AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Whittle-le-Woods: What Now?
Has the engine run since the AdBlue got in? This one question settles nearly everything else from here. Out in Lower Copthurst or here around Whittle-le-Woods, an unrun engine must remain that way. Usually that means emptying and properly purging it on the spot in Whittle-le-Woods — and so leave the ignition and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. When your engine has been run, pull in somewhere safe first, then switch the vehicle off. A larger job, yes, yet the same first step.
Match what happened to a situation from the list below, anywhere around Lancashire you happen to be.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Whittle-le-Woods forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Anywhere around Whittle-le-Woods, then — BP, D.Mayor & Son Coal Merchants, or anywhere else close by.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. No pump has drawn it in, so the AdBlue sits only in your tank.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the pump. Ask the staff to help you roll the car into a parking bay, keep the receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. If it cannot be shifted, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Whittle-le-Woods drive?
For days the dash had been nagging you. Picked up a container, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and at that point looked at the cap again, after the fact. Houses just off Waterhouse Green get hit as much as everywhere else.
The upshot: zero driving since makes this nearly as good to spotting it at the petrol pump. As it is reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles low inside that tank and waits. A night standing alters nothing.
Next: keys in the house, and so nobody takes your car anywhere first thing. After that, phone. Our technicians drain the car on your drive, whether that is in Whittle-le-Woods or out in Lucas Green. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Whittle-le-Woods: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe driving to Preston, under 10 miles away, or simply along School Brow.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. The injection pump and every injector see it too on a longer trip, after the fuel filter and pipework have it. It travels deeper with every extra mile driven and every restart.
Next: pick a safe place, stop, then switch the motor off. On the M61, under a mile from Whittle-le-Woods, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Let us know the distance driven when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It's a car you have had for a week. Your own car either does without AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, so no one told you the AdBlue cap sits just next to your diesel. Anywhere you happen to be across Lancashire, any motorist can slip up.
The upshot: exactly as above, split by whether it ran, but with one added step. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our engineers turn up than after. Leave it switched off while the answer arrives, even if you're waiting at Buckshaw Parkway or close to John the Evangelist, Whittle-le-Woods.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Whittle-le-Woods
Now and then, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School, or on a friend's drive in Worden.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no damage to the engine. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Any AdBlue in the tank will be sucked in by firing up the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it went in, then keep your engine off. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a happier outcome than an already-run one emptied.
Each AdBlue drain in Whittle-le-Woods shares these stages
Every case has the same start to the job. Anywhere your car stands — The Roebuck's car park, a road beside Whittle-le-Woods Village Hall, a drive, a filling station — the van arrives and asks for the liquid, the quantity, plus if the engine has been run. The price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and the answers shape the job.
A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it is standard; with AdBlue it is crucial, since crystals build up and certain metals are attacked, and none of that washes away unaided. Last come your filter, flushed or renewed if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of the car. Where the motor has not run, expect roughly half an hour once we arrive, for most jobs.
We start it at the end. Our engineers make sure it runs properly on fresh diesel before we go. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and if it's spotted early, permanent damage is very unusual. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. Check your insurance while we're en route: cover for misfuelling is built into plenty of policies.
About Whittle-le-Woods
Whittle-le-Woods is a village in Lancashire, situated on the banks of the River Lostock at an elevation of around 73 metres. Whittle-le-Woods lies near the city of Preston, approximately 5.8 miles to the west, and is surrounded by smaller settlements such as Lucas Green and Johnsons Hillock. Whittle-le-Woods has a population of around 1403 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Whittle-le-Woods is located in the North West region of England, about 183.7 miles north of London.
AdBlue drains across Lancashire, Whittle-le-Woods included
Throughout PR postcodes, the teams serving Whittle-le-Woods — a village — work surrounding towns as well, Johnsons Hillock and Higher Copthurst included. Telling us your PR6 7 postcode pins you fastest of all.
Parked en route to QEII Diamond Jubilee, or bang in the centre of Whittle-le-Woods, the vehicle remains put — there is no need to move it at all. Wherever it sits, that is where it gets cleared. Assuming doesn't help near Bofors gun emplacement and attached pillbox, on a border or somewhere awkward to describe; phone and ask.
Your situation, summed up
Not run yet: keep the car off then ring. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Whittle-le-Woods and anywhere around Lancashire on 0333 366 0103.