What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ravensdale
All of it turns on a single detail: if the engine has started since the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Out in Newton Town or right around Ravensdale, an unrun engine should remain unrun. Phone 0333 366 0103 with the key and motor both off. In Ravensdale, that is generally emptied and flushed on the spot. Already started? Pull over once safe, then turn everything off. It's a bigger job, though stage one doesn't change.
Anywhere in Nottinghamshire it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
On a Ravensdale forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: standing by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you spot the filler you took off was not the correct one. Possibly you are at the Asda, possibly at the Essar, maybe somewhere else around Ravensdale.
Meaning? Finding out here is as good as it gets. Only that tank has AdBlue; no part past it has taken it in.
Next: resist the urge to fire it up only to free up the pump. A few things: a shove into a bay with the staff helping, the bottle kept, and a call to us from the forecourt. If it cannot be shifted, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Ravensdale drive?
Days had passed with the warning light on. Only by the recycling, the empty container in hand, did you look back at the cap you had opened on the drive. Drives close to Alcock Avenue see it as much as any other street.
The upshot: no miles since leaves this almost as good to spotting it at the pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: stop an early-morning drive by putting the keys in the house, then phone us. Our engineers drain the car on your driveway, whether that's in Ravensdale or out in The Park. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
Ravensdale: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A short way after topping up, the engine started misbehaving: roughness, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. It might have been driving to Nottingham, under 15 miles away, or simply down Ravensdale Road.
The point: the system has pulled AdBlue in by now. It has been through your filter and the lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and the injectors. Each restart, like every mile, pushes it deeper.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so and switch off. Ravensdale sits under 10 miles from the M1; there, pull off at the next junction rather than pushing on to the services. No test starts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. Let us hear the mileage driven as you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week back, it was new to you. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets are next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it in another spot. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Nottinghamshire.
The upshot: just as above, divided by if it ran, but with one added stage. The owner frequently has to sign off any work, under many rental and fleet agreements.
Settling it before we turn up is quicker, so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Stranded near Saint Lawrences Church or outside Mansfield until the firm replies, the car stays turned off throughout.
Ravensdale: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. Lighter, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Look familiar? A hurried top-up by the gates of Abbey Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Mansfield Woodhouse: either fits.
Meaning? Drips outside the inlet never touch your engine at all. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Turning on your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will pull it in.
Next: act as though it went in, then leave your engine off. Ring us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Each AdBlue drain in Ravensdale shares these stages
The work opens identically, whatever your situation. Our technicians come to the car, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Ravensdale or a side street near St Lawrence Church Hall, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and if your motor has run. Your price comes on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and the answers set the work.
Then the tank is drained and the fuel system cleaned thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it does not rinse out on its own. Fresh diesel goes in once the filter has been cleaned or replaced, and your car is then tested. Never started? Then about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Firing it up comes last. With clean diesel in, it runs while we confirm it is running smoothly, and then we leave. When it's spotted early, the vehicle very seldom has permanent damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. Paying comes on the day, never in advance. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Ravensdale itself
Ravensdale is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Nottinghamshire, with an elevation of around 124 metres. Ravensdale lies approximately 13 miles from Nottingham and 121 miles from London, making it a commuter-friendly location. Ravensdale is characterised by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, which is home to a population of around 6000 residents. Ravensdale is near other local places such as The Park, Forest Town, and Mansfield.
Ravensdale and Nottinghamshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Throughout NG postcodes, the vans covering Ravensdale — a residential suburb — work surrounding places too, Forest Town and Mansfield included. A postcode starting NG18 2 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Parked heading to Maun Valley Nature Reserve, or bang in the centre of Ravensdale, your car stays put — there's no need to move it anywhere. Our van drains it where it stands. Tricky to explain? By Old Mill (Main Building) or a border? Asking is better than guessing, so phone.
The one-line version
If it has not run, phone and leave it that way. Whichever line fits, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Nottinghamshire and within Ravensdale — after you pull over, switch off and phone, if it's run.