AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Lower Howsell: What Now?
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: if your motor has been run since it got in. Over in Interfield or right around Lower Howsell, an unrun engine should remain that way. Usually that is draining and thoroughly rinsing it right there around Lower Howsell — so keep the ignition and motor off then ring 0333 366 0103. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Match what happened to a situation from the list below, anywhere across Worcestershire you are.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Lower Howsell forecourt
Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the correct one. Be it Texaco, Morrisons or somewhere else around Lower Howsell, the situation is identical.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. Still in that tank, and nothing pulled through: that is where the AdBlue is.
What to do: don't get back in and start the vehicle to clear the pump. Have the attendants to lend a hand pushing it into a bay, hold on to the bottle, then phone us right there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a car that can't be pushed away is drained right at the pump.
At home around Lower Howsell with AdBlue in the diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle from the garage, tipped in on the drive — and it was only by the recycling that the cap caught a second look. Homes just off Lower Howsell Road are caught out as often as everywhere else.
Meaning? Provided your car hasn't moved since, it's close to the forecourt case. As it is reluctant to blend, AdBlue drops to the base in the tank and stays. One night standing alters nothing.
Put the keys in the house tonight — or someone might drive it away at breakfast — and phone us. Your driveway is where it is emptied, whether in Lower Howsell or Upper Howsell. The equipment runs quiet enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Lower Howsell: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Lumpy running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard started a short way beyond the fill. Perhaps it was on Crispin Drive, maybe on the way out towards Worcester, under 10 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. It's been through the fuel filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and your injectors. It travels further with each extra mile driven and every restart.
Do this: pull up anywhere safe, then turn the motor off. Lower Howsell sits under 5 miles from the M5; there, pull off at the next junction instead of pushing on for the services. It won't have cleared, and so there is no sense starting it again to check. Phone us and say how far you went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It's a motor you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the two fillers sit next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has none or stores it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Worcestershire.
The point: exactly as above, split by whether it ran, only with an added step. Work on your vehicle frequently requires the owner's go-ahead under rental or company agreements.
Settling it before the van arrives is quicker, and so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Keep it off while the reply comes, whether you are waiting outside Malvern Link or close to Convent of the Holy Name Chapel.
Lower Howsell: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. Too light, the bottle; a trace of ammonia round your filler; a hazy memory of the cap. Sound familiar? Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at St Matthias Church of England Primary School, or on a friend's drive in North Malvern.
Put simply: a spill near your filler does your engine unharmed. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another story. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Your move: act as though it did, and don't start your motor. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
The common ground in each Lower Howsell AdBlue drain
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Our technicians come to the car, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The New Inn or a side street close to St Matthias at the Link, and ask three things: what went in, roughly how much, and whether the engine has run. Those answers determine the work, and you get our quote by phone, before anyone sets off.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to some metals in fuel systems, and so it does not rinse out unaided; that is why the flush, after the drain, counts far more here than with petrol. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Never started? Then roughly half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
Our technicians start it at the end. Our technicians confirm it runs properly on fresh diesel before we go. Our technicians do the entire job where the vehicle is, and long-term damage is very uncommon if it has been noticed soon. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Plenty of insurance policies cover misfuelling, and so look at yours as we head over.
About Lower Howsell, briefly
Lower Howsell is a suburban area in Worcestershire, situated on the riverside near Worcester, with a mix of housing types including a predominance of detached homes. Lower Howsell sits at an elevation of 58 metres, close to the Malvern Hills and near the settlements of Upper Howsell and Malvern Link. Lower Howsell is located approximately 5.5 miles from Worcester and 102.9 miles from London, making it a commuter base for the surrounding area. Lower Howsell has a population of around 2743 residents, living in a relatively quiet environment near the River Severn.
AdBlue drains across Worcestershire, Lower Howsell included
Over WR postcodes, the vans serving Lower Howsell — a residential suburb — reach nearby places as well, Malvern Link and Newland among them. A postcode starting WR14 1 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No towing is needed, whether parked centrally in Lower Howsell or on a lay-by heading to Lower Howsell Playing Fields, so leave it where it is. The drain is done on the spot. Guessing won't help beside The Link Stone, on a border or somewhere hard to describe; ring and check.
In one line: your situation
Where it has not started, ring then keep it off. Run by now: stop, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, within Lower Howsell or wherever in Worcestershire.