What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Temple Hill
Has the engine turned over since the AdBlue got in? That one point decides almost everything else from here. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is in Temple Hill itself or out in Crossways. Switch nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then count on a thorough flush plus a drain, done right where the car stands in Temple Hill. Where the engine has been run, stop somewhere safe first, then turn the vehicle off. A bigger job, yes, but the same first step.
Wherever in Kent it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
On a Temple Hill forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only now, nozzle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Somewhere around Temple Hill, then — Shell, BP, or somewhere else nearby.
The upshot: of every spot to find out, this is the best. Still in your tank, and no fuel pulled onwards: that is where the AdBlue is.
Freeing the pump is no reason to run it — and so do not get back in. Ring us from the forecourt after your vehicle is in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to roll it — and save the receipt. If it cannot be shifted, it can be emptied at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
Temple Hill, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Houses just off Keyes Road are caught out as often as anywhere else.
Meaning? As long as the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it's second to the forecourt case. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue settles to the base of your tank and stays there, however long it waits.
Keep the keys in the house overnight — or a person might drive it off first thing — then call us. New Town or Temple Hill: whichever your driveway is, that's where it gets cleared. The pumping kit works quietly enough not to disturb the street at night.
Temple Hill: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Filled up, drove away, and before long your motor was running unevenly, smoking, losing power, or lighting up the dash. Perhaps it was on Trevithick Drive, maybe on the way out towards London, under 15 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Through the filter, along the lines, and — the more the distance — on into the high-pressure pump and every injector. It goes further with every extra mile covered and each restart.
Stop safely — that is the first job — then switch everything off. On the M25, under 3 miles from Temple Hill, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, saying what distance your car was driven.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. Unbeknown to you, the two fillers sit next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or stores it in another spot. Wherever you happen to be around Kent, any driver could be caught.
The point: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added stage. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before we get there than after. Leave the vehicle off as the reply arrives, even if you're parked at Dartford or close to St Edmunds Church.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Temple Hill
Occasionally the fair answer is "I think so". Which cap was taken off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle weighs less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by your filler. A hurried stop by the gates of Temple Hill Primary Academy, or a visit to a friend in Dartford Marshes: both fits.
In short: a spill near your filler leaves the motor unharmed. Once it is inside the diesel tank, though, it does. If there is AdBlue in your tank, starting your car will suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Assume it got in, and never turn the engine. Call us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain in Temple Hill has in common
Every situation gets the same opening to the job. Forecourt, drive, The Hufflers Arms's car park or a street by Temple Hill Library — our van comes to your vehicle, and three questions follow: what liquid, what amount, and whether it has run. Those answers determine this work, and you hear the quote on the phone, before anybody sets off.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's essential, since crystals build up and some metals are attacked, and none of it rinses out unaided. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. If your motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
We fire it up last. Before our engineers head off, it is tested to confirm it runs smoothly on fresh diesel. The entire job is done where your car is, and when it's noticed soon, permanent damage is very rare. Payment comes on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Check your insurance before we're en route: misfuelling cover comes included in many policies.
About Temple Hill, for a moment
Temple Hill is a suburban area in Kent, situated on the riverside with an elevation of 29 metres. Temple Hill lies close to the urban centres of Dartford and London, with nearby places including New Town and The Bridge. Temple Hill is predominantly composed of flat housing, reflecting its character as a residential area. Temple Hill is home to a population of approximately 10342 people, living in close proximity to the River Thames and the amenities of London.
AdBlue drains about Temple Hill and across Kent
The Bridge and Dartford have the identical teams as Temple Hill, a residential suburb, along with further towns over DA postcodes. Fastest of all: a DA1 5 postcode to show your location.
Parked en route to Pit Park, or right in the centre of Temple Hill, the vehicle stays where it is — there is no need to shift it anywhere. Where it stands, that's where it is cleared. Phone and ask rather than guess if you're close to St Vincent's Catholic Church, near a boundary, or somewhere awkward to pin down.
The one-line version
Unstarted? Keep the vehicle that way then phone. Whatever line fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across Kent and in Temple Hill — after you stop, turn off and ring, if it has run.