AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Lower Arthurs, and What to Do Next
Has the engine turned over since the AdBlue got in? That one question decides nearly everything about what comes next. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Lower Arthurs itself or out in Bunkers. Switch nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, and count on a thorough flush plus a drain, carried out just where the vehicle sits around Lower Arthurs. Where the motor has been run, stop somewhere safe straight away, then switch it off. Step one remains unchanged, even though the job grows.
Anywhere in Greater Manchester it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Lower Arthurs forecourt
You are at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Anywhere around Lower Arthurs, then — Gulf, Shell, or anywhere else nearby.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Nothing has pulled it in, so the AdBlue stays just in the tank.
Next: resist the urge to start it only to move away from the pump. Ask the staff to help you roll the vehicle into a parking space, keep the till receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear is cleared right at the pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Lower Arthurs
Several days had passed with the dash light on. A bottle bought at the garage, emptied in at the drive — and it was just at the recycling that the cap caught a second look. It happens on drives just off Beech Avenue as often as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided your car hasn't been driven since, it is close to the pump case. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: stop an early move by putting your keys in the house, then ring us. Your drive is where it gets emptied, be it in Lower Arthurs or Fur Lane. Night-time empties beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Lower Arthurs: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Lumpy running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard started a short way after the top-up. It might have been driving to Manchester, under 15 miles away, or simply along Lower Carr Lane.
Meaning? The pump has taken the AdBlue up. Through your filter, along the pipework, and — the further the distance — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. More driving, more starts: deeper it goes.
Next: pick a safe place, pull in, then switch the engine off. Leave at the first junction — not the services further along — if you're on the A627(M), under 10 miles from Lower Arthurs. It will not have cleared, so there is no point restarting to find out. Ring us and say how far you went.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've just driven the car a week. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets sit next to each other here — not like your own car, which has none or keeps it in another spot. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Greater Manchester.
Meaning? Whichever applies above applies here — run or unrun — plus one extra step. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. Keep the car off as the reply arrives, even if you're parked outside Greenfield or near Satellite Centre.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Lower Arthurs?
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think it did. Too light, that bottle; a trace of ammonia round the filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? The gates of Greenfield Primary School in a rush, say, or someone's driveway out in Greenfield.
The upshot: the engine is not hurt by a little AdBlue splashed around the filler. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Next: act as though it went in, then leave the motor off. Inspecting a tank that turns out free of AdBlue is better than emptying one after it's been run — so ring then describe to us what you noticed.
Lower Arthurs: what every AdBlue drain has in common
The job opens the same way, whichever the situation. Wherever the car stands — Kingfisher's car park, a street beside Greenfield Methodist Church, a driveway, a filling station — our van arrives and asks for the liquid, the quantity, and if the motor has been run. Answers shape the job; the price follows by phone while nobody has set off yet.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it is essential, since crystals build up and certain metals are attacked, and neither washes away unaided. Last are your filter, cleaned or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a test of your vehicle. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
The final step is starting the car. Our check that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before our engineers head off. Lasting damage is very rare when it is spotted soon, and the entire job is done where your car is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Lower Arthurs and where it is
Lower Arthurs is a suburban area in Greater Manchester, situated near the river and characterised by its terraced housing stock. Lower Arthurs sits at an elevation of 169 metres, approximately 10.7 miles from Manchester city centre. Lower Arthurs is part of a larger urban landscape that includes nearby places like Fur Lane and Shaws. Lower Arthurs has a population of around 3193 residents.
AdBlue drains across Greater Manchester, Lower Arthurs included
Lower Arthurs is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the towns around it too, Shaws and Boarshurst among them, across the OL postcode area. A postcode starting OL3 7 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is required, whether stopped in the centre of Lower Arthurs or on a layby heading to Churchill Playing Fields, so leave it where it is. Our technicians drain it where it sits. Phone and check rather than guess when you are close to Saddleworth Pool and Leisure Centre, on a border, or anywhere awkward to explain.
The one-line version
Unstarted? Leave the car off and ring. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Greater Manchester and within Lower Arthurs — after you pull over, switch off then ring, if it's run.