AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Skirlaugh: What Now?
All of that hinges on a single fact: whether your engine has started since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Not run so far? Then keep it that way, wherever your car is — Skirlaugh or Rise. Switch nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, and expect a thorough flush plus a drain, done just where the vehicle sits around Skirlaugh. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Anywhere around East Riding of Yorkshire it happened, one of the cases below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Skirlaugh forecourt
Just at this point, nozzle yet in hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the pump. Anywhere in Skirlaugh, then — Gulf, BP, or anywhere else close by.
Meaning? Spotting it here is as good as it gets. The AdBlue is inside that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Your move: keep out of the car, however much the queue wants clearing. Have the attendants to help pushing it to a space, save the receipt, then ring us from there. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, and so a car that cannot be pushed away gets drained where it is at the pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Skirlaugh
Days had gone by 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. It happens on drives just off Sandringham Lane as frequently as anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Your move: the keys in the house, and so nobody drives your vehicle anywhere at breakfast. After that, ring. Out in Arnold or right here in Skirlaugh, the drain is done on your driveway. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Skirlaugh?
A short way beyond filling up, your motor began playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. It might have been heading for Kingston upon Hull, under 10 miles away, or simply along Benningholme Lane.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Past the filter, through the lines, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. Exit at the next junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M62, under 25 miles from Skirlaugh. No trial restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. About how far had it gone? Say so when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
It's a vehicle you have had for a week. Your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, and so nothing warned you the AdBlue cap was just beside the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around East Riding of Yorkshire.
The point: just as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added stage. Any work on the car often requires the owner's approval under rental or fleet terms.
Sorting it before the van arrives is quicker, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Leave the car off as the reply comes, whether you are parked outside Beverley or close to Skirlaugh Village Hall.
Skirlaugh: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest as it gets. What cap came off, you can't recall; but the bottle feels less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Skirlaugh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Old Ellerby.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no harm to your motor. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. Firing up the vehicle won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will draw it in.
Next: act as though it got in, then keep the motor off. Call 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.
Skirlaugh: what each AdBlue drain has in common
The work opens identically, whatever your case. Filling station, drive, Duke of York's car park or a road by St Augustine's — the van reaches your vehicle, and three questions follow: what fluid, what quantity, and whether it ran. Those replies determine the work, and you get the price on the phone, before anyone sets off.
Then your tank is cleared and your system rinsed thoroughly, which counts 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. Next is the fuel filter — cleaned, or replaced when needed — followed by clean diesel, and a test of your vehicle. Never started? Then about half an hour on site is most jobs.
The final step is starting the car. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our engineers make sure it's running smoothly, and then we go. If it is caught quickly, the vehicle very rarely has long-term damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. Payment comes on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Plenty of insurance policies cover misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Skirlaugh and where it is
Skirlaugh is a village situated on the banks of a river in the East Riding of Yorkshire, with a low elevation of around 12 metres. Skirlaugh lies approximately 7 miles from Kingston upon Hull, and is surrounded by nearby places such as Arnold, New Ellerby, and Oubrough. Skirlaugh has a population of around 1359 people, and is characterised by predominantly detached housing. Skirlaugh is located in a region that is relatively close to major cities, yet still maintains a rural feel, being around 161 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across East Riding of Yorkshire, Skirlaugh included
New Ellerby and Oubrough have the identical teams as Skirlaugh, a village, along with other towns over HU postcodes. Your whereabouts comes clearest from a postcode that starts HU11 5.
No moving is required, be it stopped centrally in Skirlaugh or in a lay-by en route to Skirlaugh Playing Field, and so keep it where it is. Where it stands, that is where it gets cleared. Assuming won't help near All Saints, Rise, on a border or somewhere hard to describe; ring and check.
Your situation, in one line
Unstarted? Keep the car that way and ring. Whatever line fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across East Riding of Yorkshire and within Skirlaugh — once you pull over, turn off and ring, if it's run.