What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in New Ifton
One fact counts most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the motor has run afterwards. Wherever the car is — Moors Bank, New Ifton — never run a motor that has not been started yet. Normally that means draining and thoroughly flushing it right there in New Ifton — and so keep the key and motor off and call 0333 366 0103. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. A bigger job, then, yet the identical first step.
Below: the situations our engineers see, wherever across Shropshire. Pick the one that fits.
On a New Ifton forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the bottle, you realise the cap you took off wasn't the right one. It might be the Texaco, or the BP, or a different forecourt around New Ifton.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. Only that tank has AdBlue; no part beyond it has taken it in.
Next: resist the temptation to start it only to move away from the petrol pump. Phone us from the forecourt once the vehicle is in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to push it — then keep the bottle. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, and so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away is drained where it is at the petrol pump.
At home around New Ifton with AdBlue in your diesel tank
Days had passed with the dash light on. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in at the driveway — and it was only by the bin that the cap caught your eye. Drives near Berwyn Drive get it as much as anywhere.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. Being reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles low inside the tank and stays. A night parked changes none of that.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves the vehicle in the morning. Then ring. Garden Village or New Ifton: wherever your driveway is, that's where it gets cleared. Our pumping kit works quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around New Ifton?
A short way after filling up, your engine started misbehaving: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. Irvine Road, say, or the way to Wrexham — a run of under 10 miles.
The point: your system has pulled AdBlue through already. Distance sets how deep it gets: filter and pipework to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. It travels further with each mile driven and each restart.
Do this: stop somewhere sensible, then switch the engine off. New Ifton sits under 25 miles from the M53; there, come off at the next junction rather than pushing on to the services. Don't restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It's a vehicle you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, since your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you happen to be across Shropshire, every driver could be caught.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the situations above, and those turn on whether it has run. Any work on your car frequently requires the owner's go-ahead under hire or company terms.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager first, us second, because settling it early cuts time. Keep it switched off while the reply arrives, even if you are parked at Gobowen or near St Martin of Tours.
New Ifton: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
"I think so" is often the most honest answer there is. A faint ammonia-like smell lingers around the filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. A hurried stop by the gates of Gobowen Primary School, or a visit to a friend in St Martins Moor: either fits.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no damage to the engine. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in your tank, firing up your car would pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't start the vehicle. Inspecting a tank that turns out free of AdBlue beats emptying one once it has been run — so phone and tell us what you noticed.
New Ifton: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Wherever the car stands — Cross Keys Inn's car park, a street beside St Martins Community Centre, a driveway, a forecourt — our van gets there and we ask for the fluid, the quantity, and whether your engine has turned over. Replies shape the job; the price follows on the call while nobody has set off yet.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it's essential, because deposits form and certain metals are attacked, and none of that rinses away unaided. Fresh diesel goes in once your filter is flushed or changed, and the car is finally checked. Where your engine hasn't been started, allow roughly half an hour once we arrive, for most cases.
The last step is starting the engine. Our technicians confirm it runs properly on fresh diesel before we go. Lasting damage is very unusual if it's noticed soon, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you receive what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About New Ifton, briefly
New Ifton is a suburban area in Shropshire, situated inland at an elevation of 119 metres, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. New Ifton lies approximately 8.8 miles from Wrexham and is close to nearby places such as Garden Village, St Martins, and Crosslanes. New Ifton has a population of around 2178 residents and is located about 156.3 miles northwest of London.
AdBlue drains across Shropshire, New Ifton included
St Martins and Crosslanes get the same teams as New Ifton, a residential suburb, plus further places over SY postcodes. Telling us a SY11 3 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Stopped en route to Memorial Garden, or right in the centre of New Ifton, your vehicle remains where it is — there's no need to move it at all. Wherever it stands, that's where it gets emptied. Guessing won't help near St. Martins Methodist Church, on a border or anywhere hard to describe; phone and ask.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep it off then call. Run by now? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whatever case, in New Ifton and Shropshire, on 0333 366 0103.