Mushroom Green: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact matters above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether the engine has run afterwards. Over in Cradley Heath or right in Mushroom Green, an unstarted engine should remain that way. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and expect a thorough flush plus a drain, done right where the car sits around Mushroom Green. Pull over the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. Step one stays unchanged, even though the work is bigger.
Below: the cases our engineers see, wherever around West Midlands. Pick yours.
At the pump in Mushroom Green: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, holding the bottle, you spot the filler you took off was not the correct one. Maybe you're at the Tesco, perhaps at the Asda, possibly somewhere else around Mushroom Green.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Nothing has drawn it through, so the AdBlue stays only in the tank.
Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the pump wants freeing. Have the staff to lend a hand rolling it into a space, save the receipt, then ring us right there. Emptying it there at the pump is possible if it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Mushroom Green
Days had gone by with the warning light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. It takes place on drives just off Thompson Close as regularly as anywhere.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: keys indoors, so nobody drives your vehicle anywhere at breakfast. After that, phone. Your driveway is where it is drained, be it around Mushroom Green or Dudley Wood. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
On the road in Mushroom Green with AdBlue in a diesel
A short way beyond topping up, your motor began misbehaving: roughness, smoke, less power, lights on your dash. Perhaps it was on Quarry Road, perhaps on the way out towards Wolverhampton, under 10 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. Mileage sets how deep it gets: filter and pipework first, then the injection pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so then switch off. On the M5, under 3 miles from Mushroom Green, that means the next exit, not the services further on. No trial restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. Tell us know the mileage covered as you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've only driven the car a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is just by the diesel cap — a surprise to you. Throughout West Midlands, nobody is immune.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Many rental and fleet contracts need the owner's approval for work.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before our arrival is quicker. If you are stranded in the car park at Cradley Heath, or by Birch Coppice Methodist Church, whilst you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Mushroom Green
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near your filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? A hurried top-up by the gates of Dudley Wood Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Primrose Hill: either fit.
The upshot: the motor is not harmed by some AdBlue splashed around the filler. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different matter. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Assume it went in, and don't start your engine. Tell us what you saw on your phone. A clear tank looked at is a happier result than an already-run one emptied.
Mushroom Green: what every AdBlue drain has in common
The job begins identically, whichever the case. Anywhere your car stands — The Bunch of Bluebells's car park, a road by THE FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, a driveway, a forecourt — the van arrives and we ask about the fluid, the quantity, plus whether your engine has turned over. The price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and the answers shape the work.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, because crystals form and certain metals are attacked, and none of that rinses away unaided. Finally are the fuel filter, flushed or renewed if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of your car. Not started? Then roughly half an hour on site is most jobs.
We fire it up at the end. Our test that it runs properly on new diesel comes before our technicians head off. Lasting damage is very unusual if it's spotted soon, and the whole job is done where your car is. Paying is that day, never upfront. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, so check yours while the van travels.
About Mushroom Green, briefly
Mushroom Green is a suburban area situated lakeside in the West Midlands, with an elevation of 103 metres. Mushroom Green lies approximately 7.6 miles from Wolverhampton and 107.2 miles from London, placing it in a commuter belt with access to major cities. Mushroom Green is characterized by its semi-detached housing stock and proximity to nearby places such as Dudley Wood and Brierley Hill. Mushroom Green has a population of around 5468 residents.
AdBlue drains across West Midlands, Mushroom Green included
Bowling Green and Brierley Hill get the same teams as Mushroom Green, a residential suburb, along with further towns throughout DY postcodes. Giving us a DY2 0 postcode finds you fastest of all.
Parked heading to Birch Wood (Ancient Woodland), or bang in the centre of Mushroom Green, the vehicle stays put — there's no need to shift it anywhere. The drain is done on the spot. Awkward to pin down? Close to Mushroom Green Chain Shop or a county line? Asking beats assuming, so ring.
Your situation, summed up
Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Mushroom Green and anywhere in West Midlands on 0333 366 0103.