What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Tongwell
Has the motor run since the AdBlue was put in? This single point settles nearly everything about what comes next. Not run so far? Then leave the car that way, whether the vehicle sits — Tongwell or Bolbeck Park. Leave the motor and the ignition off and phone 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Tongwell. Where the engine has run, pull in safely straight away, then switch the car off. Step one stays the same, even though the job is bigger.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever around Buckinghamshire it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Tongwell forecourt
You are at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. It might be the Esso, or perhaps the Shell, or a different forecourt around Tongwell.
The point: of every spot to notice, the forecourt is the best. Still in the tank, with nothing pulled through: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to start it — and so do not get back in. Ask the staff to help you roll your car into a parking space, keep the till receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. Stuck beside the pump? Explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt safe, so it can be drained in place.
Tongwell, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. Picked up a bottle, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, after the fact. It occurs on drives just off Millngton Gate as often as anywhere.
The point: zero miles since makes it almost equal to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the floor of that tank and stays put, however long the night.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then call. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your drive, whether that's around Tongwell or out in Willen. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a residential street.
On the road around Tongwell with AdBlue in a diesel
Filled up, pulled away, and before long the engine was turning roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up your dash. Maybe it was on H4 Dansteed Way, possibly on the way out towards Milton Keynes, under 3 miles away.
What it means: your fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. Mileage sets how far it goes: filter and pipework to begin with, then the injection pump and every injector. Each restart, like each mile, carries it on.
Next: pick a sensible spot, pull in, and turn the engine off. Leave by the next junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M1, under a mile from Tongwell. Starting it again to test achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear on its own. Call us and say how far you travelled.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
You've just driven the car a week. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel one, which you did not know, since your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you are in Buckinghamshire, any motorist can be caught.
In short: one extra stage on top of the cases above, which depend on if it has run. The owner often has to approve the work, under plenty of hire and company contracts.
Settling it before the van arrives is quicker, so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. If you are stuck in the car park at Milton Keynes Central, or by Saint Mary Magdalene, while you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Tongwell
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think so. Lighter, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round the filler; a hazy recollection of which cap. Look familiar? The gates of Willen Primary School in a rush, say, or a friend's driveway over in Downhead Park.
In short: a spill round the filler leaves your engine unharmed. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. Any AdBlue in the tank would be drawn in by turning on the car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Next: act as though it got in, and leave your engine off. Phone with the details: we'd rather find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once the engine has been run.
Every AdBlue drain in Tongwell shares these stages
The work begins identically, whichever your situation. Anywhere the vehicle is — The Ship Ashore's car park, a road beside Peace Pagoda, a driveway, a filling station — our van gets there and asks for the fluid, the quantity, plus whether your engine has turned over. The price comes on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and the replies shape the work.
Draining your tank comes next, followed by a full flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Finally come the fuel filter, cleaned or replaced as needed; fresh diesel; and a check of the car. Never started? In that case about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Finally, our engineers fire it up. Before our engineers leave, it's checked to make sure it runs properly on clean diesel. Our engineers do the entire job where your car is, and lasting damage is very uncommon when it has been noticed quickly. Nothing is paid upfront, payment happens on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling, so look at yours while the van travels.
About Tongwell, briefly
Tongwell is a suburban area situated on the outskirts of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, with a lakeside setting and an elevation of around 70 metres. Tongwell is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock and is located near to the villages of Willen and Caldecote, as well as the scenic Willen Park. Tongwell is also within commuting distance of London, being approximately 46 miles from the capital. Tongwell has a population of around 1562 residents.
Tongwell and Buckinghamshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Willen Park and Caldecote have the identical teams as Tongwell, a residential suburb, plus other towns throughout MK postcodes. Fastest of all: a MK15 9 postcode for where you stand.
Parked en route to Willen Labyrinth, or bang in the heart of Tongwell, your vehicle stays where it is — there is no need to move it at all. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it sits. If you are somewhere hard to explain, close to Chrysalis Theatre or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
In one line: your scenario
Engine not started: phone, leaving it alone. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Tongwell and anywhere around Buckinghamshire on 0333 366 0103.