AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Tuckingmill: What Now?
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue got in? That one question decides almost everything about what comes next. Not run yet? Then keep the vehicle that way, whether the car is — Tuckingmill or Pool. Ring 0333 366 0103 with the key and engine both off. In Tuckingmill, such a case is typically emptied and flushed on the spot. Stop the moment it is safe then switch off, if it has been run. A larger job, yes, but the identical first move.
Further down: the situations our technicians see, anywhere in Cornwall. Pick yours.
Tuckingmill forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Imagine it: stood by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you took off was not the correct one. It could be the Tesco, or the Morrisons, or another station around Tuckingmill.
The point: of every spot to notice, this is the best. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits only inside that tank.
What to do: do not get back in and start the car to clear the pump. Ring us from the forecourt after the car is in a space — the staff will lend a hand to push it — then save the receipt. Draining it right at the petrol pump is fine if it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
Tuckingmill, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
On the dash, a reminder had shown all week. A bottle from the garage, emptied in on the driveway — and it's just at the recycling that the cap got your eye. It happens on driveways just off Chapel Road as often as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is second to the forecourt case. On the bottom of your tank sits exactly where AdBlue waits, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
Keep the keys in the house overnight — otherwise a person might drive it off at breakfast — and phone us. Brea or Tuckingmill: whichever your driveway is, that's where it gets emptied. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Tuckingmill?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Garth Ser Fun, say, or the way towards Truro — a trip of under 15 miles.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue in by now. It has been through the filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the injectors. More driving, more restarts: deeper it travels.
Pull in safely — that's the next step — then switch it off. Tuckingmill sits over 50 miles from the M5; on it, come off at the first junction instead of pushing on to the services. It won't have cleared, and so there is no sense restarting to check. About how far had it gone? Say so when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
Seven days back, it was unknown to you. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Cornwall.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Any work on the car frequently requires the owner's go-ahead under hire or fleet terms.
Sorting it before we turn up is quicker, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Keep the vehicle off as the answer comes, whether you're waiting outside Camborne or near Bickford Smith Lawn Bowling Club.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Tuckingmill?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest as it gets. A faint ammonia whiff hangs around your filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. Maybe on a friend's drive in Pengegon, or in a rush outside Roskear Primary & Nursery School on the school run.
Put simply: a spill round the filler leaves your engine no harm. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. Firing up the vehicle will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will suck it in.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't crank it. Tell us what you noticed on your phone. A clean tank looked at is a better result than an already-run one drained.
The common ground in each Tuckingmill AdBlue drain
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Wherever your vehicle is — Tuckingmill Hotel's car park, a road beside Tuckingmill Baptist Church, a driveway, a filling station — the van arrives and we ask about the liquid, the amount, plus whether your engine has been run. Answers set the work; the quote follows on the call while no one has left yet.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to some metals used in fuel systems, so it won't rinse out unaided; that's why the flush, after the drain, matters much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Clean diesel is put in after the filter is flushed or changed, and your car is then checked. The majority of unrun vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers get there.
We start the engine last. Our check that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before we go. If it's spotted early, the car very seldom has lasting damage, and the entire job happens where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money in advance. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Tuckingmill and where it is
Tuckingmill is a suburban area in Cornwall, situated near the coast and approximately 10.5 miles from Truro. Tuckingmill sits at an elevation of 82 metres, overlooking the surrounding landscape. Tuckingmill is characterized by its predominantly terraced housing and is located near other small settlements such as Brea and Roskear Croft.
AdBlue drains round Tuckingmill and across Cornwall
Throughout TR postcodes, the teams serving Tuckingmill — a residential suburb — reach nearby places as well, Roskear Croft and Penhallick included. A postcode starting TR14 8 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Tuckingmill Valley Recreation Ground or in a car park in the middle of Tuckingmill, it does not need to move. Our engineers drain it where it is. If you are somewhere hard to describe, close to All Saints Church Community Centre or close to a border, ring and ask instead of guessing.
Your scenario, summed up
Engine not started: phone, and leave it switched off. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across Cornwall and within Tuckingmill — once you stop, switch off then ring, if it's run.