What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Tobermore
All of it hinges on one detail: whether the engine has been run after the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Tobermore itself or out in Curran. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and expect a proper flush after a drain, done just where the car sits around Tobermore. Stop the minute you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Further down: the cases our engineers see, anywhere in County Londonderry. Pick yours.
At the petrol pump in Tobermore: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It could be the the nearest petrol station, or perhaps the another forecourt nearby, or a different forecourt in Tobermore.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is the best it can be. The AdBlue is in the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Clearing the petrol pump is no reason to run it — so do not get back in. Ask the staff to help you roll the vehicle into a parking space, keep the receipt or the bottle, and ring us from the forecourt. If it can't be shifted, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Tobermore
Days had gone by with the dash light on. A bottle bought at the shop, tipped in on the driveway — and it's just at the bin that the cap caught your eye. It takes place on driveways just off Wallace Cottages as commonly as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle hasn't moved since, it's close to the forecourt case. Being unable to blend, AdBlue settles low in your tank and stays. A night parked alters nothing.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then ring. In Maghera or right here in Tobermore, the draining is done on your drive. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Tobermore: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Topped up, drove away, and before long the engine was turning roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up your dash. Perhaps it was on Dunaverty Court, maybe on the way out towards Derry, under 50 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked into the fuel system. It's been through your filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and your injectors. It travels deeper with every mile covered and each restart.
Next: find a safe spot, pull in, and switch the engine off. Tobermore sits over 50 miles from the M77; there, pull off at the first junction rather than pressing on for the services. Do not restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Roughly what distance had it gone? Tell us when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
You have had this car barely a week. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel one, which you did not know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Throughout County Londonderry, no one is immune.
In short: one extra stage on top of the situations above, and those depend on if it's run. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car.
Your move: rental firm or fleet manager to begin with, us next, because sorting it beforehand saves time. Waiting for an answer at the car park outside the nearest station, or beside the centre? Keep your engine off meanwhile.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Tobermore?
Honestly, the only answer might be that you think it did. Which cap was taken off, you can't recall; but the bottle weighs lighter than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by the filler. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Knockcloghrim.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no damage to the engine. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different matter. Firing up the car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it would suck it in.
Do this: behave as if it got in, and never start the motor. Inspecting a tank that proves clean is better than emptying one after it's been run — so phone and describe to us what you noticed.
What each AdBlue drain around Tobermore has in common
Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Three questions come once our technicians reach your car — on a filling station, a drive, a road beside a street just off the centre or the car park at the pub in the village: the fluid, the quantity, and whether it has been started. Over the phone, ahead of dispatch, you are told the price, and those replies decide the work too.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to certain metals used in fuel systems, and so it won't wash out on its own; that is why the flush, after the drain, matters far more here than with petrol. Clean diesel is put in once the fuel filter is flushed or replaced, and the car is then checked. Where the engine has not run, allow roughly half an hour on site, in most cases.
The last step is starting it. Our technicians check it runs smoothly on clean diesel before leaving. We do the entire job where the car is, and permanent damage is very unusual when it has been caught early. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Check your insurance before we're en route: misfuelling cover is included in many policies.
About Tobermore itself
Tobermore is a small locality in County Londonderry, situated inland at an elevation of 52 metres. Tobermore lies near the towns of Maghera and Desertmartin, and is approximately 27 miles from Derry. Tobermore has a population of around 541 people, with predominantly detached housing. Tobermore is part of the wider rural landscape of Northern Ireland, with Draperstown also nearby.
AdBlue drains in Tobermore, and across County Londonderry too
Desertmartin and Draperstown get the identical teams as Tobermore, a small village, along with further places throughout BT postcodes. Giving us your BT45 5 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Stopped heading to the green space at the edge of the village, or bang in the heart of Tobermore, your vehicle stays where it is — there is no need to move it anywhere. The drain is done right there. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near the far end of the built-up part or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
Your situation, in one line
Where it has not run, ring and keep it off. Run by now: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, within Tobermore or wherever across County Londonderry.