AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Rowanfield, and What to Do Next
Everything turns on one fact: whether your engine has been run after the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Not started so far? Then keep the car like that, whether the vehicle is — Rowanfield or Arle. Normally this means draining and thoroughly flushing it on the spot around Rowanfield — and so keep your key and motor off and call 0333 366 0103. Where your engine has been run, stop somewhere safe first, then turn the vehicle off. Step one remains unchanged, even if the job is bigger.
Match your case to a situation from the list below, anywhere in Gloucestershire you happen to be.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Rowanfield forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just spot it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Possibly you're at the Shell, maybe at the Esso, maybe somewhere else around Rowanfield.
Put simply: no better spot to be to spot it. Nothing has drawn it through, so the AdBlue sits just inside your tank.
What to do: don't get back in and start the car to clear the pump. Have the staff to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, hold on to the receipt, then ring us from there. Can't move the car beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt sensible, and so we can drain it where it is.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Rowanfield
For days the dash had been nagging you. Only by the recycling, the empty container in your hand, did you look back at the cap you had used at the driveway. Drives close to Tennyson Road get it as much as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided the car hasn't been driven since, it's close to the pump case. Being unable to blend, AdBlue drops low in the tank and waits. A night parked changes none of that.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then ring. Out in St Marks or right here around Rowanfield, the drain happens on your drive. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Rowanfield?
Filled up, drove away, and before long the motor was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Maybe heading to Gloucester, under 10 miles away, or just down Libertus Road.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue through already. The injection pump and each injector see it as well on a bigger trip, after the fuel filter and pipework have it. More miles, more starts: further it travels.
Next: pick a safe place, stop, and switch your engine off. Rowanfield sits under 3 miles from the M5; there, pull off at the next junction rather than pushing on to the services. Starting it again to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Let us know the mileage driven when you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've had the vehicle hardly a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Gloucestershire.
The upshot: just as above, split by if it ran, but with one added step. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on your car.
Next: ring the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before our arrival is quicker. Stranded near St Mark's Church or at Cheltenham Spa till someone replies, the car stays switched off the whole time.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Rowanfield?
At times the honest answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia whiff lingers near the filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. A rushed stop by the gates of Rowanfield Junior School, or a visit to a friend in Bournside: both fit.
The upshot: the motor is not hurt by some AdBlue splashed on the outside. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different matter. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Next: assume it got in, and keep your motor off. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean is better than draining one once it has been run — so phone and describe to us what you noticed.
Every AdBlue drain in Rowanfield shares these stages
Whatever the case, a single start is used. Filling station, drive, The Steam and Whistle's car park or a road beside KGV — our van reaches the vehicle, and three answers come next: what liquid, what amount, and whether it has run. The price is given on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and the answers set the job.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it is standard; with AdBlue it's essential, because deposits form and some metals are attacked, and none of that washes out unaided. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Where your motor hasn't run, allow roughly half an hour once we arrive, in most cases.
We start the engine last. Before we go, it's tested to make sure it runs smoothly on new diesel. Our engineers do the whole job where the vehicle is, and permanent damage is very rare when it has been caught quickly. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money upfront. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Rowanfield
Rowanfield is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Gloucester, situated near the river at an elevation of 53 metres. Rowanfield sits within a network of residential neighbourhoods, including nearby St Marks, Alstone, and Overton Park. Rowanfield is characterized by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, typical of many suburban areas in the region. Rowanfield is approximately 88.9 miles west of London, but is closely tied to the nearby city of Gloucester, which is just 6.5 miles away.
AdBlue drains around Rowanfield, and across Gloucestershire too
As a residential suburb, Rowanfield has the same vans as the nearby towns — Overton Park, Alstone — all the way through GL postcodes. The location is quickest from a postcode beginning GL51 7.
Centre of Rowanfield or a layby towards Griffiths Avenue Local Nature Reserve: wherever it sits, the vehicle doesn't need to shift an inch for us. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it is. Guessing won't help beside Lansdown Art Studios, close to a border or anywhere awkward to describe; phone and ask.
In one line: your scenario
Motor not started: phone, and leave it switched off. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Gloucestershire and within Rowanfield — once you stop, turn off then phone, if it's run.