AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Peel: What Now?
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether the engine has been run since it got in. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Peel itself or out in Greenheys. Usually that is emptying and thoroughly flushing it on the spot in Peel — and so leave your key and motor off then ring 0333 366 0103. Pull over the minute it is safe and turn off, if it has already run. A bigger job, yes, but the identical first move.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever across Greater Manchester it happened.
At the petrol pump in Peel: AdBlue in a diesel
Just now, nozzle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, right at the petrol pump. Somewhere around Peel, then — Essar, Deccan Fuels, or anywhere else close by.
In short: there is no better place to be to spot it. The AdBlue is in the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Next: resist the temptation to fire it up just to free up the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt once the vehicle is in a space — the attendants will help roll it — and keep the bottle. If it cannot be moved, it can be cleared at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Peel
Several days had gone by with the dash light on. A bottle from the garage, tipped in at the drive — and it was just at the recycling that the cap got your eye. Just off Kenyon Way is no less likely from any other place.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of that tank and remains there, no matter how long it waits.
Next: prevent any early move by keeping your keys in the house, then phone us. Spring Gardens or Peel: wherever your driveway is, that is where it is emptied. Night-time empties outside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
Peel: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A short way after filling up, the motor started misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. It might have been heading to Salford, under 10 miles away, or just along New Lester Way.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been sucked into the fuel system. Through your filter, through the pipework, and — the further the distance — on into the injection pump and each injector. Every restart, like each mile, pushes it deeper.
Next: find a sensible spot, pull in, then switch your engine off. Services further along can wait: on the M61, under a mile out of Peel, use the first junction. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Call us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've just had this vehicle a week. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets sit next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has none or stores it in another spot. Across Greater Manchester, nobody is immune.
In short: an extra step on top of the cases above, which turn on whether it's run. Work on your vehicle frequently requires the owner's approval under rental or company terms.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before we arrive than after. Keep it off as the reply comes, even if you're waiting at Walkden or near The Church of Our Lady & The Lancashire Martyrs.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Peel?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. Too light, that bottle; a trace of ammonia round your filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Sound familiar? The gates of Peel Hall Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's driveway out in Engine Fold.
Meaning? Drips around the inlet don't reach the motor at all. Once it's inside your diesel tank, though, it does. Turning on the vehicle will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would draw it in.
Next: assume it got in, then keep your engine off. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean is better than emptying one after it's been run — so ring then tell us what you saw.
Peel: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Three things are asked when our technicians reach the car — at a filling station, a drive, a road beside Ram Street Gospel Hall or the car park at White Lion: the liquid, the quantity, and whether it has run. On the phone, before anything else, you hear the price, and those answers decide the job too.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to certain metals in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out on its own; that is why a full flush, after the drain, matters far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. The majority of unrun cars are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers arrive.
We start it at the end. With clean diesel in, it runs while our technicians check it is running smoothly, and then we leave. Long-term damage is very unusual when it is spotted soon, 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. Plenty of insurance policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours as we head over.
About Peel, briefly
Peel is a suburban area in Greater Manchester, situated approximately 6.6 miles from Salford and 170 miles from London. Peel has a population of around 4433 people and is characterised by semi-detached housing. Peel is located near other local areas such as Spring Gardens, Street Gate, and Little Hulton, in the inland region of North West England at an elevation of 106 metres.
Peel and Greater Manchester: AdBlue drains across the area
Over M postcodes, the teams covering Peel — a residential suburb — reach nearby towns as well, Street Gate and Little Hulton among them. Your whereabouts comes quickest from a postcode that starts M38 0.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Peel Park or in a car park in the middle of Peel, it does not need to move. Where it sits, that is where it is emptied. Ring and ask rather than guess if you're close to Bethany Family Worship Centre, on a border, or anywhere tricky to pin down.
Your situation, summed up
Motor not started: phone, leaving it alone. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across Greater Manchester and within Peel — after you stop, turn off and phone, if it's run.