AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Radipole, and What to Do Next
Everything turns on a single fact: whether your engine has started since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is in Radipole itself or out in Redlands. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and motor still off. In Radipole, that is typically emptied and cleaned on the spot. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. Step one remains unchanged, even though the job grows.
Wherever in Dorset it took place, one of the cases below matches yours.
On a Radipole forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just at this point, bottle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Possibly you are at the Morrisons, maybe at the BP, maybe somewhere else in Radipole.
In short: there is no better place exists to spot it. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits only inside the tank.
What to do: don't get back in and start the vehicle to clear the pump. Get the staff to lend a hand pushing it into a bay, save the receipt, then ring us right there. Emptying it there at the pump is fine when it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Radipole
The warning light had been on for days. Picked up a bottle, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, too late. It takes place on drives just off Spa Road as commonly as anywhere.
In short: if your vehicle has not been driven since, it is nearly as good as finding out at the forecourt. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: the keys indoors, and so no one drives your vehicle anywhere first thing. After that, ring. Your drive is where it is drained, whether around Radipole or Southill. Night-time clears beside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
Radipole: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A short way after topping up, your motor began playing up: rough running, smoke, lost power, warnings on the dash. Roman Road, perhaps, or the way to Wells — a run of under 50 miles.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. Through the fuel filter, through the pipework, and — the more the distance — on into the high-pressure pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in safely — that is the next step — then switch everything off. Leave at the first junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M5, under 50 miles from Radipole. It won't have cleared, and so there's no sense starting it again to find out. Call, and say what distance the car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
Seven days back, it was new to you. Your own car either does without AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so nothing told you the AdBlue cap sits right beside your diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Dorset.
Meaning? Whichever applies above applies here — run or unrun — plus one extra step. Many rental and fleet contracts need the owner's approval for repairs.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager first, us next, since settling it early saves time. If you're stranded in the car park at Weymouth, or by St Ann, while you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Radipole
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. A faint ammonia-like whiff lingers near the 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 Radipole Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Nottington.
The point: your motor isn't harmed by some AdBlue spilled around the filler. In your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in the tank, firing up the car would draw it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Next: act as though it went in, then leave the engine off. Phone and give what you saw: we would rather find a clean tank than empty one once the engine has run.
What each AdBlue drain around Radipole has in common
Whatever the case, one start is used. Our engineers come to the car, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Famous Old Spa or a side street near St Aldhelm, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and if your motor has been run. Your price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those answers shape the job.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to certain metals in fuel systems, so it won't rinse out unaided; that's why a full flush, after the drain, matters much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Clean diesel is put in once the fuel filter is flushed or replaced, and your car is then tested. Where your engine has not been started, expect about half an hour once we arrive, in most jobs.
Firing it up comes last. Before our technicians leave, it is checked to be sure it runs correctly on clean diesel. The entire job is done where your car is, and when it's noticed soon, long-term damage is very unusual. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Radipole and where it is
Radipole is a coastal suburban area in Dorset, situated near the seaside and close to other nearby places such as Southill and Coldharbour. Radipole has a population of around 2567 people and is characterised by predominantly detached housing. Radipole sits at a low elevation of 17 metres above sea level, looking out over the coastal scenery. Radipole is located some distance from major cities, with Wells being the nearest at 40.7 miles away and London at 118.4 miles away.
AdBlue drains about Radipole and across Dorset
Throughout DT postcodes, the vans covering Radipole — a residential suburb — reach nearby places as well, Coldharbour and Putton included. The location is quickest from a postcode beginning DT4 0.
No moving is required, whether stopped in the centre of Radipole or in a layby en route to Radipole Park, so leave it put. Where it sits, that is where it is emptied. Assuming won't help near Radipole United Reformed Church, on a border or anywhere hard to describe; ring and ask.
The one-line version
Engine not started: phone, and leave it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Radipole and anywhere across Dorset on 0333 366 0103.