AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in New Found Pool, and What to Do Next
Has the motor run since the AdBlue was put in? This one point settles almost everything about what comes next. Out in Leicester or here in New Found Pool, an unrun engine must stay unrun. Leave the motor and your ignition off and phone 0333 366 0103; it is usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around New Found Pool. When your engine has been run, stop somewhere safe first, then switch the car off. Step one stays unchanged, even though the work is bigger.
Further down: the cases our engineers meet, wherever around Leicestershire. Choose the one that fits.
At the pump around New Found Pool: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: stood by the pump, gripping the bottle, you spot the filler you opened wasn't the right one. It might be the Esso, or the Texaco, or a different forecourt around New Found Pool.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Still in that tank, with nothing pulled through: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Freeing the pump is no excuse to start it — so do not get back in. Ask the staff to help you push your car into a parking spot, keep the receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, and so a vehicle that can't be pushed away is cleared right at the pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around New Found Pool
The warning light had been on for days. Picked up a bottle, poured it in outside the house, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, too late. It happens on driveways just off Pool Road as frequently as anywhere.
The upshot: no miles since leaves this almost equal to finding it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the floor of your tank and remains put, no matter how long the night.
Next: prevent an early move by putting the keys indoors, then ring us. Out in Black Friars or right here around New Found Pool, the drain happens at your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around New Found Pool?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two beyond the top-up. It might have been driving for Leicester, under a mile away, or just along Fosse Road North.
What it means: the fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. Past the fuel filter, through the pipework, and — the further the mileage — on into the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each restart, like every mile, carries it on.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so and switch off. Leave by the next junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M1, under 3 miles from New Found Pool. Starting it again to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Call us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It's a motor you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers sit next to each other here — not like your own car, which has none or stores it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Leicestershire.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on your car.
Do this: rental firm or your fleet manager first, us second, because sorting it beforehand saves time. Stuck near Fosse Neighbourhood Centre and Library or outside Leicester till the firm answers, the car stays switched off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in New Found Pool?
Truthfully, the best answer may be that you think so. Lighter, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near your filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Sound familiar? It might have been at a friend's drive in Western Park, or in a rush by Fosse Mead Primary Academy at the school run.
The upshot: the motor is not hurt by a little AdBlue spilled on the outside. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Don't start the car. 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.
What every AdBlue drain in New Found Pool has in common
Whatever the case, a single opening is used. Wherever your car stands — The Tudor's car park, a road by St Paul's, a drive, a filling station — the van gets there and asks about the fluid, the quantity, plus whether the engine has been run. Those replies decide the work, and you get the quote by phone, before anybody sets off.
Emptying the tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more important after urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, no matter how long you wait. Then is the filter — cleaned, or replaced when necessary — then fresh diesel, and a test of the car. If the engine has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
The last step is starting the car. Our check that it runs smoothly on fresh diesel comes before we leave. Permanent damage is very rare when it is caught soon, and the whole job is done where your car is. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what your insurer wants: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Dig out your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes built into many policies.
About New Found Pool
New Found Pool is a suburban area located on the riverside in Leicestershire, with a mix of terraced housing and local amenities. New Found Pool sits near the centre of Leicester, being only 0.9 miles away from the city, and is close to other nearby places such as Black Friars and Frog Island. New Found Pool has a population of approximately 13355 people and is situated at an elevation of 62 metres. New Found Pool is part of the larger Leicester urban area, which is around 89.5 miles from London.
AdBlue drains round New Found Pool and across Leicestershire
Frog Island and Westcotes get the identical vans as New Found Pool, a residential suburb, plus further places throughout LE postcodes. A postcode starting LE3 9 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Parked en route to Fosse Recreation Ground, or right in the heart of New Found Pool, the car stays put — there is no need to move it anywhere. Our technicians drain the car where it stands. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to St Andrew's Methodist Church or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
In one line: your scenario
Motor never started: phone, leaving it switched off. Run by now? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whichever case, across New Found Pool and Leicestershire, on 0333 366 0103.