Wedmore: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue was put in? That single question settles almost everything about what comes next. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is in Wedmore itself or out in Crickham. Ring 0333 366 0103 with the key and engine still off. Across Wedmore, that is typically emptied and cleaned on the spot. Stop the minute you safely can then switch off, if it has already run. Stage one remains the same, even though the job is bigger.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever around Somerset it happened.
Wedmore forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Just now, bottle yet in your hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the pump. It might be the Murco, or the BP Weare, or a different forecourt in Wedmore.
The upshot: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. No pump has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits just inside the tank.
Clearing the pump is no reason to run it — and so don't get back in. Ask the attendants to help you push your car into a parking bay, keep the till receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. If it cannot be shifted, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
Wedmore, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in hand, did you glance back at the cap you'd used at the driveway. It occurs on drives just off Church Street as regularly as anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue drops to the base of that tank and remains there, no matter how long the night.
Put the keys indoors tonight — or a person may take it away first thing — then phone us. Our engineers drain the car on your driveway, whether that is in Wedmore or out in Sand. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Wedmore?
Topped up, drove away, and soon your engine was turning roughly, smoking, losing power, or flashing up the dash. Maybe it was on The Borough, perhaps on the way out towards Wells, under 10 miles away.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue through already. Past the filter, through the pipework, and — the further the distance — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Your move: stop anywhere sensible, then switch the motor off. Service stations farther on are too far: on the M5, under 10 miles out of Wedmore, use the first junction. It will not have cleared, and so there is no sense restarting to check. Ring us and say how far you travelled.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've had the vehicle barely a week. Your own car either does without AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, and so no one told you the AdBlue inlet was just next to the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Somerset.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies too — run or not — plus one extra step. Any work on the car frequently requires the owner's go-ahead under rental or fleet agreements.
Sorting it before the van turn up is quicker, so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Leave the vehicle off as the reply comes, whether you are parked at Highbridge & Burnham or close to St Mary's.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Wedmore?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can honestly say. A slight ammonia-like smell lingers near your filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. It might have been on a friend's drive in Stoughton Cross, or in a rush by Wedmore First School Academy at the school run.
In short: spillage near the filler leaves the engine no harm. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Your move: behave as if it did, and never start the engine. Describe what you saw on the phone. A clear tank checked counts as a better outcome than a run one drained.
The common ground in every Wedmore AdBlue drain
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Three questions come once our technicians arrive — on a filling station, a drive, a road by Wedmore Methodist Church or the car park outside The Swan: the fluid, the quantity, and if the motor has run. Your price is given over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and the replies set the job.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, since deposits build up and some metals corrode, and neither rinses out unaided. Then is the fuel filter — flushed, or replaced where necessary — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of your car. If your engine hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Our technicians start the car last. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our engineers confirm it's running properly, and then we go. Our engineers do the whole job where the vehicle is, and lasting damage is very uncommon when it has been noticed soon. Nothing is paid upfront, payment is made on the day, and you get 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 Wedmore itself
Wedmore is a village in Somerset, situated inland at an elevation of 17 metres, and is located near the city of Wells. Wedmore has a population of around 1082 people and is characterized by predominantly detached housing. Wedmore is close to several nearby places, including Sand, Latcham, and Cocklake, and is about 117 miles west of London.
Wedmore and Somerset: AdBlue drains across the area
Wedmore is a rural village, and the same teams that cover it work the towns around it too, Latcham and Cocklake among them, across the BS postcode area. A postcode starting BS28 4 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Isle of Wedmore Golf Course or in a car park in the middle of Wedmore, it doesn't need to shift. The van drains it in place. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near Blackford Village Hall or close to a border, ring and ask instead of assuming.
In one line: your scenario
Motor never started: ring, leaving it switched off. Run already: pull over, power down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, in Wedmore or anywhere in Somerset.