AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Mellis, and What to Do Next
Has the motor run since the AdBlue went in? This one question decides nearly everything else from here. Anywhere your car is — Little Green, Mellis — never start an engine that hasn't run yet. Call 0333 366 0103 with the ignition and engine still off. Across Mellis, such a case is generally drained and flushed on the spot. Already started? Pull over once safe, then turn everything off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Anywhere across Suffolk it took place, one of the cases below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Mellis forecourt
Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, gripping the bottle, you realise the cap you opened was not the correct one. Whether Gulf Oil, Morrisons or anywhere else around Mellis, the situation is identical.
What it means: this is the best location to find out. Only your tank has AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn it in.
Your move: stay out of the car, even if the queue needs freeing. Phone us from the forecourt after the car sits in a bay — the staff will help push it — then keep the receipt. Stuck by the pump? Explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt safe, so we can drain the vehicle where it is.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home in Mellis
Several days had passed with the dash light on. Only by the recycling, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd used on the driveway. Right off Rectory Road is no less likely from anywhere.
In short: if your vehicle has not been driven since, it's almost as good as finding out at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue settles to the base of your tank and remains there, no matter how long the night.
Your move: keys in the house, and so no one takes your car anywhere at breakfast. Then, phone. We drain it on your drive, whether that is around Mellis or out in Mellis Green. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Mellis?
Topped up, pulled away, and soon your engine was running unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Earlsford Road, perhaps, or the way towards Norwich — a trip of under 25 miles.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue up. It has been through the fuel filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and your injectors. More miles, more restarts: further it goes.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the first job — then turn everything off. Exit by the next junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M11, under 50 miles from Mellis. No trial restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Tell us hear the mileage covered when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have had the vehicle hardly a week. The AdBlue filler is right beside the diesel one, which you did not know, since your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you are across Suffolk, every motorist could be caught.
Meaning? Whatever applies above applies here — run or unrun — and one further stage. The owner frequently has to approve the work, under many hire and fleet contracts.
Do this: rental firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us second, because sorting it beforehand cuts time. Leave the vehicle switched off as the reply arrives, even if you're parked at Diss or close to St Mary, Mellis.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Mellis?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest answer there is. Lighter, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; no clear recollection of the cap. Sound familiar? A rushed top-up by the gates of Mellis Church of England Primary School, or a call to a friend in Great Green: both fits.
Put simply: a spill round your filler does the engine no harm. In the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. Turning on the car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it would draw it in.
Assume it went in, and don't start your engine. Describe what you noticed on the phone. A clean tank looked at counts as a better outcome than an already-run one drained.
What every AdBlue drain in Mellis has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Anywhere the car stands — Railway Tavern's car park, a road by Mellis Memorial Hall, a driveway, a forecourt — the van arrives and we ask for the liquid, the amount, plus if the motor has been run. Answers shape the work; the price follows by phone whilst no one has left yet.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to some metals used in fuel systems, and so it does not wash out unaided; that's why a full flush, after the drain, matters much more here than with petrol. Finally are the filter, cleaned or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a test of the vehicle. Not started? Then about half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
The last step is starting the engine. Before our engineers go, it's tested to make sure it runs smoothly on clean diesel. Lasting damage is very uncommon when it's caught quickly, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing upfront. It is worth remembering: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your documents as you wait pays.
About Mellis, briefly
Mellis is a small village in Suffolk, situated inland at an elevation of 52 metres, with Mellis being surrounded by rolling countryside and nearby villages such as Mellis Green and Burgate. Mellis has a population of approximately 563 people, with Mellis predominantly comprising detached housing. Mellis is located near the town of Eye and is close to the A140 road, with Mellis being about 22 miles from Norwich and 76 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across Suffolk, Mellis included
Throughout IP postcodes, the teams covering Mellis — a rural village — reach surrounding towns as well, Burgate and Thornham Parva included. Telling us a IP23 8 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Whitmore's Wood or in a car park in the middle of Mellis, it doesn't need to shift. The drain is done on the spot. Assuming won't help near Mellis Village Sign, on a border or anywhere hard to describe; ring and check.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep it off and ring. Started by now? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whichever it is, across Mellis and Suffolk, on 0333 366 0103.