AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Tilney St Lawrence, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if the engine has run since it was put in. Over in Tilney Fen End or here around Tilney St Lawrence, an unstarted motor must remain unrun. Ring 0333 366 0103 with the ignition and engine both off. Across Tilney St Lawrence, that is generally emptied and cleaned on the spot. Pull over the minute it is safe then switch off, if it has already run. It is a bigger job, yet step one doesn't change.
Anywhere in Norfolk it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Tilney St Lawrence forecourt
You're 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. Be it Shell, another forecourt nearby or somewhere else in Tilney St Lawrence, the case is the same.
The point: of every spot to find out, the forecourt is the best. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Do this: keep out of the driver's seat, even if the queue needs clearing. Have the attendants to lend a hand pushing it to a bay, save the receipt, then phone us from there. If it cannot be moved, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
Tilney St Lawrence, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had passed with the warning light on. Picked up a bottle, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap again, after the fact. Drives near School Road get it as much as any other street.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. On the bottom of your tank sits where AdBlue waits, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by changes no difference.
Your move: the keys indoors, and so nobody takes the car off first thing. Then, ring. In Terrington St John or right here around Tilney St Lawrence, the drain is done at your drive. Night-time empties beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Tilney St Lawrence?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Somewhere on Church Road or else heading to Ely — under 25 miles away.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue in by now. The injection pump and each injector get it too on a bigger trip, once the filter and pipework have had it. More miles, more restarts: deeper it goes.
Next: find a sensible spot, pull in, then switch your engine off. Leave at the next junction — not the services further along — if you are on the A1(M), under 50 miles from Tilney St Lawrence. No trial restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Ring us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
Seven days back, the car was new to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is right by the diesel cap — news to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Norfolk.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Work on your vehicle often needs the owner's go-ahead under rental or company terms.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before we get there than after. Stranded by Tilney St Lawrence Village Sign or at Watlington till someone answers, the vehicle remains turned off the whole time.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Tilney St Lawrence
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. Which cap came off, you can't recall; but the bottle weighs less than it ought to, and ammonia hangs by your filler. A rushed top-up by the gates of Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School, or a call to a friend in Tilney cum Islington: both fit.
Meaning? Drips around the filler never reach the motor at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. Any AdBlue in the tank will be drawn in by firing up the vehicle, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Do this: behave as though it got in, and don't start the motor. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Every AdBlue drain in Tilney St Lawrence shares these steps
Each situation gets the same start to the work. Filling station, driveway, The Woolpack Inn's car park or a street beside The William Day Centre — our van reaches the vehicle, and three answers come next: which liquid, what quantity, and whether it ran. Answers set the job; the price comes by phone whilst no one has left yet.
Then your tank is cleared and the fuel system purged thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Not started? Then about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Our technicians start the car at the end. We make sure it runs properly on new diesel before we leave. When it's caught soon, the vehicle very rarely has permanent damage, and the entire job happens where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents while we travel is worthwhile.
About Tilney St Lawrence and where it is
Tilney St Lawrence is a village in Norfolk, situated on the banks of the River Nene at a low elevation of around 3 metres. Tilney St Lawrence lies near the border with Cambridgeshire, close to the cities of Ely and King's Lynn, and is surrounded by other small settlements such as Terrington St John and St Johns Fen End. Tilney St Lawrence has a population of approximately 762 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Tilney St Lawrence is located about 84 miles north of London, making it a relatively rural community.
AdBlue drains across Norfolk, Tilney St Lawrence included
St Johns Highway and St Johns Fen End have the identical teams as Tilney St Lawrence, a village, along with other places over PE postcodes. Telling us your PE34 4 postcode finds you fastest of all.
Central Tilney St Lawrence or a lay-by towards Eagles Golf Centre: either way it sits, your car never needs to move at all for this drain. Our van empties it where it stands. Tricky to explain? By Tilney St Lawrence Village Hall or a county line? Asking is better than assuming, so ring.
Your situation, in one line
Motor never started: phone, and leave it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Tilney St Lawrence and anywhere across Norfolk on 0333 366 0103.