AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Nomansland: What Now?
One thing matters above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if your motor has run afterwards. Not run so far? Then keep the vehicle like that, whether the vehicle sits — Nomansland or Plaitford. Normally that is emptying and thoroughly purging it on the spot around Nomansland — so keep your ignition and engine off then call 0333 366 0103. Where the engine has been run, stop safely first, then turn it off. It is a bigger job, yet stage one does not change.
Anywhere in Wiltshire it happened, one of the cases below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Nomansland forecourt
Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you spot the filler you took off wasn't the correct one. Maybe you are at the BP, perhaps at the another forecourt nearby, maybe somewhere else in Nomansland.
What it means: this is the ideal location to find out. Still inside that tank, with nothing drawn onwards: that's where the AdBlue is.
What to do: do not get back in and start the vehicle to clear the petrol pump. Three things: a shove into a bay with the staff helping, the receipt saved, and a call to us from the forecourt. Can't move the vehicle by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt safe, and so it can be drained where it is.
Nomansland, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Bought a bottle, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and only then looked at the cap again, too late. It occurs on drives just off School Road as commonly as anywhere.
In short: if your vehicle hasn't been driven since, it's nearly equal to finding out at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the floor of that tank and remains there, no matter how long it waits.
Next: keys in the house, and so nobody drives the car off at breakfast. After that, phone. Our technicians drain it on your drive, whether that's in Nomansland or out in Landford. Late-night empties beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
On the road in Nomansland with AdBlue in a diesel
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard arrived a mile or two after the fill. Anywhere along South Lane or heading to Salisbury — under 15 miles away.
The point: the system has drawn AdBlue through by now. It's been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and your injectors. More miles, more starts: further it travels.
Next: pick a safe place, pull in, and turn the engine off. Leave by the first junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M27, under 5 miles from Nomansland. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Tell us hear the mileage driven as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
Seven days back, it was new to you. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is just next to your diesel cap — news to you. Any driver, anywhere in Wiltshire, might do it.
Meaning? Whatever applies above applies too — run or unrun — and one further stage. Work on your vehicle often requires the owner's go-ahead under hire or company agreements.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before we turn up than after. If you are stranded in the car park outside Dean, or by Nomansland Reading Room, whilst you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Nomansland?
Occasionally the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia around the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. A rushed stop by the gates of The New Forest Church of England Primary School, or a call to a friend in Brook Hill: either fits.
In short: a spill near your filler does the engine unharmed. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Turning on the car won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it would pull it in.
Assume it was put in, and never start the engine. Ring us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What each AdBlue drain in Nomansland has in common
Whatever the situation, one start is used. We come to the vehicle, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Lamb or a side street near Rev. H M Livens, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and whether the engine has been run. Over the phone, before dispatch, you hear our price, and those answers decide the work too.
Emptying the tank comes next, then a careful flush — more important with urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, no matter how long you wait. Then comes the filter — cleaned, or replaced when needed — then clean diesel, and a test of the car. Most unstarted vehicles are a half-hour visit after the moment we arrive.
Lastly, we fire it up. Before our technicians go, it is checked to make sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel. Permanent damage is very rare if it is noticed soon, and the whole job is done where the car is. Payment comes on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Worth knowing: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy while we travel pays.
About Nomansland and where it is
Nomansland is a small village in Wiltshire, situated inland at an elevation of 73 metres, approximately 10 miles from Salisbury. Nomansland has a population of around 649 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Nomansland is surrounded by nearby villages such as Landford, Hamptworth, and Bramshaw, and is about 75 miles west of London.
AdBlue drains around Nomansland, and across Wiltshire too
Nomansland is a rural village, and the same vans that cover it work the towns around it too, Hamptworth and Bramshaw among them, across the SP postcode area. Telling us a SP5 2 postcode finds you fastest of all.
No towing is required, whether stopped centrally in Nomansland or in a lay-by heading to The Green, so leave it where it is. Where it stands, that is where it is cleared. If you're somewhere hard to explain, near Nomansland Chapel or close to a border, ring and ask rather than assuming.
In one line: your situation
Not run yet: keep the car off then call. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Nomansland and anywhere around Wiltshire on 0333 366 0103.