AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Page Hill, and What to Do Next
Has the engine run since the AdBlue got in? That one point settles almost everything about what comes next. Anywhere your vehicle is — Maids Moreton, Page Hill — never run a motor that hasn't been started yet. Switch nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and expect a proper flush plus a drain, carried out just where your car stands around Page Hill. When your engine has run, stop somewhere safe first, then turn the car off. Step one remains unchanged, even though the job is bigger.
Compare what happened to a situation from the ones below, wherever across Buckinghamshire you happen to be.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Page Hill forecourt
Just at this point, nozzle yet in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the pump. Maybe you are at the BP, maybe at the W Ganderton & Son, perhaps somewhere else around Page Hill.
In short: there is no better spot to be to spot it. Just the tank has AdBlue; no component beyond it has drawn it in.
Your move: stay out of the car, however much the pump wants clearing. Have the attendants to help pushing it into a bay, save the bottle, then phone us from there. Stuck by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment makes a busy forecourt safe, and so it can be drained where it is.
Page Hill, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had passed with the dash light on. Picked up a container, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, too late. Just off Holloway Drive is not different from anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. On the floor of your tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by changes no difference.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then ring. Linden Village or Page Hill: wherever your drive sits, that is where it is emptied. Late-night empties beside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
On the road in Page Hill with AdBlue in a diesel
Topped up, pulled away, and soon the motor was turning unevenly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up your dash. Cropredy Court, say, or the way to Milton Keynes — a trip of under 10 miles.
What it means: the fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. Through your filter, through the pipework, and — the more the mileage — on into the injection pump and each injector. It travels further with each extra mile driven and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. Page Hill lies under 15 miles from the M40; on it, come off at the first junction rather than pressing on to the services. It will not have cleared, so there's no sense starting it again to check. Phone, and say what distance your vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
A week back, it was new to you. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is right next to the diesel cap — a surprise to you. Any driver, wherever in Buckinghamshire, might make the same.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. The owner frequently has to sign off the work, under plenty of rental and fleet agreements.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before we get there than after. If you are stuck in the car park at Wolverton, or by St Edmunds, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
Page Hill: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
"I think so" is often as honest answer there is. Lighter, the bottle; a hint of ammonia round the filler; no clear memory of the cap. Look familiar? A rushed top-up by the gates of Buckingham Primary School, or a visit to a friend in The Badgers: either fit.
The upshot: your motor is not harmed by some AdBlue spilled around the outside. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Next: act as though it went in, and leave your motor off. Ring and give the details: we would sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one once the motor has been run.
Each AdBlue drain in Page Hill shares these stages
No matter the situation, a single opening is used. We come to your car, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside 13 or a side street near Buckingham Community Centre, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and if the engine has been run. Over the phone, before dispatch, you are told the quote, and those answers decide the work too.
Then the tank is emptied and the fuel system rinsed thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Clean diesel is put in once your filter has been flushed or changed, and the car is then tested. Where your engine has not been started, allow about half an hour on site, for most cases.
Starting the car comes last. Before our technicians leave, it is tested to make sure it runs smoothly on clean diesel. The entire job is done where your car is, and when it's caught early, long-term damage is very unusual. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money upfront. It is worth remembering: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your policy as we travel is worthwhile.
About Page Hill, for a moment
Page Hill is a suburban area in Buckinghamshire, situated near the River Great Ouse and characterised by its detached housing stock. Page Hill sits at an elevation of around 110 metres, with views of the surrounding countryside and the nearby towns of Milton Keynes and Buckingham. Page Hill is located approximately 50 miles from London, making it a commuter-friendly location, and is close to other residential areas such as Linden Village and Stratford Fields.
AdBlue drains in Page Hill, and across Buckinghamshire too
As a residential suburb, Page Hill shares its vans with the nearby places — Buckingham, Stratford Fields — all the way through MK postcodes. Your whereabouts is quickest from a postcode beginning MK18 1.
No moving is required, be it stopped centrally in Page Hill or in a lay-by en route to Holloway Spinney, and so leave it where it is. The drain happens right there. Phone and ask rather than guess when you are close to Buckingham Town Council, on a border, or somewhere tricky to explain.
Your scenario, in one line
Unstarted? Keep the vehicle that way then ring. Run by now: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, within Page Hill or anywhere in Buckinghamshire.