What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Wombourne
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether the motor has run since it was put in. Not run so far? Then keep it like that, wherever the vehicle is — Wombourne or Blakeley. Usually that is draining and properly rinsing it on the spot in Wombourne — so keep the ignition and motor off and call 0333 366 0103. Stop the moment it is safe then switch off, if it has already run. A bigger job, then, but the identical first step.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Staffordshire it happened.
On a Wombourne forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the bottle, you spot the cap you took off wasn't the correct one. Somewhere in Wombourne, then — Texaco, Morrisons, or anywhere else nearby.
Meaning? Finding out here is the best it gets. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it only to free up the petrol pump. Get the attendants to lend a hand rolling it into a space, hold on to the receipt, then ring us right there. Can't move the car by the pump? Our explosion-proof kit keeps a live forecourt sensible, so we can drain the vehicle in place.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Wombourne drive?
For days the dash had been nagging you. Bought a container, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, after the fact. Homes just off Clap Gate Lane get hit as much as everywhere else.
Meaning? Provided the car has not been driven since, it is close to the pump case. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: prevent any early drive by keeping your keys in the house, then phone us. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your drive, whether that's in Wombourne or out in Giggetty. Late-night drains beside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Wombourne?
Rough running, smoke, falling power or a lit dashboard arrived a short way after the fill. Perhaps it was on Planks Lane, perhaps on the way out towards Wolverhampton, under 5 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into the fuel system. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it too on a longer trip, once the fuel filter and pipework have it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in safely — that is the next job — then switch it off. Wombourne sits under 10 miles from the M54; there, pull off at the first junction rather than pressing on to the services. It will not have cleared, and so there is no sense starting it again to find out. Tell us know the mileage driven when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is right next to the diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Wherever you happen to be across Staffordshire, every motorist could be caught.
The point: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, only with one added step. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our technicians turn up than after. If you're stranded in the car park at Coseley, or by Church of the Venerable Bede, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Wombourne?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". Lighter, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near your filler; a hazy recollection of the cap. Sound familiar? The gates of St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or someone's drive over in The Bratch.
Meaning? Drips around the filler never reach your motor at all. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in that tank, starting the vehicle will draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Next: act as though it went in, then leave your engine off. Inspecting a tank that proves free of AdBlue is better than emptying one after it has been run — so ring and describe to us what you saw.
Wombourne: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Our engineers come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Round Oak or a side street close to Wombourne Leisure Centre, and ask three things: what went in, roughly how much, and whether your engine has run. Those replies determine the work, and you hear our quote on the phone, before anybody sets off.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out unaided; that's why the flush, after this drain, matters much more here than with petrol. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Never started? In that case about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Firing it up comes last. Our test that it runs correctly on new diesel comes before our technicians leave. The whole job is done where your car is, and when it is noticed soon, permanent damage is very unusual. Payment comes that day, never in advance. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. Many insurance policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels.
About Wombourne and where it is
Wombourne is a locality in southern Staffordshire, situated on the riverside near the town of Wolverhampton. Wombourne sits at an elevation of 79 metres, surrounded by nearby places such as Giggetty, Ounsdale, and Brickbridge. Wombourne has a population of approximately 3671 residents, predominantly living in semi-detached housing.
AdBlue drains around Wombourne, and across Staffordshire too
Ounsdale and Brickbridge get the same vans as Wombourne, a small village, plus other places over WV postcodes. Giving us a WV5 0 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Black Country Millennium Forest or in a car park in the middle of Wombourne, it doesn't need to shift. Wherever it stands, that is where it gets emptied. Guessing won't help beside Wombourne Methodist Church, close to a county line or anywhere hard to pin down; ring and check.
In one line: your situation
Motor not started: phone, leaving it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Wombourne and anywhere across Staffordshire on 0333 366 0103.