AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Mellor, and What to Do Next
Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue went in? This one point decides almost everything about what comes next. Out in Beardwood or right around Mellor, an unrun engine should stay that way. Ring 0333 366 0103 with the ignition and engine both off. Across Mellor, that is generally emptied and cleaned on the spot. Already started? Pull over once safe, then turn it off. A larger job, then, yet the same opening move.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Lancashire it happened.
Mellor forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you are standing at the pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Be it SPAR Pennine Service Station, Shell or anywhere else in Mellor, the case is the same.
Meaning? Finding out here is the best it gets. No pump has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits only in the tank.
Clearing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — and so don't get back in. Ask the attendants to help you push the car into a parking bay, keep your receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear gets emptied where it is at the pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Mellor
Days had passed with the warning light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. It happens on drives just off Thwaites Avenue as commonly as anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the base of the tank and remains there, no matter how long it waits.
Your move: the keys indoors, and so no one takes the car off at breakfast. Then, ring. Your drive is where it gets drained, be it in Mellor or Mellor Brook. The equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
On the road around Mellor with AdBlue in a diesel
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Possibly it was on Yerburgh Road, possibly on the way out towards Preston, under 10 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked through the fuel system. Past the fuel filter, along the pipework, and — the further the mileage — on into the injection pump and every injector. More driving, more starts: deeper it travels.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. Leave at the next junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M65, under 5 miles from Mellor. No trial starts: clearing is not something AdBlue does. Call us and say how far you travelled.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It's a motor you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel one, which you did not know, since your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you happen to be around Lancashire, any driver can slip up.
In short: an extra stage on top of the cases above, and those depend on if it has run. Many rental and fleet contracts need the owner's sign-off before repairs.
Do this: rental firm or your fleet manager first, us next, because sorting it early cuts time. If you are stuck in the car park at Ramsgreave & Wilpshire, or by St. Mary's, Mellor, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Mellor?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. A slight ammonia smell hangs near the filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. The gates of Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's drive out in Osbaldeston Green.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet don't reach your engine at all. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in the tank will be pulled in by turning on the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Take it that it got in, and don't start the key. Ring with what you saw: we would sooner find a clean tank than drain one after your engine has been run.
What each AdBlue drain in Mellor has in common
The work begins identically, whatever the situation. Three questions are asked once our technicians reach the car — on a forecourt, a driveway, a road beside Mellor Village Hall or the car park outside Trader's Arms: the fluid, the amount, and whether the motor has been started. Replies shape the work; the price follows on the call while nobody has left yet.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, since deposits build up and some metals are attacked, and neither washes out unaided. Last come your filter, cleaned or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a check of the car. Most unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job after the moment we arrive.
Our engineers start it at the end. Before we go, it is tested to confirm it runs properly on clean diesel. The whole job is done where the car is, and when it's caught early, lasting damage is very rare. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money upfront. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Mellor and where it is
Mellor is a village in Lancashire, situated inland at an elevation of 177 metres, approximately 6.9 miles from Preston. Mellor has a population of around 1448 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Mellor is close to nearby places such as Mellor Brook, Osbaldeston, and Lammack, and is located in the North West region of England, about 186.1 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across Lancashire, Mellor included
Over BB postcodes, the vans covering Mellor — a rural village — reach nearby towns too, Osbaldeston and Lammack among them. Giving us a BB2 7 postcode finds you fastest of all.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Lodge Wood or in a car park in the middle of Mellor, it does not need to shift. Draining is done right there. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near Woodfold Hall or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than guessing.
Your situation, in one line
Unstarted? Leave the vehicle off and phone. Run by now? Stop, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whatever case, across Mellor and Lancashire, on 0333 366 0103.