Longhoughton: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether your engine has run since it went in. Anywhere the car is — Howick, Longhoughton — never start a motor that hasn't been started yet. Leave the motor and your ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Longhoughton. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. It is a bigger job, though stage one doesn't change.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Northumberland it happened.
Longhoughton forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Just at this point, bottle still in your hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the pump. Whether Shilbottle Coal Company, Esso or anywhere else in Longhoughton, the case is identical.
Put simply: no better spot exists to spot it. Still inside your tank, and no fuel pulled onwards: that is where the AdBlue is.
Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — and so do not get back in. Get the staff to help pushing it into a space, save the receipt, then phone us from there. Draining it there at the pump is fine if it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home in Longhoughton
The warning light had been on for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd used on the drive. It occurs on driveways just off North End as commonly as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the vehicle has not been driven since, it's close to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the base of that tank and remains there, however long the night.
Keep the keys indoors tonight — otherwise a person might take it off first thing — then phone us. Out in Littlehoughton or right here around Longhoughton, the draining happens on your drive. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a residential street.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Longhoughton?
A mile or two after filling up, the engine began misbehaving: rough running, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Somewhere along B1339 or on the road to Newcastle upon Tyne — under 50 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled through the system. The high-pressure pump and each injector get it too on a bigger run, once the filter and lines have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the first step — then switch it off. Services further on are too far: from the A167(M), under 50 miles out of Longhoughton, use the next junction. No test starts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Call us and say how far you drove.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
A week ago, it was unknown to you. Unbeknown to you, the two fillers are next to each other here — not like your own car, which has none or stores it elsewhere. Any driver, wherever in Northumberland, might make it.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Any work on your car frequently needs the owner's approval under hire or fleet agreements.
Settling it before the van arrives is quicker, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Waiting for a reply in the car park outside Alnmouth, or beside Longhoughton Community & Sports Centre? Keep the engine off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in Longhoughton?
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think it did. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. A rushed top-up by the gates of Longhoughton Church of England Primary School, or a call to a friend in Hawkhill: both fit.
Meaning? Spills outside the inlet never touch the motor at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different matter. Any AdBlue in that tank would be sucked in by turning on the car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it went in, and leave your engine off. Phone with the details: we would rather confirm a clean tank than drain one after your engine has run.
Longhoughton: what each AdBlue drain has in common
The job opens identically, whatever the case. Three things come once we reach the car — on a forecourt, a drive, a street by Community Learning Centre & Hive or the car park outside the pub in the village: the fluid, the quantity, and if it has been started. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told the quote, and those replies decide the work too.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals used in fuel systems, so it won't wash out on its own; that's why the flush, after this drain, counts far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Next comes your filter — cleaned, or swapped where necessary — then clean diesel, and a test of the vehicle. Where your engine hasn't run, allow roughly half an hour on site, in most jobs.
Finally, our engineers fire it up. With clean diesel in, it runs while we confirm it is running properly, and then we go. The whole job is done where the car is, and if it is noticed early, lasting damage is very uncommon. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing in advance. Many policies include misfuelling, and so check yours as we head over.
About Longhoughton
Longhoughton is a coastal village in Northumberland, situated near the North Sea and approximately 31 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Longhoughton lies at an elevation of 47 metres, with the village and surrounding areas including Littlehoughton and Boulmer forming a small community. Longhoughton has a mix of housing types, with semi-detached homes being predominant. Longhoughton is located about 278 miles north of London, making it a relatively remote village in England.
Longhoughton and Northumberland: AdBlue drains across the area
As a coastal village, Longhoughton shares its vans with the nearby towns — Boulmer, Peppermoor — right through NE postcodes. Telling us a NE66 3 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Centre of Longhoughton or a layby towards Westfield Park: wherever it sits, your car never needs to shift at all for the drain. Wherever it sits, that's where it is drained. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul or close to a border, ring and ask instead of guessing.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Northumberland and within Longhoughton — after you stop, turn off and phone, if it's run.