AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Wickersley, and What to Do Next
One fact matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the motor has run afterwards. Over in Flanderwell or right in Wickersley, an unrun motor should stay unrun. Leave the engine and the ignition off and ring 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is around Wickersley. Where the motor has been run, stop safely straight away, then switch the vehicle off. A larger job, then, but the same opening step.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever around South Yorkshire it happened.
Wickersley forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you're standing at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. It could be the Morrisons, or the Texaco, or a different station in Wickersley.
The point: of all places to notice, this is the best. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Do this: keep out of the car, even if the queue needs freeing. Ask the staff to help you push the vehicle into a parking space, keep the receipt or the bottle, and ring us from the forecourt. If it cannot be moved, it can be drained at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
Wickersley, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
On your dash, a reminder had shown all week. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened at the drive. Houses just off Morthen Road get hit as much as everywhere else.
Meaning? Provided the vehicle has not moved since, it's close to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue drops to the base of your tank and remains there, however long the night.
Put the keys in the house tonight — or someone may drive it away at breakfast — then call us. Out in Listerdale or right here in Wickersley, the draining happens on your driveway. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Wickersley?
A short way beyond topping up, the engine started misbehaving: roughness, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. It might have been driving for Sheffield, under 10 miles away, or simply along Wickersley Roundabout.
The point: your system has pulled AdBlue through already. It's been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and the injectors. Each restart, like every mile, pushes it deeper.
Next: pick a safe place, stop, then turn your engine off. Service stations further on can wait: from the M18, under 3 miles out of Wickersley, take the next junction. It won't have cleared, so there is no sense restarting to find out. Phone, and say how far your vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a motor you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler is right next to the diesel filler, which you didn't know, because your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across South Yorkshire.
Meaning? Whatever applies above applies here — run or unrun — plus one further step. Plenty of rental and fleet contracts require the owner's approval for repairs.
Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager first, us next, since sorting it early cuts time. Stranded by Wickerley Community Centre and Library or at Rotherham Central till the firm replies, your vehicle stays turned off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Wickersley?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". A faint ammonia whiff lingers around your filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. The gates of St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School in a rush, say, or a friend's drive over in Sunnyside.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no harm to your engine. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Next: act as though it went in, and keep your motor off. Ring with what you saw: we'd rather find a clean tank than drain one once your motor has been run.
The common ground in each Wickersley AdBlue drain
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Three questions are asked when our technicians reach your car — at a forecourt, a driveway, a road beside Wickersley Methodist Church or the car park at The Masons Arms: the liquid, the quantity, and if it has run. The price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and the replies shape the job.
Emptying your tank comes first, then a full flush — more important with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Finally are the filter, flushed or replaced as needed; clean diesel; and a check of the vehicle. The majority of unrun vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment we get there.
Our technicians start the engine at the end. We make sure it runs smoothly on new diesel before leaving. Long-term damage is very rare when it's spotted soon, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing in advance. Check your insurance before we're en route: misfuelling cover is built into plenty of policies.
About Wickersley, for a moment
Wickersley is a village in South Yorkshire, situated approximately 8 miles from Sheffield, and is characterized by its semi-detached housing stock. Wickersley sits inland, at an elevation of around 146 metres, and is surrounded by nearby places such as Listerdale and Lings Common. Wickersley has a population of around 2706 residents, and is located about 140 miles north of London. Wickersley remains a residential community with a mix of local amenities and rural surroundings.
Wickersley and South Yorkshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Lings Common and Church Field get the identical teams as Wickersley, a rural village, along with further towns throughout S postcodes. A postcode starting S66 1 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No towing is required, be it stopped centrally in Wickersley or on a layby heading to Wickersley Park, so leave it put. The van empties it where it stands. If you're somewhere hard to describe, close to War Memorial or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and ring. Started by now? Pull over, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whichever it is, across Wickersley and South Yorkshire, on 0333 366 0103.