AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Shelford, and What to Do Next
Everything hinges on one fact: whether your engine has started after the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Over in Burton Hastings or here around Shelford, an unrun engine must stay that way. Normally that means emptying and thoroughly rinsing it on the spot around Shelford — and so leave your ignition and motor off and ring 0333 366 0103. Where the motor has run, stop somewhere safe straight away, then turn the car off. It's a bigger job, though stage one does not change.
Below: the situations our technicians meet, anywhere around Warwickshire. Pick the one that fits.
On a Shelford forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only now, nozzle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the pump. It could be the Esso, or the another forecourt nearby, or a different station in Shelford.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Clearing the pump is no reason to run it — and so don't get back in. Get the staff to help rolling it to a space, save the receipt, then phone us right there. Can't move the car beside the pump? Explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt sensible, and so it can be drained where it is.
At home in Shelford with AdBlue in the diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you look back at the cap you'd used at the drive. It takes place on driveways just off Lutterworth Road as frequently as anywhere.
Put simply: if the car hasn't been driven since, it is almost as good as spotting it at the pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Your move: keys in the house, and so nobody takes your car anywhere at breakfast. Then, ring. Our technicians drain the car on your driveway, whether that is around Shelford or out in Wolvey. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
On the road in Shelford with AdBlue in a diesel
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. M69, perhaps, or the route to Coventry — a run of under 10 miles.
The upshot: your system has drawn AdBlue through by now. Mileage sets how far it gets: filter and pipework first, then the injection pump and each injector. More driving, more starts: further it travels.
What to do: pull over where it's safe and switch off. Exit at the first junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M69, under a mile from Shelford. It will not have cleared, and so there is no sense restarting to check. Phone us and say how far you drove.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have had the car hardly a week. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers sit next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or stores it in another spot. Anywhere you happen to be in Warwickshire, any driver could slip up.
Put simply: an extra step on top of the situations above, and those depend on if it's run. The owner often has to sign off the work, under plenty of hire and company agreements.
Settling it before we turn up is quicker, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Leave the car switched off while the reply arrives, even if you're parked outside Hinckley or close to St John Baptist.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Shelford?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. The gates of Wolvey CofE Primary School in a hurry, perhaps, or someone's driveway out in Bramcote Mains.
Put simply: spillage round your filler leaves the engine no harm. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. If there is AdBlue in your tank, firing up your car would pull it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Assume it went in, and don't start your key. Tell us what you noticed on the phone. A clear tank checked is a happier result than a run one emptied.
The common ground in each Shelford AdBlue drain
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Our engineers come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Blue Pig or a side street near Wolvey Village Hall, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and whether the engine has run. Those replies settle this work, and you hear the quote on the phone, before anyone sets off.
Then your tank is cleared 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 doesn't rinse out on its own. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. If your motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Starting the car comes last. Our technicians confirm it runs smoothly on clean diesel before we go. When it is caught early, the car very seldom has long-term damage, and the whole job happens where it is. Paying is that day, never in advance. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours as we head over.
About Shelford
Shelford is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, situated on the riverside at an elevation of around 115 metres. Shelford lies near the villages of Wolvey and Bramcote, and is close to Wolvey Heath, within commuting distance of Coventry. Shelford has a population of approximately 512 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Shelford is located in the West Midlands region, about 86.6 miles northwest of London.
AdBlue drains around Shelford and across Warwickshire
Over CV postcodes, the teams covering Shelford — a rural hamlet — reach surrounding places too, Wolvey Heath and Bramcote included. Quickest of all: a CV11 6 postcode to show your location.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Bramcote Waters Golf Course or in a car park in the middle of Shelford, it does not need to shift. The drain is done right there. Ring and check instead of guessing when you're by St Botolph, near a boundary, or anywhere awkward to pin down.
Your scenario, in one line
Motor never started: ring, and leave it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Shelford and anywhere across Warwickshire on 0333 366 0103.