Tollerton: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact counts most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if the motor has run afterwards. Not run so far? Then leave it that way, whether the vehicle sits — Tollerton or Clipston. Normally that means draining and thoroughly rinsing it on the spot around Tollerton — so leave your key and engine off then ring 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. It's a larger job, though step one doesn't change.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever around Nottinghamshire it happened.
Tollerton forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Only at this point, bottle still in your hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the pump. Whether Shell, Morrisons or somewhere else around Tollerton, the case is identical.
What it means: this is the ideal place to find out. Only that tank has AdBlue; not one part past it has drawn any in.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Have the attendants to help rolling it into a bay, save the receipt, then ring us right there. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt sensible, so we can drain it where it is.
Tollerton, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Bought a container, tipped it in at home, recycled the empty — and only then looked at the cap again, too late. Drives close to Stanstead Avenue see it as much as any other street.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then call. Plumtree or Tollerton: whichever your driveway is, that is where it gets cleared. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Tollerton?
Topped up, drove away, and soon your motor was running unevenly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Somewhere on Burnside Grove or else heading to Nottingham — under 5 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked into your fuel system. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it too on a longer trip, once your filter and pipework have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Stop somewhere safe — that is the first step — then switch everything off. On the M1, under 10 miles from Tollerton, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Restarting it to test gets nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear on its own. Roughly how far had it go? Tell us when you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It is a motor you have had for a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, and so no one told you the AdBlue inlet sits just next to the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Nottinghamshire.
Meaning? Whichever case above applies too — run or not — plus one extra step. Any work on your car frequently needs the owner's approval under hire or company terms.
Settling it before the van arrives is quicker, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Leave the car switched off as the answer arrives, even if you are waiting at Nottingham or close to Tollerton Parish Rooms.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Tollerton?
Occasionally the fair answer is "I think so". Which cap was taken off, you can't say; meanwhile the bottle feels lighter than it ought to, and ammonia hangs by your filler. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Tollerton Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Plumtree Park.
The upshot: the engine isn't hurt by some AdBlue spilled around the outside. In your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. Firing up your car won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would suck it in.
Next: assume it got in, then leave the engine off. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean is better than emptying one once it's been run — so ring and tell us what you noticed.
Every AdBlue drain around Tollerton shares these steps
No matter the case, a single opening applies. Wherever your car is — Air Hostess's car park, a street beside Methodist Church, a driveway, a forecourt — our van arrives and asks about the liquid, the amount, plus if the motor has turned over. On the phone, before dispatch, you are told the price, and those answers shape the work too.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to some metals in fuel systems, so it won't rinse out on its own; that's why a full flush, after this drain, matters far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Clean diesel is put in after the fuel filter has been flushed or replaced, and the car is then tested. If the engine has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Firing it up comes last. With new diesel in, it runs while our engineers confirm it's running smoothly, and then we go. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and if it's caught early, lasting damage is very uncommon. Paying is that day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours as we head over.
About Tollerton
Tollerton is a village in Nottinghamshire, situated approximately 4 miles south of Nottingham city centre, and is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock. Tollerton sits in a low-lying area of the East Midlands, with an elevation of around 50 metres, and is surrounded by nearby villages such as Plumtree and Normanton-on-the-Wolds. Tollerton has a population of around 1635 residents, and its location near Nottingham makes it a commuter-friendly village. Tollerton is also close to other local villages, including Edwalton, and is about 105 miles north of London.
AdBlue drains across Nottinghamshire, Tollerton included
Tollerton is a rural village, and the same vans that cover it work the places near it too, Normanton-on-the-Wolds and Edwalton among them, across the NG postcode area. Quickest of all: a NG12 4 postcode to show your location.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to The Decoy or in a car park in the middle of Tollerton, it does not need to shift. We drain the car where it stands. If you're somewhere hard to describe, near Tollerton War Memorial or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than guessing.
The one-line version
Engine not started: phone, and leave it switched off. Whichever case fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across Nottinghamshire and in Tollerton — after you pull over, turn off then ring, if it's run.