AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Warwick, and What to Do Next
One fact counts above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the engine has been started since. Not started yet? Then keep the car that way, wherever your vehicle sits — Warwick or Cliff Hill. Switch nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush plus a drain, done just where the car sits in Warwick. Stop the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has already run. Stage one stays unchanged, even though the job is bigger.
Wherever across Warwickshire it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Warwick forecourt
Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the filler you took off was not the correct one. Perhaps you are at the Esso, perhaps at the BP, possibly somewhere else in Warwick.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. Still in that tank, and no fuel drawn through: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up only to move away from the pump. Have the attendants to help pushing it to a space, hold on to the receipt, then phone us from there. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt sensible, and so we can drain it where it is.
Warwick, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle from the garage, tipped in at the driveway — and it's only by the bin that the cap got a second look. Driveways near Northgate Street see it as much as any other street.
Put simply: if the car has not been driven since, it's nearly as good as finding out at the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue drops to the floor of that tank and stays put, no matter how long the night.
Your move: keys in the house, and so no one drives your vehicle anywhere first thing. Then, ring. Out in Bridge End or here around Warwick, the draining happens on your drive. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
Warwick: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Filled up, pulled away, and soon your engine was turning roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or lighting up the dash. It might have been driving for Coventry, under 10 miles away, or just along Northgate.
What it means: the system has sucked the AdBlue in. Past the fuel filter, through the pipework, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. More driving, more starts: deeper it goes.
Do this: pull up anywhere safe, then switch your engine off. On the M40, under 3 miles from Warwick, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Starting it again to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. About how far had it gone? Say so when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
It is a car you have had for a week. Your own car either does without AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, so no one told you the AdBlue cap sits right beside the diesel. Wherever you happen to be in Warwickshire, any motorist could slip up.
In short: an extra stage on top of the cases above, which turn on if it's run. Any work on your car often needs the owner's approval under rental or fleet terms.
Settling it before the van turn up is faster, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Stranded near Northgate Methodist Church or outside the nearest station till someone replies, your car stays turned off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Warwick?
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think it did. Which cap came off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle weighs lighter than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. Maybe at a friend's driveway in Guys Cliffe, or in a rush by Westgate Primary School at the school run.
Meaning? Spills outside the inlet don't touch your engine at all. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different matter. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Do this: act as if it did, and never start the motor. Phone and give what you saw: we'd rather confirm a clean tank than drain one once the motor has been run.
Each AdBlue drain around Warwick shares these steps
The work opens identically, whichever the situation. Three questions are asked when we reach your car — at a forecourt, a driveway, a road beside Warwick Crown Court and County Court or the car park outside The Old Coffee Tavern: the liquid, the quantity, and if the motor has been started. Your price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and the replies set the work.
Then that tank is cleared and the system rinsed 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? Then about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
The final step is starting it. Our technicians confirm it runs correctly on new diesel before we leave. When it's caught early, the car very seldom has lasting damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Dig out your insurance while we're en route: cover for misfuelling is included in many policies.
About Warwick and where it is
Warwick is a town situated in a riverside location, serving as the main town of its county. It lies near the River Avon, with neighbouring towns including Leamington Spa and Whitnash. Warwick is positioned close to major cities, including Coventry and Birmingham, making it a notable settlement in the region. The town's setting and surrounding areas make it a distinct part of England's landscape.
AdBlue drains across Warwickshire, Warwick included
As a riverside town, Warwick shares its vans with the nearby places — Packmores, The Cape — all the way across CV postcodes. A postcode starting CV34 4 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Stopped en route to College Garden, or right in the heart of Warwick, your car remains put — there's no need to shift it anywhere. Our van drains it in place. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to Warwick Library or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than guessing.
Your situation, summed up
Where it hasn't started, phone and keep it off. Run by now: stop, power down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, in Warwick or anywhere in Warwickshire.