What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Romford
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if the engine has run since it was put in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is in Romford itself or out in Whitmore. Usually that is emptying and thoroughly rinsing it right there around Romford — and so keep the key and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. When the motor has run, stop safely straight away, then switch the car off. Step one remains unchanged, even if the job grows.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever around Dorset it happened.
On a Romford forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Anywhere around Romford, then — Morrisons, Shell Verwood, or somewhere else nearby.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is the best it can be. Just the tank holds AdBlue; not one part past it has taken any in.
Freeing the pump is no reason to start it — and so do not get back in. Ask the attendants to help you roll your car into a parking spot, keep the receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. Can't move the vehicle by the pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a live forecourt safe, and so we can drain the vehicle where it is.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Romford
For days the dashboard had been warning you. Picked up a container, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and at that point checked the cap a second time, after the fact. Homes just off Station Road are caught out as often as anywhere else.
In short: if the car has not been driven since, it's nearly as good as finding out at the forecourt. Being unable to mix, AdBlue settles low in your tank and waits. A night standing changes nothing.
Keep the keys in the house overnight — or someone might drive it away at breakfast — then call us. Our engineers drain the car on your drive, whether that is around Romford or out in Dewlands Common. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
On the road around Romford with AdBlue in a diesel
A short way beyond topping up, your motor began playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. Maybe driving for Salisbury, under 15 miles away, or just down Albion Way.
Meaning? The pump has taken the AdBlue in. Distance decides how deep it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the injection pump and every injector. Each restart, like each mile, pushes it on.
Do this: stop somewhere sensible, then turn the engine off. Romford sits under 15 miles from the M27; there, pull off at the first junction instead of pressing on for the services. It won't have cleared, and so there's no point restarting to find out. Let us hear the distance driven when you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have just driven this car a week. The AdBlue filler is right alongside the diesel one, which you didn't know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Dorset.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on your car.
Sorting it before we arrives is faster, and so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Keep the vehicle off as the reply arrives, even if you are parked at Branksome or near Verwood Hub.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Romford?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. A rushed stop by the gates of Trinity Church of England First School, or a call to a friend in Verwood: both fit.
In short: spillage near the filler does your engine unharmed. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. Starting the car won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will pull it in.
Assume it went in, and never turn the engine. Ring us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Romford: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Every situation has the same opening to the job. We come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Albion Inn or a side street close to Verwood Library, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and if your engine has been run. On the phone, before dispatch, you are told the price, and those replies decide the work too.
Then that tank is cleared and the system rinsed thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it does not rinse out on its own. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. If your engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Starting the car comes at the end. With clean diesel in, it runs while our engineers confirm it is running smoothly, and then we go. Lasting damage is very rare when it is noticed quickly, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing upfront. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Romford and where it is
Romford is a small suburban area in Dorset, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 39 metres. Romford lies near the cities of Salisbury and Shaftesbury, and is surrounded by nearby places such as Dewlands Common and Woodlands Common. Romford has a population of around 607 people and is characterised by predominantly detached housing. Romford is located in the South West region of England, approximately 87.9 miles from London.
AdBlue drains in Romford, and across Dorset too
Throughout BH postcodes, the teams covering Romford — a residential suburb — work surrounding towns as well, Woodlands Common and Sutton Holms included. Giving us your BH31 7 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Parked en route to Crane Valley - Valley Course, or right in the centre of Romford, your car remains where it is — there's no need to move it at all. Our van drains it where it stands. Awkward to pin down? By Saint Michael & All Angels or a border? Asking is better than guessing, and so ring.
The one-line version
Where it hasn't started, ring then leave it that way. Started by now? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whatever it is, across Romford and Dorset, on 0333 366 0103.