Long Ashton: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue was put in? This single question settles almost everything about what comes next. Not started so far? Then keep the car that way, whether the car is — Long Ashton or Failand. Usually that is emptying and properly rinsing it right there in Long Ashton — so keep your key and engine off and ring 0333 366 0103. Pull over the minute you safely can then turn off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Below: the situations our technicians meet, anywhere in Somerset. Choose yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Long Ashton forecourt
Only at this point, bottle yet in hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the pump. Perhaps you are at the Shell, perhaps at the Sainsbury Fuel, possibly somewhere else in Long Ashton.
In short: no better place to be to spot it. The AdBlue is inside that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
What to do: don't get back in and crank it to clear the pump. A few jobs: a push into a bay with the staff helping, the bottle saved, and a call to us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear gets drained where it is at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Long Ashton
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. Picked up a bottle, poured it in outside the house, binned the empty — and only then looked at the cap again, after the fact. It takes place on driveways just off Providence Lane as frequently as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle has not moved since, it's close to the pump case. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: stop an early-morning drive by keeping your keys in the house, then phone us. Out in Yanley or here in Long Ashton, the drain is done on your driveway. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
On the road in Long Ashton with AdBlue in a diesel
Topped up, drove away, and before long your engine was turning unevenly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up your dash. Tydings Close, say, or the way to Bristol — a trip of under 5 miles.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been sucked through your fuel system. The injection pump and every injector get it as well on a longer run, once your filter and pipework have it. Each restart, like each mile, pushes it on.
Next: pick a safe spot, pull in, then turn your engine off. On the M5, under 5 miles from Long Ashton, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Ring us and say how far you drove.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've just had this car for days. The AdBlue filler is right next to the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Throughout Somerset, nobody is immune.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. The owner often has to approve any work, under many rental and company agreements.
Settling it before the van turn up is faster, so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Stuck near The Former Village Club or at Parson Street till someone replies, your car stays turned off the whole time.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Long Ashton?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. Too light, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; a hazy recollection of which cap. Look familiar? Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Birdwell Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Barrow Gurney.
What it means: a little spilled round your filler does no damage to the motor. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not start it. Ring and give the details: we would rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after your motor has been run.
The common ground in each Long Ashton AdBlue drain
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Anywhere your vehicle is — Bird in Hand's car park, a road by Andree Peel blue plaque, a driveway, a forecourt — our van gets there and we ask about the fluid, the quantity, and if the engine has been run. Those replies settle this work, and you hear our quote on the phone, before anyone sets off.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it's crucial, since crystals form and certain metals corrode, and neither rinses away unaided. Last come the fuel filter, cleaned or replaced if necessary; clean diesel; and a test of your car. If the motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Firing it up comes at the end. Our technicians confirm it runs smoothly on new diesel before we go. Our technicians do the whole job where the vehicle is, and lasting damage is very uncommon if it has been spotted quickly. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Dig out your insurance while we're en route: cover for misfuelling is included in many policies.
About Long Ashton and where it is
Long Ashton is a village situated on the riverside in Somerset, with a mix of semi-detached housing and other residential properties. Long Ashton lies close to the city of Bristol, approximately 3 miles to the south west, and is surrounded by nearby places such as Yanley and Ashton Watering. Long Ashton has a population of around 2910 people and is located at an elevation of 57 metres above sea level. Long Ashton is also within commuting distance of major cities, with London being around 109 miles to the east.
AdBlue drains across Somerset, Long Ashton included
Long Ashton is a village, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, Ashton Watering and Cambridge Batch among them, across the BS postcode area. Fastest of all: a BS41 9 postcode to show where you stand.
Stopped en route to Peel Park, or bang in the heart of Long Ashton, your vehicle stays put — there is no need to shift it anywhere. Our van empties it where it stands. Guessing doesn't help near Hebron Church, close to a border or somewhere awkward to pin down; ring and ask.
Your situation, in one line
If it hasn't run, phone then keep it off. Run already? Pull over, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whichever case, in Long Ashton and Somerset, on 0333 366 0103.