AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ullington, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: if the engine has run since it was put in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is around Ullington itself or out in Broad Marston. Usually this means emptying and properly flushing it right there around Ullington — so leave the ignition and engine off and ring 0333 366 0103. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A bigger job, then, but the identical first step.
Compare your case to a situation from the list below, wherever in Worcestershire you are.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Ullington forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you are stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Somewhere around Ullington, then — the nearest petrol station, Esso, or somewhere else close by.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, this is the best. The AdBlue is in the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and start it to clear the petrol pump. Ask the attendants to help you push the vehicle into a parking spot, keep your receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. If it can't be shifted, it can be emptied at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Ullington
On the dash, a reminder had shown for days. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in at the drive — and it's just at the recycling that the cap got your eye. Homes just off Pebworth Road get hit as much as everywhere else.
Put simply: if your vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is nearly as good as spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the base of that tank and remains put, no matter how long the night.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves the vehicle in the morning. Then call. Your drive is where it gets drained, whether around Ullington or Hoden. Our equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel in Ullington?
Filled up, drove away, and before long the motor was turning unevenly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Maybe heading to Worcester, under 25 miles away, or just along Buckle Street.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled through the system. Mileage decides how deep it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the injection pump and every injector. It goes deeper with each mile driven and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe and switch off. On the M40, under 15 miles from Ullington, that means the next junction, not the services further on. No trial starts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Tell us know the distance driven when you ring.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have only driven this car for days. Unknown to you, the two inlets are next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. Any driver, wherever in Worcestershire, might do the same.
The point: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, but with an added step. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
Do this: hire firm or fleet manager to begin with, us second, since sorting it early cuts time. If you are stuck in the car park at Honeybourne, or by St Peter, while you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Ullington?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. A faint ammonia whiff lingers near your filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is a blur. A hurried stop by the gates of Pebworth First School, or a call to a friend in North Littleton: both fit.
Put simply: a spill round the filler leaves the motor unharmed. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Your move: act as though it did, and don't start the motor. Ring us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Each AdBlue drain around Ullington shares these steps
Whatever the situation, one opening is used. Our technicians come to the car, whether it is on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside the pub in the village or a side street near Pbworth Village Hall, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and whether the engine has run. Your price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and the answers set the work.
Then that tank is drained and the fuel system purged thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it does not rinse out on its own. The filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Never started? In that case roughly half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
Finally, our technicians start it. Our check that it runs properly on new diesel comes before our technicians head off. The whole job is done where your car is, and if it's noticed quickly, lasting damage is very unusual. Nothing is paid upfront, payment is made on the day, and you receive what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Ullington and where it is
Ullington is a small hamlet in Worcestershire, situated in the West Midlands region of England, with an elevation of around 55 metres above sea level. Ullington lies near the villages of Hoden, Pebworth, and Honeybourne, and is approximately 17 miles from the city of Worcester. Ullington has a population of around 627 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Ullington is also relatively close to the motorway network, being about 84 miles from London.
AdBlue drains round Ullington and across Worcestershire
Pebworth and Honeybourne get the same vans as Ullington, a rural hamlet, along with other places throughout WR postcodes. The whereabouts comes clearest from a postcode beginning WR11 8.
Central Ullington or a lay-by near Blenheim Wood: either way it is, the vehicle never needs to move an inch for the drain. The drain is done right there. Ring and ask instead of guessing if you are close to All Things Wild, near a border, or somewhere tricky to explain.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then ring. Run already: pull over, power down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, within Ullington or anywhere across Worcestershire.