AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Newtown, and What to Do Next
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue was put in? That single question decides nearly everything about what comes next. Not started yet? Then leave the car that way, wherever your car sits — Newtown or Milford. Usually this means draining and thoroughly rinsing it right there around Newtown — so keep your ignition and motor off then call 0333 366 0103. Already started? Stop once you safely can, then switch everything off. A bigger job, yes, but the identical opening step.
Match what happened to a situation from the ones below, wherever in Shropshire you happen to be.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Newtown forecourt
Picture it: stood by the pump, gripping the bottle, you realise the filler you took off wasn't the correct one. Maybe you're at the Essar, possibly at the Shell, possibly somewhere else around Newtown.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, this is the best. Just your tank has AdBlue; not one part past it has taken any in.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it only to free up the petrol pump. Three things: a shove into a space with the staff helping, the bottle saved, and a call to us from where you stand. Emptying it there at the pump is possible if it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Newtown drive?
On your dash, a reminder had been lit all week. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the drive. It takes place on driveways just off Station Road as often as anywhere.
Put simply: if your car has not moved since, it is almost as good as spotting it at the pump. At the floor of that tank sits where AdBlue stays, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
Put your keys in the house overnight — or a person may take it off first thing — then phone us. Our technicians drain the car on your drive, whether that's in Newtown or out in Baschurch. Night-time clears outside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Newtown?
Filled up, drove away, and soon your motor was running roughly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up your dash. Dakin Drive, say, or the way to Wrexham — a run of under 25 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into the fuel system. The injection pump and every injector see it as well on a longer run, once the filter and pipework have it. Every restart, like each mile, carries it on.
Next: pick a sensible spot, stop, then switch your engine off. Newtown sits under 15 miles from the M54; on it, come off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Tell us hear the mileage covered when you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It is a motor you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, since your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Any driver, wherever across Shropshire, could do the same.
Meaning? Whatever applies above counts here — run or not — and one extra stage. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
Next: ring the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — settling it before we arrive is faster. Waiting for a reply in the car park at Yorton, or near Baschurch Village Hall? Leave your engine off meanwhile.
Newtown: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia smell lingers around the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. The gates of Baschurch CofE Primary School in a hurry, say, or a friend's drive over in Walford.
In short: a spill near the filler does your motor unharmed. If it's inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. Any AdBlue in that tank would be sucked in by firing up the car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Don't start the car. Phone and give the details: we'd rather find a clean tank than empty one after the engine has been run.
Every AdBlue drain in Newtown shares these steps
The job begins the same way, whichever the situation. Wherever your vehicle is — Admiral Duncan's car park, a street by Baschurch Millennium Stone, a drive, a filling station — our van gets there and asks about the liquid, the quantity, and whether the engine has been run. Those replies settle this work, and you get our price by phone, before anybody sets off.
Draining your tank comes first, then a full flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not clear on their own, however long it sits. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
Our technicians fire it up last. Our check that it runs smoothly on clean diesel comes before our technicians go. Long-term damage is very rare if it is caught soon, and the whole job is done where the car is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Dig out your insurance before we're en route: cover for misfuelling is built into many policies.
About Newtown, briefly
Newtown is a suburban area in Shropshire, situated inland at an elevation of 89 metres, with detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Newtown lies near the villages of Baschurch and Eyton, and is close to the smaller settlement of Prescott. Newtown is located 18.4 miles from Wrexham and 145.8 miles from London, making it a relatively rural suburb. Newtown has a population of approximately 1315 residents.
AdBlue drains round Newtown and across Shropshire
Newtown is a new town, and the same vans that cover it work the places around it too, Eyton and Prescott among them, across the SY postcode area. A postcode starting SY4 2 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Stopped heading to Baschurch Park, or bang in the centre of Newtown, the car stays put — there's no need to move it anywhere. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it is. Phone and ask instead of guessing when you're close to All Saints, Baschurch, near a border, or somewhere awkward to explain.
The one-line version
Unstarted? Keep the vehicle off then ring. Run by now? Stop, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whatever case, across Newtown and Shropshire, on 0333 366 0103.