--- title: Redcliffe Bay: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, What Next canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/redcliffe-bay-somerset/ location: Redcliffe Bay county: Somerset latitude: 51.475560 longitude: -2.805310 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-15 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Redcliffe Bay: What Now? One thing counts above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if your motor has run afterwards. Not started so far? Then leave the car like that, whether your vehicle sits — Redcliffe Bay or North Weston. Normally that is draining and thoroughly flushing it right there in Redcliffe Bay — so keep your key and motor off then call 0333 366 0103. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. Step one stays unchanged, even if the job grows. Anywhere in Somerset it happened, one of the situations below fits yours. ## On a Redcliffe Bay forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel Only at this point, nozzle still in hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the pump. It could be the Shell, or perhaps the Sainsbury's, or a different forecourt around Redcliffe Bay. The upshot: of all places to find out, this is the best. Only the tank holds AdBlue; not one part past it has drawn any in. Your move: keep out of the car, even if the pump needs clearing. Three jobs: a push into a space with the attendants assisting, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is possible if it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof. ## AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Redcliffe Bay On the dash, a warning had been lit for days. Picked up a container, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, too late. It occurs on drives just off Nore Road as commonly as anywhere. Meaning? Provided the vehicle has not moved since, it's close to the pump case. As it is reluctant to blend, AdBlue settles low inside your tank and waits. A night standing changes none of that. Put the keys in the house tonight — otherwise someone may drive it away at breakfast — and phone us. Weston in Gordano or Redcliffe Bay: wherever your driveway is, that is where it is cleared. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway. ## On the road in Redcliffe Bay with AdBlue in a diesel 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. Somewhere along Redcliffe Close or else heading towards Bristol — under 10 miles away. Meaning? The pump has taken the AdBlue in. It has been through the filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the fuel injectors. It travels deeper with each mile driven and every restart. Your move: stop somewhere safe, then turn the motor off. On the M5, under 3 miles from Redcliffe Bay, that means the next junction, not the services further on. It will not have cleared, so there's no sense restarting to check. Call, and say what distance the car went. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars You've had this car barely a week. Your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, and so no one warned you the AdBlue cap was right beside the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Somerset. Meaning? Whichever case above applies too — run or unrun — and one further stage. Work on the vehicle often needs the owner's approval under hire or fleet terms. What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before we get there than after. Stranded near Redcliffe Bay Hall or outside Nailsea & Backwell until the firm replies, the car remains turned off throughout. ## Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Redcliffe Bay? "I think so" is often the most honest answer there is. What cap was taken off, you can't recall; but the bottle weighs less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by your filler. A rushed stop by the gates of High Down Infant School, or a call to a friend in Dry Hill: either fits. What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no damage to the engine. Inside your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in the tank. Assume it was put in, and never start the engine. Checking a tank that proves clean is better than draining one once it's been run — so phone then tell us what you noticed. ## The common ground in each Redcliffe Bay AdBlue drain Each case has the same start to the job. Three questions are asked when our engineers reach your car — at a forecourt, a driveway, a street by Redcliffe Bay Methodist Church or the car park outside The Ship Inn: the liquid, the quantity, and if it has been started. Replies set the work; the price follows by phone whilst no one has set off yet. Then your tank is cleared and your system flushed 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. Next comes the filter — cleaned, or replaced when needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of the vehicle. The majority of unrun vehicles are a half-hour visit from the moment we arrive. Our engineers start it at the end. With new diesel in, it runs while we confirm it's running smoothly, and then we head off. Our technicians do the entire job where the vehicle is, and lasting damage is very unusual if it has been spotted early. Nothing is taken upfront, payment happens on the day, and you receive what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way. ## About Redcliffe Bay Redcliffe Bay is a suburban area located on the coast of Somerset, situated near the Severn Estuary and looking out towards Wales. Redcliffe Bay sits at an elevation of around 85 metres, with a mix of housing types but predominantly detached homes. Redcliffe Bay is close to nearby places such as Weston in Gordano, Walton Bay, and West Hill, and is within commuting distance of Bristol, which is approximately 9 miles away. ## Redcliffe Bay and Somerset: AdBlue drains across the area As a residential suburb, Redcliffe Bay has the same vans as the nearby towns — West Hill, Walton Bay — all the way across BS postcodes. Telling us a BS20 8 postcode pins you fastest of all. Central Redcliffe Bay or a layby towards Heaven's Field: either way it is, the car never needs to move an inch for us. Our technicians drain the vehicle where it sits. Ring and check rather than guess if you are by St Nicholas' Church, near a boundary, or anywhere tricky to pin down. ## The one-line version Still unrun? Keep the car off and phone. Started already? Stop, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whatever case, in Redcliffe Bay and Somerset, on 0333 366 0103.