What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in North Curry
Has the engine run since the AdBlue went in? This one question settles almost everything about what comes next. Out in Lower Knapp or right around North Curry, an unrun engine must stay unrun. Leave your engine and the ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in North Curry. Already started? Pull over once you safely can, then switch it off. It is a larger job, though stage one does not change.
Further down: the situations our technicians see, anywhere across Somerset. Choose yours.
On a North Curry forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
You're 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 might be the Texaco, or the Murco, or another station around North Curry.
Put simply: no better spot exists to discover it. Just the tank has AdBlue; not one part past it has taken it in.
Clearing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — so don't get back in. A few things: a shove into a space with the attendants helping, the receipt saved, and a ring to us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the petrol pump is fine if it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in North Curry with AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle from the garage, emptied in on the drive — and it's just by the recycling that the cap caught your eye. Driveways near The Shambles get it as much as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided your car hasn't moved since, it is close to the forecourt case. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue drops to the floor of your tank and remains put, however long the night.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then ring. Borough Post or North Curry: wherever your driveway is, that's where it is emptied. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around North Curry?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long your engine was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, losing power, or lighting up your dash. Possibly it was on Knapp Lane, perhaps on the way out towards Wells, under 25 miles away.
What it means: your fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it too on a longer trip, after the fuel filter and lines have it. More miles, more restarts: further it goes.
Stop safely — that's the first job — then switch everything off. On the M5, under 3 miles from North Curry, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Starting it again to check gets nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Tell us hear the mileage covered when you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It's a motor you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, since your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you happen to be in Somerset, any driver can be caught.
In short: one extra step on top of the cases above, and those turn on if it's run. Work on your vehicle often needs the owner's approval under rental or company agreements.
Sorting it before the van turn up is quicker, and so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Stranded by St Peter & St Paul or at Taunton until the firm answers, your car stays turned off throughout.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in North Curry
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest answer there is. Too light, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Look familiar? Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at North Curry CofE Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Newport.
Put simply: a spill near the filler leaves the motor no harm. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Next: act as though it got in, and leave your engine off. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean beats draining one once it's been run — so ring then describe to us what you saw.
What each AdBlue drain in North Curry has in common
The job opens identically, whatever your case. Three questions are asked once our engineers reach the car — at a forecourt, a driveway, a street beside North Curry Village Hall or the car park at The Bird in Hand: the fluid, the quantity, and whether it has been started. Those replies determine the work, and you get the quote by phone, before anybody sets off.
AdBlue crystallises and eats at some metals in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out unaided; that's why a full flush, after this drain, counts much more here than with petrol. Next comes your filter — flushed, or swapped when necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of the vehicle. Where your motor has not been started, allow roughly half an hour once we arrive, for most cases.
Our technicians start the engine last. Before we go, it's tested to confirm it runs correctly on new diesel. Long-term damage is very uncommon if it is spotted early, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About North Curry and where it is
North Curry is a village in inland Somerset, situated near the River Parrett and approximately 19 miles from Wells. North Curry has a population of around 1057 people and is characterised by detached housing. North Curry sits at an elevation of 30 metres, in a relatively low-lying area of the South West region. North Curry is also close to other small settlements, including Borough Post, Helland, and Haymoor End.
North Curry and Somerset: AdBlue drains across the area
Helland and Haymoor End have the same teams as North Curry, a rural village, along with further places throughout TA postcodes. Quickest of all: a TA3 6 postcode for where you stand.
No moving is needed, whether stopped in the centre of North Curry or on a layby heading to North Curry Sports Ground, so leave it put. The drain is done on the spot. Awkward to pin down? Close to North Curry Independant Baptist Church or a county line? Asking beats guessing, so ring.
In one line: your scenario
Not run yet: keep it off and call. Run by now: pull over, power down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, in North Curry or anywhere in Somerset.