What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Potters Green
Has your motor run since the AdBlue went in? This single point decides nearly everything about what comes next. Out in Framfield or right around Potters Green, an unstarted engine must stay unrun. Leave the motor and your ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is around Potters Green. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Match what happened to a situation from the ones below, wherever across East Sussex you happen to be.
Potters Green forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Imagine it: stood by the pump, holding the bottle, you spot the filler you opened was not the right one. Maybe you're at the JET, possibly at the Shell, possibly somewhere else around Potters Green.
The point: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. Nothing has pulled it in, so the AdBlue stays only inside your tank.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. Get the attendants to lend a hand rolling it into a space, save the bottle, then ring us from there. Emptying it right at the pump is fine when it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home around Potters Green with AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the driveway. Just off Nan Tucks Lane is not less likely from anywhere.
The point: no driving since makes this nearly equal to spotting it at the petrol pump. Being reluctant to mix, AdBlue drops low inside that tank and waits. A night parked changes nothing.
Next: stop any early move by keeping your keys in the house, then ring us. In Buxted or here around Potters Green, the drain happens on your driveway. Our pumping kit runs quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
On the road in Potters Green with AdBlue in a diesel
Topped up, drove away, and soon the motor was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up your dash. Orchard Lane, perhaps, or the way towards Brighton and Hove — a run of under 25 miles.
The upshot: the system has pulled AdBlue in by now. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it too on a longer run, after the fuel filter and pipework have it. Each restart, like every mile, carries it deeper.
What to do: pull over where it's safe then switch off. On the M23, under 15 miles from Potters Green, that means the next exit, not the services further on. It will not have cleared, and so there's no sense restarting to check. Phone, and say how far your car was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are side by side here — not like your own car, which has none or keeps it in another spot. Anyone, wherever around East Sussex, could make the same.
The point: exactly as above, split by whether it ran, only with an added stage. Plenty of rental and fleet agreements need the owner's approval before repairs.
Next: ring the rental company or the fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Waiting for an answer at the car park at Buxted, or near Buxted Methodist Church? Keep your car off meanwhile.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Potters Green?
At times, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. Lighter, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near the filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Buxted CofE Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Pounsley.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no damage to your motor. In your diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so will suck in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Next: act as though it got in, and keep the motor off. Ring with the details: we'd sooner confirm a clean tank than drain one once the engine has been run.
Potters Green: what every AdBlue drain has in common
No matter the situation, a single start applies. We come to your car, whether it is at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Buxted Inn or a side street close to St. Mary the Virgin, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and whether your motor has been run. Answers shape the job; the quote follows on the call while nobody has set off yet.
Then that tank is cleared and your 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 does not rinse out on its own. Finally come your filter, flushed or renewed if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of the vehicle. Not started? Then about half an hour on site is most jobs.
The final step is starting the car. Our technicians confirm it runs smoothly on clean diesel before we go. Long-term damage is very rare if it's caught 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 asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Check your insurance while we're en route: cover for misfuelling comes included in many policies.
About Potters Green
Potters Green is a small hamlet in East Sussex, situated inland at an elevation of 67 metres, and is located near the towns of Buxted and Uckfield. Potters Green is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its rural setting. Potters Green sits within the wider countryside of the South East, approximately 37.8 miles from London and 16.8 miles from Brighton and Hove.
AdBlue drains in Potters Green, and across East Sussex too
Over TN postcodes, the teams covering Potters Green — a rural hamlet — reach nearby towns too, Pound Green and Etchingwood included. Giving us a TN22 4 postcode pins you quickest of all.
No towing is required, whether parked centrally in Potters Green or in a layby heading to Solomon's wood, so keep it put. The van empties it in place. Awkward to pin down? Close to St Margaret The Queen Buxted or a border? Asking is better than guessing, so phone.
Your situation, summed up
Unstarted? Leave the car off then ring. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across East Sussex and in Potters Green — after you pull over, turn off and phone, if it's run.