AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in West Knighton: What Now?
Everything hinges on a single detail: if your engine has been run after the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Wherever your vehicle stands — Clarendon Park, West Knighton — never run a motor that has not been started yet. Leave your engine and your ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around West Knighton. Stop the minute it is safe then turn off, if it has been run. A larger job, yes, but the identical first move.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever in Leicestershire it happened.
West Knighton forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you are stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. It could be the Gulf, or perhaps the BP, or another station around West Knighton.
Meaning? Finding out here is as good as it can be. Just your tank has AdBlue; no component beyond it has taken any in.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Phone us from the forecourt after your car is in a bay — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — then save the receipt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear is drained where it is at the pump.
West Knighton, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
On your dash, a warning had shown all week. A bottle bought at the shop, tipped in on the driveway — and it's only by the bin that the cap caught a second look. Just off Aberdale Road is no different from any other place.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. On the bottom of your tank sits where AdBlue stays, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by makes nothing of the difference.
Next: the keys indoors, so nobody takes the car anywhere first thing. After that, phone. In Knighton or right here in West Knighton, the draining is done at your driveway. Night-time drains beside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
On the road around West Knighton with AdBlue in a diesel
Topped up, drove away, and soon the engine was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, losing power, or lighting up your dash. Possibly it was on Welford Road, possibly on the way out towards Leicester, under 3 miles away.
The point: the system has drawn AdBlue in already. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it as well on a longer trip, once the fuel filter and pipework have it. More miles, more restarts: deeper it travels.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the first job — then switch it off. West Knighton lies under 5 miles from the M1; there, come off at the first junction rather than pressing on to the services. No test starts: clearing isn't something AdBlue will do. Roughly how far did it gone? Say so when you call.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've only driven the car a week. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are next to each other here — not like your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it in another spot. Anyone, anywhere in Leicestershire, could do the same.
The upshot: just as above, divided by if it ran, only with an added step. The owner often needs to approve any work, under many rental and company agreements.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — settling it before we arrive is quicker. Waiting for an answer in the car park at South Wigston, or near Saint Mary Magdalene's Church? Leave the car off throughout.
West Knighton: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". Which cap came off, you cannot say; meanwhile the bottle feels less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by your filler. Maybe at a friend's drive in Stoneygate, or in a rush by Overdale Infant School at the school run.
The point: the engine isn't hurt by some AdBlue splashed around the filler. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. Firing up the vehicle won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will draw it in.
Do this: behave as if it got in, and never start the engine. Ring and give what you saw: we would sooner confirm a clean tank than drain one once the engine has been run.
West Knighton: what each AdBlue drain has in common
No matter the situation, a single opening applies. Our technicians come to the car, whether it is on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Aberdale or a side street near Knighton Evangelical Free Church, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and if the motor has been run. Your price comes over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies set the job.
Then that tank is cleared and the 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, and so it does not rinse out on its own. Next comes the fuel filter — flushed, or replaced where needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of your car. Never started? In that case roughly half an hour on site covers most jobs.
The last step is starting the car. Our technicians make sure it runs correctly on clean diesel before leaving. If it's noticed quickly, the vehicle very rarely has long-term damage, and the entire job happens where it is. Nothing is paid upfront, payment happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. It is worth knowing: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents while we travel pays.
About West Knighton, for a moment
West Knighton is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Leicester, situated near the River Soar in the East Midlands region of England. West Knighton sits at an elevation of 68 metres, with its riverside setting providing a distinctive character to the area. West Knighton is predominantly composed of semi-detached housing, with nearby places including Knighton, South Knighton, and Knighton Fields. West Knighton is approximately 2.2 miles from Leicester city centre, making it a convenient residential location.
AdBlue drains around West Knighton, and across Leicestershire too
Over LE postcodes, the teams serving West Knighton — a residential suburb — reach surrounding places too, South Knighton and Knighton Fields included. A postcode starting LE2 6 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No towing is required, be it parked centrally in West Knighton or on a lay-by en route to Dawson Way Open Space, so keep it put. Our technicians drain it where it stands. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to Anjuman-e-Saifee or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of guessing.
In one line: your scenario
Not run yet: keep the car off and call. Whichever line fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Leicestershire and within West Knighton — once you stop, turn off then phone, if it's run.