AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Lower Buckland, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether the engine has been run since it was put in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is around Lower Buckland itself or out in Portmore. Phone 0333 366 0103 with your key and engine still off. Across Lower Buckland, that is typically drained and cleaned where it stands. Already run? Pull over when safe, then turn everything off. Stage one remains the same, even though the work is bigger.
Anywhere across Hampshire it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Lower Buckland forecourt
Just now, nozzle yet in your hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Anywhere around Lower Buckland, then — Asda Express, Fuel Dock, or anywhere else nearby.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
What to do: do not get back in and start the car to clear the pump. Ring us from the forecourt once your vehicle sits in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — and keep the bottle. Draining it there at the petrol pump is possible when it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Lower Buckland
On the dash, a warning had shown for days. A bottle bought at the garage, emptied in at the driveway — and it was only at the recycling that the cap got a second look. Driveways close to Undershore see it as much as anywhere.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. On the floor of the tank is exactly where AdBlue stays, because it will not mix with diesel — and a night going by changes no difference.
Keep the keys indoors tonight — or someone might drive it away at breakfast — then call us. Your drive is where it is drained, whether in Lower Buckland or Walhampton. Late-night drains outside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
Lower Buckland: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A mile or two after filling up, the motor began playing up: roughness, smoke, less power, lights on your dash. Seaton Close, say, or the route towards Southampton — a run of under 15 miles.
The upshot: the system has pulled AdBlue through by now. Mileage sets how far it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and every injector. It goes deeper with each extra mile driven and every restart.
Do this: stop somewhere safe, then switch the engine off. Exit at the first junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M27, under 15 miles from Lower Buckland. No test starts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue does. Call us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
A week back, it was new to you. Unknown to you, the two inlets sit side by side here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it in another spot. Wherever you are in Hampshire, every driver can slip up.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Any work on the car frequently needs the owner's go-ahead under rental or company agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our engineers turn up than after. Hanging on for an answer at the car park outside Lymington Town, or near Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses? Leave the engine off meanwhile.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Lower Buckland
Truthfully, the best answer may be that you think it did. A slight ammonia smell lingers around the filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is a blur. The gates of Lymington Church of England Infant School in a hurry, perhaps, or a friend's drive over in St Austins.
The upshot: the engine is not harmed by a little AdBlue splashed on the filler. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. If there is AdBlue in the tank, starting your car will suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Do this: act as if it got in, and don't start your engine. Describe what you noticed on the phone. A clean tank looked at counts as a happier result than an already-run one emptied.
What every AdBlue drain around Lower Buckland has in common
The work begins the same way, whichever the case. Our technicians come to the car, whether it's on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Walhampton Arms or a side street close to Lymington Library, and ask three things: what went in, roughly how much, and whether your engine has been run. On the phone, before anything else, you hear our price, and those replies shape the work too.
Emptying your tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not clear on their own, however long it sits. Clean diesel goes in after your filter has been cleaned or replaced, and your car is then checked. The majority of unstarted vehicles are a half-hour visit from the moment we arrive.
Our engineers start the engine last. Our check that it runs properly on fresh diesel comes before our engineers go. Our technicians do the whole job where the car is, and long-term damage is very uncommon if it has been caught quickly. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents as you wait is worthwhile.
About Lower Buckland and where it is
Lower Buckland is a coastal locality in Hampshire, situated near the towns of Lymington and Southampton. Lower Buckland lies at a low elevation of around 2 metres, close to the shore and within a short distance of nearby places such as Walhampton and Warborne. Lower Buckland has a population of approximately 742 residents, with a predominance of terraced housing. Lower Buckland is also relatively close to major cities, with London being around 79.8 miles away.
AdBlue drains round Lower Buckland and across Hampshire
Warborne and Lymington have the identical vans as Lower Buckland, a coastal area, plus other towns over SO postcodes. A postcode starting SO41 5 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Parked heading to Lymington River Reedbeds SSSI, or bang in the centre of Lower Buckland, your vehicle stays put — there is no need to move it at all. Draining happens on the spot. If you are somewhere hard to explain, close to Christian Science Society Lymington or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
The one-line version
Where it hasn't run, phone and keep it that way. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Lower Buckland and anywhere around Hampshire on 0333 366 0103.