What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Mary Tavy
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if your engine has been run since it went in. Out in Horndon or right in Mary Tavy, an unrun motor should remain unrun. Usually that is emptying and thoroughly flushing it right there in Mary Tavy — and so keep the ignition and motor off and phone 0333 366 0103. Already run? Stop once you safely can, then switch it off. Step one stays the same, even though the work grows.
Match your case to a situation from the list below, wherever in Devon you happen to be.
At the petrol pump around Mary Tavy: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only notice it as you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Anywhere in Mary Tavy, then — Texaco, Morrisons, or somewhere else nearby.
Put simply: no better spot to be to spot it. No pump has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits just inside your tank.
What to do: don't get back in and start the vehicle to clear the pump. Ask the attendants to help you push the vehicle into a parking bay, keep the receipt or the bottle, then ring us from the forecourt. Emptying it right at the pump is possible if it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Mary Tavy, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you had used at the drive. Driveways close to A386 see it as much as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided your car has not moved since, it's close to the pump case. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: the keys indoors, so nobody drives your car off first thing. After that, ring. Out in Blackdown or here in Mary Tavy, the drain happens at your drive. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a residential street.
On the road around Mary Tavy with AdBlue in a diesel
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Brentor Road, perhaps, or the way towards Plymouth — a run of under 25 miles.
The point: your system has pulled AdBlue in by now. Mileage sets how far it goes: filter and pipework first, then the high-pressure pump and every injector. Every restart, like each mile, carries it deeper.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the first step — then turn everything off. Mary Tavy sits under 50 miles from the M5; there, come off at the next junction instead of pressing on for the services. Starting it again to check gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Tell us know the distance driven as you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You have just had the car for days. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel one, which you didn't know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you are around Devon, any motorist could slip up.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the situations above, and those depend on if it's run. Any work on your car frequently requires the owner's approval under hire or company agreements.
Your move: rental firm or fleet manager to begin with, us second, because settling it early saves time. If you are stranded in the car park at Gunnislake, or by Coronation Hall, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Mary Tavy?
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think so. Which cap was taken off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle weighs less than expected, and ammonia hangs by the filler. It might have been at a friend's driveway in Peter Tavy, or in a rush by Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled around your filler does no harm to the motor. Inside the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Take it that it got in, and never turn your engine. Ring and give the details: we'd sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once the engine has been run.
Mary Tavy: what every AdBlue drain has in common
No matter the case, a single start applies. Forecourt, driveway, The Mary Tavy Inn's car park or a road beside Mary Tavy Methodist Church — the van reaches the car, and three questions follow: what liquid, which quantity, and if it has run. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told the price, and those replies decide the job too.
Then the tank is emptied and the system flushed thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Then is your filter — flushed, or replaced when necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of the car. Most unstarted cars are a half-hour visit after the moment we arrive.
We start it last. Before our technicians head off, it's checked to confirm it runs properly on new diesel. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and if it is noticed early, lasting damage is very uncommon. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth knowing: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your policy as we travel pays.
About Mary Tavy and where it is
Mary Tavy is a village in Devon, situated on the banks of the River Tavy at an elevation of 204 metres. Mary Tavy lies near the Dartmoor National Park, close to the nearby settlements of Blackdown, Kingsett, and Cudlipptown. Mary Tavy has a population of around 902 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Mary Tavy is located approximately 15.6 miles from Plymouth and 184.4 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across Devon, Mary Tavy included
Kingsett and Cudlipptown get the identical vans as Mary Tavy, a village, plus other towns over PL postcodes. Fastest of all: a PL19 9 postcode to show your location.
Centre of Mary Tavy or a lay-by towards Recreation Field: either way it sits, your car never needs to move an inch for us. Our van empties it where it stands. Tricky to pin down? By St Mary or a county line? Asking beats guessing, and so phone.
Your scenario, in one line
Where it has not started, ring then leave it off. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Mary Tavy and anywhere across Devon on 0333 366 0103.