--- title: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Somerley? Next Steps canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/somerley-west-sussex/ location: Somerley county: West Sussex latitude: 50.778560 longitude: -0.843530 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-07 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Somerley, and What to Do Next One fact matters above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the engine has been started since. Over in Shipton Green or right in Somerley, an unstarted motor must remain that way. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your key and motor both off. In Somerley, that is typically emptied and flushed where it stands. Where your motor has been run, pull in somewhere safe first, then turn the vehicle off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same. Match your case to one of the list below, wherever in West Sussex you are. ## AdBlue in a diesel on a Somerley forecourt The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just notice it as you're stood at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It could be the Shell, or perhaps the Esso, or a different station in Somerley. What it means: this is the best place to find out. Just your tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn any in. What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Ask the staff to help you roll the car into a parking bay, keep the receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. If it can't be moved, it can be drained at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt. ## AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Somerley drive? On your dash, a warning had been lit all week. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened at the drive. Homes just off Bell Lane get caught out as much as everywhere else. What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of that tank and stays put, no matter how long the night. Put your keys indoors overnight — otherwise a person may drive it away first thing — and phone us. Our technicians drain it on your driveway, whether that is in Somerley or out in Almodington. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway. ## AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Somerley? You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Bracklesham Lane, perhaps, or the way to Chichester — a trip of under 5 miles. Meaning? Your pump has taken the AdBlue up. It has been through the filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and your injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further. Do this: stop somewhere sensible, then switch your engine off. On the Waterlooville Bypass, under 10 miles from Somerley, that means the next exit, not the services further on. No trial restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. Roughly what distance did it go? Tell us as you phone. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors It is a car you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the two fillers sit next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it in another spot. Anywhere you are across West Sussex, every driver could slip up. The upshot: just as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added stage. Plenty of rental and company agreements need the owner's sign-off before work. Next: ring the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Hanging on for an answer in the car park at Fishbourne, or near Earnley Church? Keep your engine off throughout. ## Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Somerley? Truthfully, the best answer may be that you think it did. Lighter, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round the filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Look familiar? Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Birdham CE Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Bracklesham. Put simply: a spill round the filler leaves your motor no harm. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in that tank. Your move: behave as if it did, and don't start your engine. Ring and give what you saw: we'd rather find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one once your engine has been run. ## What every AdBlue drain around Somerley has in common Whatever the situation, one start is used. Filling station, driveway, The Bell Inn's car park or a road beside Birdham Village Hall — the van comes to your car, and three questions come next: which fluid, which amount, and whether it has run. Replies shape the work; the price follows by phone while nobody has left yet. Draining that tank comes first, followed by a full flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, however long you wait. Then is the filter — flushed, or replaced where necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of the vehicle. Never started? In that case roughly half an hour on site is most jobs. Starting the car comes last. Our test that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before our engineers head off. When it's spotted soon, the car very rarely has lasting damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. Payment comes on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your documents as we travel is worthwhile. ## About Somerley Somerley is a small coastal village in West Sussex, situated near the cities of Chichester and the surrounding villages of Almodington, Earnley, and Birdham. Somerley sits at a low elevation of around 5 metres, close to the English Channel. Somerley has a population of approximately 511 residents, with a predominance of detached housing. Somerley is located within commuting distance of London, at around 59 miles away. ## Somerley and West Sussex: AdBlue drains across the area As a coastal village, Somerley shares its vans with the surrounding towns — Birdham, Earnley — all the way across PO postcodes. A postcode starting PO20 7 is the quickest way to tell us where you are. Parked en route to Triangle Copse, or bang in the centre of Somerley, the car stays put — there's no need to shift it anywhere. Our van drains it in place. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near Downview Hall or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than assuming. ## In one line: your scenario Engine not started: ring, and leave it switched off. Run already: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, within Somerley or anywhere across West Sussex.