What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Mayfield Dale
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether the motor has run since it went in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is around Mayfield Dale itself or out in Mayfield Grange. Leave the motor and the ignition off and ring 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Mayfield Dale. Stop the moment it is safe then switch off, if it has been run. Stage one stays unchanged, even if the work is bigger.
Wherever across Northumberland it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Mayfield Dale forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Somewhere in Mayfield Dale, then — Sainsbury's, Co-op Food, or anywhere else close by.
Meaning? Spotting it here is as good as it can be. Nothing has drawn it through, so the AdBlue stays only in your tank.
Do this: keep out of the car, however much the pump wants freeing. Have the attendants to help pushing it into a bay, hold on to the bottle, then phone us right there. If it cannot be moved, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home in Mayfield Dale
For days the dash had been nagging you. A bottle from the shop, tipped in on the drive — and it's just at the recycling that the cap caught your eye. It takes place on drives just off Chatton Avenue as regularly as anywhere.
The point: zero driving since leaves this almost equal to finding it at the pump. On the bottom of the tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Your move: keys in the house, and so no one drives your car anywhere first thing. After that, ring. Mayfield Glade or Mayfield Dale: whichever your driveway sits, that's where it is emptied. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Mayfield Dale?
Filled up, drove away, and soon your engine was running unevenly, blowing smoke, losing power, or lighting up your dash. It might have been driving for Newcastle upon Tyne, under 10 miles away, or simply down Thornley Avenue.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked through your fuel system. It's been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and your injectors. Every restart, like each mile, carries it deeper.
Next: find a sensible place, pull in, then switch the engine off. On the A167(M), under 10 miles from Mayfield Dale, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Tell us know the distance covered as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
You have just driven this car a week. The AdBlue filler is right alongside the diesel one, which you didn't know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Northumberland.
The point: just as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added step. The owner often has to approve any work, under many hire and fleet contracts.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager first, us second, because sorting it early saves time. Stuck near Cemetery Chapel or at Cramlington until someone answers, the vehicle stays turned off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Mayfield Dale
Now and then, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. A slight ammonia whiff hangs around your filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is a blur. Maybe at a friend's drive in High Pit, or in a rush outside Cramlington Shanklea Primary School on the school run.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet don't reach the engine at all. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in the tank, firing up the car would pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not fire it up. Ring with the details: we would sooner find a clean tank than drain one once your motor has run.
What every AdBlue drain in Mayfield Dale has in common
The work begins the same way, whatever the situation. Our engineers come to the car, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Burton House or a side street close to Cramlington Village Community Centre, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and whether your motor has run. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told our price, and those answers decide the job too.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, since crystals form and some metals are attacked, and none of that washes out unaided. Clean diesel goes in once the fuel filter has been flushed or changed, and the car is finally tested. Where your motor hasn't run, expect roughly half an hour on site, in most jobs.
Firing it up comes at the end. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it's running correctly, and then we head off. Our technicians do the entire job where the car is, and lasting damage is very unusual if it has been noticed soon. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you get what the insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your documents as we travel pays.
About Mayfield Dale
Mayfield Dale is a suburban area located inland in Northumberland, sitting at an elevation of 68 metres and approximately 7.5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. Mayfield Dale forms part of the wider residential area surrounding Newcastle, with nearby places including Mayfield Glade and Hall Close Green. Mayfield Dale has a population of around 6044 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing.
AdBlue drains across Northumberland, Mayfield Dale included
Throughout NE postcodes, the teams covering Mayfield Dale — a residential suburb — reach surrounding towns as well, Hall Close Green and Eastfield Chase included. Telling us your NE23 6 postcode pins you quickest of all.
No moving is required, whether stopped in the centre of Mayfield Dale or on a lay-by en route to Kramel Playing Field, and so keep it put. Wherever it sits, that's where it is emptied. Tricky to explain? By St. Nicholas' Church or a county line? Asking beats assuming, so ring.
Your situation, in one line
Engine not started: ring, leaving it alone. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Mayfield Dale and anywhere in Northumberland on 0333 366 0103.