--- title: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Portfield: What Now canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/portfield-west-sussex/ location: Portfield county: West Sussex latitude: 50.837680 longitude: -0.758330 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-12 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Portfield: What Now? Everything turns on a single fact: whether the engine has started since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Over in The Close or right in Portfield, an unrun motor should stay that way. Usually this means emptying and properly flushing it on the spot around Portfield — so keep the key and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. Pull over the minute you safely can then switch off, if it has been run. It's a larger job, yet stage one doesn't change. Match what happened to one of the ones below, anywhere in West Sussex you happen to be. ## AdBlue in a diesel on a Portfield forecourt You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Anywhere around Portfield, then — Sainsbury's, Esso, or anywhere else close by. Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it gets. Still inside that tank, and no fuel pulled through: that's where the AdBlue is. Freeing the pump is no excuse to run it — so do not get back in. Phone us from the forecourt once your car sits in a bay — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — and keep the bottle. Can't move it beside the pump? Explosion-proof equipment makes a busy forecourt safe, so we can drain the vehicle in place. ## Portfield, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank For days the dashboard had been warning you. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Just off Charles Avenue is no different from anywhere. In short: if the vehicle hasn't moved since, it is almost as good as spotting it at the forecourt. As it is reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles low inside that tank and stays. One night parked alters none of that. Keep your keys in the house overnight — otherwise a person may drive it away first thing — then phone us. We drain it on your drive, whether that is around Portfield or out in Whyke. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark. ## AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Portfield? Topped up, drove away, and before long your engine was turning roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Anywhere along Leatherbottle Lane or heading to Chichester — under a mile away. Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue up. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it as well on a bigger trip, after the filter and lines have had it. More miles, more restarts: further it goes. Next: find a sensible spot, pull in, then turn the motor off. On the A3(M), under 15 miles from Portfield, that means the next junction, not the services further on. It will not have cleared, and so there's no sense restarting to find out. Call, and say what distance the car was driven. ## A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank? You've only driven this car a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, and so no one warned you the AdBlue cap sits right next to the diesel. Across West Sussex, no one is safe from it. The upshot: just as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added stage. The owner often has to sign off any work, under plenty of rental and company agreements. What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before our engineers get there than after. If you are stuck in the car park outside Chichester, or by Dunelm, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off. ## AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Portfield Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". Too light, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Sound familiar? It might have been on a friend's driveway in Westhampnett, or in a rush outside Portfield Primary Academy at the school run. What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no harm to the motor. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in the tank, turning on your car will suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either. Take it that it was put in, and never turn the key. Checking a tank that turns out free of AdBlue beats emptying one once it's been run — so phone then describe to us what you saw. ## Every AdBlue drain in Portfield shares these steps No matter the case, one opening is used. Forecourt, drive, The Wickham Arms's car park or a street by Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — the van comes to the car, and three questions come next: which liquid, what quantity, and whether it ran. The price comes on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and the answers set the job. Then the tank is emptied and your system rinsed thoroughly, which matters 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. Next is the fuel filter — flushed, or replaced where needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of the car. Where your engine hasn't run, expect about half an hour on site, in most cases. Firing it up comes last. Our engineers make sure it runs correctly on clean diesel before we go. Permanent damage is very uncommon when it is noticed early, and the whole job is done where your car is. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many policies include misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels. ## About Portfield Portfield is a suburban area located on the riverside in West Sussex, with an elevation of around 15 metres. Portfield sits close to the city of Chichester, approximately 0.9 miles away, and is near other nearby places such as Whyke and Shopwyke. Portfield has a population of around 5976 people and predominantly consists of flat-type housing. Portfield is situated in the South East region of England, about 53.7 miles from London. ## AdBlue drains around Portfield, and across West Sussex too Throughout PO postcodes, the vans covering Portfield — a residential suburb — work nearby places as well, Shopwyke and Chichester included. Fastest of all: a PO19 7 postcode to show where you stand. Centre of Portfield or a layby near Florence Park: either way it sits, the vehicle doesn't need to shift at all for the drain. The drain happens right there. Tricky to pin down? By John Lewis or a border? Checking is better than guessing, so ring. ## The one-line version Motor not started: ring, leaving it switched off. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout West Sussex and in Portfield — after you pull over, switch off then phone, if it has run.