What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Treneere
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue went in? This single question decides nearly everything about what comes next. Not started so far? Then leave it like that, whether your car sits — Treneere or Penzance. Leave your engine and the ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Treneere. Already run? Pull over once safe, then switch everything off. Stage one remains unchanged, even if the job is bigger.
Below: the situations our technicians meet, anywhere in Cornwall. Choose yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Treneere forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Whether Tesco, Sainsbury's or anywhere else in Treneere, the situation is identical.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is the best it can be. Still in that tank, with no fuel drawn through: that is where the AdBlue is.
Next: avoid the urge to start it just to move away from the pump. Ask the attendants to help you push the car into a parking spot, keep the till receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. Draining it right at the pump is fine if it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Treneere with AdBlue in the diesel tank
On your dash, a reminder had shown for days. A bottle from the shop, emptied in at the driveway — and it's only by the bin that the cap got your eye. Drives close to Polmeere Road see it as much as anywhere.
Put simply: if your car hasn't moved since, it is almost equal to finding out at the pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Keep your keys indoors tonight — or a person might take it off first thing — and phone us. Your drive is where it gets emptied, be it in Treneere or Heamoor. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
On the road in Treneere with AdBlue in a diesel
A mile or two beyond filling up, the motor started misbehaving: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on the dash. A30, perhaps, or the route towards Truro — a run of under 25 miles.
Meaning? The pump has taken the AdBlue in. It's been through the filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and your injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe and switch off. Service stations farther along can wait: from the M5, over 50 miles out of Treneere, use the next junction. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Roughly what distance did it gone? Tell us when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've just driven this vehicle for days. Your own vehicle either does without AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so nothing told you the AdBlue inlet sits just next to the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Cornwall.
The upshot: exactly as above, split by whether it ran, but with an added step. The owner often has to sign off any work, under plenty of hire and company agreements.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before we turn up than after. Stranded near St Thomas' or outside Penzance until the firm replies, the car stays switched off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Treneere?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. Lighter, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round your filler; no clear memory of which cap. Sound familiar? It might have been at a friend's driveway in Chyandour, or in a rush by St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance at the school run.
Meaning? Drips outside the inlet don't reach your motor at all. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Take it that it went in, and never turn your engine. Checking a tank that turns out clean is better than draining one after it's been run — so ring and tell us what you saw.
The common ground in each Treneere AdBlue drain
The job begins the same way, whatever your case. Three questions come once we reach your car — at a filling station, a driveway, a road beside Wesley Rock or the car park outside Sportsmans Arms: the liquid, the amount, and if the motor has run. Those replies determine this work, and you get the price on the phone, before anyone sets off.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it is essential, since deposits form and certain metals are attacked, and none of that rinses away unaided. Finally are the filter, cleaned or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a test of the vehicle. Never started? Then about half an hour on site is most jobs.
Lastly, our engineers fire it up. With clean diesel in, it runs while we check it's running correctly, and then we go. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and if it's caught early, permanent damage is very unusual. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Treneere and where it is
Treneere is a suburban area in Cornwall, situated near the coast at an elevation of 37 metres. Treneere lies within a region of gentle slopes and scenic views, close to nearby places like Heamoor and Trythogga. Treneere has a mix of housing types, but terraced housing is predominant in the area. Treneere is located approximately 23.6 miles from the city of Truro, and about 254.7 miles from London.
AdBlue drains around Treneere and across Cornwall
Over TR postcodes, the teams covering Treneere — a residential suburb — work surrounding places as well, Trythogga and Trevarrack included. Quickest of all: a TR18 3 postcode to show where you stand.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Princess May recreation ground or in a car park in the middle of Treneere, it does not need to shift. Where it sits, that is where it gets drained. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near St John the Baptist or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
The one-line version
Unstarted? Leave it off then phone. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Treneere and anywhere around Cornwall on 0333 366 0103.