What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in South Yardley
Everything turns on one fact: if your engine has been run after the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Over in Acocks Green or right around South Yardley, an unstarted motor must remain that way. Usually this means draining and thoroughly flushing it right there in South Yardley — so leave your key and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Match your case to a situation from the list below, anywhere across West Midlands you are.
On a South Yardley forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only at this point, nozzle yet in your hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the pump. Somewhere around South Yardley, then — Tesco, Shell, or somewhere else close by.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Nothing has drawn it in, so the AdBlue sits just in your tank.
Clearing the petrol pump is no reason to start it — and so do not get back in. Get the staff to lend a hand rolling it to a space, save the bottle, then ring us from there. Draining it there at the petrol pump is possible when it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
South Yardley, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Bought a container, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, after the fact. Drives near Mansfield Road get it as much as any other street.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. Being reluctant to mix, AdBlue drops low inside that tank and stays. A night standing alters nothing.
Keep your keys indoors tonight — or someone might take it away first thing — then call us. In Stockfield or here around South Yardley, the draining happens on your driveway. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in South Yardley?
A mile or two after filling up, your engine began misbehaving: roughness, smoke, lost power, lights on your dash. Perhaps it was on Jowett Close, maybe on the way out towards Birmingham, under 5 miles away.
What it means: your fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Mileage sets how far it gets: filter and lines to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. It goes further with every mile covered and each restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe then switch off. On the M6, under 5 miles from South Yardley, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Ring us and say how far you travelled.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
Seven days back, it was unknown to you. Unbeknown to you, the two fillers sit side by side here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. Anyone, wherever across West Midlands, could make the same.
In short: one extra step on top of the cases above, which depend on if it has run. Work on your vehicle frequently requires the owner's approval under rental or company agreements.
Next: phone the rental company or your fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Waiting for an answer at the car park at Acocks Green, or beside Waterloo Road Chapel? Leave your car off throughout.
South Yardley: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. Lighter, that bottle; a trace of ammonia round the filler; no clear memory of the cap. Sound familiar? A rushed stop by the gates of Cedars Academy, or a call to a friend in Gilbertstone: both fits.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no harm to the engine. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. Any AdBlue in the tank will be sucked in by turning on your car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Take it that it got in, and don't turn the key. Call us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain around South Yardley has in common
Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Three questions are asked once our engineers arrive — on a filling station, a drive, a road beside The Church of Pentecost UK or the car park at New Inn: the liquid, the quantity, and whether it has run. Replies shape the work; the price comes by phone while nobody has left yet.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, because deposits form and certain metals are attacked, and none of that rinses away unaided. Last come your filter, flushed or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a test of the car. Where your engine hasn't run, allow roughly half an hour on site, in most cases.
Last, our engineers fire it up. We make sure it runs smoothly on clean diesel before we leave. If it's noticed quickly, the car very seldom has permanent damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. Paying is on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About South Yardley and where it is
South Yardley is a suburban area in the West Midlands, situated near the River Rea and close to the city of Birmingham. South Yardley has a mix of terraced housing and local amenities, with nearby places including Stockfield, Tyseley, and Hay Mills. South Yardley sits at an elevation of around 129 metres, approximately 3.9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre.
AdBlue drains across West Midlands, South Yardley included
Throughout B postcodes, the teams serving South Yardley — a residential suburb — work nearby towns as well, Tyseley and Hay Mills among them. Quickest of all: a B25 8 postcode to show where you stand.
No moving is required, whether stopped in the centre of South Yardley or in a lay-by heading to Oak Meadow Public Open Space, so leave it where it is. Where it stands, that is where it is drained. Awkward to pin down? By South Yardley Library or a border? Asking is better than guessing, so ring.
The one-line version
Motor not started: ring, and leave it alone. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in South Yardley and anywhere across West Midlands on 0333 366 0103.