What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Louth
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: if your motor has run since it got in. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Louth itself or out in Hallington. Normally that is draining and properly flushing it right there in Louth — and so leave the ignition and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. When the motor has run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then switch the vehicle off. It is a larger job, yet stage one doesn't change.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever around Lincolnshire it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Louth forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Possibly you are at the Esso, possibly at the BP, perhaps somewhere else in Louth.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, this is the best. Still in your tank, and nothing pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue is.
Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the pump wants freeing. Ring us from the forecourt once the car is in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — and save the receipt. Draining it there at the petrol pump is possible if it cannot be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Louth, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had gone by with the warning light on. Picked up a bottle, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and only then looked at the cap again, too late. Driveways close to Eastgate see it as much as any other street.
Meaning? Provided your car has not been driven since, it's second to the pump case. As it is unable to blend, AdBlue settles low in that tank and waits. One night standing alters nothing.
Next: stop any early-morning move by putting your keys in the house, then ring us. Troutbeck or Louth: whichever your driveway is, that's where it gets cleared. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
On the road in Louth with AdBlue in a diesel
Filled up, drove away, and soon your engine was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Maybe it was on Market Place, maybe on the way out towards Lincoln, under 25 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Past the fuel filter, through the lines, and — the further the distance — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. Each restart, like every mile, pushes it deeper.
Do this: pull up somewhere safe, then switch your motor off. Leave by the first junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M180, under 25 miles from Louth. It won't have cleared, so there is no sense starting it again to find out. Roughly what distance had it gone? Tell us when you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
Seven days ago, the car was new to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, the inlet is right by your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Anyone, wherever in Lincolnshire, could do the same.
Put simply: one extra stage on top of the cases above, which depend on whether it has run. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
Do this: rental firm or your fleet manager first, us next, because settling it early saves time. Leave it switched off as the answer arrives, whether you're parked outside the nearest station or near Eve and Ranshaw.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Louth?
Occasionally the fair answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia-like smell lingers around your filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is a blur. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Kidgate Academy, or on a friend's drive in Keddington Corner.
The point: your motor is not harmed by a little AdBlue spilled around the filler. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in the tank, firing up your car would draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Next: act as though it went in, and leave the motor off. Phone and give what you saw: we'd sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after your engine has been run.
The common ground in every Louth AdBlue drain
No matter the case, a single opening applies. Anywhere your car stands — Ye Olde Whyte Swanne's car park, a street by Louth Town Hall, a driveway, a forecourt — the van arrives and we ask for the liquid, the amount, plus if the engine has been run. Your price comes over the phone, before a van leaves, and the replies shape the job.
Then that tank is cleared and your system flushed thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Fresh diesel is put in after the fuel filter is flushed or changed, and your car is then checked. Most unrun cars are a half-hour visit after the moment our engineers turn up.
The final step is firing it up. Our check that it runs correctly on new diesel comes before we head off. The whole job is done where your car is, and when it is spotted quickly, permanent damage is very rare. Nothing is paid upfront, payment is made on the day, and you receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Plenty of policies include misfuelling, and so look at yours as we head over.
About Louth, briefly
Louth is a town situated on the River Lud in Lincolnshire, with a population of around 15905 people. Louth sits at an elevation of 31 metres, near the villages of Troutbeck and Little Welton, and is characterised by its semi-detached housing stock. Louth is located 23.9 miles from Lincoln and 128.6 miles from London, making it a significant settlement in the East Midlands region. Louth has a riverside setting, with the River Lud running through the town.
Louth and Lincolnshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Little Welton and Keddington have the identical teams as Louth, a riverside town, plus other places over LN postcodes. The whereabouts is clearest from a postcode beginning LN11 9.
Parked heading to The Gatherums, or right in the heart of Louth, your vehicle stays where it is — there's no need to move it at all. The van empties it where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to describe, close to Yorkshire Trading Company or close to a border, ring and ask rather than guessing.
Your scenario, in one line
Motor never started: phone, and leave it alone. Run already? Stop, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whatever case, across Louth and Lincolnshire, on 0333 366 0103.