AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in St Peters, and What to Do Next
All of it turns on a single detail: if the motor has started since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Wherever the vehicle stands — St Pauls, St Peters — don't run a motor that hasn't been started yet. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and engine still off. In St Peters, that is generally emptied and flushed on the spot. Already run? Pull over once you safely can, then switch everything off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Match what happened to a situation from the list below, wherever across Gloucestershire you happen to be.
On a St Peters forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only now, nozzle still in hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the pump. Somewhere in St Peters, then — Tesco, Shell, or anywhere else close by.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Still in the tank, and no fuel drawn through: that is where the AdBlue is.
Do this: keep out of the car, even if the pump needs clearing. Phone us from the forecourt after the car is in a space — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — then keep the bottle. Emptying it there at the pump is fine if it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around St Peters
For days the dashboard had been warning you. A bottle bought at the shop, tipped in at the driveway — and it's only by the bin that the cap caught a second look. Just off Richards Road is no different from anywhere.
In short: if your vehicle hasn't moved since, it's almost equal to finding out at the pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: stop any early drive by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. Kingsditch or St Peters: wherever your drive sits, that is where it is cleared. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
St Peters: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Lumpy running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard started a short way after the fill. Malvern Street, say, or the way to Gloucester — a trip of under 10 miles.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been sucked through your fuel system. It's been through the fuel filter and the lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and your injectors. Each restart, like each mile, pushes it on.
Next: pick a sensible place, stop, and switch your motor off. Leave at the first junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M5, under 3 miles from St Peters. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Call, saying what distance your vehicle went.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
Seven days back, the car was unknown to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is right next to your diesel inlet — news to you. Anyone, anywhere in Gloucestershire, could make the same.
The point: just as above, divided by if it ran, but with an added step. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
Settling it before we arrives is faster, and so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Keep it off while the answer comes, even if you're waiting outside Cheltenham Spa or close to Petersfield Stadium.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around St Peters
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think so. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Gardners Lane Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Marle Hill.
The upshot: your engine is not hurt by a little AdBlue spilled around the filler. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. Firing up the vehicle won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will suck it in.
Do this: act as if it did, and don't start your engine. Describe what you saw on your phone. A clean tank looked at is a better result than an already-run one drained.
St Peters: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Every situation has the same start to the job. Wherever the car stands — The Ridge's car park, a street beside Boulders, a driveway, a filling station — the van arrives and we ask for the liquid, the amount, and whether the engine has been run. Over the phone, ahead of dispatch, you are told the quote, and those answers shape the job too.
Then your tank is cleared and your system cleaned thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it doesn't rinse out on its own. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the car is tested. If your engine hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
The last step is starting it. Our technicians make sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel before leaving. Our technicians do the entire job where your car is, and long-term damage is very rare when it has been spotted soon. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Dig out your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling is built into plenty of policies.
About St Peters itself
St Peters is a suburban area in Gloucestershire, situated on the riverside at an elevation of around 50 metres. St Peters lies close to the city of Gloucester, approximately 7.4 miles away, and is near other local places such as Kingsditch, Arle, and Wymans Brook. St Peters has a population of around 5035 people and is characterised by semi-detached housing. St Peters is located in the South West region of England, about 88.6 miles from London.
St Peters and Gloucestershire: AdBlue drains across the area
Being a residential suburb, St Peters has the same vans as the nearby towns — Wymans Brook, Arle — right across GL postcodes. Giving us a GL51 9 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Central St Peters or a lay-by near The Folley: wherever it sits, the car doesn't need to shift an inch for the drain. Our van drains it where it stands. Ring and ask instead of guessing if you're close to YMCA, on a border, or somewhere awkward to explain.
Your situation, summed up
Unstarted? Keep it off then ring. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Gloucestershire and within St Peters — once you stop, switch off and phone, if it's run.