AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Pucklechurch: What Now?
Everything turns on a single detail: if the motor has started after the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Pucklechurch itself or out in Shortwood. Normally that is draining and thoroughly purging it right there in Pucklechurch — and so keep the ignition and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. Already started? Pull over when safe, then switch everything off. Step one stays the same, even if the work grows.
Anywhere in Gloucestershire it happened, one of the situations below fits yours.
On a Pucklechurch forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: standing by the pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the correct one. It could be the Sainsbury's, or perhaps the Shell, or a different station in Pucklechurch.
In short: there is no better spot to be to discover it. Only that tank has AdBlue; no component beyond it has drawn it in.
Freeing the pump is no excuse to run it — and so do not get back in. Have the staff to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, hold on to the receipt, then ring us from there. Stuck by the pump? Explosion-proof equipment makes a busy forecourt sensible, and so we can drain the vehicle in place.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Pucklechurch drive?
On the dash, a reminder had been lit for days. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in at the drive — and it was only by the recycling that the cap got a second look. Driveways near Shortwood Road get it as much as any other street.
The upshot: zero miles since makes it nearly as good to spotting it at the petrol pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Keep the keys in the house tonight — otherwise someone may take it off first thing — and phone us. Out in Parkfield or here in Pucklechurch, the drain is done at your drive. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Pucklechurch?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long the motor was turning roughly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Anywhere on Westerleigh Road or else heading to Bristol — under 10 miles away.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. Through your filter, along the lines, and — the more the mileage — on into the high-pressure pump and each injector. More driving, more restarts: deeper it travels.
Next: pick a sensible spot, stop, then turn your engine off. Exit by the next junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M4, under a mile from Pucklechurch. Restarting it to test gets nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Roughly how far did it go? Tell us when you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have only had this vehicle a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are next to each other here — not like your own car, which has none or keeps it in another spot. Anywhere you are across Gloucestershire, any motorist could be caught.
The point: just as above, divided by whether it ran, only with an added stage. The owner often has to approve the work, under many hire and fleet agreements.
Your move: hire firm or fleet manager first, us second, because settling it beforehand saves time. Waiting for a reply in the car park at Yate, or near St. Thomas à Becket? Keep the car off meanwhile.
Pucklechurch: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest as it gets. A faint ammonia-like smell hangs around your filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is a blur. Maybe at a friend's drive in Holbrook Common, or rushing by Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School on the school run.
The point: the engine is not harmed by a little AdBlue spilled on the filler. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in that tank, starting your car would pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Do this: act as if it got in, and never start the motor. Describe what you noticed on the phone. A clear tank looked at is a better result than an already-run one drained.
What every AdBlue drain in Pucklechurch has in common
Whatever the situation, a single start applies. Filling station, drive, Fleur De Lis's car park or a road by Pucklechurch Community Centre and Social Club — the van comes to your car, and three questions come next: which liquid, what quantity, and whether it has run. Those replies settle this work, and you get our price on the phone, before anybody sets off.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to certain metals used in fuel systems, and so it does not rinse out on its own; that is why a full flush, after the drain, counts much more here than with petrol. Then comes your filter — flushed, or replaced when needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of your vehicle. Most unrun cars are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers turn up.
We start it at the end. Before we go, it's tested to be sure it runs properly on new diesel. When it's noticed quickly, the car very seldom has long-term damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. Nothing is paid upfront, payment happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many policies include misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels.
About Pucklechurch itself
Pucklechurch is a village in Gloucestershire, situated inland at an elevation of 112 metres, approximately 7.5 miles from Bristol. Pucklechurch has a mix of housing types, with semi-detached homes being predominant, and is surrounded by nearby places such as Parkfield, Abson, and Siston. Pucklechurch is located in the South West region of England, about 99 miles west of London.
Pucklechurch and Gloucestershire: AdBlue drains across the area
Abson and Siston get the identical vans as Pucklechurch, a rural village, along with further towns throughout BS postcodes. Quickest of all: a BS16 9 postcode to show your location.
Stopped heading to Primrose Wood, or bang in the centre of Pucklechurch, the vehicle stays put — there's no need to move it at all. Wherever it stands, that is where it gets emptied. Tricky to pin down? Close to Dennisworth Centre or a border? Asking beats assuming, and so phone.
Your situation, in one line
Motor never started: ring, and leave it switched off. Run by now: pull over, power down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, in Pucklechurch or wherever in Gloucestershire.