AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in St Blazey, and What to Do Next
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue was put in? That single point decides nearly everything about what comes next. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in St Blazey itself or out in St Blazey Gate. Phone 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and engine both off. Across St Blazey, such a case is generally drained and flushed on the spot. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. Stage one remains the same, even if the work is bigger.
Below: the cases our technicians meet, wherever across Cornwall. Pick the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a St Blazey forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Maybe you're at the Gulf, possibly at the BP, maybe somewhere else around St Blazey.
Meaning? Spotting it here is as good as it can be. Still in your tank, and no fuel drawn through: that is where the AdBlue is.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it just to free up the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt once the vehicle is in a bay — the staff will help push it — then save the receipt. Emptying it right at the petrol pump is fine if it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a St Blazey drive?
The warning light had been on for days. Bought a bottle, tipped it in outside the house, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, too late. Homes just off Fore Street are hit as often as anywhere else.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle hasn't moved since, it's second to the forecourt case. On the floor of the tank sits where AdBlue waits, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Next: keys in the house, so no one takes your car anywhere at breakfast. Then, ring. We drain it on your drive, whether that's around St Blazey or out in Kilhallon. Our equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the street at night.
St Blazey: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard arrived a short way after the top-up. Perhaps it was on Church Street, perhaps on the way out towards Truro, under 25 miles away.
The point: the system has pulled AdBlue in by now. The high-pressure pump and each injector see it too on a bigger run, after the filter and pipework have had it. More driving, more restarts: further it travels.
Pull in safely — that's the next step — then switch everything off. Services further along can wait: from the M5, over 50 miles out of St Blazey, take the first junction. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, saying what distance your car was driven.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
Seven days ago, it was unknown to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is right by the diesel inlet — news to you. Anyone, anywhere around Cornwall, might do the same.
The upshot: just as above, split by whether it ran, but with an added stage. Plenty of hire and company agreements need the owner's approval before work.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before our engineers arrive than after. If you are stranded in the car park at Par, or by St Blaise, Blazey, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
St Blazey: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round the filler; no clear memory of the cap. Sound familiar? The gates of Tywardreath School in a hurry, say, or a friend's driveway out in Biscovey.
Meaning? Drips around the filler don't touch the engine at all. Inside your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Don't crank it. Ring with the details: we'd sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once the motor has run.
Every AdBlue drain in St Blazey shares these stages
Whatever the situation, a single opening applies. Our technicians come to the car, whether it is at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Royal Inn or a side street close to St Blazey AFC, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and if your motor has been run. Answers set the job; the quote comes on the call whilst nobody has left yet.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it is essential, because deposits build up and certain metals corrode, and neither washes out unaided. Clean diesel goes in once your filter is flushed or replaced, and the car is finally tested. Most unrun vehicles are a half-hour visit after the moment we turn up.
We fire it up at the end. Before our technicians go, it's tested to confirm it runs properly on clean diesel. Lasting damage is very rare when it is noticed early, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of insurance policies cover misfuelling, so check yours while the van travels.
About St Blazey itself
St Blazey is a coastal town in Cornwall, situated near the estuary of the River Par, with a population of around 7174 people. St Blazey has a mix of housing types, but semi-detached homes are predominant, and the town is close to nearby places like Kilhallon and Tywardreath Highway. St Blazey is located near the South West Coast Path, and its low elevation of 7 metres above sea level makes it a characteristic coastal settlement. St Blazey is also within commuting distance of the city of Truro, which is 16.2 miles away.
AdBlue drains about St Blazey and across Cornwall
As a coastal town, St Blazey has the same vans as the nearby places — Porcupine, Tywardreath Highway — all the way through PL postcodes. Your location comes quickest from a postcode beginning PL24 2.
No towing is needed, whether stopped in the centre of St Blazey or in a layby en route to Prideaux Wood Nature Reserve, so leave it where it is. Wherever it sits, that is where it gets emptied. Awkward to explain? By Fourways or a border? Checking is better than assuming, so phone.
In one line: your scenario
Motor not started: ring, and leave it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around St Blazey and anywhere around Cornwall on 0333 366 0103.