What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Navenby
Everything turns on a single detail: whether your engine has started after the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Navenby itself or out in Temple Bruer. Call 0333 366 0103 with the key and engine both off. In Navenby, that is typically emptied and flushed where it stands. Stop the minute it is safe then turn off, if it has already run. It is a larger job, yet stage one doesn't change.
Wherever around Lincolnshire it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
On a Navenby forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: standing by the pump, gripping the bottle, you realise the filler you took off was not the right one. It might be the the nearest petrol station, or perhaps the Gulf, or another station in Navenby.
What it means: this is the best location to find out. Nothing has pulled it through, so the AdBlue stays only inside that tank.
Your move: keep out of the car, however much the pump wants clearing. Have the attendants to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, save the receipt, then phone us from there. If it can't be shifted, it can be drained at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Navenby drive?
On the dash, a reminder had shown for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you look back at the cap you had opened at the drive. It happens on drives just off East Road as regularly as anywhere.
The upshot: no miles since makes this almost equal to finding it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue drops to the base of the tank and stays put, no matter how long it waits.
Next: prevent any early-morning move by keeping the keys in the house, then phone us. In Wellingore or here in Navenby, the drain is done at your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Navenby?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Blacksimth Mews, say, or the route towards Lincoln — a trip of under 10 miles.
Meaning? Your pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Distance decides how deep it goes: filter and lines first, then the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Do this: pull up anywhere sensible, then turn your motor off. On the Doncaster By-Pass, under 50 miles from Navenby, that means the next junction, not the services further on. No test starts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. Let us know the distance covered as you ring.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler is right next to the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Across Lincolnshire, no one is immune.
The point: just as above, divided by if it ran, but with an added step. Any work on your car frequently requires the owner's go-ahead under hire or fleet agreements.
Sorting it before we turn up is quicker, so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. If you are stranded in the car park outside Metheringham, or by Mrs Smith's Cottage, while you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Navenby?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. The gates of Navenby Church of England Primary School in a rush, say, or someone's driveway out in Welbourn.
In short: a spill near your filler does your motor unharmed. If it's inside the diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in the tank would be pulled in by firing up your car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it went in, then keep your motor off. Ring us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Each AdBlue drain in Navenby shares these steps
No matter the situation, a single start applies. Forecourt, drive, The King's Head's car park or a street by Navenby Methodist Church — our van comes to your vehicle, and three answers follow: which liquid, what amount, and if it ran. Your price comes over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies set the work.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, because crystals form and some metals corrode, and neither washes out unaided. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Where the engine has not been started, expect about half an hour once we arrive, for most cases.
We start it last. With new diesel in, it runs while we make sure it is running smoothly, and then we head off. Lasting damage is very uncommon when it's noticed soon, and the whole job is done where the car is. Nothing is taken upfront, payment is made on the day, and you receive what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Worth knowing: many insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a check of your policy as you wait is worthwhile.
About Navenby, for a moment
Navenby is a village in Lincolnshire, situated approximately 8.8 miles south of Lincoln, and is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock. Navenby sits in a relatively low-lying area, with an elevation of around 71 metres, and is surrounded by nearby villages such as Wellingore and Boothby Graffoe. Navenby is located in the East Midlands region, about 111.9 miles north of London, and has a population of around 1196 residents. Navenby remains a small, rural community with a strong sense of local identity.
AdBlue drains in Navenby, and across Lincolnshire too
Being a rural village, Navenby has the same vans as the surrounding places — Coleby, Boothby Graffoe — right across LN postcodes. Giving us a LN5 0 postcode finds you fastest of all.
Central Navenby or a layby towards Wellingore Windmill Field: either way it sits, your car never needs to shift at all for us. We drain it where it is. Phone and ask instead of guessing if you are close to St Peter, near a border, or anywhere awkward to explain.
In one line: your situation
Motor never started: ring, and leave it switched off. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across Lincolnshire and in Navenby — after you pull over, switch off then ring, if it has run.