AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Shelthorpe: What Now?
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if the motor has been run since it went in. Not run so far? Then keep it that way, wherever the vehicle is — Shelthorpe or Woodhouse. Leave your motor and the ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Shelthorpe. Already started? Pull over once safe, then turn it off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Below: the cases our technicians meet, anywhere across Leicestershire. Pick yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Shelthorpe 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. Whether Tesco Extra, Texaco or anywhere else in Shelthorpe, the situation is the same.
In short: no better place exists to discover it. Still in that tank, and nothing pulled through: that is where the AdBlue is.
Next: resist the temptation to fire it up just to free up the pump. Get the staff to lend a hand pushing it into a space, hold on to the bottle, then phone us right there. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed away is cleared right at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Shelthorpe
Days had passed with the dash light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Right off Park Road is not different from any other place.
Meaning? As long as the car hasn't moved since, it's close to the pump case. At the bottom of your tank sits where AdBlue waits, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by changes no difference.
Next: stop any early-morning move by keeping the keys in the house, then phone us. We drain the car on your driveway, whether that is in Shelthorpe or out in Woodthorpe. Our equipment works quietly enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Shelthorpe?
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard arrived a short way after the fill. Maybe it was on Beaumont Road, maybe on the way out towards Leicester, under 10 miles away.
Meaning? Your pump has sucked the AdBlue in. Distance sets how far it goes: filter and pipework first, then the injection pump and every injector. It travels deeper with every extra mile covered and each restart.
Your move: pull up somewhere safe, then switch the engine off. Leave by the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M1, under 3 miles from Shelthorpe. Starting it again to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Let us hear the mileage driven as you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. Your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, so nothing warned you the AdBlue inlet sits just beside the diesel. Any driver, wherever in Leicestershire, might make it.
Put simply: an extra step on top of the cases above, and those depend on whether it's run. The owner frequently has to sign off any work, under many hire and company agreements.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before we turn up than after. Hanging on for a reply at the car park outside Loughborough, or near Sacred Heart Catholic Church? Leave your car off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Shelthorpe?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. Lighter, the bottle; a trace of ammonia round your filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Look familiar? Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Lift Beacon, or on a friend's drive in Dishley.
Put simply: a spill round your filler leaves the motor no harm. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another matter. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will suck in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Don't start the vehicle. Checking a tank that proves free of AdBlue is better than emptying one after it has been run — so phone and tell us what you noticed.
What each AdBlue drain in Shelthorpe has in common
Each case has the same start to the work. Anywhere the car is — The Beacon Inn's car park, a road by The Good Shepherd, a drive, a forecourt — the van arrives and asks for the liquid, the amount, and whether the motor has been run. Your price comes on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and the replies set the work.
Then the tank is emptied and the fuel system purged thoroughly, which counts 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. Finally come your filter, flushed or replaced as needed; fresh diesel; and a test of the vehicle. Never started? Then about half an hour on site is most jobs.
The final step is starting it. Before our technicians head off, it's tested to make sure it runs smoothly on new diesel. We do the entire job where your car is, and lasting damage is very unusual if it has been noticed soon. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Shelthorpe
Shelthorpe is a suburban area in Leicestershire, situated near the River Soar and close to the city of Leicester. Shelthorpe has a mix of housing types, but semi-detached homes are the most common, and its population is around 6604 residents. Shelthorpe is located near other suburban areas, including Woodthorpe and Thorpe Acre, and is about 9 miles from Leicester city centre. Shelthorpe's elevation is approximately 53 metres above sea level, making it a relatively low-lying area.
AdBlue drains across Leicestershire, Shelthorpe included
As a residential suburb, Shelthorpe has the same vans as the surrounding towns — Thorpe Acre, Loughborough — all the way across LE postcodes. Fastest of all: a LE11 2 postcode to show where you stand.
Central Shelthorpe or a lay-by near Loughborough Town Cricket Club: either way it is, your car never needs to move an inch for us. Our engineers drain the car where it stands. Phone and check instead of guessing when you're by Emmanuel Church, near a border, or somewhere awkward to explain.
The one-line version
If it hasn't started, phone and keep it that way. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Shelthorpe and anywhere in Leicestershire on 0333 366 0103.