What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Truthan
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if the motor has run since it was put in. Not run so far? Then keep the car like that, wherever the car is — Truthan or Zelah. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then count on a proper flush after a drain, carried out just where the car stands around Truthan. Pull over the minute it is safe then switch off, if it has been run. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Anywhere across Cornwall it happened, one of the cases below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Truthan forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Anywhere in Truthan, then — Shell, Texaco, or anywhere else close by.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, this is the best. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it only to move away from the pump. Ring us from the forecourt once your vehicle is in a bay — the staff will help push it — then save the bottle. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away is emptied where it is at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Truthan drive?
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle from the garage, emptied in on the driveway — and it was just by the bin that the cap got your eye. It occurs on driveways just off Truthan View as often as anywhere.
The upshot: zero driving since makes it almost equal to spotting it at the petrol pump. At the bottom of the tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, since it will not mix with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference.
Next: stop any early move by keeping your keys indoors, then phone us. In Trispen or here in Truthan, the drain is done at your drive. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
On the road in Truthan with AdBlue in a diesel
Topped up, drove away, and soon your engine was turning roughly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Perhaps it was on Trispen Meadows, possibly on the way out towards Truro, under 5 miles away.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue in already. Through the fuel filter, through the pipework, and — the more the distance — on into the high-pressure pump and each injector. Each restart, like every mile, pushes it deeper.
Next: pick a sensible place, stop, then switch your motor off. Service stations farther along are too far: on the M5, over 50 miles out of Truthan, take the next junction. It won't have cleared, so there is no sense starting it again to check. Let us hear the mileage covered as you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've only had the vehicle for days. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so no one warned you the AdBlue inlet was right next to your diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Cornwall.
The point: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, only with an added step. The owner often needs to approve the work, under many hire and fleet agreements.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our engineers get there than after. Waiting for a reply at the car park at Truro, or beside St. Erme Community Centre? Leave the engine off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Truthan?
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think so. Lighter, the bottle; a trace of ammonia round your filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? The gates of St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School in a rush, say, or a friend's drive over in Carland Cross.
Meaning? Drips outside the inlet never reach the engine at all. Inside your diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. Turning on the vehicle won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will draw it in.
Assume it was put in, and don't start the key. Ring with what you saw: we would rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once your engine has been run.
What every AdBlue drain around Truthan has in common
The work begins the same way, whichever your situation. Anywhere your vehicle is — The Clock and Key's car park, a street by St. Erme Village Hall, a driveway, a forecourt — our van arrives and we ask for the fluid, the amount, and if your motor has turned over. Those answers determine this work, and you hear the quote by phone, before anybody heads out.
Draining your tank comes first, followed by a full flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear on their own, no matter how long you wait. Then is the fuel filter — cleaned, or swapped where needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of your car. Where the motor hasn't been started, allow roughly half an hour on site, in most jobs.
We start the engine last. Before we leave, it is checked to be sure it runs properly on clean diesel. Our technicians do the entire job where the car is, and permanent damage is very unusual if it has been spotted soon. Payment is that day, never in advance. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Truthan and where it is
Truthan is a small hamlet in Cornwall, situated inland at an elevation of around 80 metres, approximately 4 miles from the city of Truro. Truthan lies near several other small settlements, including Trispen, St Erme, and St Allen, in a region of gentle hills and wooded valleys. Truthan has a population of around 501 people, predominantly living in detached houses.
AdBlue drains around Truthan and across Cornwall
Being a rural hamlet, Truthan shares its vans with the nearby towns — St Allen, St Erme — right through TR postcodes. A postcode starting TR4 9 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Jewell's Covert or in a car park in the middle of Truthan, it doesn't need to move. Wherever it sits, that's where it gets drained. Ring and ask rather than guess when you're close to St Hermes, on a boundary, or anywhere awkward to explain.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep it off and call. Run already? Pull over, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whatever case, across Truthan and Cornwall, on 0333 366 0103.