Midsomer Norton: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue got in? This one question decides nearly everything about what comes next. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is in Midsomer Norton itself or out in Greenhill. Phone 0333 366 0103 with the key and motor both off. In Midsomer Norton, that is typically drained and flushed on the spot. Where your engine has run, pull in somewhere safe first, then switch it off. Step one remains unchanged, even though the job is bigger.
Compare your case to a situation from the ones below, wherever across Somerset you happen to be.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Midsomer Norton forecourt
Imagine it: standing by the pump, holding the bottle, you spot the filler you took off was not the correct one. It could be the Esso, or perhaps the Shell, or a different station in Midsomer Norton.
Meaning? Spotting it here is as good as it can be. No pump has pulled it through, and so the AdBlue stays just inside that tank.
What to do: don't get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Phone us from the forecourt after your vehicle sits in a bay — the attendants will lend a hand to roll it — then save the receipt. If it cannot be moved, it can be cleared at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Midsomer Norton
For days the dashboard had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in hand, did you look back at the cap you'd used at the driveway. Houses just off The Island get caught out as much as anywhere else.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. As it is reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles to the base in that tank and waits. A night parked changes nothing.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then call. Your drive is where it is emptied, whether in Midsomer Norton or Providence Place. Night-time empties beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Midsomer Norton?
A short way after filling up, your engine started misbehaving: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. Maybe driving to Bath, under 10 miles away, or just along Silver Street.
The upshot: your system has drawn AdBlue in by now. It's been through your filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the fuel injectors. It travels deeper with every extra mile driven and each restart.
Next: pick a sensible place, pull in, and turn the motor off. Midsomer Norton lies under 15 miles from the M32; on it, come off at the first junction instead of pushing on for the services. Starting it again to test gets nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Phone, and say what distance your car went.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have only driven this vehicle a week. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is just by your diesel cap — news to you. Anywhere you are around Somerset, every driver could slip up.
Meaning? Whichever applies above counts too — run or unrun — plus one further step. The owner frequently needs to approve the work, under many hire and company agreements.
Settling it before we arrives is faster, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Keep the car off while the answer comes, even if you're waiting at Oldfield Park or close to Midsomer Norton Town Hall.
Midsomer Norton: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
At times the honest answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia whiff lingers around the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. It might have been on a friend's drive in Belle Vue, or rushing outside Midsomer Norton Primary School on the school run.
The upshot: your engine isn't harmed by a little AdBlue splashed on the outside. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different matter. If there is AdBlue in your tank, turning on your car would draw it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Your move: behave as though it did, and don't start your engine. Checking a tank that proves free of AdBlue beats emptying one once it has been run — so phone and describe to us what you saw.
The common ground in every Midsomer Norton AdBlue drain
Each case has the same opening to the job. Three things come when our engineers arrive — on a forecourt, a driveway, a road beside Catholic Church XV Cent Tithe Barn or the car park at White Hart Hotel: the liquid, the quantity, and if the motor has been started. The price comes over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and the replies shape the work.
Then the tank is cleared and your 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 does not rinse out on its own. Finally come the filter, cleaned or replaced if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of the car. If your engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
The last step is firing it up. Our check that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before we head off. Lasting damage is very rare when it's spotted early, and the whole job is done where the car is. Nothing is taken upfront, payment is made on the day, and you get what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Dig out your insurance before we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes built into plenty of policies.
About Midsomer Norton and where it is
Midsomer Norton is a town in the South West of England, situated on the River Somer, with a mix of semi-detached housing and other residential properties. Midsomer Norton sits at an elevation of 87 metres, near the cities of Bath and Bristol, and is surrounded by nearby places such as Providence Place and Norton Hill. Midsomer Norton has a population of approximately 16523 people, and is located about 8.6 miles from Bath. Midsomer Norton is also about 102.7 miles west of London, making it a commuter town for some residents.
AdBlue drains about Midsomer Norton and across Somerset
Hayes Park and Norton Hill have the identical teams as Midsomer Norton, a riverside town, plus other places throughout BA postcodes. Fastest of all: a BA3 2 postcode to show your location.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to West Clewes Recreation Ground or in a car park in the middle of Midsomer Norton, it doesn't need to shift. Wherever it stands, that is where it is cleared. Guessing doesn't help near Midsomer Norton Children's Centre, close to a county line or somewhere hard to describe; ring and check.
Your situation, in one line
If it has not run, ring then keep it off. Run already? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whatever case, across Midsomer Norton and Somerset, on 0333 366 0103.