Southwell: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact counts most once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the motor has been started since. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is around Southwell itself or out in Normanton. Call 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and motor both off. Across Southwell, that is generally drained and cleaned where it stands. Stop the moment it is safe and switch off, if it has already run. A bigger job, yes, but the same opening step.
Further down: the situations we meet, anywhere around Nottinghamshire. Pick the one that fits.
On a Southwell forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
You're 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. It could be the BP, or perhaps the Gulf, or another forecourt in Southwell.
What it means: this is the ideal place to find out. Nothing has drawn it through, and so the AdBlue stays just in that tank.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. Phone us from the forecourt once the vehicle sits in a space — the attendants will help push it — and keep the bottle. If it cannot be shifted, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
Southwell, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Several days had passed with the dash light on. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd opened at the drive. It happens on drives just off Church Street as commonly as anywhere.
The upshot: no miles since makes it almost as good to spotting it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of the tank and remains there, no matter how long it waits.
Next: the keys in the house, so no one takes your vehicle off first thing. After that, phone. High Town or Southwell: wherever your driveway is, that is where it is emptied. The pumping kit works quietly enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Southwell?
A mile or two after filling up, the engine started playing up: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on the dash. Market Place, say, or the way to Nottingham — a run of under 15 miles.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled through your fuel system. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it as well on a bigger trip, after your filter and lines have it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Your move: pull up somewhere safe, then turn the engine off. Southwell sits under 15 miles from the M1; on it, pull off at the first junction instead of pushing on to the services. Starting it again to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Tell us hear the distance covered as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
A week ago, it was new to you. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers sit next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or stores it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Nottinghamshire.
Put simply: one extra stage on top of the cases above, which turn on whether it has run. Many rental and company contracts require the owner's approval before work.
Sorting it before we turn up is faster, so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Keep the car switched off while the answer comes, whether you are waiting at Fiskerton or close to Southwell Methodist Church.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Southwell?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest as it gets. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. A rushed stop by the gates of Lowe's Wong Infant School, or a visit to a friend in Maythorne: both fit.
The upshot: your motor isn't hurt by some AdBlue spilled on the outside. In your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in that tank, firing up the vehicle will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Next: assume it got in, and keep your motor off. Ring and give what you saw: we would sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once your motor has been run.
What every AdBlue drain around Southwell has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Three questions come when our technicians arrive — at a forecourt, a driveway, a road by Southwell Library or the car park outside The Crown Hotel: the liquid, the quantity, and whether it has been started. Your price is given over the phone, before a van leaves, and the replies set the work.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it is standard; with AdBlue it is crucial, since deposits build up and some metals corrode, and neither washes out unaided. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Most unstarted vehicles are a half-hour visit after the moment our technicians turn up.
The last step is starting it. With new diesel in, it runs while our engineers check it is running properly, and then we head off. Long-term damage is very rare if it is noticed soon, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing in advance. Many policies cover misfuelling, and so look at yours while the van travels.
About Southwell, briefly
Southwell is a town in Nottinghamshire, situated on the River Greet at an elevation of around 43 metres. Southwell lies approximately 11.7 miles northeast of Nottingham and 114 miles north of London, with nearby villages including High Town, Easthorpe, and Westhorpe. Southwell has a population of around 7405 people and is characterised by predominantly detached housing. Southwell is a riverside town with a mix of old and new buildings, reflecting its history and development over time.
AdBlue drains across Nottinghamshire, Southwell included
As a riverside town, Southwell has the same vans as the nearby places — Westhorpe, Easthorpe — all the way through NG postcodes. Fastest of all: a NG25 0 postcode for where you stand.
Centre of Southwell or a layby towards Higgons Mead: either way it sits, the car doesn't need to shift at all for us. Draining happens on the spot. Ring and ask rather than guess when you're by Southwell Minster, on a boundary, or anywhere tricky to pin down.
Your scenario, in one line
Engine not started: phone, and leave it switched off. Run already? Pull over, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whichever case, across Southwell and Nottinghamshire, on 0333 366 0103.