AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in New Barn, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether your engine has run since it got in. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is around New Barn itself or out in Hook Green. Leave your engine and the ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in New Barn. Already run? Pull over when safe, then turn everything off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Below: the situations our engineers see, wherever across Kent. Pick the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a New Barn forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Somewhere in New Barn, then — Shell, Morrisons, or anywhere else close by.
The point: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. Nothing has drawn it in, so the AdBlue sits just inside that tank.
Your move: stay out of the car, even if the queue wants clearing. Three things: a push into a bay with the attendants helping, the receipt saved, and a call to us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a car that can't be pushed away gets emptied where it is at the pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a New Barn drive?
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in hand, did you look back at the cap you'd opened at the drive. Houses just off Fawkham Avenue are hit as often as anywhere else.
Meaning? As long as the car hasn't been driven since, it's second to the forecourt case. At the bottom of the tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing changes nothing of the difference.
Next: prevent an early-morning move by putting your keys indoors, then ring us. Longfield Hill or New Barn: wherever your drive is, that's where it is cleared. Our pumping kit works quietly enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around New Barn?
Rough running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard started a mile or two after the top-up. Somewhere on Merileys Close or else on the road towards Southend-on-Sea — under 25 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. It has been through the filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the injectors. It travels further with every extra mile driven and every restart.
Your move: stop somewhere sensible, then switch the motor off. On the M20, under 5 miles from New Barn, that means the next exit, not the services further on. No test restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. Let us know the distance driven when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Kent.
In short: an extra step on top of the situations above, which turn on whether it's run. The owner frequently has to sign off any work, under plenty of rental and company contracts.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before our engineers arrive than after. Hanging on for a reply in the car park outside Longfield, or near St Mary Magdalene? Keep your car off throughout.
New Barn: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. The gates of Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or someone's drive out in Istead Rise.
The upshot: the motor is not harmed by some AdBlue splashed on the outside. If it's inside your diesel tank, though, it does. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Your move: act as though it got in, and never start your motor. Call us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
The common ground in every New Barn AdBlue drain
Whatever the case, a single opening applies. Three things are asked once our engineers arrive — on a filling station, a drive, a road by Saint Barnabus Church or the car park outside The Green Man: the liquid, the quantity, and if the motor has been started. Replies set the work; the price comes by phone while nobody has left yet.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's essential, since crystals form and certain metals are attacked, and none of that rinses away unaided. Finally come the filter, flushed or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a check of your vehicle. If your motor has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
The last step is starting the car. Our check that it runs properly on clean diesel comes before we leave. When it is spotted quickly, the car very rarely has lasting damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. Payment is that day, never in advance. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents while you wait is worthwhile.
About New Barn itself
New Barn is a village in Kent, situated inland at an elevation of 99 metres, and is located near Longfield Hill and the villages of Longfield and Hartley. New Barn has a population of around 2088 people and is characterized by predominantly detached housing. New Barn is within commuting distance of London, being approximately 21 miles from the city, and is also close to the nearest city of Southend-on-Sea, which is about 19 miles away.
AdBlue drains across Kent, New Barn included
Throughout DA postcodes, the teams serving New Barn — a rural village — work nearby towns as well, Longfield and Hartley included. Giving us a DA3 7 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Parked heading to Court Wood, or right in the centre of New Barn, your car stays put — there's no need to move it at all. Where it stands, that is where it is emptied. Ring and check instead of guessing when you are close to Longfield Library, near a boundary, or somewhere tricky to explain.
Your scenario, in one line
Motor never started: ring, and leave it alone. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around New Barn and anywhere around Kent on 0333 366 0103.