AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Newbarns: What Now?
All of it hinges on one detail: whether your engine has been run since the AdBlue was added — far more than anything else. Wherever the car stands — Abbotsmead, Newbarns — don't start a motor that hasn't run yet. Leave your motor and the ignition off and ring 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Newbarns. Where the motor has run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then switch the vehicle off. It's a bigger job, yet stage one does not change.
Wherever around Cumbria it happened, one of the situations below fits yours.
At the pump in Newbarns: AdBlue in a diesel
You are at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. It could be the Shell, or perhaps the Asda, or another forecourt around Newbarns.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. Only that tank has AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn any in.
Your move: keep out of the car, however much the queue needs freeing. Get the attendants to help rolling it to a space, save the bottle, then phone us right there. If it can't be moved, it can be drained at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
At home in Newbarns with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had passed with the dash light on. Bought a bottle, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and at that point checked the cap again, too late. It takes place on drives just off Hare Lane as often as anywhere.
Put simply: if the vehicle hasn't moved since, it's almost equal to finding out at the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: prevent an early drive by keeping your keys in the house, then ring us. Our technicians drain the car on your driveway, whether that's around Newbarns or out in Beacon Hill. Our equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the street at night.
On the road around Newbarns with AdBlue in a diesel
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Hollow Lane, say, or the route towards Lancaster — a run of under 25 miles.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue in by now. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it too on a longer trip, once the filter and pipework have it. Each restart, like each mile, pushes it on.
Pull in safely — that is the first job — then turn everything off. On the M6, under 25 miles from Newbarns, that means the next exit, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, so there's no point starting it again to find out. Ring us and say how far you drove.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have had this vehicle hardly a week. The AdBlue filler is right beside the diesel one, which you didn't know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Cumbria.
Put simply: one extra stage on top of the situations above, and those depend on whether it has run. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
Do this: hire firm or fleet manager first, us second, since settling it beforehand cuts time. Keep it off as the reply comes, even if you are parked at Roose or near Holy Family Catholic Church.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Newbarns?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. A slight ammonia-like smell hangs around the filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Newbarns Primary and Nursery School, or on a friend's drive in Yarlside.
The point: your engine isn't harmed by some AdBlue spilled on the filler. Inside the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. Any AdBlue in the tank would be drawn in by starting the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Take it that it was put in, and never start your key. Phone and give what you saw: we would rather confirm a clean tank than drain one once the motor has been run.
What every AdBlue drain around Newbarns has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it is on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Strawberry or a side street near Beacon Hill Methodist Church, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and if the engine has been run. Answers set the work; the quote comes by phone whilst nobody has set off yet.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to certain metals in fuel systems, and so it won't rinse out on its own; that's why the flush, after this drain, matters far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Fresh diesel is put in once the fuel filter is flushed or changed, and your car is finally checked. The majority of unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job after the moment our technicians get there.
Starting the car comes at the end. Our check that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before our technicians go. Our technicians do the whole job where the car is, and long-term damage is very unusual when it has been spotted soon. Paying comes that day, never upfront. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Worth knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy while we travel is worthwhile.
About Newbarns
Newbarns is a suburban area located on the coast of Cumbria, with an elevation of 26 metres above sea level. Newbarns sits near the city of Lancaster, approximately 17 miles away, and is close to nearby places such as Beacon Hill and South Newbarns. Newbarns has a population of around 5025 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Newbarns is part of the larger urban area, but still maintains its own distinct character.
Newbarns and Cumbria: AdBlue drains across the area
Being a residential suburb, Newbarns shares its vans with the nearby places — Croslands Park, South Newbarns — right across LA postcodes. The whereabouts comes clearest from a postcode that starts LA13 9.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to The Rootings or in a car park in the middle of Newbarns, it doesn't need to shift. Draining is done on the spot. Ring and check instead of guessing if you're by St. Aidan's Church, near a border, or anywhere awkward to pin down.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep it off then call. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Newbarns and anywhere around Cumbria on 0333 366 0103.