What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Treliske
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: if the engine has run since it got in. Over in Threemilestone or right around Treliske, an unrun motor should remain unrun. Call 0333 366 0103 with your key and engine both off. Across Treliske, such a case is generally drained and flushed where it stands. Pull over the moment it is safe then turn off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Further down: the cases our technicians meet, anywhere across Cornwall. Choose yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Treliske forecourt
Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, gripping the bottle, you spot the cap you opened was not the right one. Be it Sainsbury's, Shell or somewhere else around Treliske, the situation is identical.
The point: of all places to notice, this is the best. Just your tank holds AdBlue; not one component beyond it has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and start it to clear the petrol pump. Have the attendants to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, hold on to the bottle, then ring us from there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed away gets drained where it is at the pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Treliske drive?
The warning light had been on for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. It happens on driveways just off Penventinnie Lane as often as anywhere.
In short: if your car has not moved since, it's almost as good as finding out at the forecourt. On the bottom of your tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
Next: the keys indoors, and so nobody drives your vehicle off at breakfast. After that, ring. Your driveway is where it gets emptied, be it around Treliske or Gloweth. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
On the road around Treliske with AdBlue in a diesel
A mile or two after filling up, your engine started misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. It might have been heading to Truro, under 3 miles away, or simply along Tresawls Road.
The point: the system has drawn AdBlue through already. It has been through the filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Stop somewhere safe — that is the next job — then turn it off. Service stations further along are too far: from the M5, over 50 miles out of Treliske, use the first junction. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Phone, saying how far your car was driven.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
A week ago, the car was new to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, the cap is right next to your diesel cap — a surprise to you. Throughout Cornwall, no one is immune.
Meaning? Whichever case above counts here — run or unrun — and one further step. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Next: ring the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — settling it before we arrive is faster. Stranded by Truro Leisure Centre or outside Truro till the firm replies, your vehicle stays turned off throughout.
Treliske: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Sometimes the honest answer is "I think so". A slight ammonia whiff hangs around your filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. Maybe on a friend's drive in Penweathers, or rushing by Threemilestone School at the school run.
The upshot: the motor isn't harmed by a little AdBlue spilled on the filler. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in the tank would be drawn in by turning on your car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Assume it was put in, and don't turn the key. Ring us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Every AdBlue drain in Treliske shares these stages
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Anywhere your car is — Victoria Inn's car park, a street beside Penventinnie Round, a drive, a filling station — the van gets there and asks about the liquid, the amount, and whether your engine has turned over. Your price comes over the phone, before a van leaves, and those replies shape the job.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is essential, because crystals form and some metals are attacked, and neither rinses out unaided. Last are your filter, flushed or renewed if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of your vehicle. Never started? Then about half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
Starting it comes last. Our engineers confirm it runs smoothly on clean diesel before we go. When it is caught quickly, the vehicle very seldom has permanent damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what the insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Treliske
Treliske is a suburban area located near Truro in Cornwall, sitting at an elevation of 102 metres in a gently sloping inland landscape. Treliske is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock and is situated close to nearby places such as Gloweth, Newbridge, and Highertown. Treliske has a population of approximately 2257 residents and is within walking distance of Truro, the nearest city. Treliske is also relatively distant from London, being around 232.8 miles away.
AdBlue drains round Treliske and across Cornwall
As a residential suburb, Treliske has the same vans as the nearby places — Highertown, Newbridge — right across TR postcodes. A postcode starting TR1 3 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is required, be it parked centrally in Treliske or in a lay-by heading to Truro Golf Club, so leave it put. The van drains it in place. Tricky to explain? Close to All Saints Church Highertown or a border? Asking is better than assuming, so phone.
Your scenario, summed up
If it hasn't started, ring and keep it off. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Treliske and anywhere in Cornwall on 0333 366 0103.