AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Weldon, and What to Do Next
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue was put in? This single question decides almost everything else from here. Out in Deenethorpe or right in Weldon, an unrun engine should remain unrun. Leave your engine and the ignition off and phone 0333 366 0103; it is usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Weldon. Where your motor has run, stop somewhere safe first, then switch the vehicle off. Step one stays unchanged, even though the work grows.
Anywhere in Northamptonshire it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
Weldon forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You are at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Perhaps you are at the BP, possibly at the Jet, perhaps somewhere else in Weldon.
The upshot: of all places to find out, this is the best. Still inside the tank, and nothing pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue is.
What to do: don't get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Ask the attendants to help you roll the car into a parking bay, keep the receipt or the bottle, then ring us from the forecourt. Emptying it right at the petrol pump is possible when it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home around Weldon with AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you look back at the cap you'd used on the driveway. Houses just off Bridge Street are hit as often as anywhere else.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. At the floor of your tank is where AdBlue stays, since it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
Next: keys indoors, so no one drives your car off first thing. Then, phone. Stanion or Weldon: wherever your drive sits, that is where it is emptied. Our equipment works quiet enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Weldon: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Perhaps it was on High Street, perhaps on the way out towards Peterborough, under 25 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. It has been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and your injectors. Each restart, like each mile, carries it deeper.
Stop somewhere safe — that is the next job — then turn it off. Weldon lies under 15 miles from the Great North Road; on it, come off at the first junction rather than pressing on to the services. It will not have cleared, so there is no sense starting it again to find out. Ring us and say how far you travelled.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It's a car you have had for a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, the cap is just next to the diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Wherever you are around Northamptonshire, any motorist could be caught.
Put simply: one extra step on top of the cases above, which turn on if it has run. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Settling it before the van turn up is faster, so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at Corby, or beside Weldon Village Hall? Leave the car off meanwhile.
Weldon: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round your filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? The gates of Weldon Church of England Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's drive over in Brigstock.
In short: spillage near your filler leaves the motor no harm. If it's inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Take it that it got in, and don't turn your engine. Inspecting a tank that turns out free of AdBlue is better than emptying one after it has been run — so ring then describe to us what you noticed.
What each AdBlue drain around Weldon has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Forecourt, drive, The George's car park or a street beside St Marys — the van comes to your vehicle, and three questions follow: what liquid, which amount, and if it has run. Answers shape the job; the price follows on the call while no one has left yet.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to certain metals in fuel systems, and so it does not wash out unaided; that is why the flush, after the drain, matters much more here than with petrol. Last are the fuel filter, flushed or replaced if necessary; clean diesel; and a test of the car. Not started? In that case about half an hour once we are there covers most jobs.
Firing it up comes at the end. Before we go, it is tested to be sure it runs properly on clean diesel. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is spotted quickly, lasting damage is very rare. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Worth remembering: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy as we travel pays.
About Weldon and where it is
Weldon is a village in Northamptonshire, situated in the East Midlands region of England, with a population of around 1454 people. Weldon sits at an elevation of 87 metres, approximately 17 miles from Peterborough and 71 miles from London, surrounded by nearby places such as Stanion and Corby Old Village. Weldon is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting its rural setting. Weldon remains a small, residential community with a strong sense of local identity.
AdBlue drains about Weldon and across Northamptonshire
Corby Old Village and Deene have the identical teams as Weldon, a rural village, along with other towns throughout NN postcodes. Your location comes quickest from a postcode that starts NN17 3.
No moving is required, whether parked centrally in Weldon or in a lay-by heading to Weldon Woodland Park, so keep it where it is. Draining is done right there. Ring and ask instead of guessing if you are close to Weldon Congregational Chuch, near a border, or somewhere tricky to pin down.
Your situation, summed up
Where it has not run, ring then keep it that way. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Northamptonshire and within Weldon — once you pull over, turn off then ring, if it's run.