AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Pennycomequick, and What to Do Next
Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue was put in? That one question decides almost everything else from here. Not started so far? Then keep it like that, wherever your vehicle is — Pennycomequick or Millbay. Switch nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush plus a drain, done right where your car stands in Pennycomequick. Where your motor has run, pull in somewhere safe first, then turn the car off. A larger job, yes, yet the same first step.
Further down: the situations our technicians see, anywhere across Devon. Pick yours.
Pennycomequick forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the filler you opened wasn't the right one. It could be the Esso, or the Asda, or another forecourt around Pennycomequick.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, the forecourt is the best. Only your tank has AdBlue; no component beyond it has taken it in.
What to do: don't get back in and crank it to clear the pump. Ring us from the forecourt once the vehicle is in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to roll it — then keep the bottle. Can't move it by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit keeps a live forecourt safe, and so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home in Pennycomequick
On your dash, a reminder had shown for days. Bought a bottle, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, too late. Houses just off Alma Road are caught out as often as everywhere else.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. At the bottom of the tank sits where AdBlue stays, because it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
Next: prevent an early drive by keeping your keys indoors, then phone us. In Ford Park or right here in Pennycomequick, the draining happens at your driveway. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Pennycomequick?
A mile or two after topping up, your motor started playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. Somewhere on Monroe Gardens or on the road towards Plymouth — under a mile away.
The upshot: your system has drawn AdBlue in already. Past the fuel filter, along the pipework, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. On the M5, under 50 miles from Pennycomequick, that means the next junction, not the services further on. It will not have cleared, so there's no point restarting to check. Ring us and say how far you went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You have had this vehicle hardly a week. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel one, which you didn't know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you are across Devon, every motorist could be caught.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the cases above, which turn on if it has run. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Your move: rental firm or fleet manager to begin with, us second, because settling it beforehand saves time. Stuck near Isambard Kingdom Brunel or at Plymouth until someone answers, the vehicle stays switched off throughout.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Pennycomequick
Sometimes the honest answer is "I think so". A faint ammonia whiff hangs near your filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is a blur. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Pilgrim Primary Academy, or on a friend's drive in Milehouse.
Put simply: spillage near the filler does the motor no harm. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not fire it up. Checking a tank that turns out free of AdBlue beats draining one after it's been run — so phone then describe to us what you noticed.
Each AdBlue drain in Pennycomequick shares these stages
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Anywhere your vehicle stands — Number 10's car park, a road beside Railway viaduct, a drive, a filling station — our van gets there and we ask about the fluid, the amount, plus whether your engine has been run. Those answers decide this work, and you get our quote on the phone, before anybody heads out.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to some metals in fuel systems, so it does not wash out unaided; that's why a full flush, after the drain, counts far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Next comes the filter — cleaned, or swapped when needed — followed by clean diesel, and a test of your car. If your engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Starting it comes last. We make sure it runs properly on new diesel before we go. Our engineers do the entire job where the vehicle is, and long-term damage is very unusual when it has been spotted early. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Pennycomequick
Pennycomequick is a suburban area in Devon, situated near the coast and close to the city of Plymouth. Pennycomequick lies at a low elevation of around 11 metres, with many of its residents living in flats. Pennycomequick is adjacent to other nearby places such as Ford Park and Stoke, and is part of the larger Plymouth urban area.
Pennycomequick and Devon: AdBlue drains across the area
Throughout PL postcodes, the teams serving Pennycomequick — a residential suburb — work surrounding towns as well, Stoke and Plymouth among them. The whereabouts comes clearest from a postcode beginning PL3 4.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Patna Place or in a car park in the middle of Pennycomequick, it doesn't need to shift. Where it sits, that is where it is emptied. Awkward to pin down? By Moor or a county line? Checking beats guessing, and so ring.
Your scenario, in one line
Engine never started: phone, and leave it alone. Run by now: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, within Pennycomequick or wherever across Devon.