What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Nutwell
One thing matters above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether your engine has run afterwards. Out in Cantley or here in Nutwell, an unstarted engine should remain unrun. Leave your motor and the ignition off then phone 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is around Nutwell. Already started? Pull over once you safely can, then switch everything off. Step one stays the same, even if the job is bigger.
Anywhere in South Yorkshire it happened, one of the situations below matches yours.
At the petrol pump in Nutwell: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: standing by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you took off was not the right one. It might be the Jet, or the Sainsbury's, or a different station in Nutwell.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
What to do: don't get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt after your car is in a space — the attendants will help roll it — and save the bottle. Can't move the vehicle beside the petrol pump? Explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt sensible, so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Nutwell
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle from the garage, emptied in on the driveway — and it was only at the recycling that the cap got your eye. Drives close to Hornsby Road see it as much as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is second to the pump case. At the bottom of that tank sits where AdBlue stays, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Keep your keys indoors overnight — or someone may drive it away first thing — then call us. In Armthorpe or right here in Nutwell, the draining happens on your driveway. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a residential street.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Nutwell?
Filled up, drove away, and soon the motor was turning roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Ambassador Gardens, say, or the way to Doncaster — a run of under 5 miles.
Meaning? The fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue up. The injection pump and every injector see it as well on a longer trip, after the filter and lines have had it. Each restart, like each mile, pushes it deeper.
Next: pick a safe spot, stop, and switch the engine off. Leave at the first junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M18, under a mile from Nutwell. No test restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. Ring us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
It's a motor you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is just by the diesel inlet — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around South Yorkshire.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Many rental and company contracts require the owner's sign-off before repairs.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our engineers get there than after. Stuck by Armthorpe Leisure Centre or outside Kirk Sandall until the firm replies, your car remains turned off the whole time.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Nutwell
Occasionally the fair answer is "I think so". What cap came off, you can't recall; meanwhile the bottle weighs lighter than expected, and ammonia hangs by the filler. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Tranmoor Primary, or on a friend's drive in Branton.
Put simply: a spill round your filler leaves the motor no harm. Inside the diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. Firing up your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it would draw it in.
Do this: act as if it did, and never start the motor. Checking a tank that turns out clean beats emptying one after it has been run — so phone then describe to us what you noticed.
What each AdBlue drain around Nutwell has in common
Each situation has the same start to the job. Wherever your vehicle stands — Horse and Groom's car park, a road beside St Leonard & St Mary, a driveway, a filling station — the van gets there and we ask about the liquid, the quantity, and if your motor has been run. Answers set the work; the price comes on the call while nobody has set off yet.
Draining the tank comes next, then a careful flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long it sits. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Most unrun cars are a half-hour visit after the moment our technicians get there.
Lastly, we fire it up. We confirm it runs properly on new diesel before leaving. Our engineers do the entire job where the vehicle is, and long-term damage is very unusual when it has been caught early. Nothing is paid upfront, payment is made on the day, and you receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Worth knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy as you wait is worthwhile.
About Nutwell
Nutwell is a suburban area located near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, sitting at a low elevation of around 10 metres above sea level. Nutwell is characterized by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, reflecting the typical residential development patterns of the region. Nutwell is situated close to several nearby places, including Armthorpe, Old Cantley, and Edenthorpe, and is approximately 145 miles north of London.
Nutwell and South Yorkshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Nutwell is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the towns around it too, Old Cantley and Edenthorpe among them, across the DN postcode area. The whereabouts is clearest from a postcode beginning DN3 3.
Stopped en route to Miners Memorial Garden - Markham Main, or right in the centre of Nutwell, your car remains where it is — there is no need to move it at all. The drain happens on the spot. Tricky to pin down? Close to Our Lady of Sorrows or a border? Asking is better than assuming, so phone.
In one line: your situation
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and call. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout South Yorkshire and within Nutwell — once you stop, switch off then ring, if it's run.