What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Mayfield Park
Everything turns on a single fact: if the motor has started since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Wherever your vehicle is — Chester Park, Mayfield Park — don't start a motor that hasn't been started yet. Call 0333 366 0103 with your key and motor both off. Across Mayfield Park, that is generally emptied and flushed on the spot. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A bigger job, yes, yet the same first step.
Compare what happened to a situation from the list below, wherever in Bristol you happen to be.
At the pump around Mayfield Park: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, holding the bottle, you spot the cap you opened wasn't the correct one. Anywhere in Mayfield Park, then — Morrisons, Esso, or anywhere else nearby.
Meaning? Finding out here is the best it gets. Just the tank has AdBlue; not one component beyond it has taken it in.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Ask the staff to help you roll the car into a parking spot, keep your receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. Stuck beside the pump? Explosion-proof equipment makes a busy forecourt sensible, and so we can drain the car where it is.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Mayfield Park
Several days had gone by with the dash light on. A bottle from the shop, tipped in on the drive — and it was just at the recycling that the cap got a second look. Right off Mayfield Avenue is not different from any other place.
The point: no driving since leaves it nearly equal to finding it at the petrol pump. Being unable to mix, AdBlue settles low inside your tank and waits. One night parked changes none of that.
Next: prevent any early move by keeping your keys indoors, then phone us. In Speedwell or right here around Mayfield Park, the draining happens at your driveway. Our pumping kit runs quietly enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Mayfield Park?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe it was on Enfield Road, possibly on the way out towards Bristol, under 5 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and each injector get it too on a bigger run, after the filter and lines have had it. Every restart, like every mile, pushes it deeper.
Your move: pull up anywhere safe, then switch your motor off. Exit at the next junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M32, under 3 miles from Mayfield Park. No trial restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Roughly what distance had it gone? Tell us as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a car you have had for a week. Your own vehicle either does without AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, so nothing warned you the AdBlue inlet was right beside the diesel. Across Bristol, nobody is safe from it.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. Many hire and company agreements require the owner's approval before repairs.
Do this: hire firm or fleet manager to begin with, us next, since sorting it beforehand cuts time. If you are stranded in the car park at Stapleton Road, or by St Joseph's Catholic Church, whilst you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Mayfield Park
Occasionally the fair answer is "I think so". Which cap was taken off, you can't recall; but the bottle weighs lighter than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. The gates of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or someone's driveway over in Burchells Green.
The upshot: your motor isn't hurt by a little AdBlue splashed around the filler. Once it is inside the diesel tank, though, it does. Turning on the vehicle will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it will draw it in.
Your move: behave as though it did, and never start your motor. Ring and give what you saw: we would rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than empty one once the engine has been run.
What every AdBlue drain around Mayfield Park has in common
Whatever the case, one start is used. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it's at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Spotted Cow or a side street close to Church Hall, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and if the motor has run. Over the phone, ahead of dispatch, you are told our quote, and those replies decide the work too.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to certain metals in fuel systems, so it won't rinse out on its own; that's why the flush, after the drain, matters much more here than with petrol. Fresh diesel is put in after your filter is flushed or replaced, and the car is then tested. Where the motor hasn't been started, expect roughly half an hour on site, in most cases.
Firing it up comes at the end. Before we leave, it's checked to confirm it runs smoothly on clean diesel. Our technicians do the whole job where your car is, and long-term damage is very unusual if it has been caught soon. Payment comes on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Mayfield Park
Mayfield Park is a suburban area located on the riverside in Bristol, with an elevation of around 75 metres. Mayfield Park sits approximately 3.5 miles from Bristol city centre and is surrounded by nearby places such as Speedwell, Hillfields, and Ridgeway. Mayfield Park has a population of around 7524 people and is characterised by predominantly semi-detached housing. Mayfield Park is also situated near the River Avon, which runs through the city of Bristol.
AdBlue drains across Bristol, Mayfield Park included
Hillfields and Ridgeway get the same vans as Mayfield Park, a residential suburb, plus further towns throughout BS postcodes. Quickest of all: a BS16 3 postcode for where you stand.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Coombe Brook Nature Reserve or in a car park in the middle of Mayfield Park, it does not need to shift. The van drains it where it stands. Awkward to pin down? By St John's, Fishponds or a county line? Asking is better than guessing, so phone.
Your situation, summed up
If it hasn't run, ring then keep it that way. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Mayfield Park and anywhere across Bristol on 0333 366 0103.