AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Trawden, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether your engine has run since it was put in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is in Trawden itself or out in Carry Bridge. Normally this is emptying and properly flushing it on the spot around Trawden — so leave the ignition and engine off and phone 0333 366 0103. When your engine has been run, stop somewhere safe first, then turn the vehicle off. Step one remains the same, even if the job is bigger.
Match what happened to one of the ones below, wherever around Lancashire you happen to be.
At the pump in Trawden: AdBlue in a diesel
Only now, nozzle still in hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Maybe you are at the Sainsbury's, maybe at the EG On the Move, possibly somewhere else around Trawden.
In short: there is no better place exists to spot it. The AdBlue is in the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Next: resist the temptation to start it just to free up the pump. Ring us from the forecourt after your car sits in a space — the staff will help push it — and save the bottle. If it can't be shifted, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Trawden drive?
On your dash, a reminder had been lit all week. Bought a container, tipped it in at home, recycled the empty — and at that point checked the cap a second time, after the fact. Just off White Lee Avenue is not different from anywhere.
Meaning? Provided your car has not moved since, it's second to the forecourt case. As it is unable to mix, AdBlue settles to the base in the tank and waits. One night parked changes nothing.
Next: keys indoors, so nobody takes your vehicle anywhere at breakfast. After that, phone. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your drive, whether that is around Trawden or out in Hollin Hall. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Trawden?
Filled up, drove away, and before long the engine was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Maybe heading to Bradford, under 25 miles away, or simply down Church Street.
Meaning? The pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Distance sets how far it gets: filter and pipework to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Your move: stop anywhere safe, then turn your motor off. Leave at the first junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M65, under 3 miles from Trawden. Starting it again to check gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Ring us and say how far you drove.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
Seven days back, it was unknown to you. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel one, which you did not know, since your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Across Lancashire, nobody is safe from it.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies here — run or unrun — and one further step. Plenty of hire and fleet contracts need the owner's approval before repairs.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager first, us next, since settling it early saves time. Keep the car switched off while the answer comes, even if you're parked outside Colne or near Trawden Community Library.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Trawden?
Truthfully, the only answer may be that you think so. Which cap was taken off, you cannot say; but the bottle weighs less than expected, and ammonia hangs by the filler. Maybe at a friend's drive in Wycoller, or in a rush outside Trawden Forest Primary School on the school run.
What it means: a little spilled around your filler does no damage to the motor. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. If there is AdBlue in that tank, starting the car would draw it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Assume it went in, and never turn the engine. Call us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Trawden: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Every situation gets the same start to the job. Forecourt, drive, Trawden Arms's car park or a street by Trawden Forest Community Centre — the van reaches the vehicle, and three questions come next: which liquid, what amount, and if it has run. Answers set the work; the price follows by phone whilst no one has set off yet.
Emptying your tank comes next, then a full flush — more important with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't clear by themselves, no matter how long you wait. Finally are the fuel filter, cleaned or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a test of the car. Most unstarted cars are a half-hour visit from the moment we arrive.
Our technicians start the engine last. With clean diesel in, it runs while our engineers check it's running properly, and then we go. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is spotted early, long-term damage is very uncommon. Paying is that day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Trawden, briefly
Trawden is a town situated in a riverside location in Lancashire, with an elevation of 183 metres. Trawden lies near several smaller communities, including Hollin Hall, Winewall, and Cotton Tree. Trawden has a population of approximately 2701 people, predominantly living in terraced housing. Trawden is located 16 miles from Bradford and 182 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across Lancashire, Trawden included
Being a riverside town, Trawden has the same vans as the surrounding places — Cotton Tree, Winewall — right through BB postcodes. The location comes quickest from a postcode beginning BB8 8.
Centre of Trawden or a lay-by near Trawden Rec: either way it is, your car never needs to move at all for us. Where it stands, that is where it is emptied. Awkward to explain? Close to St Mary the Virgin or a border? Asking beats assuming, so ring.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the car off then call. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Trawden and anywhere across Lancashire on 0333 366 0103.