AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in St Cross, and What to Do Next
All of that hinges on a single fact: if your engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Not started yet? Then leave the car that way, whether your car sits — St Cross or Bar End. Leave the motor and your ignition off and phone 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around St Cross. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. Step one stays unchanged, even if the work is bigger.
Anywhere in Hampshire it happened, one of the cases below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a St Cross forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Be it BP, Sainsbury's or somewhere else in St Cross, the situation is the same.
What it means: this is the ideal place to find out. Only that tank has AdBlue; not one component past it has taken any in.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to run it — and so do not get back in. Get the attendants to lend a hand rolling it into a bay, save the receipt, then phone us right there. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, and so a car that can't be pushed clear gets emptied right at the pump.
St Cross, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
On the dash, a warning had been lit all week. A bottle bought at the garage, emptied in on the driveway — and it was just at the bin that the cap caught your eye. Homes just off St Cross Road are hit as much as everywhere else.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: prevent an early move by putting the keys in the house, then ring us. Badger Farm or St Cross: wherever your driveway sits, that's where it gets drained. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
St Cross: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
A mile or two after topping up, your engine began misbehaving: roughness, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Cripstead Lane, say, or the route to Winchester — a trip of under a mile.
What it means: your fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. Through your filter, through the lines, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it's safe then switch off. St Cross sits under a mile from the M3; on it, come off at the first junction instead of pressing on to the services. It won't have cleared, and so there is no sense restarting to check. Phone us and say how far you drove.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
It's a vehicle you have had for a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, and so nothing warned you the AdBlue inlet sits right beside the diesel. Anywhere you are across Hampshire, every motorist could slip up.
Meaning? Whatever applies above applies here — run or not — plus one further stage. Many hire and company agreements require the owner's approval before repairs.
Your move: rental firm or fleet manager first, us next, because sorting it early cuts time. Hanging on for a reply in the car park outside Winchester, or beside Saint Faith's Parish Hall? Leave the car off meanwhile.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in St Cross
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think it did. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. The gates of St Faith's Church of England Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or someone's drive out in Wharf Hill.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no damage to your engine. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, it does. If there is AdBlue in that tank, firing up your car would pull it in, and it would not tell you which either.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not crank it. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
The common ground in each St Cross AdBlue drain
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Our engineers come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Bell Inn or a side street close to Hospital of Saint Cross, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and whether the motor has run. The price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and the answers set the job.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it's crucial, because deposits form and some metals are attacked, and neither rinses away unaided. Finally are the filter, flushed or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a check of the vehicle. The majority of unrun cars are a half-hour job after the moment our technicians arrive.
The final step is starting the engine. Our technicians check it runs smoothly on new diesel before we leave. When it's noticed quickly, the vehicle very seldom has permanent damage, and the entire 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. Many policies include misfuelling, and so look at yours as we head over.
About St Cross
St Cross is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Winchester in Hampshire, sitting on the banks of the River Itchen at an elevation of around 36 metres. St Cross is characterized by its semi-detached housing stock and is situated near other local areas such as Badger Farm and Stanmore. St Cross is also close to The Close, a historic area of Winchester, and is approximately 60 miles from London. St Cross has a population of around 3637 residents.
St Cross and Hampshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Stanmore and The Close have the same vans as St Cross, a residential suburb, along with other places over SO postcodes. The location comes quickest from a postcode that starts SO23 9.
Stopped heading to Clausentum Fen, or bang in the heart of St Cross, the vehicle stays where it is — there is no need to shift it at all. Our technicians drain the car where it stands. Tricky to pin down? Close to Level.10 Church or a border? Checking is better than assuming, so ring.
Your scenario, in one line
Still unrun? Keep it that way and ring. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in St Cross and anywhere across Hampshire on 0333 366 0103.