What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Wells-next-the-Sea
Has the engine turned over since the AdBlue was put in? This one question settles nearly everything else from here. Over in Copys Green or here in Wells-next-the-Sea, an unrun motor must stay that way. Leave your engine and the ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it is usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Wells-next-the-Sea. Already run? Stop when safe, then turn everything off. A bigger job, yes, but the same first step.
Match your case to a situation from the list below, wherever across Norfolk you happen to be.
On a Wells-next-the-Sea forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only at this point, nozzle still in hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the pump. Anywhere in Wells-next-the-Sea, then — Gulf, another forecourt nearby, or anywhere else close by.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, the forecourt is the best. Still inside that tank, with nothing pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it only to free up the petrol pump. Ask the staff to help you roll the vehicle into a parking space, keep the till receipt or the bottle, and call us from the forecourt. Can't move it beside the pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a live forecourt safe, and so we can drain the vehicle in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Wells-next-the-Sea
On your dash, a reminder had shown for days. Only by the recycling, the empty container in hand, did you look back at the cap you had opened at the driveway. Drives close to Station Road get it as much as any other street.
The upshot: zero miles since makes it nearly equal to finding it at the petrol pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then ring. Our engineers drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that's around Wells-next-the-Sea or out in Holkham. Our equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the street at night.
Wells-next-the-Sea: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Filled up, drove away, and soon the motor was turning unevenly, smoking, losing power, or lighting up the dash. Newgates Lane, say, or the route towards Norwich — a trip of under 50 miles.
Meaning? The pump has taken the AdBlue up. Through the filter, through the lines, and — the further the mileage — on into the injection pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Next: find a sensible spot, stop, then turn your engine off. Exit at the first junction — not the services further along — if you're on the A1(M), over 50 miles from Wells-next-the-Sea. Starting it again to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. Ring us and say how far you travelled.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. Your own car either does without AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, and so no one told you the AdBlue inlet was right beside the diesel. Wherever you are across Norfolk, every motorist could slip up.
Meaning? Whatever applies above counts here — run or not — and one further stage. The owner frequently needs to sign off the work, under plenty of rental and fleet agreements.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager first, us next, since sorting it early saves time. Stuck near Congregational Church or at the nearest station until someone answers, the car stays switched off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Wells-next-the-Sea?
Honestly, the best answer might be that you think so. Too light, the bottle; a hint of ammonia near the filler; no clear memory of the cap. Look familiar? The gates of Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School in a rush, say, or someone's drive out in New Holkham.
Meaning? Drips around the filler never touch your engine at all. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different story. If there is AdBlue in the tank, starting your car will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Take it that it was put in, and don't start the key. Phone and give what you saw: we'd sooner confirm a tank free of AdBlue than drain one after your motor has been run.
What each AdBlue drain around Wells-next-the-Sea has in common
The work begins the same way, whatever your situation. Wherever your car stands — Edinburgh Inn's car park, a street by Catholic Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, a driveway, a forecourt — the van arrives and we ask for the fluid, the quantity, plus if the motor has turned over. Answers set the job; the price comes on the call whilst no one has left yet.
Then that tank is emptied and the fuel 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, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Clean diesel goes in after the filter is cleaned or replaced, and the car is then tested. Where the motor has not been started, allow about half an hour once we arrive, in most jobs.
Starting the car comes at the end. Our technicians confirm it runs correctly on fresh diesel before we leave. Our engineers do the whole job where the car is, and long-term damage is very unusual when it has been caught quickly. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you get what the insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Wells-next-the-Sea
Wells-next-the-Sea is a small town on the north Norfolk coast, situated near the villages of Holkham and Warham. Wells-next-the-Sea has a population of around 2151 people, living in predominantly semi-detached housing. Wells-next-the-Sea sits at a low elevation of 14 metres above sea level, close to the mouth of the Wells Harbour. Wells-next-the-Sea is located approximately 29 miles from Norwich and 108 miles from London.
AdBlue drains in Wells-next-the-Sea, and across Norfolk too
Warham and Wighton have the same teams as Wells-next-the-Sea, a coastal town, plus other places throughout NR postcodes. The whereabouts is quickest from a postcode that starts NR23 1.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Buttlands or in a car park in the middle of Wells-next-the-Sea, it doesn't need to move. The drain is done right there. Phone and ask rather than guess when you're by Wells Library, near a border, or somewhere tricky to pin down.
In one line: your situation
Not run yet: keep it off then call. Run by now: stop, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, in Wells-next-the-Sea or anywhere in Norfolk.