--- title: Temple Ewell: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, Explained canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/temple-ewell-kent/ location: Temple Ewell county: Kent latitude: 51.152940 longitude: 1.269780 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-17 --- # Why It Occurs and How to Avoid It: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank in Temple Ewell AdBlue already in your diesel tank? In that case put this page down a moment, keep your ignition and engine off, and ring 0333 366 0103. Caught before your motor runs, it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is in Temple Ewell. The remainder of this page explains why it takes place and how to ensure it does not — useful if you are reading ahead of time. ## AdBlue in a diesel vehicle: two tanks, two fillers No single liquid but two: that's how plenty of modern diesels near Temple Ewell and Crabble carry, with diesel for the engine. Its own tank holds it, and from there it goes to the exhaust, and there a spray cleans the gas. There's a filler for every tank. Under one flap, next to each other: that is the arrangement on many cars. On others, AdBlue's filler is beneath the bonnet or in the boot instead. Diesel gets filled on each forecourt visit, again and again. A driver who has to stop and think where it goes usually fills the AdBlue side, from a bottle, and much less regularly. Mistakes happen in that gap between the two. ## How AdBlue in your diesel tank takes place in Temple Ewell Three things tend to line up, and carelessness is rarely one of them. On a driveway off Templeside before work, or in the car park outside The Fox on the way home: that is where the hurried top-up takes place. Why the rush? As AdBlue gets low the vehicle warns you, and once it's gone, limp mode follows. The old car's filler is where your hand reaches — yet a rental car, a new vehicle or a company car puts the fillers elsewhere. That is the second factor: an unfamiliar vehicle. Third, the bottle goes in: a diesel filler or AdBlue one, it slides in as readily, and after the pour begins, no part halts it. Whether it happens in Kearsney or the middle of Temple Ewell, it's the same few seconds. ## The AdBlue filler and the diesel filler: telling them apart Be it a Temple Ewell forecourt or a drive over in Lydden, take a couple of seconds on these before anything is poured in. - Position misleads; the cap does not. AdBlue caps are often blue or carry the word "AdBlue" — diesel caps usually don't. - Many cars fit AdBlue the smaller neck of the two. - The flap. Look inside the fuel flap for a label. Plenty of vehicles say there which fuel goes where. - The handbook shows where it lives when the filler is not next to your diesel cap: your boot, or under the bonnet. - The person who drove it last. On a hire or company car collected from somewhere like the car park outside Kearsney, ask before you leave, not when the light comes on. ## How to top up without AdBlue in the diesel tank When the light goes on, anywhere in Kent, follow this routine. - Switch off after you park — flat ground, engine stopped, and not in a rush by High Street at the roadside. - Daft as it sounds, speaking "AdBlue" aloud while you unscrew the cap does the trick — once you have located your filler and read it. - The diesel cap remains on. Where both sit under a flap, confirm it's shut before lifting the bottle. - Finish when that tank is topped up or the bottle runs dry; before that, tip slowly using the built-in spout. - Shut the cap, and look once more — confirm the diesel filler remained shut the whole time. Only then, start the vehicle. If at step two or three you find you have already poured into your diesel side, stop there. Leave out stage five altogether. ## AdBlue in your diesel tank already, in Temple Ewell? Brief list, then. Top of it: the motor remains unstarted. Don't switch your ignition on; on plenty of diesels that alone runs the fuel pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel — it sinks to the bottom of that tank, where the fuel is sucked from — so do not top up with diesel to dilute it. If you're on a forecourt, whether it's the Esso or the Tesco, ask the staff to help roll your car clear of the pump. Leave it where it is if you are on your own driveway around Temple Ewell. Where your motor has run already, pull over safely and turn it off. The next junction is the place to come off when you are on the M20, under 10 miles from Temple Ewell. Distance counts — a short hop across Temple Ewell is a smaller job than driving under 15 miles towards Canterbury — so say about how far it went. ## When we arrive in Temple Ewell, what takes place? By Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School, near Dover Operatic & Dramatic Society or on your own driveway: wherever the car has stopped, we come to it. We ask what was put in, about how much, and if it's run, because the replies determine this work and the quote. Nobody sets off before you have had our price over the phone. After that: a drain, then a full flush of the whole system. AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it does not wash out on its own — which is why that matters more here than with petrol. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Your engine is started next and checked to be sure it runs smoothly, all before our engineers go. If your engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there, using pumps that are fine on a working forecourt and quiet enough to use outside a house at night. The insurer usually wants the engineer's report and the VAT invoice, and both are yours at the end. Payment comes on the day, with no deposit. It's worth looking at your policy as the van travels to you: misfuelling cover is included with plenty of policies. ## About Temple Ewell, briefly Temple Ewell is a suburban area in Kent, situated near the coast and approximately 12 miles from Canterbury. Temple Ewell has a population of around 1763 people and is characterised by semi-detached housing. Temple Ewell sits at an elevation of 39 metres, overlooking the surrounding countryside and the nearby River. Temple Ewell is also close to other local places, including Kearsney and Whitfield. ## AdBlue drains around Temple Ewell and across Kent River and Whitfield are among the towns around Temple Ewell, a residential suburb, that the same teams cover, throughout CT postcodes. A postcode starting CT16 3 gets our van to you fastest. The vehicle stays where it is. Our engineers drain it where it is — a side street near Temple Ewell Village Hall, a lay-by on the way to George V Playing Field, a driveway. Assuming won't help behind Church of St Peter and St Paul, on a boundary, or anywhere hard to pin down; ring and ask. ## Temple Ewell people: the short version Before you tip, read the cap. AdBlue in the diesel tank regardless? Leave it off then ring 0333 366 0103; Petrol in Diesel drains it where it stands, across Kent.