Thornton: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue went in? That one point decides nearly everything about what comes next. Wherever the vehicle is — Bondman Hays, Thornton — never start a motor that hasn't been started yet. Normally this is emptying and thoroughly cleaning it on the spot around Thornton — so keep your key and engine off then phone 0333 366 0103. Where the motor has been run, stop somewhere safe first, then switch it off. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Wherever in Leicestershire it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
Thornton forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just spot it while you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Anywhere in Thornton, then — BP, Esso, or anywhere else close by.
In short: there is no better place exists to discover it. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up only to move away from the petrol pump. Three jobs: a push into a space with the attendants helping, the receipt kept, and a call to us from the forecourt. Can't move it by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt safe, and so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Thornton drive?
Days had gone by with the warning light on. A bottle from the shop, tipped in at the drive — and it's only by the bin that the cap caught your eye. It happens on drives just off Main Street as frequently as anywhere.
The upshot: no driving since leaves this almost equal to finding it at the petrol pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then ring. In Bagworth or right here around Thornton, the drain happens at your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Thornton: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Filled up, drove away, and before long the engine was running unevenly, smoking, losing power, or lighting up your dash. Maybe it was on Hawthorne Drive, perhaps on the way out towards Leicester, under 10 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked through your fuel system. It's been through the fuel filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. More miles, more restarts: further it travels.
Stop somewhere safe — that's the next step — then switch everything off. On the M1, under 3 miles from Thornton, that means the next junction, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, and so there's no point restarting to check. Ring us and say how far you travelled.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
Seven days ago, the car was new to you. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel one, which you didn't know, because your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anyone, wherever around Leicestershire, could do the same.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies too — run or not — and one extra step. Work on your vehicle frequently needs the owner's approval under hire or fleet terms.
Next: ring the hire company or the fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before our arrival is quicker. Keep the car off as the answer arrives, whether you're parked at Narborough or close to Thornton Community Centre.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in Thornton?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. Lighter, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round your filler; a hazy recollection of which cap. Look familiar? A hurried stop by the gates of Thornton Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Botcheston: both fit.
The point: your motor is not harmed by some AdBlue spilled around the filler. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Next: assume it went in, and leave the motor off. Describe what you saw on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a better result than an already-run one drained.
What each AdBlue drain in Thornton has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it is on a forecourt, a drive, the car park at Bricklayers Arms or a side street close to St. Peter, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and whether your motor has run. The price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies shape the job.
Emptying that tank comes next, then a careful flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not go by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Then comes the filter — cleaned, or swapped when necessary — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of the car. Not started? Then roughly half an hour on site is most jobs.
Last, our engineers start the car. Our check that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before our technicians leave. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and if it's noticed quickly, lasting damage is very uncommon. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Thornton and where it is
Thornton is a small village in Leicestershire, situated on the riverside in the East Midlands region. Thornton sits at an elevation of 148 metres, with detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Thornton is located near to several other villages, including Bagworth, Merry Lees, and Stanton under Bardon, and is approximately 7.9 miles from Leicester. Thornton has a population of around 516 people.
AdBlue drains in Thornton, and across Leicestershire too
Thornton is a village, and the same vans that cover it work the places around it too, Merry Lees and Stanton under Bardon among them, across the LE postcode area. Quickest of all: a LE67 1 postcode to show your location.
No moving is needed, whether parked centrally in Thornton or on a layby en route to Thornton Plantation, and so leave it where it is. The van drains it where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near St Mary or close to a border, ring and ask instead of guessing.
Your scenario, summed up
Engine not started: phone, and leave it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Thornton and anywhere around Leicestershire on 0333 366 0103.