AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Prescott, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if your motor has been run since it went in. Not started so far? Then leave the vehicle like that, wherever your vehicle sits — Prescott or Newtown. Usually this means emptying and properly cleaning it on the spot in Prescott — so leave the key and engine off then phone 0333 366 0103. Already started? Pull over once safe, then turn everything off. Step one stays unchanged, even though the job is bigger.
Further down: the situations our engineers meet, wherever in Shropshire. Choose yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Prescott forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it as you are stood at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Perhaps you're at the Essar, maybe at the Shell, maybe somewhere else in Prescott.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. Nothing has drawn it through, so the AdBlue sits just in the tank.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it just to free up the petrol pump. Have the attendants to lend a hand pushing it into a bay, save the receipt, then phone us from there. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed away is emptied right at the pump.
Prescott, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Driveways close to Shrewsbury Road see it as much as anywhere.
In short: if the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it's almost equal to spotting it at the forecourt. Being reluctant to blend, AdBlue drops to the base in your tank and stays. A night parked alters nothing.
Next: prevent an early drive by putting your keys indoors, then ring us. Your driveway is where it gets drained, whether around Prescott or Milford. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Prescott?
Filled up, drove away, and soon the motor was turning roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or lighting up the dash. It might have been heading for Wrexham, under 25 miles away, or simply along All Saints Way.
What it means: your fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Distance sets how deep it gets: filter and lines to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. It goes further with each extra mile covered and every restart.
Next: find a sensible spot, pull in, and switch your motor off. Prescott lies under 15 miles from the M54; there, pull off at the first junction instead of pressing on for the services. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Let us hear the mileage covered when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
Seven days back, it was new to you. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel one, which you did not know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Any driver, wherever in Shropshire, might make the same.
The point: exactly as above, split by if it ran, only with an added step. The owner often has to approve any work, under many hire and company agreements.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before we turn up than after. If you're stranded in the car park outside Yorton, or by Baschurch Millennium Stone, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Prescott?
Truthfully, the only answer may be that you think it did. A slight ammonia smell hangs near your filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Baschurch CofE Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Eyton.
In short: spillage round your filler leaves your motor unharmed. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in your tank, turning on the vehicle would pull it in, and it would not tell you which either.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't start the vehicle. Inspecting a tank that proves clean beats emptying one after it's been run — so phone and describe to us what you saw.
Prescott: what each AdBlue drain has in common
The work opens the same way, whichever your situation. Filling station, driveway, Admiral Duncan's car park or a road beside All Saints, Baschurch — our van comes to the car, and three answers follow: what fluid, what amount, and if it ran. Over the phone, before anything else, you are told the quote, and those replies shape the job too.
Draining your tank comes next, followed by a full flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, no matter how long you wait. Clean diesel is put in once the filter has been cleaned or replaced, and your car is then checked. Where the engine hasn't run, allow about half an hour once we arrive, for most jobs.
The final step is firing it up. Our technicians check it runs properly on fresh diesel before we go. The entire job is done where the car is, and if it is caught soon, long-term damage is very uncommon. Nothing is taken upfront, payment is made on the day, and you receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. It is worth knowing: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents as you wait is worthwhile.
About Prescott itself
Prescott is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Shropshire, with a mix of detached housing and a population of around 1086 residents. Prescott sits at an elevation of 85 metres, near the villages of Milford and Baschurch, and is approximately 19 miles from Wrexham. Prescott is located in the West Midlands region, about 145 miles northwest of London. Prescott has a relatively small and quiet community, with nearby Walford also being a neighbouring settlement.
AdBlue drains in Prescott, and across Shropshire too
Baschurch and Walford get the identical vans as Prescott, a residential suburb, plus further towns over SY postcodes. Telling us your SY4 2 postcode pins you fastest of all.
No moving is required, whether stopped centrally in Prescott or on a lay-by en route to Baschurch Park, so leave it where it is. Our engineers drain it where it sits. Awkward to explain? Close to Baschurch Village Hall or a border? Asking beats assuming, and so ring.
Your scenario, summed up
Where it hasn't run, ring and keep it off. Run by now: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, within Prescott or anywhere across Shropshire.