What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Thornton
Everything turns on one detail: whether the engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Not started yet? Then leave it that way, whether your vehicle is — Thornton or Well Heads. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then count on a proper flush plus a drain, done right where the car stands in Thornton. Already started? Stop once you safely can, then turn everything off. It's a bigger job, though step one doesn't change.
Match your case to a situation from the list below, anywhere in West Yorkshire you are.
At the pump around Thornton: AdBlue in a diesel
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. Somewhere around Thornton, then — Esso, Texaco, or somewhere else nearby.
Put simply: no better place exists to discover it. Only the tank holds AdBlue; not one component beyond it has taken it in.
Your move: keep out of the car, even if the queue wants clearing. Have the staff to lend a hand pushing it into a space, hold on to the bottle, then phone us right there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away is emptied where it is at the pump.
Thornton, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had passed with the warning light on. Picked up a container, tipped it in at home, recycled the empty — and only then looked at the cap again, too late. Homes just off Lower Kipping Lane are caught out as much as everywhere else.
The point: no driving since leaves it nearly as good to finding it at the petrol pump. On the floor of that tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by makes nothing of the difference.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the vehicle in the morning. Then ring. Hill Top or Thornton: wherever your drive sits, that is where it is cleared. Night-time empties outside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Thornton?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long the engine was turning roughly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Anywhere along Friendly Street or on the road to Bradford — under 5 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled through your fuel system. The high-pressure pump and each injector get it as well on a bigger run, once the fuel filter and pipework have it. It goes further with each extra mile covered and each restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe and switch off. On the M606, under 5 miles from Thornton, that means the next exit, not the services further on. No trial restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Phone, saying how far the car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
Seven days ago, it was unknown to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, its inlet is right by the diesel inlet — news to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across West Yorkshire.
Put simply: an extra stage on top of the cases above, which turn on whether it has run. The owner often needs to sign off the work, under many rental and fleet contracts.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. Leave it switched off while the reply arrives, whether you're parked outside Frizinghall or close to St James Church.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Thornton?
"I think so" is often as honest answer there is. Which cap came off, you cannot say; but the bottle weighs less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. The gates of Thornton Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's driveway out in Raggalds.
Meaning? Drips outside the filler never touch the engine at all. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Next: act as though it got in, then keep your motor off. Checking a tank that turns out clean is better than draining one once it has been run — so ring then describe to us what you noticed.
What each AdBlue drain around Thornton has in common
The work begins the same way, whatever your situation. We come to the car, whether it is at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Black Horse or a side street near Thornton Memorial Bench, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and whether your engine has been run. Over the phone, before anything else, you are told our price, and those answers decide the job too.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's essential, because crystals build up and some metals are attacked, and neither washes away unaided. Then is the fuel filter — flushed, or swapped when needed — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of the car. Not started? Then roughly half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
Our technicians fire it up last. Our check that it runs properly on new diesel comes before our engineers go. Permanent damage is very rare when it is noticed soon, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing in advance. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy as we travel is worthwhile.
About Thornton
Thornton is a village in West Yorkshire, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 242 metres, with views across the surrounding countryside. Thornton has a mix of old and new housing, predominantly terraced, and is located near other small communities such as Hill Top and Green Clough. Thornton is close to the city of Bradford, which is approximately 4 miles away, and is part of the larger Yorkshire and the Humber region. Thornton has a population of around 2969 residents.
Thornton and West Yorkshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Green Clough and West Scholes get the identical teams as Thornton, a village, plus other places over BD postcodes. Quickest of all: a BD13 3 postcode for where you stand.
Central Thornton or a lay-by near Thornton park: wherever it is, your vehicle doesn't need to move at all for this drain. Where it stands, that is where it is drained. Assuming won't help near Thornton War Memorial, close to a border or anywhere awkward to describe; phone and check.
Your situation, summed up
Motor not started: phone, leaving it switched off. Started already? Pull over, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whatever case, across Thornton and West Yorkshire, on 0333 366 0103.