103. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. It is a bigger job, yet step one doesn't change.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Lancashire it happened.
Little Marsden forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Just now, bottle still in your hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, right at the petrol pump. Perhaps you are at the Shell, possibly at the BP, maybe somewhere else in Little Marsden.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits only in that tank.
Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, even if the queue needs freeing. Get the staff to help pushing it into a space, hold on to the receipt, then ring us right there. Can't move it by the pump? Explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt sensible, and so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Little Marsden drive?
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle from the shop, emptied in at the driveway — and it's only at the bin that the cap got your eye. Homes just off St Paul's Road get hit as much as everywhere else.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: stop any early move by putting your keys indoors, then ring us. Your driveway is where it gets drained, be it in Little Marsden or Marsden Height. Night-time empties beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Little Marsden?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two after the top-up. Somewhere along Avondale Road or else on the road towards Bradford — under 25 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. Mileage decides how deep it gets: filter and pipework to begin with, then the injection pump and each injector. More miles, more restarts: further it goes.
Next: find a sensible place, stop, then turn the engine off. Exit at the first junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M65, under a mile from Little Marsden. Restarting it to test gets nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Tell us know the mileage covered as you ring.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've just had this car a week. Unknown to you, the two inlets sit next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or stores it in another spot. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Lancashire.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Any work on your car frequently needs the owner's go-ahead under hire or company terms.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before we turn up than after. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at Nelson, or beside St Paul's Church? Keep the engine off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Little Marsden?
"I think so" is often the most honest as it gets. A slight ammonia-like smell lingers around the filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Bradley.
The upshot: your motor isn't hurt by a little AdBlue spilled on the filler. Inside your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. Firing up the vehicle will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would suck it in.
Take it that it went in, and never turn the key. Describe what you saw on your phone. A clean tank looked at is a happier result than a run one drained.
What each AdBlue drain around Little Marsden has in common
The work begins identically, whatever the situation. Forecourt, driveway, Station Hotel's car park or a road by Labbayak Ya RasoolAllah Masjid — our van comes to your car, and three questions come next: which liquid, which amount, and whether it ran. Answers set the job; the price follows by phone while nobody has set off yet.
AdBlue forms crystals and eats at certain metals used in fuel systems, and so it won't rinse out on its own; that is why the flush, after the drain, counts far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Last are the filter, cleaned or replaced as needed; fresh diesel; and a test of the vehicle. Where your motor hasn't been started, expect about half an hour once we arrive, for most jobs.
Lastly, we fire it up. Before our technicians go, it's tested to be sure it runs correctly on fresh diesel. Long-term damage is very uncommon if it's spotted quickly, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. Payment comes on the day, never upfront. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Dig out your insurance while we're en route: cover for misfuelling is included in many policies.
About Little Marsden itself
Little Marsden is a suburban area in Lancashire, situated on the riverside with nearby settlements including Marsden Height and Lomeshaye. Little Marsden has a mix of housing types, but terraced houses are the most predominant, and it is located near to other residential areas such as Whitefield. Little Marsden sits at an elevation of 198 metres, and its proximity to major cities like Bradford makes it a popular choice for residents.
AdBlue drains across Lancashire, Little Marsden included
Throughout BB postcodes, the vans serving Little Marsden — a residential suburb — reach nearby towns as well, Lomeshaye and Whitefield among them. Quickest of all: a BB9 0 postcode to show your location.
Stopped en route to Quarry Hill Nature Reserve, or bang in the heart of Little Marsden, your car remains put — there is no need to move it at all. Draining happens right there. Awkward to explain? By Nelson Independent Methodist Church or a county line? Checking beats assuming, so phone.
Your scenario, in one line
Motor not started: ring, leaving it switched off. Run already: pull over, power down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, within Little Marsden or anywhere in Lancashire.