AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Moulsecomb, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if the motor has been run since it went in. Anywhere your vehicle is — North Moulsecoomb, Moulsecomb — don't run a motor that has not been started yet. Leave your motor and your ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it is usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Moulsecomb. Stop the moment you safely can and turn off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across East Sussex it happened.
At the petrol pump around Moulsecomb: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the cap you took off was not the correct one. It might be the BP, or the Esso, or a different forecourt around Moulsecomb.
In short: no better place exists to spot it. No pump has drawn it through, so the AdBlue sits only inside that tank.
Next: avoid the urge to start it just to move away from the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt once the car sits in a bay — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — then keep the bottle. Emptying it right at the petrol pump is fine if it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Moulsecomb with AdBlue in your diesel tank
Several days had gone by with the warning light on. Picked up a container, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point checked the cap again, too late. Houses just off Heath Hill Avenue get hit as much as anywhere else.
In short: if the car hasn't moved since, it's nearly as good as spotting it at the pump. At the floor of your tank sits where AdBlue waits, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by makes no difference.
Keep the keys indoors tonight — or a person may drive it off at breakfast — then call us. Our engineers drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that is around Moulsecomb or out in Moulsecoomb. Our equipment works quietly enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
On the road in Moulsecomb with AdBlue in a diesel
A mile or two beyond filling up, your engine started misbehaving: roughness, smoke, lost power, lights on your dash. Maybe it was on Upper Bevendean Avenue, perhaps on the way out towards Brighton and Hove, under 3 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled through the system. It has been through the filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Do this: pull up somewhere safe, then turn your engine off. Moulsecomb sits under 25 miles from the M23; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pressing on for the services. Do not restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Roughly how far had it gone? Tell us when you phone.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It is a motor you have had for a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so no one warned you the AdBlue cap was just next to your diesel. Wherever you happen to be across East Sussex, every motorist could slip up.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies too — run or unrun — and one further stage. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car.
Sorting it before we arrives is faster, and so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Waiting for a reply in the car park at Moulsecoomb, or near Holy Nativity Community Project? Leave your car off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Moulsecomb?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest as it gets. A faint ammonia smell hangs around the filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is a blur. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Bevendean Primary School and Nursery, or on a friend's drive in Whitehawk.
The upshot: the engine is not hurt by a little AdBlue splashed around the filler. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Do this: act as if it got in, and never start the motor. Call us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Every AdBlue drain in Moulsecomb shares these stages
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. We come to your car, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Bevy or a side street close to Holy Nativity church hall, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and whether the engine has run. Those replies determine the work, and you hear the price on the phone, before anyone heads out.
Draining your tank comes first, then a full flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, however long it sits. The filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Not started? Then about half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
Lastly, our technicians fire it up. Our test that it runs properly on new diesel comes before our technicians head off. Long-term damage is very rare if it's spotted soon, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. Nothing is paid upfront, payment happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Moulsecomb
Moulsecomb is a coastal locality in East Sussex, situated near the city of Brighton and Hove, with Moulsecomb being part of the larger urban area. Moulsecomb sits at an elevation of 51 metres, overlooking the English Channel, and Moulsecomb is close to nearby places such as Moulsecoomb and Bevendean. Moulsecomb has a population of approximately 2536 residents, with Moulsecomb predominantly consisting of semi-detached housing.
Moulsecomb and East Sussex: AdBlue drains across the area
Bevendean and East Moulsecoomb have the identical vans as Moulsecomb, a coastal area, plus other towns throughout BN postcodes. The location comes clearest from a postcode that starts BN2 4.
Stopped heading to Farm Green, or right in the centre of Moulsecomb, the vehicle stays put — there's no need to shift it at all. Where it sits, that is where it is drained. Phone and ask instead of guessing if you're by The Bevy, on a boundary, or somewhere tricky to pin down.
Your scenario, summed up
Motor not started: phone, leaving it alone. Run by now: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, within Moulsecomb or anywhere in East Sussex.