What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Wilmcote
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether your engine has been run since it got in. If it has not, keep it that way, whether your car is around Wilmcote itself or out in Bishopton. Usually this is draining and properly flushing it right there in Wilmcote — so leave your ignition and engine off then phone 0333 366 0103. Pull over the minute it is safe then switch off, if it has already run. A bigger job, then, but the identical opening move.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever across Warwickshire it happened.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Wilmcote forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it as you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Be it Texaco, Tesco or anywhere else in Wilmcote, the situation is identical.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is the best it gets. Still in that tank, and nothing pulled through: that's where the AdBlue sits.
What to do: don't get back in and crank it to clear the pump. Three things: a push into a bay with the attendants assisting, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from the forecourt. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is possible if it can't be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Wilmcote
Days had passed with the dash light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Just off Church Road is not less likely from anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the car hasn't been driven since, it's second to the pump case. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: stop an early move by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. In Pathlow or here around Wilmcote, the drain is done at your driveway. Late-night drains outside a house are no problem: the pumps are quiet.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Wilmcote?
A mile or two after filling up, your engine began playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on the dash. Maybe heading to Coventry, under 25 miles away, or just down Station Road.
The point: the system has drawn AdBlue through already. Mileage decides how deep it gets: filter and pipework first, then the high-pressure pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Next: pick a safe spot, pull in, then switch your motor off. Wilmcote sits under 10 miles from the M40; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pressing on to the services. No test restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Call us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
You've only driven the car a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers are side by side here — not like your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. Wherever you are across Warwickshire, any motorist could slip up.
The upshot: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, but with an added stage. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car.
Settling it before the van turn up is quicker, so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Keep the car off as the answer comes, whether you are parked outside the nearest station or close to Mary Arden's Farm.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Wilmcote?
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. Lighter, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; a hazy recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? A rushed top-up by the gates of Wilmcote C of E Primary School, or a call to a friend in Bearley Cross: either fits.
The upshot: the engine isn't harmed by a little AdBlue splashed around the outside. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in your tank, turning on the car will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Take it that it went in, and never turn your engine. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
What each AdBlue drain in Wilmcote has in common
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Our engineers come to your car, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Mary Arden or a side street close to St Andrews Church, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and if your motor has run. Replies shape the work; the quote follows by phone whilst no one has set off yet.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, because deposits build up and some metals are attacked, and none of that washes away unaided. Next comes your filter — cleaned, or swapped where necessary — then clean diesel, and a test of your car. Where your engine has not run, expect roughly half an hour once we arrive, for most cases.
Finally, our engineers start it. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it's running properly, and then we head off. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and if it is noticed soon, long-term damage is very unusual. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing upfront. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, and so look at yours while the van travels.
About Wilmcote, for a moment
Wilmcote is a small village in Warwickshire, situated on the banks of the River Avon at an elevation of around 72 metres. Wilmcote lies near the villages of Pathlow and Billesley, and is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock. Wilmcote is located approximately 16.8 miles from Coventry and 85.4 miles from London, making it a rural retreat within commuting distance of larger cities.
AdBlue drains round Wilmcote and across Warwickshire
Being a village, Wilmcote has the same vans as the nearby towns — Newnham, Billesley — right across CV postcodes. Your location is quickest from a postcode that starts CV37 9.
Central Wilmcote or a lay-by near Mary Arden's Farm: either way it sits, the car doesn't need to shift an inch for this drain. The van empties it where it stands. Awkward to explain? By Wilmcote Village Hall and Youth Centre or a county line? Checking beats guessing, and so phone.
Your situation, summed up
Unstarted? Keep the vehicle that way and ring. Whichever line fits, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, across Warwickshire and within Wilmcote — once you pull over, turn off and ring, if it has run.