AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Odd Down, and What to Do Next
Everything hinges on one detail: if the engine has started since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Wherever the car is — Bloomfield, Odd Down — don't run an engine that has not been started yet. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your key and motor still off. Across Odd Down, such a case is generally drained and cleaned on the spot. Pull over the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has already run. A larger job, then, yet the identical opening move.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever across Somerset it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Odd Down forecourt
Only at this point, bottle yet in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the pump. Somewhere around Odd Down, then — Esso, Sainsbury's, or anywhere else nearby.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is the best it gets. The AdBlue is inside that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
What to do: don't get back in and crank it to clear the pump. Have the staff to help pushing it to a bay, hold on to the receipt, then phone us from there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a car that cannot be pushed clear gets emptied where it is at the pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Odd Down drive?
The warning light had been on for days. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you look back at the cap you had opened on the driveway. Driveways close to Odins Road get it as much as any other street.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the base of your tank and remains there, no matter how long the night.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then call. Rush Hill or Odd Down: whichever your drive is, that is where it is drained. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Odd Down: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Topped up, drove away, and before long your motor was running unevenly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Maybe heading for Bath, under 3 miles away, or simply along Lodge Gardens.
What it means: the system has drawn the AdBlue in. It's been through the filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Each restart, like each mile, pushes it deeper.
Next: pick a sensible place, stop, then switch the engine off. Service stations farther on can wait: on the M4, under 10 miles out of Odd Down, use the next junction. No trial restarts: clearing is not something AdBlue will do. Let us hear the mileage driven when you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week ago, it was unknown to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is right by your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Somerset.
In short: an extra step on top of the cases above, and those depend on whether it has run. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car.
Do this: rental firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us second, since settling it early cuts time. Stranded near The Salvation Army - Bath Temple or outside Oldfield Park till someone replies, the vehicle stays switched off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Odd Down?
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at St Philip's CofE Primary School, or on a friend's drive in The Oval.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no damage to your motor. Once it is inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in your tank, firing up the vehicle would suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't fire it up. Phone with what you saw: we'd sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one after your motor has been run.
Each AdBlue drain around Odd Down shares these stages
Every situation gets the same start to the job. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it is at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Red Lion or a side street close to Odd Down Youth Centre, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and if your motor has run. On the phone, ahead of dispatch, you are told the price, and those replies decide the work too.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it is essential, because deposits build up and certain metals are attacked, and neither washes out unaided. Fresh diesel goes in once your filter is cleaned or replaced, and your car is then checked. If your engine hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Last, our technicians fire it up. Our test that it runs correctly on new diesel comes before we leave. Our engineers do the entire job where the vehicle is, and lasting damage is very uncommon when it has been noticed quickly. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Worth remembering: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your documents as you wait is worthwhile.
About Odd Down
Odd Down is a suburban area located near the city of Bath in Somerset, sitting at an elevation of 166 metres. Odd Down is characterized by its predominantly terraced housing and is situated close to nearby places such as Rush Hill, Moorlands, and Kingsway. Odd Down has a population of approximately 6404 residents and is within a short distance of Bath, while also being around 97.6 miles from London.
AdBlue drains around Odd Down, and across Somerset too
Over BA postcodes, the vans covering Odd Down — a residential suburb — work surrounding towns as well, Moorlands and Kingsway among them. Fastest of all: a BA2 2 postcode to show your location.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Eastover Coppice or in a car park in the middle of Odd Down, it does not need to move. Where it sits, that's where it is cleared. Tricky to explain? By St Philip & St James Church or a county line? Checking is better than assuming, and so phone.
In one line: your scenario
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then ring. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Odd Down and anywhere around Somerset on 0333 366 0103.