AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Wombwell, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether the motor has been run since it got in. Anywhere your vehicle stands — Broomhill, Wombwell — don't run an engine that has not run yet. Usually that means draining and thoroughly cleaning it right there around Wombwell — and so leave your key and engine off and call 0333 366 0103. Already started? Pull over once you safely can, then turn everything off. A bigger job, yes, yet the same first step.
Anywhere around South Yorkshire it happened, one of the situations below matches yours.
On a Wombwell forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just at this point, bottle still in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. It could be the BP, or the Morrisons, or another station around Wombwell.
The point: of every spot to notice, the forecourt is the best. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
What to do: don't get back in and start the car to clear the pump. Have the staff to help rolling it to a space, hold on to the receipt, then ring us right there. Draining it there at the petrol pump is fine if it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Wombwell with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had passed with the warning light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Homes just off High Street are caught out as often as everywhere else.
The upshot: no miles since leaves it nearly equal to finding it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue settles to the floor of the tank and remains there, however long it waits.
Your move: keys indoors, and so nobody drives your vehicle anywhere first thing. Then, phone. Our technicians drain it on your driveway, whether that is around Wombwell or out in Low Valley. Our pumping kit works quietly enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Wombwell?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. It might have been heading to Sheffield, under 15 miles away, or just along Alma Street.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. The injection pump and every injector get it too on a bigger trip, once the filter and lines have had it. Each restart, like every mile, pushes it deeper.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. Services farther along are too far: from the M1, under 5 miles out of Wombwell, take the first junction. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Phone, and say what distance your car went.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've had the vehicle barely a week. Unknown to you, the two inlets are next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. Wherever you are in South Yorkshire, every motorist can slip up.
Meaning? Whatever applies above counts too — run or unrun — and one extra step. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Your move: hire firm or fleet manager to begin with, us second, since sorting it early saves time. Hanging on for a reply in the car park outside the nearest station, or beside Wombwell Library? Keep the engine off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Wombwell?
Honestly, the only answer might be that you think it did. Lighter, the bottle; a trace of ammonia near the filler; no clear memory of the cap. Look familiar? The gates of Wombwell Park Street Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or someone's drive out in Low Laithes.
The upshot: your engine is not harmed by a little AdBlue spilled around the outside. If it's inside the diesel tank, though, it does. If there is AdBlue in your tank, starting your car will draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't start it. Describe what you noticed on your phone. A clear tank looked at is a better result than a run one emptied.
The common ground in each Wombwell AdBlue drain
Each case gets the same opening to the work. We come to the car, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside Old Town Hall or a side street near Wombwell Cenotaph, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and if the engine has been run. The price comes on the call, before a van leaves, and the replies set the work.
Draining that tank comes next, then a careful flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, no matter how long it sits. The filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Most unstarted cars are a half-hour job after the moment our engineers arrive.
Firing it up comes last. Our engineers make sure it runs properly on new diesel before we leave. Lasting damage is very uncommon if it's noticed soon, and the whole job is done where your car is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Many policies cover misfuelling, so look at yours while the van travels.
About Wombwell itself
Wombwell is a town in South Yorkshire, situated on the banks of the River Dearne at an elevation of 54 metres. Wombwell lies approximately 10 miles north of Sheffield and is surrounded by nearby places such as Low Valley, Smithley, and Hemingfield. Wombwell has a population of around 15,011 people and predominantly consists of semi-detached housing. Wombwell is located 149 miles north of London, making it a significant settlement in the region.
AdBlue drains about Wombwell and across South Yorkshire
As a riverside town, Wombwell has the same vans as the nearby towns — Hemingfield, Smithley — right across S postcodes. Your location is clearest from a postcode that starts S73 0.
No moving is required, whether stopped centrally in Wombwell or on a lay-by heading to Wombwell Park, and so keep it where it is. Draining is done right there. Guessing doesn't help near St Mary, close to a county line or anywhere awkward to describe; ring and ask.
In one line: your scenario
Unstarted? Keep the vehicle that way then phone. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout South Yorkshire and in Wombwell — after you stop, turn off then ring, if it's run.