What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Maidstone
All of that hinges on one fact: whether your engine has been run after the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Maidstone itself or out in Upper Fant. Switch nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, and count on a proper flush after a drain, done right where the car stands around Maidstone. Stop the moment you safely can then turn off, if it has already run. Stage one stays unchanged, even if the job is bigger.
Compare your case to one of the ones below, anywhere around Kent you are.
At the petrol pump around Maidstone: AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the pump, holding the bottle, you realise the cap you opened was not the right one. It could be the Texaco, or the Esso, or another station in Maidstone.
In short: no better spot to be to discover it. Only that tank holds AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt once your car sits in a bay — the staff will help push it — and save the bottle. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is possible if it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Maidstone, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
On the dash, a warning had shown for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Right off Mill Street is not different from any other place.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue settles to the floor of the tank and stays put, no matter how long the night.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves the vehicle in the morning. Then ring. Tovil or Maidstone: whichever your driveway is, that is where it gets drained. Our pumping kit runs quietly enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Maidstone?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long your motor was running roughly, blowing smoke, down on power, or flashing up your dash. Somewhere on High Street or on the road towards Southend-on-Sea — under 25 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Mileage decides how deep it goes: filter and lines first, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. More driving, more restarts: further it goes.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so then switch off. Maidstone sits under 3 miles from the M20; there, come off at the first junction instead of pressing on for the services. No trial starts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. About what distance did it go? Say so as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It is a motor you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, the cap is right by the diesel inlet — news to you. Across Kent, nobody is safe from it.
Meaning? Whatever applies above counts too — run or not — and one further stage. Many hire and company contracts need the owner's sign-off before work.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before our arrival is quicker. Stuck by The Royal Star Arcade or outside Maidstone West till someone answers, your vehicle stays turned off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Maidstone
"I think so" is often as honest as it gets. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. The gates of St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone in a hurry, perhaps, or a friend's driveway out in Ringlestone.
The point: your engine isn't hurt by a little AdBlue splashed around the outside. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so will suck in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Assume it got in, and never turn your key. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clean tank looked at counts as a better outcome than an already-run one emptied.
Every AdBlue drain in Maidstone shares these stages
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Filling station, drive, Sun's car park or a street by Maidstone Town Hall — our van reaches your vehicle, and three questions come next: what fluid, which amount, and if it ran. Answers shape the work; the quote comes on the call whilst no one has set off yet.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's essential, because crystals form and certain metals corrode, and neither washes away unaided. Fresh diesel is put in once the filter has been flushed or changed, and your car is finally tested. Where the engine hasn't run, allow about half an hour on site, for most jobs.
The final step is starting it. We confirm it runs properly on new diesel before we go. Permanent damage is very rare if it is noticed early, and the entire job is done where the car is. Paying is on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling, and so look at yours as we head over.
About Maidstone
Maidstone is a town in Kent, situated on the River Medway at an elevation of around 15 metres. Maidstone sits in the heart of the county, approximately 32 miles from London, and is surrounded by nearby places such as Tovil, Lower Fant, and Fant. Maidstone has a population of around 39,235 people and predominantly features flat housing. Maidstone is located near the city of Southend-on-Sea, which is about 20 miles away.
AdBlue drains across Kent, Maidstone included
Over ME postcodes, the teams serving Maidstone — a riverside town — reach surrounding places as well, Lower Fant and Fant included. A postcode starting ME15 6 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Centre of Maidstone or a lay-by near Brenchley Gardens: wherever it sits, your vehicle never needs to move at all for this drain. Draining happens right there. Ring and check instead of guessing if you are by Maidstone Unitarian Chapel, on a boundary, or anywhere awkward to pin down.
Your situation, summed up
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then call. Run already? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whatever case, in Maidstone and Kent, on 0333 366 0103.