AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Mancetter: What Now?
Has the motor run since the AdBlue got in? This one point decides nearly everything about what comes next. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is in Mancetter itself or out in Hartshill Green. Normally that is emptying and properly flushing it on the spot around Mancetter — and so leave your ignition and engine off and call 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Warwickshire it happened.
On a Mancetter forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you are stood at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Somewhere in Mancetter, then — Murco, Tesco, or somewhere else nearby.
The upshot: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. The AdBlue is inside that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Next: avoid the temptation to fire it up only to move away from the petrol pump. Phone us from the forecourt after the vehicle sits in a space — the staff will help push it — then save the receipt. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a busy forecourt safe, and so it can be drained where it is.
Mancetter, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in hand, did you look back at the cap you had opened on the drive. Drives near Church Walk get it as much as any other street.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. As it is unable to blend, AdBlue settles low in the tank and stays. A night parked changes none of that.
Your move: the keys indoors, so no one drives your vehicle off at breakfast. Then, phone. Your driveway is where it is drained, be it around Mancetter or Witherley. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
On the road around Mancetter with AdBlue in a diesel
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two after the fill. Perhaps it was on Mancetter Road, perhaps on the way out towards Coventry, under 15 miles away.
The upshot: the system has pulled AdBlue through already. Through your filter, along the pipework, and — the further the mileage — on into the high-pressure pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it goes.
Next: pick a sensible spot, pull in, then turn the engine off. Exit by the next junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M42, under 10 miles from Mancetter. It won't have cleared, so there's no point restarting to check. Phone, and say how far the car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have only had the vehicle a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is just by the diesel cap — news to you. Across Warwickshire, no one is immune.
Meaning? Whichever case above applies here — run or unrun — plus one further stage. The owner frequently has to approve any work, under many hire and company contracts.
Sorting it before the van arrives is faster, so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Hanging on for an answer in the car park outside Atherstone, or near Mancetter Memorial Hall? Keep the engine off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Mancetter
At times the fair answer is "I think so". A faint ammonia-like whiff lingers around your filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is a blur. The gates of St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy in a hurry, say, or a friend's drive out in Ratcliffe Culey.
What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no damage to your motor. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, it does. Turning on the car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would suck it in.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not fire it up. Describe what you saw on the phone. A clear tank looked at counts as a happier outcome than an already-run one emptied.
The common ground in every Mancetter AdBlue drain
No matter the case, a single opening is used. Forecourt, drive, The Blue Boar Inn's car park or a road beside St Peter — the van comes to the vehicle, and three questions come next: what liquid, what amount, and if it ran. Replies set the job; the price follows by phone while no one has set off yet.
Emptying your tank comes first, then a full flush — more important with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear by themselves, however long you wait. Then comes your filter — flushed, or swapped where necessary — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of the car. Most unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment we get there.
Last, our technicians start the engine. Before our technicians head off, it's tested to be sure it runs properly on fresh diesel. Permanent damage is very uncommon if it's spotted 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, nothing upfront. Check your insurance before we're en route: misfuelling cover comes included in plenty of policies.
About Mancetter and where it is
Mancetter is a village in Warwickshire, situated on the banks of the River Anker, with an elevation of around 84 metres. Mancetter lies approximately 11 miles from Coventry and 94 miles from London, making it a commuter-friendly location. Mancetter has a mix of housing types, but semi-detached homes are particularly prevalent in the area. Mancetter is close to nearby places such as Witherley, Atherstone, and Oldbury, which provide additional amenities and services.
AdBlue drains round Mancetter and across Warwickshire
Mancetter is a village, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, Atherstone and Oldbury among them, across the CV postcode area. The location comes quickest from a postcode beginning CV9 1.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Westwood Road Recreation Area or in a car park in the middle of Mancetter, it does not need to shift. The drain happens on the spot. Guessing won't help beside Mancetter Roman Fort, close to a border or anywhere awkward to pin down; phone and check.
Your situation, summed up
Still unrun? Keep it off then phone. Run by now: pull over, power down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, in Mancetter or wherever across Warwickshire.