AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Lozells: What Now?
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue was put in? This one point decides nearly everything else from here. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is around Lozells itself or out in Gib Heath. Normally that is emptying and properly rinsing it on the spot around Lozells — and so leave the key and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. Pull over the minute it is safe then switch off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Match your case to one of the ones below, anywhere across West Midlands you happen to be.
At the petrol pump around Lozells: AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the filler you took off was not the correct one. Be it Texaco, JET or somewhere else around Lozells, the situation is identical.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Just your tank holds AdBlue; no part past it has drawn it in.
Do this: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the queue needs clearing. Have the attendants to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, hold on to the receipt, then ring us right there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear is cleared where it is at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Lozells drive?
For days the dash had been warning you. Picked up a bottle, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, after the fact. Right off Finch Road is no different from any other place.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. At the bottom of the tank is where AdBlue waits, since it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
Next: keys in the house, so no one drives your car off first thing. Then, ring. We drain it on your driveway, whether that is in Lozells or out in Newtown. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Lozells?
Filled up, drove away, and before long the engine was running roughly, blowing smoke, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Lozells Road, say, or the way to Birmingham — a run of under 3 miles.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue in already. It has been through your filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the injectors. It travels further with every mile covered and every restart.
Next: pick a safe spot, stop, then switch your engine off. On the Aston Expressway, under 3 miles from Lozells, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Do not restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, and say how far your vehicle was driven.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It is a motor you have had for a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is right next to the diesel cap — news to you. Across West Midlands, nobody is immune.
The point: just as above, divided by if it ran, but with one added stage. The owner frequently has to approve any work, under plenty of hire and fleet contracts.
Sorting it before the van turn up is faster, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Stuck near Flowers & Abstract Art Mural or outside Jewellery Quarter till the firm answers, the car remains turned off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Lozells?
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can honestly say. What cap was taken off, you can't say; but the bottle feels less than expected, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by the filler. The gates of Heathfield Primary School in a hurry, perhaps, or a friend's drive out in All Saints.
Put simply: spillage near your filler does your engine unharmed. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. Starting your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will pull it in.
Take it that it went in, and never turn the key. Ring us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Lozells: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Forecourt, driveway, The Stork's car park or a road beside Bangladeshi Islamic Centre & Jami Mosque — the van comes to your car, and three questions follow: which liquid, what quantity, and if it ran. Answers set the work; the quote comes on the call while nobody has left yet.
Then the tank is cleared and the system flushed thoroughly, which counts 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 once the fuel filter is cleaned or replaced, and the car is then checked. If the engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Lastly, our technicians fire it up. With new diesel in, it runs while our engineers confirm it is running correctly, and then we leave. Long-term damage is very uncommon when it's noticed quickly, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Lozells and where it is
Lozells is a suburban area in the West Midlands, situated near the River Rea and close to the city centre of Birmingham. Lozells is characterized by its predominantly terraced housing stock and is located near other suburban areas such as Newtown and Birchfield. Lozells sits at an elevation of around 132 metres, with the nearby city of Birmingham providing a range of amenities and services. Lozells is also relatively close to other local areas, including Hockley and Birchfield, and is around 102 miles northwest of London.
AdBlue drains in Lozells, and across West Midlands too
Over B postcodes, the teams covering Lozells — a residential suburb — work nearby towns too, Birchfield and Hockley included. Giving us your B19 2 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Parked en route to George's Park, or bang in the heart of Lozells, your vehicle stays put — there's no need to move it anywhere. Draining is done right there. If you're somewhere hard to describe, near St Silas or close to a border, ring and ask instead of guessing.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep the car off and call. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Lozells and anywhere across West Midlands on 0333 366 0103.