Mullaghboy: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact matters most once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the engine has run since. Out in Larne or right in Mullaghboy, an unstarted engine should remain that way. Leave the motor and the ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is around Mullaghboy. Already started? Stop once safe, then turn it off. A bigger job, yes, yet the same opening step.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across County Antrim it happened.
Mullaghboy forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Possibly you're at the the nearest petrol station, maybe at the another forecourt nearby, maybe somewhere else in Mullaghboy.
In short: no better place to be to spot it. Still inside your tank, with no fuel pulled onwards: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Do this: stay out of the car, however much the pump needs clearing. Have the staff to help rolling it to a bay, hold on to the bottle, then phone us from there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, and so a car that cannot be pushed clear is emptied right at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Mullaghboy drive?
Days had passed with the dash light on. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd opened on the driveway. It occurs on driveways just off B738 as frequently as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the car has not moved since, it is close to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the base of the tank and stays there, no matter how long the night.
Put your keys indoors overnight — or someone might take it away at breakfast — and call us. Your driveway is where it is drained, be it around Mullaghboy or Mill Bay. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
On the road in Mullaghboy with AdBlue in a diesel
A short way after topping up, your engine began misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on the dash. Somewhere along Heugh Road or on the road towards Belfast — under 25 miles away.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue in by now. Past the filter, through the pipework, and — the further the distance — on into the high-pressure pump and every injector. More driving, more restarts: further it travels.
Pull in somewhere safe — that is the first step — then switch it off. On the M77, over 50 miles from Mullaghboy, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. About how far had it gone? Say so as you phone.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have had this vehicle hardly a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is right next to the diesel cap — news to you. Anyone, anywhere across County Antrim, might do it.
The point: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, but with an added stage. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before we get there than after. Hanging on for an answer at the car park at the nearest station, or near the centre? Keep the car off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Mullaghboy?
Occasionally the fair answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia whiff lingers around the filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. A rushed top-up by the gates of the local primary school, or a visit to a friend in Glynn: both fits.
Put simply: a spill round the filler does your engine unharmed. If it's inside your diesel tank, though, it does. Turning on the vehicle won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would draw it in.
Take it that it went in, and don't start your engine. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean is better than draining one once it has been run — so phone and tell us what you saw.
What every AdBlue drain around Mullaghboy has in common
The job begins identically, whatever your case. Forecourt, drive, the pub in the village's car park or a street by a street just off the centre — our van comes to the vehicle, and three questions come next: what liquid, what quantity, and whether it has run. Answers set the work; the price follows on the call while no one has left yet.
AdBlue crystallises and eats at certain metals used in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out on its own; that is why the flush, after the drain, counts much more with AdBlue than with petrol. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Not started? Then about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Starting the car comes last. Our technicians check it runs properly on new diesel before we go. Our technicians do the whole job where the car is, and permanent damage is very rare if it has been spotted early. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Mullaghboy itself
Mullaghboy is a small coastal locality in County Antrim, situated near Mill Bay and overlooking the Irish Sea. Mullaghboy sits at an elevation of 91 metres, with detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation in the area. Mullaghboy is located approximately 18 miles from Belfast, making it a relatively accessible locality from the city. Mullaghboy is also close to other nearby places such as Magheramorne and Islandmagee.
AdBlue drains across County Antrim, Mullaghboy included
Over BT postcodes, the teams serving Mullaghboy — a coastal area — work surrounding places too, Magheramorne and Islandmagee included. Telling us a BT40 3 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Central Mullaghboy or a layby near the green space at the edge of the village: wherever it sits, your car never needs to shift at all for us. Draining happens on the spot. Guessing doesn't help near the far end of the built-up part, close to a border or somewhere hard to pin down; phone and ask.
Your scenario, in one line
Unstarted? Leave it off then phone. Run already: stop, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, in Mullaghboy or anywhere across County Antrim.