AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Southfield, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether the motor has run since it got in. Wherever your vehicle is — Tyning, Southfield — never start an engine that has not been started yet. Normally this is draining and properly flushing it right there in Southfield — so leave your ignition and motor off and call 0333 366 0103. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. It's a bigger job, yet stage one doesn't change.
Match what happened to one of the list below, wherever around Somerset you are.
Southfield forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the right one. Possibly you are at the Shell, perhaps at the Murco, maybe somewhere else in Southfield.
What it means: this is the ideal place to find out. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to run it — so do not get back in. Have the attendants to help rolling it into a bay, save the bottle, then ring us right there. Emptying it right at the pump is possible when it cannot be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Southfield, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been warning you. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Just off Queen's Road is not less likely from anywhere.
In short: if your vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is almost as good as spotting it at the pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves the vehicle in the morning. Then call. We drain the car on your drive, whether that is in Southfield or out in Northfield. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Southfield?
A short way beyond topping up, your motor started playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. Possibly it was on Lillington Close, possibly on the way out towards Bath, under 10 miles away.
What it means: your fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Through your filter, along the lines, and — the more the distance — deeper into the injection pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Stop somewhere safe — that's the next job — then switch it off. On the M32, under 15 miles from Southfield, that means the next exit, not the services further on. It will not have cleared, and so there's no point restarting to find out. Call, saying how far your vehicle went.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It is a car you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets are side by side here — unlike your own car, which has none or stores it in another spot. Any driver, wherever in Somerset, could make the same.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies too — run or not — plus one extra step. Many rental and company agreements need the owner's sign-off for repairs.
Next: phone the rental company or the fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before we arrive is faster. Leave the vehicle off while the reply arrives, whether you're parked at Oldfield Park or near Dragonfly Leisure.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Southfield?
"I think so" is often the most honest as it gets. Lighter, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? A hurried top-up by the gates of St Nicholas Church School, or a visit to a friend in Radstock: both fit.
Meaning? Drips outside the inlet don't reach your motor at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. If there is AdBlue in the tank, starting the car would pull it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Next: assume it went in, then keep the engine off. Ring and give the details: we'd rather find a clean tank than empty one after your motor has run.
Southfield: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Each situation has the same start to the work. Three questions are asked once we reach your car — at a filling station, a drive, a street beside Writhlington Village Hall or the car park outside The Fromeway Inn: the liquid, the quantity, and if it has run. Your price comes on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and those answers set the job.
Then your tank is cleared and the system purged 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. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Not started? Then roughly half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
The final step is starting it. Before our technicians leave, it's checked to confirm it runs correctly on fresh diesel. If it is noticed quickly, the car very rarely has long-term damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you receive what the insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Southfield
Southfield is a suburban area in Somerset, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 118 metres, with terraced housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Southfield lies close to the city of Bath, approximately 7.3 miles away, and is also near to other nearby places such as Northfield, Fox Hills, and Writhlington. Southfield has a population of around 3731 residents and is located in the South West region of England, about 100.7 miles from London.
AdBlue drains in Southfield, and across Somerset too
As a residential suburb, Southfield shares its vans with the nearby towns — Writhlington, Fox Hills — right through BA postcodes. A postcode starting BA3 3 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Central Southfield or a layby towards Southfields Recreation Ground: wherever it sits, your car never needs to shift an inch for this drain. Our van drains it in place. Phone and check instead of guessing when you are by Writhlington Methodist Church, near a border, or anywhere tricky to explain.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep the car off then call. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Somerset and in Southfield — once you pull over, switch off and phone, if it's run.