AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ruffs, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether your motor has run since it went in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Ruffs itself or out in Hucknall. Normally that means emptying and thoroughly rinsing it on the spot around Ruffs — so keep your key and motor off and call 0333 366 0103. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A larger job, yes, but the same first move.
Compare what happened to a situation from the list below, anywhere across Nottinghamshire you happen to be.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Ruffs forecourt
You are at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. It might be the Texaco, or the Tesco, or another station around Ruffs.
Put simply: there is no better place exists to spot it. Just the tank holds AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Ask the staff to help you roll the vehicle into a parking space, keep the receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. Stuck by the petrol pump? Explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt sensible, and so it can be drained in place.
Ruffs, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had gone by with the warning light on. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you had used on the driveway. Driveways close to Coppice Close get it as much as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the car hasn't been driven since, it is second to the forecourt case. As it is unable to mix, AdBlue drops to the base inside that tank and stays. A night parked alters none of that.
Next: stop an early move by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. Out in Beauvale or here in Ruffs, the drain is done at your drive. Night-time drains outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Ruffs?
Topped up, drove away, and before long the engine was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up the dash. Maybe it was on Nabbs Lane, perhaps on the way out towards Nottingham, under 10 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled through the system. It's been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and your injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Do this: pull up anywhere sensible, then turn your engine off. Ruffs lies under a mile from the M1; on it, come off at the next junction rather than pressing on to the services. Starting it again to check gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Tell us know the mileage driven as you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It's a motor you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is just next to the diesel inlet — news to you. Wherever you happen to be across Nottinghamshire, any motorist could slip up.
In short: an extra stage on top of the cases above, and those depend on if it's run. Many rental and fleet contracts need the owner's sign-off for repairs.
Do this: hire firm or fleet manager first, us next, because settling it early saves time. If you are stranded in the car park outside Hucknall, or by West Hucknall Baptist Church, whilst you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Ruffs?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest as it gets. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. A hurried top-up by the gates of Edgewood Primary and Nursery School, or a call to a friend in Butlers Hill: either fit.
In short: spillage near your filler does the motor unharmed. Inside your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Next: assume it got in, and leave the engine off. Phone and give the details: we would sooner confirm a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once your engine has run.
Ruffs: what each AdBlue drain has in common
The job opens the same way, whatever the case. We come to the vehicle, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside Nabb Inn or a side street near 4th Hucknall Scouts, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and whether your motor has been run. Replies set the work; the price comes on the call whilst no one has left yet.
Then your tank is drained 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 doesn't rinse out on its own. Fresh diesel is put in after the fuel filter is cleaned or replaced, and your car is finally checked. Not started? Then about half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
Our technicians start the car at the end. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it is running correctly, and then we go. Our technicians do the entire job where the car is, and long-term damage is very uncommon when it has been noticed quickly. Payment is on the day, never in advance. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Worth remembering: many insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a check of your documents while you wait pays.
About Ruffs, for a moment
Ruffs is a suburban area located on the riverside in Nottinghamshire, with an elevation of 98 metres. Ruffs sits approximately 5.9 miles from Nottingham city centre and is surrounded by nearby places such as Beauvale, Hazelgrove, and Westville. Ruffs has a population of around 5415 people and predominantly features semi-detached housing. Ruffs is situated in the East Midlands region, about 114.9 miles north of London.
AdBlue drains across Nottinghamshire, Ruffs included
Hazelgrove and Westville get the identical teams as Ruffs, a residential suburb, plus further towns over NG postcodes. Giving us a NG15 6 postcode pins you quickest of all.
No towing is required, whether stopped centrally in Ruffs or on a layby heading to Nabbs Lane Recreation Ground, so leave it where it is. Our technicians drain the vehicle where it sits. Tricky to explain? Close to Nottinghamshire Army Cadet Force: Hucknall Detachment or a county line? Asking is better than guessing, so ring.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep it off and call. Started already? Pull over, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whatever it is, in Ruffs and Nottinghamshire, on 0333 366 0103.