Marshfield: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
All of it turns on one detail: if the motor has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. If it has not, keep it that way, whether your car is in Marshfield itself or out in The Shoe. Normally this is emptying and thoroughly flushing it right there around Marshfield — so keep your key and engine off then call 0333 366 0103. When the motor has been run, stop safely first, then turn it off. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Match what happened to one of the list below, wherever across Gloucestershire you happen to be.
On a Marshfield forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
You're at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. It could be the Marshfield Garage, or the UK petroleum, or a different station around Marshfield.
Meaning? Spotting it here is as good as it can be. Still in the tank, with no fuel drawn through: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Clearing the pump is no reason to run it — so do not get back in. Ring us from the forecourt after your car sits in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — and keep the receipt. If it can't be shifted, it can be emptied at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Marshfield
The warning light had been on for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. It happens on driveways just off Touching End Lane as often as anywhere.
In short: if the car has not been driven since, it's almost as good as finding out 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.
Keep your keys in the house tonight — or a person might take it away at breakfast — and call us. Out in West Littleton or right here around Marshfield, the draining is done at your driveway. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Marshfield?
A mile or two after filling up, your motor started misbehaving: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. Maybe driving to Bath, under 10 miles away, or just down Mead View Close.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into your fuel system. It's been through the filter and the lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. More driving, more starts: further it goes.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so then switch off. Marshfield sits under 3 miles from the M4; on it, pull off at the first junction instead of pushing on to the services. Don't restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Tell us know the distance driven when you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is just by your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Wherever you are in Gloucestershire, any motorist can slip up.
Meaning? Whatever applies above counts here — run or unrun — plus one further step. The owner often has to approve any work, under plenty of hire and company contracts.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before we get there than after. If you are stuck in the car park outside Bath Spa, or by Marshfield Chapel, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
Marshfield: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think so. Lighter, the bottle; a hint of ammonia near the filler; no clear memory of which cap. Sound familiar? It might have been at a friend's drive in Cold Ashton, or rushing by Marshfield Church of England Primary School on the school run.
The upshot: the engine is not harmed by a little AdBlue spilled on the filler. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different matter. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Do this: behave as if it did, and don't start the engine. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean is better than draining one once it has been run — so ring and describe to us what you saw.
The common ground in each Marshfield AdBlue drain
Each case gets the same start to the work. Three things come when we reach your car — on a forecourt, a drive, a street beside Saint Mary's Parish Church or the car park outside The Catherine Wheel: the fluid, the amount, and if it has been started. The price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and the replies shape the job.
Emptying your tank comes next, followed by a full flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long you wait. Last are the fuel filter, cleaned or renewed if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of your vehicle. Where the engine hasn't run, expect about half an hour once we arrive, for most jobs.
The last step is starting the engine. Our check that it runs properly on new diesel comes before we leave. The entire job is done where your car is, and when it is noticed early, long-term damage is very uncommon. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Marshfield and where it is
Marshfield is a village in Gloucestershire, situated inland at an elevation of around 190 metres, with terraced housing being a predominant feature. Marshfield lies near the city of Bath, approximately 5.7 miles away, and is also close to nearby places such as West Littleton and Upper Wraxall. Marshfield has a population of around 1299 residents and is located in the South West region of England, about 94.4 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across Gloucestershire, Marshfield included
Marshfield is a rural village, and the same vans that cover it work the towns near it too, Upper Wraxall and The Folly among them, across the SN postcode area. Fastest of all: a SN14 8 postcode for your location.
Central Marshfield or a layby towards Marshfield Cricket Club: wherever it is, your vehicle doesn't need to shift an inch for us. Where it sits, that's where it is cleared. If you are somewhere hard to explain, close to Marshfield Community Centre or close to a border, ring and ask rather than assuming.
The one-line version
Engine never started: phone, and leave it alone. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Gloucestershire and within Marshfield — after you pull over, switch off and ring, if it's run.