Avoiding AdBlue in a Diesel Tank in Rowner: Why It Occurs
Keep your engine and ignition off then call 0333 366 0103 first — the rest can wait if AdBlue is already in your diesel tank. In Rowner, catching it before the engine runs normally leaves a drain and a thorough flush on the spot. Here in advance? Then the rest explains how it happens and what to stop it ever happening.
AdBlue in a diesel vehicle: two tanks, two fillers
Not one fluid but two: that's what plenty of modern diesels near Rowner and Elson run, with diesel for the motor. AdBlue goes to your exhaust, where it is sprayed into the gas to fresh it, and it lives in a tank of its own.
Each tank has its own filler. On a lot of cars the two sit side by side under the same flap; on others the AdBlue filler is in the boot or under the bonnet. Topping up your diesel side at the pump goes on constantly. The AdBlue side is topped up far less frequently, normally from a bottle, and normally by a person who has to stop and think where it goes. Mistakes happen in that gap between the two.
AdBlue in your diesel tank in Rowner: how it takes place
Rarely is it carelessness: normally three things coincide.
The warning comes first. As AdBlue runs low the car tells you, and if it runs out altogether, the vehicle drops into limp mode. So the top-up is done in a hurry: on a drive off Gorselands Way before work, or in the car park at The Green Dragon on the way home.
The old car's cap is where the hand reaches — yet a rental car, a new car or a company car puts the fillers elsewhere. That's the second factor: a strange vehicle.
A spout-topped bottle meets no obstacle at a diesel filler no more than at an AdBlue one. And so the pour, once begun, keeps on. It's seconds, be it in Brockhurst or bang in the heart of Rowner.
Which filler is for AdBlue, and which for diesel?
Check these before pouring, on a forecourt around Rowner or a drive over in Bridgemary. Seconds, no more.
- Colour and lettering: an AdBlue cap is frequently blue, or says "AdBlue", where a diesel cap normally doesn't. Go by the cap, not its position.
- The size. On plenty of cars the AdBlue filler neck is the smaller of the two.
- Look inside your fuel flap: many motors have a label there showing which fuel goes where.
- Cannot see it beside your diesel filler? Then look below the bonnet or in your boot — the owner's manual says where.
- The person who drove it last. On a hire or company car collected from somewhere like the car park at Portsmouth Harbour, ask before you leave, not when the light comes on.
How to top up without AdBlue in your diesel tank
On the day the warning comes on — anywhere it is around Hampshire — a simple routine to use.
- Turn off after you park — flat ground, engine stopped, and never in a rush beside Charden Road at the roadside.
- Find the AdBlue filler and read the cap. Say "AdBlue" out loud as you unscrew it. It sounds daft and it does the trick.
- If both sit under one flap, check your diesel cap is still closed before you lift the bottle — then leave the car on.
- Tip slowly, using the bottle's own spout. Stop when it is full or when the bottle is empty.
- Shut the cap, then check again — confirm the diesel filler remained shut the whole time. After that, start the car.
Spot at stage two or three that it has already gone into the diesel side? So stop just there. Don't go on to step five.
Rowner: already put AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Brief list, then. Top of that: the motor stays unstarted. The fuel pump starts on many diesels the moment your ignition is switched on — so keep it off. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel — it sinks to the bottom of that tank, where your fuel is drawn from — so do not top up with diesel to thin it.
If you're on a forecourt, whether it is the BP or the Harvest Energy, ask the attendants to help roll your car clear of the pump. Your own driveway around Rowner is the place it should stay.
If the motor has already run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. On the M27, under 5 miles from Rowner, that means the next exit. A short hop across Rowner is a smaller job than a run towards Portsmouth, under 5 miles away, so tell us about how far it went.
Rowner: what occurs when our engineers arrive
We come to your car wherever it has stopped, whether that is outside Grange Junior School, close to Rowner Parish Church or on your own driveway. The replies settle this work and the quote, so our engineers ask what went in, roughly how much, and whether it has run. No one heads out before you have heard the quote over the phone.
Emptying that tank comes next, then a thorough flush of your system. More than with petrol, it matters with AdBlue: the crystals form, some metals are attacked, and none of that clears away unaided, however long it sits. Once the filter has been flushed — or renewed, if required — fresh diesel is added, and then the vehicle gets tested. Before we leave, our technicians fire it up and make sure that it is running properly.
Unstarted vehicles usually need a half-hour visit from arrival. The equipment is fine on a live filling station, and quiet enough for a residential street late at night. Payment happens on the day, not upfront, and you are given the documents an insurer wants: an engineer's report and a VAT invoice. It is worth looking at your policy as the van travels to you: misfuelling cover is included with plenty of policies.
About Rowner itself
Rowner is a coastal suburban area in Hampshire, situated near the city of Portsmouth and close to the neighbouring areas of Brockhurst and Bedenham. Rowner lies at a low elevation of around 8 metres above sea level, reflecting its proximity to the sea. Rowner has a mix of housing types, but terraced housing is predominant in the area. Rowner is located approximately 65.9 miles from London, making it a commuter option for some residents.
AdBlue drains across Hampshire, Rowner included
Rowner is a residential suburb, and our vans that cover it also work the towns near it, Bedenham and Anns Hill among them, across the PO postcode area. Quote a postcode that starts PO13 9, and our van arrives fastest.
The car remains where it is. Our engineers drain it where it is — a side street near Gosport Leisure Centre, a lay-by on the way to Rowner Copse, a drive. Ring and ask instead of guessing if you are near a boundary, or somewhere hard to describe, like the back of Gosport Arena Ice Rink.
The short version for Rowner people
Always, the cap; after that, the pour. Still AdBlue in the diesel tank? Petrol in Diesel can empty it where it is, wherever across Hampshire: switch the car off and phone 0333 366 0103.