Salvington: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One thing matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether the engine has run since. Out in West Durrington or here around Salvington, an unrun engine should remain that way. Leave your engine and your ignition off and phone 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Salvington. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Match your case to one of the ones below, anywhere in West Sussex you happen to be.
On a Salvington forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only at this point, nozzle yet in hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. It could be the JET, or the Esso, or another station around Salvington.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it gets. Still in the tank, and nothing pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue is.
Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the pump wants clearing. Get the attendants to help rolling it into a space, save the receipt, then ring us right there. Stuck by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit keeps a busy forecourt sensible, and so it can be drained where it is.
At home in Salvington with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had passed with the dash light on. A bottle bought at the garage, emptied in at the drive — and it's only at the bin that the cap caught your eye. Drives close to Half Moon Lane see it as much as any other street.
In short: if the car hasn't moved since, it's almost as good as finding out at the forecourt. At the floor of the tank is where AdBlue waits, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night passing changes nothing of the difference.
Next: stop any early move by putting the keys in the house, then ring us. Your drive is where it is emptied, be it around Salvington or Findon Valley. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a residential street.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Salvington?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a lit dashboard arrived a short way after the fill. Ashacre Lane, perhaps, or the way to Brighton and Hove — a trip of under 15 miles.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has taken the AdBlue up. Mileage decides how far it goes: filter and pipework to begin with, then the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in safely — that is the next step — then turn it off. Leave by the first junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M23, under 25 miles from Salvington. No test starts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Roughly how far had it go? Say so as you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've only driven this car for days. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is just by your diesel cap — news to you. Anywhere you happen to be around West Sussex, any motorist can slip up.
Meaning? Whichever case above applies here — run or unrun — plus one extra step. Many rental and company contracts need the owner's approval for work.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before we arrive is quicker. Keep the car off while the reply arrives, even if you're waiting at West Worthing or close to Durrington Library.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Salvington?
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. Lighter, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; no clear memory of which cap. Sound familiar? Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Durrington Infant School, or on a friend's drive in Cote.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet don't touch the engine at all. Inside the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. Any AdBlue in the tank will be drawn in by firing up the vehicle, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Take it that it got in, and never start the key. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clear tank checked is a happier outcome than an already-run one emptied.
The common ground in every Salvington AdBlue drain
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Forecourt, drive, Ye John Selden's car park or a street beside New Life Church — our van comes to the car, and three questions come next: what fluid, which quantity, and whether it ran. Replies set the job; the quote follows on the call while nobody has left yet.
Then that tank is drained and your 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, so it does not rinse out on its own. Finally are your filter, cleaned or replaced as needed; fresh diesel; and a check of your vehicle. Most unrun vehicles are a half-hour visit from the moment our technicians turn up.
Last, we start the car. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it is running smoothly, and then we leave. The whole job is done where your car is, and if it is noticed early, long-term damage is very unusual. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money upfront. Check your insurance while we're en route: cover for misfuelling is built into plenty of policies.
About Salvington
Salvington is a suburban area in West Sussex, situated near the coast and approximately 11 miles west of Brighton and Hove. Salvington lies close to the South Downs National Park and is surrounded by other residential areas, including Findon Valley and West Tarring. Salvington has a population of around 7194 people and is characterised by semi-detached housing. Salvington is also relatively low-lying, with an average elevation of 18 metres above sea level.
AdBlue drains round Salvington and across West Sussex
West Tarring and High Salvington have the same vans as Salvington, a residential suburb, along with other towns over BN postcodes. Quickest of all: a BN13 2 postcode for where you stand.
Stopped heading to Durrington Recreation Ground, or bang in the heart of Salvington, your vehicle stays put — there's no need to move it anywhere. Our engineers drain the car where it sits. If you're somewhere hard to explain, near St Michael's or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
Your scenario, summed up
Motor never started: ring, and leave it alone. Run by now: stop, power down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, in Salvington or anywhere across West Sussex.