AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Small Brook, and What to Do Next
One thing matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the motor has run since. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is around Small Brook itself or out in Shaw. Leave your engine and your ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is around Small Brook. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. A larger job, then, but the same opening step.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Greater Manchester it happened.
Small Brook forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You are at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Possibly you're at the Shell, perhaps at the Red Rose Filling Station, perhaps somewhere else around Small Brook.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, the forecourt is the best. Still in your tank, with nothing drawn onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt after the vehicle sits in a bay — the staff will help roll it — and save the bottle. Draining it right at the pump is possible when it can't be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Small Brook, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Several days had gone by with the warning light on. Picked up a bottle, tipped it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap again, too late. It occurs on drives just off Napier Street as often as anywhere.
In short: if the vehicle hasn't moved since, it is nearly as good as spotting it at the forecourt. At the floor of that tank is where AdBlue waits, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by makes no difference.
Next: stop any early move by keeping your keys in the house, then phone us. Out in Wood End or here in Small Brook, the draining is done on your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
On the road in Small Brook with AdBlue in a diesel
Topped up, pulled away, and before long your motor was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up your dash. It might have been driving to Manchester, under 10 miles away, or simply down St Joseph's Close.
The point: your system has pulled AdBlue through by now. It's been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the fuel injectors. It travels deeper with every extra mile covered and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe then switch off. Small Brook lies under 3 miles from the M62; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pressing on for the services. It won't have cleared, and so there's no point restarting to find out. About how far had it gone? Say so when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've had this car barely a week. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel one, which you didn't know, because your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anyone, anywhere around Greater Manchester, might do it.
The point: exactly as above, split by if it ran, but with one added step. The owner frequently needs to sign off the work, under many hire and company agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before we turn up than after. Leave it off while the reply comes, even if you're waiting at Rochdale or close to St James.
Small Brook: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. The gates of East Crompton St James CofE Primary School in a hurry, perhaps, or someone's driveway out in Crompton Fold.
The point: the engine is not hurt by some AdBlue spilled on the outside. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Do this: act as though it did, and never start your motor. Ring and give what you saw: we'd rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than empty one once your engine has run.
Small Brook: what each AdBlue drain has in common
The job begins the same way, whatever your case. Forecourt, drive, The Pineapple's car park or a road by British Legion — our van comes to the vehicle, and three questions follow: which fluid, which amount, and whether it has run. Those answers determine the work, and you get our price on the phone, before anyone sets off.
Then the tank is emptied and the system flushed 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 does not rinse out on its own. Fresh diesel is put in once your filter has been flushed or changed, and the car is then checked. Most unstarted cars are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers arrive.
Last, our engineers start it. Before we head off, it is tested to be sure it runs properly on clean diesel. Permanent damage is very uncommon when it's noticed early, and the entire job is done where your car is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Check your insurance before we're en route: cover for misfuelling is built into plenty of policies.
About Small Brook itself
Small Brook is a suburban area in Greater Manchester, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 177 metres. Small Brook lies approximately 9.6 miles from Manchester and 165.5 miles from London, with nearby places including Wood End, Goats, and Lower Rushcroft. Small Brook has a population of around 7047 people and is predominantly composed of terraced housing. Small Brook forms a distinct residential community within the larger Greater Manchester urban area.
AdBlue drains round Small Brook and across Greater Manchester
Small Brook is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the places around it too, Goats and Lower Rushcroft among them, across the OL postcode area. Giving us your OL2 7 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Centre of Small Brook or a layby near Dunwood Park: wherever it sits, the vehicle doesn't need to shift an inch for this drain. Wherever it stands, that's where it is emptied. Guessing doesn't help beside Playhouse 2, on a border or anywhere hard to describe; ring and check.
Your situation, in one line
Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Run already? Pull over, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whatever it is, in Small Brook and Greater Manchester, on 0333 366 0103.