What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Newburgh
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: if your motor has been run since it went in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is in Newburgh itself or out in Grimshaw Green. Phone 0333 366 0103 with the key and motor both off. Across Newburgh, such a case is typically emptied and cleaned on the spot. Pull over the minute it is safe and switch off, if it has already run. A larger job, yes, but the same first move.
Below: the cases our technicians meet, wherever around Lancashire. Pick yours.
On a Newburgh forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the correct one. It could be the the nearest petrol station, or perhaps the Esso, or another station in Newburgh.
The point: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. Still inside the tank, and no fuel drawn onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the pump wants clearing. Ask the staff to help you push the car into a parking bay, keep the receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. Emptying it there at the pump is possible if it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Newburgh
Days had passed with the warning light on. Bought a container, poured it in outside the house, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap again, after the fact. Homes just off Acrefield get caught out as much as anywhere else.
The upshot: no miles since makes it nearly as good to finding it at the petrol pump. Being reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles low in that tank and waits. A night standing alters none of that.
Keep your keys in the house overnight — otherwise a person may drive it away at breakfast — then call us. In Parbold or right here around Newburgh, the draining happens at your driveway. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Newburgh?
A short way after topping up, the engine started playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on your dash. It might have been heading for Preston, under 15 miles away, or simply down Tabby's Nook.
What it means: the system has sucked the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and each injector get it as well on a longer run, after your filter and lines have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. Newburgh sits under 5 miles from the M58; on it, pull off at the next junction instead of pushing on for the services. No test starts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Roughly what distance did it gone? Tell us as you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You have just driven this car for days. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is just next to your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Anyone, anywhere around Lancashire, could make it.
The point: just as above, divided by whether it ran, but with an added stage. Any work on the car frequently needs the owner's approval under rental or fleet terms.
Settling it before the van turn up is quicker, so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Stuck by Christ Church or at Parbold until the firm replies, your vehicle stays switched off throughout.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Newburgh
Truthfully, the only answer might be that you think it did. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Newburgh Church of England Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Dalton.
Put simply: a spill near the filler does your motor unharmed. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different matter. If there is AdBlue in that tank, turning on the car would draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Take it that it went in, and don't turn your engine. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a better result than an already-run one emptied.
Each AdBlue drain around Newburgh shares these steps
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Wherever the car is — Red Lion Hotel's car park, a street by Eden, a driveway, a forecourt — the van gets there and asks about the liquid, the amount, and whether the engine has turned over. On the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told the quote, and those replies shape the work too.
Emptying your tank comes next, then a careful flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, no matter how long you wait. Finally are the filter, flushed or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a check of your vehicle. Most unrun cars are a half-hour job after the moment we arrive.
Our technicians start the engine at the end. We check it runs properly on clean diesel before we leave. Our engineers do the entire job where the vehicle is, and permanent damage is very rare when it has been spotted quickly. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what the insurer wants: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your policy while you wait is worthwhile.
About Newburgh, briefly
Newburgh is a village in Lancashire, situated on the riverside at a low elevation of 31 metres, near the towns of Parbold and Hoscar. Newburgh lies approximately 12.5 miles from Preston and is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock. Newburgh is a small community with a population of around 1065 people, surrounded by nearby places like Whalleys. Newburgh is located in the North West region of England, about 181.9 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across Lancashire, Newburgh included
As a village, Newburgh shares its vans with the nearby places — Whalleys, Hoscar — right through WN postcodes. Telling us your WN8 7 postcode finds you fastest of all.
Central Newburgh or a layby near Bluebell Wood: either way it is, your car doesn't need to move at all for us. Draining happens on the spot. Awkward to pin down? Close to Parbold Village Hall or a county line? Checking is better than guessing, and so phone.
The one-line version
Motor never started: phone, leaving it alone. Run by now? Pull over, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whichever case, across Newburgh and Lancashire, on 0333 366 0103.