Ludworth: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Everything hinges on one detail: if your engine has been run after the AdBlue was added — far more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Ludworth itself or out in High Haswell. Leave your motor and the ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it is usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is in Ludworth. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A bigger job, yes, but the identical first move.
Anywhere in Durham it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
Ludworth forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Picture it: standing by the pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the filler you took off was not the right one. Somewhere in Ludworth, then — JET, Esso, or anywhere else close by.
Put simply: no better spot exists to discover it. Only your tank has AdBlue; not one component past it has taken it in.
Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to run it — so don't get back in. Ask the staff to help you roll your car into a parking space, keep the receipt or the bottle, and ring us from the forecourt. Stuck by the petrol pump? Explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt safe, so we can drain the vehicle where it is.
Ludworth, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had gone by with the dash light on. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the driveway. Drives near St. Andrews Court get it as much as anywhere.
Put simply: if the vehicle hasn't moved since, it is nearly as good as spotting it at the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: stop any early move by putting your keys indoors, then phone us. Your drive is where it gets emptied, be it around Ludworth or Haswell Plough. Night-time clears beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Ludworth?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Margaret Street, say, or the way to Durham — a trip of under 10 miles.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been sucked through the system. Past the filter, through the lines, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and every injector. It travels deeper with every extra mile covered and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. Services farther on are too far: from the A1(M), under 5 miles out of Ludworth, use the first junction. It will not have cleared, and so there is no sense starting it again to check. Tell us hear the mileage covered as you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, so no one warned you the AdBlue inlet sits just beside the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Durham.
The upshot: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, only with an added step. The owner frequently has to approve any work, under plenty of hire and fleet agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before our technicians turn up than after. If you are stranded in the car park outside Horden, or by Ludworth Community Centre, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Ludworth
Occasionally the fair answer is "I think so". What cap came off, you can't recall; but the bottle weighs lighter than it ought to, and ammonia lingers by your filler. The gates of Ludworth Primary School in a rush, say, or a friend's drive over in Haswell.
What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no damage to your motor. If it's inside the diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in your tank would be drawn in by firing up the vehicle, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it got in, and keep your engine off. Ring us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
What each AdBlue drain in Ludworth has in common
Each situation gets the same opening to the work. Three questions are asked when our technicians reach the car — at a forecourt, a drive, a street beside Ludworth War Memorial or the car park at the pub in the village: the fluid, the quantity, and if the motor has run. Those answers decide the work, and you hear the price on the phone, before anybody heads out.
Then that tank is emptied and your system rinsed 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. Then is the filter — flushed, or swapped where needed — then clean diesel, and a test of the car. If your engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
The final step is firing it up. Before we head off, it's checked to confirm it runs correctly on new diesel. Long-term damage is very unusual when it is spotted early, and the entire job is done where the car is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money upfront. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Ludworth
Ludworth is a small village in County Durham, situated approximately 5.7 miles from the city of Durham. Ludworth sits inland at an elevation of around 124 metres, surrounded by nearby places such as Haswell Plough, Thornley, and Shadforth. Ludworth has a population of around 639 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Ludworth is located in the North East region of England, about 231.6 miles from London.
AdBlue drains around Ludworth, and across Durham too
Thornley and Shadforth get the same vans as Ludworth, a rural village, along with further places throughout DH postcodes. A postcode starting DH6 1 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Dabble Bank SSSI or in a car park in the middle of Ludworth, it doesn't need to shift. Our engineers drain it where it sits. Awkward to pin down? Close to Ludworth Tower or a border? Checking beats guessing, and so ring.
The one-line version
Engine not started: phone, and leave it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Ludworth and anywhere in Durham on 0333 366 0103.