--- title: Salter Street: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, What Next canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/salter-street-west-midlands/ location: Salter Street county: West Midlands latitude: 52.368410 longitude: -1.817840 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-14 --- # What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Salter Street What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether the engine has been run since it went in. Out in Cheswick Green or here around Salter Street, an unstarted motor should remain unrun. Leave the engine and your ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Salter Street. When your engine has been run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then turn the vehicle off. A larger job, yes, yet the same first step. Match what happened to a situation from the list below, anywhere around West Midlands you happen to be. ## On a Salter Street forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it as you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It might be the Murco, or the Tesco, or another forecourt around Salter Street. The upshot: of every spot to find out, this is the best. Still inside the tank, and no fuel pulled through: that's where the AdBlue is. What to do: don't get back in and start the car to clear the petrol pump. Ask the staff to help you roll your car into a parking spot, keep the receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a car that can't be pushed away gets drained where it is at the pump. ## At home around Salter Street with AdBlue in your diesel tank The warning light had been on for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Drives near Lime Kiln Lane see it as much as any other street. Put simply: if the car has not been driven since, it is nearly equal to finding out at the pump. On the floor of your tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by changes no difference. Put your keys in the house tonight — or a person might drive it away first thing — and phone us. Warings Green or Salter Street: wherever your drive is, that's where it gets emptied. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a residential street. ## Salter Street: set off with AdBlue in a diesel? You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe driving to Birmingham, under 10 miles away, or just down Salter Street. What it means: your fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Through your filter, through the pipework, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further. Do this: stop somewhere sensible, then turn your motor off. Services farther on are too far: from the M42, under a mile out of Salter Street, take the first junction. No trial restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Call us and say how far you drove. ## A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank? You've had the car barely a week. The AdBlue filler is right next to the diesel filler, which you didn't know, since your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you are in West Midlands, any motorist can slip up. The upshot: exactly as above, split by if it ran, only with one added step. The owner frequently has to sign off any work, under many rental and fleet agreements. Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Stuck near St Patrick's or outside The Lakes until the firm replies, your vehicle stays switched off throughout. ## Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Salter Street? Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia smell hangs around the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. The gates of St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy in a hurry, perhaps, or a friend's driveway over in Terrys Green. Put simply: spillage near your filler does your motor unharmed. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different story. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in the tank. Assume it was put in, and never turn your key. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run. ## The common ground in each Salter Street AdBlue drain Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Wherever the car is — Bulls Head's car park, a street by Earlswood Village Hall/Parish Office, a drive, a filling station — the van arrives and asks for the liquid, the amount, and whether your motor has turned over. Those answers decide the work, and you hear the price on the phone, before anyone sets off. Then your tank is emptied and the system flushed thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it does not rinse out on its own. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. If the engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there. Firing it up comes last. Our test that it runs properly on clean diesel comes before we head off. If it is noticed quickly, the vehicle very seldom has long-term damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. Payment comes on the day, never in advance. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way. ## About Salter Street, briefly Salter Street is a locality in the West Midlands, situated near the riverside and surrounded by nearby places such as Warings Green, Illshaw Heath, and Earlswood. Salter Street has a population of around 512 people and is characterized by semi-detached housing. Salter Street is located approximately 8.5 miles from Birmingham and 93.4 miles from London, sitting at an elevation of 136 metres. Salter Street forms a small part of the larger West Midlands region, with its riverside setting providing a distinctive geographical feature. ## AdBlue drains across West Midlands, Salter Street included Illshaw Heath and Earlswood have the identical vans as Salter Street, a small village, along with other places throughout B postcodes. A postcode starting B94 6 is the quickest way to tell us where you are. Stopped en route to Earlswood Cricket Club, or right in the heart of Salter Street, your car remains put — there is no need to shift it anywhere. Our technicians drain the car where it sits. Tricky to explain? Close to Cheswick Green Village Hall or a county line? Checking beats guessing, and so ring. ## Your situation, summed up Engine never started: phone, leaving it alone. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Salter Street and anywhere in West Midlands on 0333 366 0103.