AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Swan Valley: What Now?
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue got in? That single question decides almost everything about what comes next. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is in Swan Valley itself or out in Upton. Normally this means emptying and thoroughly purging it right there in Swan Valley — so keep your key and motor off then ring 0333 366 0103. When your engine has run, pull in somewhere safe first, then turn it off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever around Northamptonshire it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Swan Valley forecourt
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. Possibly you're at the BP, perhaps at the Tesco, possibly somewhere else around Swan Valley.
Put simply: there is no better place to be to spot it. Nothing has pulled it through, and so the AdBlue stays only inside the tank.
Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the pump needs freeing. Ring us from the forecourt after the vehicle sits in a space — the attendants will help push it — then keep the bottle. Draining it right at the pump is fine if it can't be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Swan Valley drive?
On the dash, a reminder had been lit for days. Only by the recycling, the empty container in hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd opened at the driveway. Drives close to Banbury Lane get it as much as any other street.
In short: if your car has not been driven since, it is almost as good as finding out at the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Put the keys in the house tonight — or someone might drive it off at breakfast — then phone us. Our engineers drain the car on your driveway, whether that's in Swan Valley or out in Shelfleys. Night-time drains outside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Swan Valley?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a lit dashboard started a short way beyond the top-up. Tithe Barn Way, say, or the route towards Milton Keynes — a run of under 15 miles.
The upshot: the system has pulled AdBlue through already. It's been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and your injectors. Every restart, like each mile, carries it deeper.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. Swan Valley lies under a mile from the M1; on it, pull off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Roughly what distance did it go? Say so as you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It's a car you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Across Northamptonshire, no one is immune.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Many hire and fleet agreements need the owner's sign-off before repairs.
Sorting it before we turn up is quicker, so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Stuck near Saint Peter & Saint Paul or at Northampton until someone replies, the car remains turned off throughout.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Swan Valley
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. A hurried top-up by the gates of Pineham Barns Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Briar Hill: both fits.
The upshot: your motor is not harmed by some AdBlue spilled around the outside. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. Firing up the car won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would draw it in.
Next: assume it went in, and leave your engine off. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clean tank looked at counts as a happier outcome than a run one drained.
Swan Valley: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Anywhere your car is — the pub in the village's car park, a street by St Benedicts Church of England, a driveway, a filling station — our van gets there and we ask about the fluid, the quantity, plus whether your motor has been run. Replies set the job; the quote follows by phone whilst nobody has left yet.
Emptying your tank comes next, followed by a full flush — more important after urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, no matter how long you wait. Fresh diesel is put in after the filter has been flushed or replaced, and the car is then tested. The majority of unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job after the moment our engineers get there.
Last, we start it. Our engineers check it runs properly on fresh diesel before we leave. Long-term damage is very unusual when it is spotted early, and the entire job is done where the car is. Payment is that day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Many policies include misfuelling, so check yours as we head over.
About Swan Valley itself
Swan Valley is a locality in Northamptonshire, situated in a riverside setting with an elevation of around 71 metres. Swan Valley lies near several other small places, including Shelfleys, Rothersthorpe, and Camp Hill, and is within commuting distance of Milton Keynes. Swan Valley has a population of approximately 779 people and is characterised by predominantly detached housing. Swan Valley is also relatively close to London, at a distance of around 60 miles.
Swan Valley and Northamptonshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Rothersthorpe and Camp Hill have the identical vans as Swan Valley, a small village, along with other towns throughout NN postcodes. Giving us a NN4 9 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Parked heading to Wildflower Meadow, or right in the centre of Swan Valley, the car stays where it is — there is no need to move it anywhere. Our technicians drain the car where it stands. Guessing won't help beside Camp Hill Community Centre, on a border or anywhere awkward to pin down; ring and check.
The one-line version
Unstarted? Leave the car off and ring. Run by now? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whatever case, in Swan Valley and Northamptonshire, on 0333 366 0103.