AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in The Holdings, and What to Do Next
One thing counts most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether your engine has run since. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around The Holdings itself or out in Hightown. Normally that means draining and properly flushing it on the spot in The Holdings — and so keep your ignition and engine off and call 0333 366 0103. Pull over the minute it is safe then turn off, if it has already run. Stage one remains unchanged, even though the work is bigger.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever around Hampshire it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a The Holdings forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it as you are standing at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Somewhere around The Holdings, then — Texaco, Esso, or somewhere else close by.
What it means: this is the best location to find out. Still inside the tank, with no fuel drawn through: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up just to move away from the pump. Ring us from the forecourt once the vehicle is in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — and keep the receipt. If it cannot be shifted, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home in The Holdings
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle bought at the shop, tipped in on the drive — and it's just at the recycling that the cap caught your eye. Drives near Crow Lane get it as much as any other street.
Meaning? Provided the vehicle has not been driven since, it's second to the forecourt case. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the floor of that tank and remains put, however long it waits.
Next: stop any early-morning move by keeping the keys indoors, then phone us. Crow or The Holdings: wherever your driveway is, that is where it gets emptied. Late-night clears outside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in The Holdings?
A short way after filling up, the motor started playing up: roughness, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Hopclover Way, perhaps, or the route to Salisbury — a run of under 25 miles.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue in by now. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it as well on a bigger trip, after the fuel filter and pipework have had it. It goes deeper with every extra mile covered and each restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe and switch off. The Holdings lies under 10 miles from the M27; there, pull off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. It will not have cleared, so there's no point restarting to find out. Tell us hear the mileage driven when you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have just driven the car a week. Unbeknown to you, the two fillers sit next to each other here — not like your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. Any driver, anywhere across Hampshire, could do it.
The upshot: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added step. Many hire and company agreements need the owner's sign-off for repairs.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before our engineers get there than after. Stranded by Liberty's Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre or at Hinton Admiral until someone answers, your car remains switched off throughout.
The Holdings: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
"I think so" is often as honest as it gets. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. The gates of Ringwood Junior School in a rush, say, or someone's driveway over in Poulner.
Put simply: a spill near the filler leaves the engine unharmed. In your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. Firing up the car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would pull it in.
Take it that it was put in, and don't start the engine. Ring and give what you saw: we would sooner find a clean tank than drain one once the motor has been run.
The Holdings: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Each case has the same start to the job. Forecourt, driveway, The Elm Tree's car park or a road beside David Lloyd Ringwood — our van reaches the car, and three answers follow: which fluid, what amount, and whether it has run. Answers shape the work; the quote comes by phone whilst no one has left yet.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's essential, because deposits build up and some metals corrode, and neither rinses away unaided. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
The last step is firing it up. Our check that it runs smoothly on fresh diesel comes before we head off. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and if it's noticed early, lasting damage is very unusual. Nothing is taken upfront, payment is made on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Check your insurance before we're en route: cover for misfuelling comes built into plenty of policies.
About The Holdings itself
The Holdings is a suburban area situated on the lakeside in Hampshire, with an elevation of 21 metres. The Holdings benefits from its proximity to nearby places such as Crow, Upper Kingston, and Moortown, and is located 16 miles from Salisbury. The Holdings has a population of approximately 2359 residents, who mostly reside in detached housing. The Holdings is also within commuting distance to London, being around 84.9 miles away.
The Holdings and Hampshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Being a residential suburb, The Holdings has the same vans as the surrounding towns — Moortown, Upper Kingston — right across BH postcodes. Giving us a BH24 3 postcode pins you quickest of all.
No moving is needed, be it stopped in the centre of The Holdings or on a layby heading to Ellingham and Ringwoor Rugby Football Club, so leave it where it is. Draining is done on the spot. Phone and ask rather than guess if you are close to Crowe Hill Methodist Church, on a boundary, or somewhere tricky to pin down.
The one-line version
Engine not started: phone, leaving it alone. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in The Holdings and anywhere around Hampshire on 0333 366 0103.