Steeple Aston: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether the motor has run since it got in. Over in Rousham or right around Steeple Aston, an unrun motor should remain that way. Normally this is draining and properly flushing it right there in Steeple Aston — so leave the key and engine off and phone 0333 366 0103. When the motor has run, stop somewhere safe straight away, then switch the vehicle off. A larger job, then, but the identical first move.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Oxfordshire it happened.
Steeple Aston forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Only at this point, nozzle yet in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Anywhere in Steeple Aston, then — JET, A E Prentice, or somewhere else nearby.
In short: no better spot exists to spot it. Nothing has drawn it in, and so the AdBlue sits only inside that tank.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. A few things: a shove into a space with the staff helping, the receipt saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. Draining it there at the pump is possible if it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
Steeple Aston, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had gone by with the dash light on. Only by the recycling, the empty container in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd opened at the driveway. It happens on driveways just off Harris Ville as often as anywhere.
In short: if the car has not been driven since, it's almost equal to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue settles to the floor of that tank and remains there, however long it waits.
Put your keys indoors overnight — or a person may drive it away first thing — and phone us. Your driveway is where it gets emptied, whether in Steeple Aston or Hopcrofts Holt. Our equipment runs quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
Steeple Aston: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. It might have been driving for Oxford, under 15 miles away, or just down The Dickredge.
Meaning? The pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Past the fuel filter, along the pipework, and — the further the distance — on into the injection pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it travels.
Your move: pull up anywhere safe, then switch the motor off. Service stations further on can wait: from the M40, under 5 miles out of Steeple Aston, take the next junction. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Tell us hear the distance covered when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It's a car you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel filler, which you didn't know, since your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Throughout Oxfordshire, no one is safe from it.
Meaning? Whatever applies above applies here — run or not — plus one extra stage. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car.
Settling it before the van arrives is quicker, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. If you're stuck in the car park outside Heyford, or by Saint Peter and Saint Paul, whilst you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Steeple Aston: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
At times the honest answer is "I think so". A faint ammonia whiff lingers around the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. It might have been on a friend's driveway in Whistlow, or rushing outside Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled about your filler does no damage to the engine. Once it's inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Your move: act as if it got in, and never start your motor. Ring and give what you saw: we would rather find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one after your engine has been run.
Steeple Aston: what each AdBlue drain has in common
The work begins the same way, whatever the case. Wherever your car is — The Red Lion's car park, a street by Sports and Recreation Centre, a driveway, a filling station — the van gets there and asks for the fluid, the quantity, and if your engine has been run. Over the phone, before dispatch, you hear the price, and those replies shape the job too.
Draining the tank comes first, followed by a careful flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long it sits. Next comes the fuel filter — flushed, or replaced when needed — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of your vehicle. If the motor has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Our engineers start the engine last. With clean diesel in, it runs while we check it's running smoothly, and then we leave. Long-term damage is very unusual when it is caught early, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing in advance. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your policy while we travel is worthwhile.
About Steeple Aston and where it is
Steeple Aston is a village in Oxfordshire, situated on the banks of a river at an elevation of around 112 metres. Steeple Aston has a population of approximately 630 residents, with a predominance of detached housing. Steeple Aston is located near several other small villages, including Hopcrofts Holt, Middle Aston, and Lower Heyford, and is about 12 miles from Oxford. Steeple Aston is also within commuting distance of London, being around 58 miles from the capital.
AdBlue drains across Oxfordshire, Steeple Aston included
Throughout OX postcodes, the vans serving Steeple Aston — a village — reach surrounding places too, Middle Aston and Lower Heyford among them. The location comes quickest from a postcode that starts OX25 4.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Raspberry Brake or in a car park in the middle of Steeple Aston, it doesn't need to shift. Draining is done right there. Ring and check rather than guess if you're by Steeple Aston Village Hall, near a boundary, or anywhere tricky to explain.
Your situation, in one line
Still unrun? Leave the car off and ring. Run already: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, in Steeple Aston or wherever in Oxfordshire.