Moorfields: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if your engine has run afterwards. Not started yet? Then keep it that way, wherever your vehicle is — Moorfields or Redfield. Leave your engine and the ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is around Moorfields. Already run? Pull over when safe, then turn it off. It is a bigger job, yet stage one doesn't change.
Match your case to one of the list below, anywhere in Bristol you are.
Moorfields forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the filler you opened wasn't the correct one. It could be the Esso, or perhaps the Shell, or another station around Moorfields.
Put simply: there is no better spot to be to discover it. Only the tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn any in.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt after your vehicle sits in a bay — the staff will help roll it — then save the bottle. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear gets cleared where it is at the pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Moorfields drive?
Several days had gone by with the dash light on. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened at the driveway. Just off Russell Town Avenue is not different from anywhere.
Put simply: if your car has not been driven since, it's nearly equal to spotting it at the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue drops to the base of that tank and remains put, however long it waits.
Next: the keys in the house, so no one takes your car anywhere first thing. After that, phone. Upper Easton or Moorfields: wherever your drive is, that is where it gets drained. The pumping kit runs quietly enough not to disturb the street at night.
Moorfields: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Somewhere on Bishop Street or heading to Bristol — under 3 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into your fuel system. Past the filter, through the pipework, and — the more the mileage — on into the high-pressure pump and each injector. It travels further with every mile covered and every restart.
Next: find a sensible place, pull in, then switch the motor off. Moorfields sits under a mile from the M32; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pushing on to the services. It will not have cleared, so there's no sense starting it again to find out. Let us hear the distance covered when you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
It is a motor you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is right next to your diesel inlet — news to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Bristol.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. The owner often needs to approve any work, under many rental and company contracts.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. If you're stuck in the car park outside Lawrence Hill, or by Easton Community Centre, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Moorfields?
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. A faint ammonia-like whiff lingers near the filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is a blur. A hurried stop by the gates of E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy, or a visit to a friend in Lower Easton: either fit.
The upshot: the motor is not hurt by some AdBlue splashed around the outside. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in that tank, turning on your car will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Next: assume it got in, and keep your engine off. Ring us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain in Moorfields has in common
No matter the case, a single start is used. Filling station, drive, The Plough's car park or a street beside Bristol Central Mosque — our van comes to your car, and three questions follow: which liquid, what amount, and whether it has run. On the phone, before dispatch, you are told our price, and those answers decide the work too.
AdBlue forms crystals and eats at certain metals used in fuel systems, so it does not wash out on its own; that is why a full flush, after this drain, counts far more here than with petrol. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Where the motor has not been started, allow about half an hour once we arrive, for most jobs.
Finally, our technicians start the engine. With fresh diesel in, it runs while we confirm it's running smoothly, and then we leave. Our technicians do the whole job where the car is, and long-term damage is very uncommon when it has been caught soon. Paying is that day, never upfront. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Check your insurance before we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes included in plenty of policies.
About Moorfields, briefly
Moorfields is a suburban area located near the city centre of Bristol, sitting at an elevation of 21 metres above sea level. Moorfields is characterized by its predominantly terraced housing stock, reflecting the area's historical development. Moorfields is situated close to nearby places such as Upper Easton, Russell Town, and Barton Hill, and is approximately 1.7 miles from Bristol city centre. Moorfields has a relatively large population of around 16,976 residents.
AdBlue drains in Moorfields, and across Bristol too
Russell Town and Barton Hill get the identical vans as Moorfields, a residential suburb, plus other towns throughout BS postcodes. A postcode starting BS5 9 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is needed, be it stopped in the centre of Moorfields or on a layby en route to Brixton Road Amenity Area, and so leave it put. The drain is done right there. Phone and ask instead of guessing when you're by Parish Church of All Hallows, on a border, or somewhere tricky to pin down.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and ring. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Moorfields and anywhere across Bristol on 0333 366 0103.