--- title: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Quorndon: What Now canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/quorndon-leicestershire/ location: Quorndon county: Leicestershire latitude: 52.742780 longitude: -1.170050 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-20 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Quorndon, and What to Do Next What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether your motor has run since it went in. Out in Mountsorrel or right in Quorndon, an unrun engine must stay that way. Leave your motor and the ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is around Quorndon. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. It is a bigger job, yet step one doesn't change. Match your case to one of the ones below, wherever around Leicestershire you are. ## At the petrol pump around Quorndon: AdBlue in a diesel You are 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. It could be the Pillings Lock Marina, or the BP, or a different station in Quorndon. Put simply: there is no better place exists to spot it. Just your tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn it in. Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — and so don't get back in. Get the attendants to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, save the bottle, then ring us from there. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a car that can't be pushed clear gets drained where it is at the petrol pump. ## AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Quorndon On your dash, a reminder had shown for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the driveway. Driveways close to High Street get it as much as anywhere. What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. On the bottom of that tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference. Next: stop an early-morning drive by putting your keys indoors, then phone us. Our engineers drain it on your driveway, whether that's around Quorndon or out in Barrow upon Soar. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway. ## On the road in Quorndon with AdBlue in a diesel You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Leicester Road, perhaps, or the way to Leicester — a run of under 10 miles. What it means: the fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. It has been through the filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and your injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further. What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so then switch off. Leave by the first junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M1, under 5 miles from Quorndon. No test restarts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue does. Roughly how far did it gone? Tell us as you call. ## A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank? You have had this car barely a week. The AdBlue filler is right beside the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Throughout Leicestershire, no one is immune. What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Many hire and fleet contracts require the owner's sign-off for repairs. Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before we arrive is quicker. If you are stranded in the car park at Barrow Upon Soar, or by St Bartholomew's, whilst you wait for an answer, leave your car off. ## Quorndon: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank? Truthfully, the only answer might be that you think so. Lighter, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; a hazy recollection of which cap. Look familiar? The gates of St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School in a hurry, perhaps, or someone's drive over in Rothley Plain. The point: the motor is not harmed by a little AdBlue spilled on the filler. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another story. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in the tank. What to do: treat it as if it got in. Don't crank it. Tell us what you saw on your phone. A clear tank looked at is a happier outcome than a run one drained. ## The common ground in every Quorndon AdBlue drain Every case gets the same start to the job. Wherever the vehicle is — Royal Oak's car park, a street beside School Library, a drive, a filling station — our van arrives and asks about the fluid, the quantity, and if your motor has been run. Those replies decide this work, and you hear the quote by phone, before anyone heads out. AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals used in fuel systems, so it won't rinse out unaided; that's why the flush, after this drain, counts far more here than with petrol. Clean diesel goes in after your filter has been flushed or replaced, and the car is then tested. Never started? Then about half an hour once we are there is most jobs. The final step is firing it up. Our check that it runs correctly on clean diesel comes before our technicians go. Lasting damage is very uncommon when it's noticed early, and the entire job is done where your car is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Worth knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents while you wait pays. ## About Quorndon itself Quorndon is a village in Leicestershire, situated on the banks of the River Soar at an elevation of 46 metres. Quorndon lies approximately 7.7 miles from Leicester and 96.1 miles from London, with nearby villages including Barrow upon Soar, Woodthorpe, and Woodhouse. Quorndon has a population of around 1749 people and is characterised by predominantly detached housing. ## Quorndon and Leicestershire: AdBlue drains across the area Being a village, Quorndon shares its vans with the nearby places — Woodhouse, Woodthorpe — right across LE postcodes. Giving us a LE12 8 postcode finds you quickest of all. No towing is needed, whether parked in the centre of Quorndon or in a lay-by heading to Stafford Orchard, so leave it put. Our technicians drain the car where it is. Assuming doesn't help near Quorn Village Hall, on a county line or somewhere hard to pin down; ring and check. ## In one line: your situation Where it hasn't started, phone and keep it off. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, across Leicestershire and in Quorndon — after you pull over, turn off and ring, if it's run.