What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Nook
Has your motor run since the AdBlue got in? That single point settles almost everything about what comes next. Not started so far? Then leave it like that, whether your car is — Nook or Clough. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, and count on a thorough flush plus a drain, done right where your vehicle stands around Nook. Pull over the moment it is safe and switch off, if it has been run. A larger job, yes, yet the identical opening move.
Wherever across Greater Manchester it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Nook forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Be it Shell, Red Rose Filling Station or somewhere else around Nook, the situation is the same.
The point: of all places to notice, this is the best. Only that tank holds AdBlue; not one component beyond it has drawn any in.
Freeing the pump is no reason to run it — so don't get back in. Have the staff to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, hold on to the bottle, then phone us right there. Draining it there at the petrol pump is fine when it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
Nook, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. A bottle from the shop, tipped in at the driveway — and it was only at the recycling that the cap caught your eye. Driveways close to Hillside Avenue see it as much as any other street.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Put the keys in the house overnight — or someone might drive it off at breakfast — then call us. Our technicians drain it on your driveway, whether that's in Nook or out in Top o th Knowl. Our equipment runs quiet enough that it won't wake the street at night.
On the road in Nook with AdBlue in a diesel
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Anywhere along Rossendale Close or on the road towards Manchester — under 10 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled into the fuel system. The high-pressure pump and each injector see it as well on a longer trip, after the fuel filter and lines have it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so then switch off. Leave at the first junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M62, under 3 miles from Nook. No test restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Roughly how far did it go? Tell us when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
You have only driven the car for days. The AdBlue filler is right next to the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anyone, wherever around Greater Manchester, might do it.
Meaning? Whichever applies above counts too — run or not — plus one extra step. The owner often has to approve any work, under plenty of rental and company agreements.
Sorting it before the van turn up is faster, and so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Waiting for a reply at the car park at Rochdale, or beside Shore Edge Methodist Church? Keep the car off throughout.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Nook
"I think so" is often as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia around your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at East Crompton St George's CofE School, or on a friend's drive in Shore Edge.
What it means: a little spilled round the filler does no harm to the engine. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another story. If there is AdBlue in your tank, starting your car will suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Your move: act as if it did, and never start your motor. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean beats emptying one once it has been run — so ring then describe to us what you noticed.
Nook: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Every situation gets the same start to the work. Three things are asked once our engineers reach your car — at a filling station, a driveway, a street beside St James or the car park at The Shay Wake: the fluid, the quantity, and if it has run. Replies shape the job; the price comes by phone whilst no one has left yet.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out unaided; that is why the flush, after this drain, counts far more here than with petrol. Last come the filter, flushed or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a check of the vehicle. The majority of unrun cars are a half-hour visit after the moment our technicians turn up.
Starting the car comes last. Our check that it runs properly on new diesel comes before we head off. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is noticed quickly, lasting damage is very rare. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels.
About Nook and where it is
Nook is a suburban area in Greater Manchester, situated near the River Mersey and characterised by its terraced housing stock. Nook sits at an elevation of 206 metres, overlooking the surrounding countryside and located approximately 9.7 miles from Manchester. Nook forms part of a network of residential communities in the area, including nearby Top o th Knowl and Lane Side.
AdBlue drains round Nook and across Greater Manchester
As a residential suburb, Nook shares its vans with the nearby places — Black Clough, Lane Side — right through OL postcodes. The location comes clearest from a postcode that starts OL2 8.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Shaw Cricket Club or in a car park in the middle of Nook, it does not need to shift. Our technicians drain the vehicle where it sits. Tricky to explain? Close to St Saviour's Mission Church or a border? Checking beats guessing, and so ring.
Your scenario, summed up
If it has not started, phone then leave it off. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across Greater Manchester and within Nook — after you stop, switch off and ring, if it has run.