AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ryelands, and What to Do Next
Has your motor run since the AdBlue got in? This single question settles nearly everything else from here. Over in Marsh or right around Ryelands, an unrun engine should stay unrun. Call 0333 366 0103 with the ignition and motor still off. In Ryelands, such a case is generally drained and flushed where it stands. Stop the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. It is a larger job, though step one doesn't change.
Wherever across Lancashire it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
On a Ryelands forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just at this point, nozzle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the petrol pump. Be it Esso, Asda or anywhere else around Ryelands, the case is the same.
Put simply: there is no better spot to be to spot it. Nothing has drawn it through, and so the AdBlue stays only inside the tank.
Next: avoid the temptation to fire it up just to move away from the pump. Get the attendants to help pushing it into a space, save the bottle, then ring us from there. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt sensible, so it can be drained where it is.
At home in Ryelands with AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle bought at the shop, tipped in on the driveway — and it was just at the bin that the cap caught a second look. Just off Saint Chad's Drive is no less likely from any other place.
In short: if the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is almost as good as finding out at the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: prevent any early-morning move by keeping the keys in the house, then phone us. We drain the vehicle on your drive, whether that's around Ryelands or out in Scale Hall. The equipment runs quietly enough that it won't wake the street at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Ryelands?
A mile or two beyond topping up, the motor began misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. Ryelands Road, perhaps, or the route towards Lancaster — a trip of under a mile.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue in already. It's been through your filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Each restart, like each mile, carries it deeper.
Your move: pull up somewhere safe, then turn your motor off. Ryelands lies under 3 miles from the M6; there, come off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. No test restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. About how far did it go? Say so when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It's a motor you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are side by side here — unlike your own car, which has none or stores it elsewhere. Across Lancashire, nobody is immune.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the situations above, which turn on whether it has run. The owner frequently has to approve the work, under plenty of rental and fleet contracts.
Next: ring the rental company or the fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before we arrive is faster. Hanging on for a reply in the car park at Lancaster, or beside St Chad's Church? Leave the car off meanwhile.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Ryelands?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. A slight ammonia whiff hangs around your filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. The gates of Lancaster Ryelands Primary School in a rush, say, or a friend's driveway out in Lancaster.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no damage to the engine. In the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in the tank, turning on your car will draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Your move: behave as though it did, and don't start your engine. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean is better than emptying one after it has been run — so phone and tell us what you noticed.
What every AdBlue drain in Ryelands has in common
The work begins the same way, whichever the situation. Our engineers come to your car, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at Wagon & Horses or a side street near Vale of Lune RUFC, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and if your engine has been run. Those answers decide the work, and you hear the quote by phone, before anyone heads out.
Then your tank is drained and the system purged thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Clean diesel is put in after the filter is cleaned or replaced, and your car is finally checked. The majority of unrun vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers arrive.
Firing it up comes at the end. Our test that it runs smoothly on clean diesel comes before our technicians head off. The whole job is done where the car is, and if it is caught early, long-term damage is very rare. Nothing is taken upfront, payment happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Check your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes included in many policies.
About Ryelands, for a moment
Ryelands is a suburban area located on the coastal fringe of Lancashire, near the city of Lancaster. Ryelands sits at a low elevation of around 17 metres, close to the River Lune estuary and the surrounding coastal landscape. Ryelands is characterized by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, with nearby neighbourhoods including Scale Hall and Skerton. Ryelands is situated approximately 0.8 miles from Lancaster city centre, making it a convenient residential location.
Ryelands and Lancashire: AdBlue drains across the area
Hare Runs and Skerton have the same teams as Ryelands, a residential suburb, along with further towns throughout LA postcodes. The whereabouts is quickest from a postcode beginning LA1 2.
No moving is required, whether parked centrally in Ryelands or in a layby en route to Ryelands Nature Reserve, so leave it where it is. Wherever it stands, that's where it is cleared. Assuming won't help beside Redeemed Christian Church of God, on a border or anywhere awkward to pin down; phone and check.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the car off and call. Run by now: pull over, power down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, in Ryelands or anywhere in Lancashire.