--- title: Spittlegate: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, What Next canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/spittlegate-lincolnshire/ location: Spittlegate county: Lincolnshire latitude: 52.901990 longitude: -0.634990 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-04 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Spittlegate, and What to Do Next One thing counts above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether your motor has run afterwards. Not run so far? Then leave it that way, wherever your car sits — Spittlegate or Little Ponton. Ring 0333 366 0103 with the key and motor still off. Across Spittlegate, such a case is generally emptied and flushed where it stands. Stop the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has already run. It's a bigger job, though stage one doesn't change. Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Lincolnshire it happened. ## On a Spittlegate forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it as you are stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Perhaps you're at the Esso, possibly at the BP, perhaps somewhere else in Spittlegate. What it means: this is the best location to find out. Still in that tank, and nothing drawn through: that is where the AdBlue is. Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the pump wants clearing. Ask the attendants to help you push your car into a parking bay, keep your receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. Draining it right at the pump is fine when it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof. ## Spittlegate, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank On the dash, a warning had shown all week. Bought a container, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, after the fact. Drives close to South Parade get it as much as anywhere. In short: if the car has not moved since, it's almost equal to finding out at the pump. Being unable to blend, AdBlue settles low inside your tank and waits. A night parked changes none of that. What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the vehicle in the morning. Then call. Our technicians drain the car on your drive, whether that's around Spittlegate or out in Grantham. Our pumping kit runs quietly enough not to disturb the neighbours at night. ## AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Spittlegate? A short way beyond topping up, your motor began misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, warnings on the dash. Perhaps it was on Edward Street, maybe on the way out towards Nottingham, under 25 miles away. Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue up. Past your filter, through the pipework, and — the more the distance — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. It travels further with each extra mile covered and each restart. What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. Spittlegate lies under 50 miles from the M1; on it, pull off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. No test starts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. About what distance did it go? Tell us when you phone. ## A hire 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 sit next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. Across Lincolnshire, no one is immune. Meaning? Whatever applies above counts here — run or not — and one extra step. Work on the vehicle often needs the owner's approval under hire or company agreements. What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our technicians get there than after. Keep the car off while the reply arrives, whether you're waiting at Grantham or near St. Anne's Church Hall. ## Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Spittlegate? Truthfully, the only answer might be that you think so. A faint ammonia-like smell lingers around the filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham, or on a friend's drive in Harrowby. In short: spillage near the filler leaves the motor no harm. In your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in the tank. Do this: act as if it did, and don't start the engine. Describe what you noticed on your phone. A clear tank checked is a better result than an already-run one drained. ## Every AdBlue drain in Spittlegate shares these stages Every situation has the same opening to the job. Anywhere your car stands — The White Lion's car park, a road beside St John the Evangelist, a driveway, a filling station — our van gets there and we ask for the liquid, the quantity, plus if your engine has turned over. On the phone, ahead of dispatch, you are told the quote, and those replies decide the job too. AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to certain metals used in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out on its own; that's why the flush, after the drain, counts much more with AdBlue than with petrol. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Most unrun cars are a half-hour job after the moment our engineers arrive. Lastly, our technicians fire it up. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians check it's running properly, and then we leave. If it's caught quickly, the car very seldom has lasting damage, and the entire job happens where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth remembering: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents as we travel is worthwhile. ## About Spittlegate, briefly Spittlegate is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Lincolnshire, with an elevation of around 63 metres. Spittlegate lies near the town of Grantham and is close to other nearby places such as Earlesfield and Cherry Orchard. Spittlegate has a mix of housing types, but terraced housing is predominant in the area. Spittlegate is located approximately 21.8 miles from Nottingham and 98.7 miles from London. ## AdBlue drains about Spittlegate and across Lincolnshire Over NG postcodes, the teams serving Spittlegate — a residential suburb — work nearby towns too, Earlesfield and Cherry Orchard included. Telling us your NG31 6 postcode finds you fastest of all. Parked en route to Dysart Park, or bang in the centre of Spittlegate, your car stays where it is — there's no need to shift it at all. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it sits. Phone and ask rather than guess if you're by Grantham Bowling Club, on a border, or somewhere awkward to explain. ## Your situation, summed up Not run yet: keep the car off and call. Whichever case fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Lincolnshire and in Spittlegate — once you pull over, switch off and ring, if it has run.