AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ward End: What Now?
One fact counts above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if your engine has run since. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is around Ward End itself or out in Saltley. Usually that is emptying and thoroughly purging it right there in Ward End — and so leave the ignition and motor off then call 0333 366 0103. Stop the moment it is safe and turn off, if it has already run. A bigger job, yes, but the identical opening step.
Further down: the situations our technicians see, anywhere around West Midlands. Choose yours.
Ward End forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just spot it as you are standing at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Be it the nearest petrol station, BP or anywhere else around Ward End, the case is the same.
The point: of all places to notice, this is the best. Only your tank has AdBlue; no part beyond it has taken it in.
Do this: keep out of the car, however much the queue needs clearing. Ring us from the forecourt after the vehicle sits in a space — the attendants will help roll it — and keep the receipt. If it cannot be shifted, it can be drained at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Ward End
Several days had gone by with the dash light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. It takes place on drives just off Monk Road as frequently as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is close to the pump case. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then ring. Your drive is where it is emptied, be it in Ward End or Alum Rock. The equipment works quietly enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Ward End?
Filled up, pulled away, and before long your engine was turning roughly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Maybe heading for Birmingham, under 5 miles away, or simply down Washwood Heath Road.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue in already. It's been through your filter and the lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Every restart, like each mile, carries it on.
Next: pick a safe spot, pull in, then switch your engine off. Services further on are too far: on the M6, under a mile out of Ward End, take the next junction. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, saying what distance the vehicle was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, because your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Wherever you are around West Midlands, any motorist could slip up.
Meaning? Whichever case above counts too — run or not — and one extra stage. The owner often needs to approve the work, under plenty of rental and company agreements.
Next: ring the rental company or the fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Stuck by The Apostolic Faith Mission Birmingham Branch or outside Stechford until the firm answers, the car stays turned off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Ward End?
Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe on a friend's drive in Hodgehill, or in a rush by Sladefield Infant School on the school run.
The upshot: the engine isn't hurt by some AdBlue spilled around the outside. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different matter. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Take it that it was put in, and don't start the key. Phone with what you saw: we would rather find a clean tank than drain one after the engine has run.
Ward End: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Each situation gets the same opening to the work. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it is at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Hornet or a side street close to Jamia Masjid Anwara al Madina, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and if your engine has been run. The price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and the replies set the job.
Then the tank is drained and your 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, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Fresh diesel is put in once the filter is cleaned or replaced, and the car is then tested. Most unstarted cars are a half-hour visit from the moment our engineers get there.
Our engineers start it last. We make sure it runs smoothly on clean diesel before we leave. Our technicians do the entire job where the vehicle is, and long-term damage is very uncommon if it has been caught early. Paying comes that day, never upfront. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours as we head over.
About Ward End, for a moment
Ward End is a suburban area in the West Midlands, situated approximately 3.2 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre. Ward End sits at an elevation of around 112 metres, in a gently sloping area of the Midlands landscape. Ward End is characterized by its predominantly terraced housing stock, reflecting the area's historical development as a residential suburb of Birmingham. Ward End is close to nearby places such as Alum Rock, Washwood Heath, and Stechford, and is home to a population of around 13,788 people.
Ward End and West Midlands: AdBlue drains across the area
Ward End is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, Washwood Heath and Stechford among them, across the B postcode area. Quickest of all: a B8 2 postcode to show where you stand.
Central Ward End or a layby towards Ward End Park Community & Schools Garden: either way it sits, your vehicle doesn't need to move at all for the drain. Draining is done right there. Awkward to pin down? Close to Masjid Tayyabah or a border? Asking beats assuming, so phone.
Your scenario, in one line
Unstarted? Leave the car that way and phone. Run already? Stop, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whichever case, across Ward End and West Midlands, on 0333 366 0103.