AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in West Worthing, and What to Do Next
One thing matters most once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if your engine has run afterwards. Wherever the vehicle is — Salvington, West Worthing — never run a motor that hasn't been started yet. Normally this is draining and properly purging it on the spot in West Worthing — so leave the ignition and motor off then ring 0333 366 0103. Already run? Stop once you safely can, then turn it off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same.
Below: the situations our engineers meet, wherever in West Sussex. Choose the one that fits.
At the petrol pump around West Worthing: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the right one. Whether Esso, Co-op or somewhere else in West Worthing, the situation is identical.
In short: no better place exists to spot it. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Your move: keep out of the car, even if the pump needs clearing. Three things: a shove into a bay with the staff helping, the bottle kept, and a call to us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, and so a vehicle that can't be pushed away gets cleared right at the pump.
At home around West Worthing with AdBlue in the diesel tank
On the dash, a warning had shown for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Just off Lansdowne Road is no different from anywhere.
Meaning? As long as your car has not been driven since, it's second to the forecourt case. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue drops to the floor of your tank and remains put, however long it waits.
Next: stop any early-morning drive by putting the keys indoors, then ring us. Your driveway is where it is emptied, whether around West Worthing or Durrington-on-Sea Sta. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
West Worthing: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Filled up, drove away, and soon the engine was turning roughly, blowing smoke, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Maybe heading for Brighton and Hove, under 15 miles away, or simply down Langham Gardens.
What it means: your fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. It has been through your filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the injectors. It goes further with each extra mile covered and every restart.
Pull in safely — that's the next job — then turn it off. On the M23, under 25 miles from West Worthing, that means the next exit, not the services further on. No trial starts: clearing is not something AdBlue will do. Tell us know the mileage covered as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
It's a vehicle you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the two fillers are side by side here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. Wherever you are in West Sussex, any motorist can be caught.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. The owner often has to sign off the work, under plenty of rental and fleet contracts.
Next: ring the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before we arrive is quicker. Leave it off as the answer comes, even if you're parked outside the nearest station or near Quakers Religious Society Of Friends.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, West Worthing?
Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing, or on a friend's drive in Broadwater.
In short: a spill near your filler does your motor unharmed. If it's inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in the tank, turning on your car would suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Your move: act as if it did, and don't start your engine. Tell us what you noticed on the phone. A clean tank checked counts as a happier outcome than an already-run one drained.
Every AdBlue drain around West Worthing shares these stages
Whatever the case, a single opening is used. Forecourt, driveway, The Charles Dickens's car park or a road beside St Botolph — the van comes to the vehicle, and three answers come next: which fluid, which amount, and if it ran. Replies shape the job; the quote follows on the call whilst no one has set off yet.
Then that tank is cleared and your 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. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Where your engine has not been started, allow about half an hour on site, in most jobs.
Our technicians fire it up at the end. Before our engineers head off, it's checked to be sure it runs correctly on new diesel. Long-term damage is very rare if it is spotted quickly, and the whole job is done where your car is. Nothing is paid upfront, payment happens on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Check your insurance while we're en route: misfuelling cover comes built into many policies.
About West Worthing and where it is
West Worthing is a coastal suburban area in West Sussex, situated near the town of Worthing and approximately 10 miles west of Brighton and Hove. West Worthing lies at a low elevation of around 9 metres above sea level, with the majority of its housing stock comprising flats. West Worthing is close to nearby places such as Durrington-on-Sea and West Tarring, and is home to a population of around 10,794 people.
AdBlue drains around West Worthing and across West Sussex
Being a residential suburb, West Worthing has the same vans as the nearby places — Worthing, West Tarring — all the way through BN postcodes. Your location is clearest from a postcode beginning BN11 5.
Centre of West Worthing or a lay-by towards Marine Gardens: wherever it sits, your car doesn't need to move an inch for us. Draining happens on the spot. Awkward to pin down? By Emmanuel URC or a border? Checking is better than assuming, and so ring.
Your situation, summed up
Engine never started: phone, leaving it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in West Worthing and anywhere around West Sussex on 0333 366 0103.