AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Pave Lane, and What to Do Next
Has your engine run since the AdBlue was put in? This one question settles nearly everything else from here. Not started yet? Then leave the vehicle like that, whether the car sits — Pave Lane or Church Aston. Normally this means draining and thoroughly purging it on the spot around Pave Lane — and so keep your key and motor off and ring 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Shropshire it happened.
On a Pave Lane forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it as you are standing at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Possibly you're at the BP, possibly at the Esso, perhaps somewhere else around Pave Lane.
The point: of every spot to find out, this is the best. Just the tank holds AdBlue; not one component past it has taken it in.
Clearing the pump is no reason to start it — and so do not get back in. Get the attendants to lend a hand rolling it into a bay, save the bottle, then ring us right there. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, and so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear is cleared where it is at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Pave Lane
On your dash, a warning had been lit all week. A bottle bought at the shop, tipped in on the driveway — and it was just by the recycling that the cap caught your eye. Just off Pitchcroft Lane is not less likely from anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of your tank and stays there, however long it waits.
Next: prevent any early-morning drive by putting your keys in the house, then ring us. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that's around Pave Lane or out in Stockton. Our equipment works quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Pave Lane?
Rough running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard started a short way beyond the fill. Maybe it was on A41, perhaps on the way out towards Wolverhampton, under 15 miles away.
The point: your system has pulled AdBlue through already. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it as well on a bigger trip, once the filter and lines have it. It travels deeper with each extra mile covered and each restart.
Do this: stop somewhere sensible, then turn the motor off. Pave Lane sits under 5 miles from the M54; on it, come off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, and say how far the car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You've had this vehicle barely a week. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is just next to the diesel cap — a surprise to you. Anyone, wherever in Shropshire, might make it.
Meaning? Whatever applies above applies too — run or unrun — and one further stage. Work on the vehicle often needs the owner's approval under rental or fleet terms.
Sorting it before we arrives is faster, so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. If you're stranded in the car park at Oakengates, or by Sheep, while you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Pave Lane?
At times the honest answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. A rushed top-up by the gates of Church Aston Infant School, or a visit to a friend in Lynn: either fits.
The point: your engine is not harmed by some AdBlue spilled on the filler. In your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. Turning on your car will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would draw it in.
Assume it was put in, and never turn your engine. Checking a tank that proves clean is better than draining one after it has been run — so ring and tell us what you saw.
Pave Lane: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whatever the situation, a single opening is used. Forecourt, driveway, The Fox's car park or a street beside Church Aston Village Hall — the van comes to the car, and three questions follow: which fluid, what amount, and whether it has run. On the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told the price, and those replies shape the work too.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's essential, because deposits build up and some metals corrode, and neither rinses out unaided. Last are the filter, flushed or replaced as needed; fresh diesel; and a test of your car. The majority of unrun vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment our technicians turn up.
Finally, our technicians fire it up. Our test that it runs correctly on fresh diesel comes before our technicians go. Lasting damage is very uncommon when it is noticed soon, and the whole job is done where your car is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Worth knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your policy as you wait pays.
About Pave Lane and where it is
Pave Lane is a small village in Shropshire, situated inland at an elevation of around 104 metres. Pave Lane lies approximately 14.5 miles west of Wolverhampton and 127.5 miles northwest of London, near the villages of Stockton and Woodcote. Pave Lane has a population of around 511 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Pave Lane is surrounded by rural countryside, with nearby Chetwynd Aston also being a neighbouring settlement.
AdBlue drains across Shropshire, Pave Lane included
Pave Lane is a rural village, and the same teams that cover it work the places around it too, Woodcote and Chetwynd Aston among them, across the TF postcode area. A postcode starting TF10 9 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Greens Wood or in a car park in the middle of Pave Lane, it does not need to move. Where it sits, that's where it is emptied. Awkward to explain? Close to St Andrew's Church or a county line? Checking beats guessing, and so ring.
In one line: your situation
If it hasn't run, ring and leave it that way. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Pave Lane and anywhere across Shropshire on 0333 366 0103.