AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in St Annes: What Now?
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether the motor has been run since it went in. Out in Ansdell or here in St Annes, an unstarted motor must remain that way. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then expect a proper flush after a drain, done just where your car stands around St Annes. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. Step one stays unchanged, even though the job is bigger.
Further down: the cases we see, anywhere in Lancashire. Choose the one that fits.
On a St Annes forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only at this point, bottle still in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Be it Texaco, Shell or somewhere else in St Annes, the case is identical.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is the best it gets. The AdBlue is inside your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to run it — and so don't get back in. Get the staff to help pushing it to a bay, hold on to the receipt, then ring us right there. Can't move it by the petrol pump? Explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt safe, and so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in St Annes
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in on the driveway — and it's just at the bin that the cap caught a second look. Homes just off St David's Road North get caught out as often as anywhere else.
Meaning? As long as your car hasn't been driven since, it's close to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue settles to the floor of that tank and remains put, however long it waits.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then ring. In Lytham St Annes or right here around St Annes, the drain is done at your driveway. Night-time clears outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around St Annes?
Filled up, pulled away, and before long your motor was running unevenly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Stephen Street, perhaps, or the route to Preston — a run of under 15 miles.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Past the fuel filter, through the pipework, and — the more the distance — on into the injection pump and every injector. It travels further with every extra mile covered and each restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so then switch off. St Annes sits under 5 miles from the M55; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pressing on for the services. It will not have cleared, so there is no point restarting to find out. Call, saying what distance the car was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
It's a vehicle you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers are next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. Across Lancashire, no one is immune.
Meaning? Whichever case above counts here — run or unrun — and one further stage. Many hire and company contracts need the owner's approval for work.
Settling it before we arrives is quicker, so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Waiting for an answer in the car park at St Annes-On-The-Sea, or near St Annes War Memorial? Keep the car off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, St Annes?
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think so. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. A hurried top-up by the gates of Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Fairhaven: either fits.
Put simply: a spill round the filler does your motor no harm. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Firing up your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it would suck it in.
Do this: act as though it did, and don't start your motor. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What each AdBlue drain around St Annes has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Anywhere your car is — The Mayfield's car park, a road by Our Lady Star of the Sea, a driveway, a forecourt — our van arrives and we ask for the liquid, the amount, plus whether the motor has been run. Those answers settle the work, and you get the quote on the phone, before anyone sets off.
Emptying your tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Last come the fuel filter, flushed or replaced if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of the car. If your motor hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Finally, our technicians fire it up. Before we go, it's tested to be sure it runs properly on fresh diesel. When it is spotted early, the vehicle very seldom has long-term damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Worth knowing: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy while you wait is worthwhile.
About St Annes and where it is
St Annes is a coastal suburban area in Lancashire, situated near the city of Preston and close to the nearby towns of Lytham St Annes and Hey Houses. St Annes lies at a low elevation of around 11 metres above sea level, characteristic of the Fylde coast. St Annes has a population of approximately 7662 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. St Annes is located about 197 miles northwest of London, making it a relatively distant suburb from the capital city.
AdBlue drains around St Annes and across Lancashire
Hey Houses and Marton Fold get the same teams as St Annes, a residential suburb, along with further towns throughout FY postcodes. Fastest of all: a FY8 2 postcode for where you stand.
Central St Annes or a lay-by towards Rose Garden: either way it is, your car never needs to shift an inch for the drain. Wherever it sits, that's where it gets cleared. Guessing doesn't help near St Margaret of Antioch, close to a border or somewhere hard to pin down; phone and ask.
Your situation, in one line
Unstarted? Keep it that way and phone. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in St Annes and anywhere in Lancashire on 0333 366 0103.