South Shore: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact counts most once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether the motor has been started afterwards. Over in Common Edge or right in South Shore, an unstarted motor should stay unrun. Ring 0333 366 0103 with the key and engine still off. Across South Shore, that is generally drained and flushed on the spot. When your motor has run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then switch it off. Step one stays the same, even if the job is bigger.
Match your case to one of the list below, wherever around Lancashire you are.
At the petrol pump in South Shore: AdBlue in a diesel
You're 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. Maybe you're at the Esso, maybe at the Morrisons, maybe somewhere else in South Shore.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it gets. Nothing has pulled it through, and so the AdBlue sits only in your tank.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it only to free up the petrol pump. Ask the attendants to help you push the car into a parking spot, keep the till receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed clear gets drained right at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a South Shore drive?
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in at the drive — and it was only by the recycling that the cap got your eye. It takes place on drives just off Kingsway as commonly as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle has not moved since, it is close to the pump case. At the bottom of that tank sits exactly where AdBlue waits, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by makes no difference.
Your move: the keys indoors, so no one drives your vehicle anywhere at breakfast. Then, ring. Squires Gate or South Shore: whichever your drive sits, that's where it gets drained. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
South Shore: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two beyond the top-up. Maybe it was on Coniston Road, perhaps on the way out towards Preston, under 15 miles away.
What it means: the system has pulled the AdBlue in. Mileage decides how deep it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the injection pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it goes.
Next: find a sensible place, stop, and turn your motor off. On the M55, under 3 miles from South Shore, that means the next exit, not the services further on. It will not have cleared, so there is no sense restarting to check. Roughly what distance did it gone? Tell us as you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have only driven the car a week. Your own car either does without AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, and so nothing told you the AdBlue inlet sits just next to the diesel. Anywhere you happen to be around Lancashire, every motorist could slip up.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more stage. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before we turn up than after. Leave it off while the reply comes, even if you're waiting outside Blackpool Pleasure Beach or near Lytham Road Unitarian.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in South Shore?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can honestly say. What cap came off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle feels less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by the filler. A hurried stop by the gates of Thames Primary Academy, or a visit to a friend in Revoe: both fit.
The upshot: your engine is not hurt by a little AdBlue splashed on the outside. In your diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Next: assume it got in, and leave your engine off. Ring and give what you saw: we would rather confirm a clean tank than empty one once your engine has been run.
What every AdBlue drain around South Shore has in common
Every case has the same start to the job. Anywhere your car stands — The Spen Dyke's car park, a street by Dora's World Voyage, a drive, a filling station — our van arrives and we ask for the liquid, the quantity, and whether your motor has turned over. Those replies settle the work, and you hear the price on the phone, before anybody heads out.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, because deposits form and some metals are attacked, and neither washes away unaided. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Never started? Then about half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
Finally, our technicians fire it up. Our technicians make sure it runs smoothly on new diesel before we go. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is noticed early, lasting damage is very unusual. Nothing is taken upfront, payment happens on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Worth knowing: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a check of your policy while you wait is worthwhile.
About South Shore itself
South Shore is a coastal suburban area in Lancashire, situated near the city of Preston and close to nearby places such as Squires Gate and Hawes Side. South Shore has a population of approximately 6645 people and is characterised by predominantly semi-detached housing. South Shore sits at a low elevation of around 12 metres above sea level, looking out over the coast. South Shore is located about 199.7 miles northwest of London, making it a relatively distant suburb from the capital city.
AdBlue drains about South Shore and across Lancashire
Throughout FY postcodes, the teams covering South Shore — a residential suburb — work surrounding towns too, Hawes Side and Marton Fold among them. Fastest of all: a FY4 2 postcode to show where you stand.
Centre of South Shore or a lay-by near Watson Road Park: either way it sits, your car doesn't need to move an inch for this drain. We drain the car where it stands. Assuming doesn't help beside Blue Flyer, on a border or anywhere awkward to describe; ring and ask.
In one line: your scenario
Motor never started: phone, and leave it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around South Shore and anywhere around Lancashire on 0333 366 0103.