AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Vauxhall, and What to Do Next
One thing counts most once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether your engine has run afterwards. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Vauxhall itself or out in Church Aston. Leave the engine and the ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Vauxhall. Stop the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. It is a larger job, yet stage one doesn't change.
Further down: the cases our engineers meet, anywhere in Shropshire. Pick the one that fits.
On a Vauxhall forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, gripping the bottle, you spot the filler you opened wasn't the correct one. Whether Esso, another forecourt nearby or anywhere else around Vauxhall, the case is the same.
The point: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. Just the tank holds AdBlue; no component beyond it has taken any in.
Do this: stay out of the driver's seat, even if the pump needs freeing. A few things: a shove into a bay with the staff helping, the bottle kept, and a call to us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the petrol pump is possible when it cannot be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Vauxhall
On the dash, a warning had been lit all week. A bottle bought at the garage, emptied in on the drive — and it was just by the recycling that the cap caught a second look. Homes just off Moorfield Lane are hit as often as anywhere else.
In short: if the car hasn't been driven since, it's almost as good as finding out at the forecourt. On the bottom of the tank sits where AdBlue stays, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
Keep your keys indoors tonight — or someone may take it away at breakfast — then phone us. Out in Summerhill or here around Vauxhall, the draining is done at your driveway. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
Vauxhall: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Anywhere on Dungarven Drive or heading towards Wolverhampton — under 25 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked into the system. It has been through your filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. More driving, more starts: deeper it travels.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so then switch off. Exit by the next junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M54, under 10 miles from Vauxhall. It will not have cleared, so there's no sense restarting to find out. Phone, saying how far your vehicle went.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It is a car you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is right by the diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Anyone, anywhere in Shropshire, might do it.
Meaning? Whichever applies above applies too — run or not — plus one extra step. The owner frequently needs to approve any work, under many hire and fleet agreements.
Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us second, because settling it early saves time. Waiting for a reply at the car park outside Oakengates, or near St Peter and St Paul's Roman Catholic Church? Keep your car off meanwhile.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Vauxhall
Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". Which cap was taken off, you can't say; but the bottle feels lighter than it ought to, and ammonia hangs by the filler. A rushed stop by the gates of Moorfield Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Edgmond: both fits.
The point: the motor isn't hurt by some AdBlue splashed on the filler. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different matter. If there is AdBlue in the tank, starting your car will draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Do this: act as if it did, and never start the motor. Describe what you noticed on your phone. A clean tank looked at counts as a better outcome than a run one emptied.
Every AdBlue drain in Vauxhall shares these stages
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Our engineers come to the car, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Honeysuckle Inn or a side street close to Trinity Church, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and whether your engine has been run. The price comes on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and the replies set the work.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it's crucial, because crystals form and certain metals are attacked, and neither washes out unaided. Then is the fuel filter — flushed, or replaced when needed — followed by clean diesel, and a test of the car. Where your motor has not been started, allow about half an hour on site, in most cases.
We fire it up last. Our test that it runs smoothly on clean diesel comes before we head off. We do the whole job where the vehicle is, and permanent damage is very rare if it has been caught quickly. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you receive what the insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Vauxhall
Vauxhall is a suburban area in Shropshire, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 69 metres. Vauxhall lies near the towns of Newport and Longford, and is approximately 16.5 miles from Wolverhampton. Vauxhall has a population of around 3475 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Vauxhall is also close to the Summerhill area, with the West Midlands region providing a wider geographical context.
AdBlue drains about Vauxhall and across Shropshire
Vauxhall is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the towns around it too, Newport and Longford among them, across the TF postcode area. Fastest of all: a TF10 8 postcode to show where you stand.
Centre of Vauxhall or a layby towards Aston Hill Covert: either way it sits, your vehicle never needs to shift at all for the drain. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it sits. Tricky to pin down? Close to Cosy Hall or a county line? Checking is better than guessing, and so phone.
In one line: your situation
Motor never started: ring, and leave it alone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Vauxhall and anywhere in Shropshire on 0333 366 0103.