AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Rake Head: What Now?
All of that hinges on a single fact: whether your motor has started after the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Over in Stacksteads or here in Rake Head, an unstarted motor should remain that way. Leave the engine and your ignition off then phone 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is around Rake Head. Where your engine has been run, pull in safely straight away, then turn it off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Match your case to a situation from the ones below, anywhere across Lancashire you happen to be.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Rake Head forecourt
You're 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. Somewhere around Rake Head, then — Shell, Texaco, or somewhere else nearby.
Put simply: no better spot exists to discover it. Still in the tank, and no fuel pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Do this: stay out of the car, however much the pump needs clearing. Ask the staff to help you roll your car into a parking bay, keep the till receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, and so a vehicle that can't be pushed away is cleared where it is at the pump.
At home in Rake Head with AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Bought a container, tipped it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, too late. It takes place on drives just off Royds Road as often as anywhere.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. At the bottom of the tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, since it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing changes nothing of the difference.
Next: the keys in the house, and so no one drives your car anywhere first thing. After that, phone. Out in Waterbarn or right here in Rake Head, the drain happens at your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Rake Head?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Possibly it was on Kimberley Street, possibly on the way out towards Manchester, under 15 miles away.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. Mileage decides how deep it goes: filter and pipework to begin with, then the injection pump and every injector. More driving, more starts: deeper it travels.
Next: find a sensible place, stop, then turn your motor off. Rake Head sits under 5 miles from the M66; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pressing on to the services. It won't have cleared, so there is no point restarting to check. Roughly what distance had it go? Tell us as you phone.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It is a car you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is right next to the diesel inlet — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Lancashire.
In short: one extra stage on top of the cases above, and those turn on whether it has run. Any work on your car often needs the owner's go-ahead under hire or company terms.
Do this: rental firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us second, because settling it beforehand saves time. Leave the vehicle switched off while the reply arrives, even if you are waiting outside Walsden or near Holy Trinity.
Rake Head: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. The gates of Waterfoot Primary School in a rush, say, or someone's drive out in Nun Hills.
Put simply: a spill round your filler does the motor no harm. Inside the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. Firing up the car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will pull it in.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Don't fire it up. Inspecting a tank that proves free of AdBlue is better than draining one once it has been run — so ring and tell us what you noticed.
Every AdBlue drain around Rake Head shares these steps
Each case gets the same opening to the work. Three things come when our engineers reach the car — at a forecourt, a drive, a road beside Bamboo Theatre or the car park at Rose n Bowl: the fluid, the amount, and if the motor has run. Those answers settle this work, and you get our quote on the phone, before anybody sets off.
Draining your tank comes next, then a careful flush — more important with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not go on their own, no matter how long it sits. Clean diesel goes in after the filter has been cleaned or changed, and your car is finally tested. If the engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
The last step is starting the car. Our check that it runs correctly on fresh diesel comes before we leave. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and if it is caught soon, long-term damage is very unusual. Nothing is taken upfront, payment happens on the day, and you get what the insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Many policies include misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Rake Head and where it is
Rake Head is a suburban area in Lancashire, situated on the riverside with a mix of terraced housing. Rake Head sits at an elevation of 243 metres, overlooking the surrounding landscape. Rake Head is located near other local places such as Waterbarn, Glen Top, and Brandwood, and is approximately 14.5 miles from Manchester. Rake Head has a population of around 1018 residents.
AdBlue drains across Lancashire, Rake Head included
Over OL postcodes, the vans serving Rake Head — a residential suburb — reach nearby towns too, Glen Top and Brandwood included. Your location comes quickest from a postcode beginning OL13 0.
Stopped en route to Edgeside Park, or bang in the heart of Rake Head, your car stays put — there's no need to shift it at all. Our van drains it where it stands. Guessing won't help beside St Nicholas with St John & St Michael, on a border or somewhere awkward to pin down; phone and ask.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep it off and call. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Lancashire and in Rake Head — once you stop, turn off and ring, if it's run.