AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Stonea: What Now?
Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue went in? This one point settles almost everything else from here. Out in Manea or here in Stonea, an unstarted motor must remain unrun. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush plus a drain, carried out right where your vehicle sits in Stonea. Already started? Stop when safe, then switch it off. It is a larger job, though step one does not change.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Cambridgeshire it happened.
At the pump in Stonea: AdBlue in a diesel
You are at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Anywhere in Stonea, then — Jet, Gulf, or anywhere else close by.
The point: of every spot to notice, this is the best. Still in that tank, and no fuel drawn through: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up just to move away from the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt once your car sits in a bay — the attendants will help roll it — and keep the receipt. Emptying it right at the petrol pump is possible when it can't be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Stonea, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
On the dash, a warning had been lit all week. Bought a bottle, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, too late. Driveways close to B1098 get it as much as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided your vehicle has not moved since, it is close to the forecourt case. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: stop any early move by putting your keys indoors, then phone us. Hook or Stonea: wherever your driveway is, that is where it is cleared. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Stonea?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two after the top-up. Anywhere on Wimblington Road or else on the road to Ely — under 10 miles away.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue through by now. The injection pump and each injector see it too on a longer run, once your filter and lines have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. Leave by the next junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the A1(M), under 25 miles from Stonea. No trial restarts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. Phone, saying what distance the car went.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
Seven days back, the car was unknown to you. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers sit next to each other here — not like your own car, which has none or stores it in another spot. Wherever you are across Cambridgeshire, any motorist could be caught.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it's run, with one more stage. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on your car.
Do this: hire firm or your fleet manager first, us second, since sorting it beforehand cuts time. Stuck by Stonea Camp or outside Manea till someone replies, the car stays switched off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Stonea?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. The gates of Manea Community Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's drive over in Town End.
The point: your motor is not hurt by a little AdBlue spilled around the filler. Once it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. Starting the vehicle won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will pull it in.
Take it that it got in, and never turn your key. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a happier outcome than a run one emptied.
The common ground in each Stonea AdBlue drain
The job opens the same way, whichever your situation. Filling station, driveway, the pub in the village's car park or a road beside Skylark Indoor Car Boot Sale — our van comes to the vehicle, and three answers come next: which fluid, which quantity, and if it ran. Your price comes over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and the answers shape the work.
Emptying that tank comes first, then a careful flush — more important after urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, no matter how long you wait. Last come the filter, flushed or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a test of the car. Never started? In that case about half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
Finally, our technicians fire it up. Our check that it runs correctly on new diesel comes before our engineers go. Our technicians do the whole job where the vehicle is, and lasting damage is very unusual when it has been noticed soon. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth knowing: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents as we travel pays.
About Stonea
Stonea is a small locality in Cambridgeshire, situated on the riverside at a low elevation of around 5 metres. Stonea lies near the city of Ely and other nearby places such as Hook and Wimblington, in the Eastern region of England. Stonea has a population of approximately 563 people and is characterised by predominantly detached housing. Stonea is located about 70 miles from London, making it a relatively rural community.
Stonea and Cambridgeshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Stonea is a small village, and the same vans that cover it work the towns near it too, Eastwood End and Wimblington among them, across the PE postcode area. Quickest of all: a PE15 0 postcode for your location.
Stopped en route to Priory Golf & Activity Centre, or right in the heart of Stonea, your vehicle stays put — there is no need to move it anywhere. The van empties it where it stands. Awkward to explain? By Skylark Car Boot Sale or a border? Checking is better than guessing, and so phone.
Your scenario, summed up
Still unrun? Leave the vehicle off and ring. Started already? Pull over, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whatever it is, in Stonea and Cambridgeshire, on 0333 366 0103.