AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Manston: What Now?
All of that turns on one fact: if your motor has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Out in Austhorpe or right around Manston, an unstarted engine should remain unrun. Leave the engine and your ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is around Manston. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A bigger job, yes, but the identical opening move.
Compare your case to a situation from the ones below, wherever around West Yorkshire you happen to be.
Manston forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Whether Shell, Tesco or somewhere else around Manston, the situation is the same.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it can be. Just that tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has taken any in.
What to do: don't get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Ring us from the forecourt after your vehicle is in a space — the staff will help roll it — then keep the bottle. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, and so a car that can't be pushed away is emptied where it is at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Manston drive?
On your dash, a warning had shown all week. A bottle bought at the shop, tipped in on the drive — and it was just by the bin that the cap caught your eye. Homes just off Penda's Grove are hit as often as anywhere else.
In short: if your vehicle hasn't been driven since, it's nearly equal to spotting it at the forecourt. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Keep the keys indoors overnight — or a person might drive it away at breakfast — then phone us. In Pendas Fields or right here around Manston, the drain happens on your driveway. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Manston?
Rough running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard started a mile or two after the fill. Maybe heading for Leeds, under 5 miles away, or simply along Penda's Way.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue through already. It has been through the filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Every restart, like every mile, carries it on.
What to do: pull over where it's safe and switch off. Service stations farther along are too far: on the M1, under 3 miles out of Manston, use the first junction. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, and say what distance your car was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have just driven this vehicle for days. Unknown to you, the two inlets are side by side here — not like your own car, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. Any driver, wherever across West Yorkshire, could do it.
The point: just as above, split by whether it ran, but with an added step. The owner frequently needs to approve the work, under many hire and fleet agreements.
Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us next, because sorting it early saves time. Stranded near Christ Church or outside Cross Gates till someone answers, your car stays switched off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Manston?
At times, "I think so" is all you can honestly say. Lighter, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; a hazy recollection of the cap. Look familiar? Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Manston St James Primary Academy, or on a friend's drive in Brianside.
Put simply: spillage near your filler leaves your motor unharmed. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Your move: act as if it got in, and never start the motor. 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.
What every AdBlue drain around Manston has in common
Every situation gets the same start to the work. Wherever the car is — Barnbow's car park, a street by GVWA Community Centre, a driveway, a forecourt — our van gets there and we ask for the liquid, the amount, and if the engine has turned over. Over the phone, ahead of dispatch, you are told the quote, and those replies shape the work too.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals used in fuel systems, so it won't wash out unaided; that is why a full flush, after this drain, counts much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Next is your filter — cleaned, or swapped where necessary — then fresh diesel, and a test of the car. If your engine has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Our engineers fire it up at the end. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it's running smoothly, and then we head off. Permanent damage is very unusual when it is spotted early, and the entire job is done where your 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 whilst we are on the way.
About Manston itself
Manston is a suburban area in West Yorkshire, situated near the River Aire and close to the city of Leeds. Manston has a mix of housing types, but semi-detached homes are predominant, and the area is relatively flat, with an average elevation of 83 metres. Manston is part of the larger Leeds urban area, with nearby places including Pendas Fields, Stanks, and Swarcliffe. Manston is located approximately 4.6 miles from Leeds city centre, making it a commuter-friendly location.
Manston and West Yorkshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Throughout LS postcodes, the vans serving Manston — a residential suburb — work surrounding places too, Stanks and Swarcliffe among them. Giving us your LS15 8 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Stopped heading to Manston Park, or bang in the centre of Manston, your vehicle remains put — there's no need to shift it anywhere. Our technicians drain it where it sits. Tricky to explain? By The Parish Church Hall or a county line? Asking is better than assuming, so ring.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep it off then ring. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Manston and anywhere across West Yorkshire on 0333 366 0103.