AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Mangotsfield, and What to Do Next
One thing counts above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether the motor has been started since. Over in Emersons Green or right around Mangotsfield, an unstarted engine should remain that way. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and expect a thorough flush plus a drain, carried out just where your car stands in Mangotsfield. Already started? Stop when safe, then turn everything off. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Anywhere in Gloucestershire it took place, one of the cases below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Mangotsfield forecourt
Imagine it: stood by the pump, holding the bottle, you realise the filler you took off wasn't the correct one. Be it Shell, BP or anywhere else around Mangotsfield, the case is the same.
In short: there is no better spot exists to discover it. Only that tank holds AdBlue; no part beyond it has taken it in.
Next: resist the urge to fire it up only to free up the pump. Ask the attendants to help you roll the car into a parking bay, keep your receipt or the bottle, then ring us from the forecourt. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed clear is drained where it is at the pump.
Mangotsfield, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. A bottle from the garage, tipped in on the drive — and it was just at the bin that the cap got a second look. Houses just off Westerleigh Road get caught out as much as anywhere else.
Meaning? Provided your vehicle has not moved since, it's second to the forecourt case. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue drops to the base of the tank and stays put, no matter how long it waits.
Next: prevent an early-morning move by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. In Downend or right here in Mangotsfield, the drain happens at your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Mangotsfield?
A mile or two beyond filling up, your engine began playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, lights on the dash. Possibly it was on A432, perhaps on the way out towards Bristol, under 5 miles away.
What it means: the system has pulled the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and each injector get it too on a longer trip, after your filter and lines have it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so then switch off. On the M4, under 3 miles from Mangotsfield, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Call, saying how far your vehicle was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
It's a motor you have had for a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is just by the diesel cap — a surprise to you. Wherever you happen to be around Gloucestershire, any driver could be caught.
The upshot: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, only with one added step. The owner frequently has to sign off any work, under plenty of rental and fleet agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our technicians arrive than after. Waiting for a reply in the car park outside Bristol Parkway, or near Downend Boy Scouts' War Memorial? Keep your engine off meanwhile.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Mangotsfield?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. Which cap came off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle weighs lighter than expected, and ammonia lingers by the filler. It might have been at a friend's drive in Blackhorse, or in a rush outside Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend on the school run.
The point: your engine isn't harmed by some AdBlue splashed around the filler. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Don't start the vehicle. Call us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
The common ground in every Mangotsfield AdBlue drain
The job begins the same way, whichever your situation. Wherever the vehicle stands — The Horseshoe's car park, a street by W G, a driveway, a filling station — the van gets there and asks for the fluid, the amount, and whether your motor has turned over. Your price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and the replies shape the work.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's essential, since deposits form and some metals are attacked, and none of it washes away unaided. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. If your motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
The last step is starting it. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it's running correctly, and then we go. We do the entire job where the car is, and permanent damage is very unusual when it has been noticed early. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, so check yours while the van travels.
About Mangotsfield itself
Mangotsfield is a locality in Gloucestershire, situated inland at an elevation of around 70 metres, approximately 4.9 miles from Bristol. Mangotsfield is characterized by its semi-detached housing stock and is located near other local places such as Downend, Staple Hill, and Soundwell. Mangotsfield has a population of around 3137 residents and is within commuting distance to Bristol, while also being about 102.2 miles from London.
Mangotsfield and Gloucestershire: AdBlue drains across the area
Over BS postcodes, the teams covering Mangotsfield — a small village — work nearby towns as well, Staple Hill and Soundwell among them. Telling us your BS16 6 postcode finds you quickest of all.
No moving is needed, be it parked in the centre of Mangotsfield or in a lay-by heading to Cleeve Hill Tennis Club, so leave it put. We drain the car where it sits. Ring and ask instead of guessing when you are close to Downend Baptist Church, near a boundary, or somewhere awkward to explain.
Your scenario, in one line
Still unrun? Leave the car that way then ring. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Gloucestershire and within Mangotsfield — after you stop, switch off then phone, if it has run.