AdBlue in a Diesel Tank in Whinny Edge: Why It Occurs and How to Stop It
AdBlue already in the diesel tank? In that case set this page aside a moment, keep the ignition and motor off, and call 0333 366 0103. A drain and a thorough flush, done right where your car sits around Whinny Edge, is normally what it needs when caught before the engine runs. Not happened yet? Further down, the page covers the reasons it happens and the how to prevent it altogether.
AdBlue in a diesel motor, and its separate tank
No single liquid but two: that is what many newer diesels around Whinny Edge and Higher Audley run, with diesel feeding your engine. Kept in a tank of its own, AdBlue is fed into the exhaust gas to clean it.
Every tank comes with one filler of its own. On a lot of cars the two sit side by side under the same flap; on others the AdBlue filler is in the boot or under the bonnet. The diesel side is fuelled at the pump all the time. The AdBlue side is fuelled far less commonly, usually from a bottle, and usually by somebody who has to stop and think where it goes. It's in that gap that the mistake happens.
How AdBlue in the diesel tank takes place around Whinny Edge
Rarely is it carelessness: usually three things coincide.
On a drive off Hamilton Way before work, or in the car park at Clifton Arms heading home: that's where the hurried top-up happens. What is the reason for the rush? As AdBlue runs low the vehicle tells you, and once it's empty, limp mode kicks in.
Unfamiliar cars are next, too. Hire cars, new vehicles and company cars put their fillers differently, and habit goes for the cap used on the old one.
And the bottle fits. A bottle with a spout goes into a diesel filler as easily as an AdBlue one, and so nothing stops the pour after it has started. It takes a few seconds, be it out in Whinny Heights or bang in the heart of Whinny Edge.
Which filler is for AdBlue, and which for diesel?
Check these before pouring, on a forecourt around Whinny Edge or a drive out in Queens Park. Seconds, that's all.
- Where it sits can mislead; the cap doesn't. AdBlue ones are often blue or bear the name "AdBlue" — diesel ones normally don't.
- On plenty of vehicles, the size gives it away: AdBlue gets the smaller filler neck.
- Check inside the fuel flap: many cars carry a label there saying which fuel goes where.
- Cannot find it next to your diesel filler? Then look below the bonnet or inside your boot — the handbook says where.
- Check with the person who drove it last — before you leave, not when the light comes on — when you pick up a hire or company car from somewhere like the car park at Blackburn.
AdBlue top-ups that never reach your diesel tank
Wherever across Lancashire the light comes on, this is a routine for the day.
- Pull in somewhere level, motor off, with time in hand — never rushing on the side of Old Bank Lane.
- Find the AdBlue filler and read the cap. Say "AdBlue" out loud as you unscrew it. It sounds daft and it does the trick.
- The two behind a single flap? So confirm the lid on your diesel filler stays shut before raising the bottle.
- Using the bottle's own spout, pour slowly — and stop when it is full or the bottle is empty.
- Close the cap, then check again — making sure the diesel cap remained shut throughout. Only then, start the vehicle.
Find during the second or third step that AdBlue went in the diesel filler? That's where you stop. Never go on to stage five.
Whinny Edge: already put AdBlue in the diesel tank?
Do not start your motor: that is where the short order of things starts. The fuel pump runs on many diesels the moment your ignition is switched on — and so keep it off. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel — it sinks to the bottom of your tank, where the fuel is sucked from — so don't top up with diesel to thin it.
If you are on a forecourt, whether it is the Texaco or the EG On the Move, ask the staff to help push your car clear of the petrol pump. At home around Whinny Edge? Then your car remains put.
Where your motor has been run already, stop somewhere safe and turn the car off. Whinny Edge sits under a mile from the M65; on it, take the first exit. A short hop across Whinny Edge is a smaller job than a run towards Preston, under 10 miles away, and so tell us roughly how far it went.
Whinny Edge: what takes place when our engineers get there
By Audley Infant School, close to Kaleidoscope Youth Centre or on your own driveway: wherever the vehicle has stopped, our engineers come to it. Which liquid got in, the amount, and if it ran: our engineers ask since the answers set the work and price. On the phone call itself, you hear the quote — ahead of anything else.
The system is then rinsed thoroughly, after the tank is drained. AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it does not wash out on its own — which is why that matters more here than with petrol. After your filter has been cleaned — or replaced, where required — fresh diesel goes in, and finally the car is tested. After that our engineers fire it up and check it runs smoothly before leaving.
If your motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there, using pumps that are safe on a busy forecourt and quiet enough to use outside a house at night. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Misfuelling cover is included in many insurance policies — so make use of the wait to check yours.
About Whinny Edge itself
Whinny Edge is a suburban area situated on the lakeside in Lancashire, with an elevation of 203 metres. Whinny Edge lies approximately 9.8 miles from Preston and 182.5 miles from London, forming part of the larger residential landscape. Whinny Edge has a population of around 3630 people, predominantly living in semi-detached housing. Whinny Edge is near other local places such as Whinny Heights, Shadsworth, and Grimshaw Park.
AdBlue drains across Lancashire, Whinny Edge included
As a residential suburb, Whinny Edge shares its vans nearby areas — Shadsworth, Grimshaw Park — all the way across BB postcodes and the wider area around them. Quickest of all: quote a BB2 3 postcode for the van.
The vehicle does not need to move. Anywhere it sits — near Masjide Moorul, on a lay-by heading to Queen's Park, on a drive — that's where it is drained. Awkward to pin down, like the back of Roman Road Library? By a county line? Checking beats guessing, so ring.
Whinny Edge drivers: the short version
Before you tip, read the cap. If AdBlue has gone in your diesel tank regardless, leave the vehicle off and phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel drains it where it waits, anywhere around Lancashire.