AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Woodfield: What Now?
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether your engine has run since it went in. If it has not, keep it that way, whether your car is in Woodfield itself or out in Sandpits. Leave the engine and the ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Woodfield. Pull over the minute you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. Stage one remains unchanged, even if the work grows.
Further down: the situations we meet, wherever around Gloucestershire. Choose the one that fits.
At the pump in Woodfield: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only notice it while you're standing at the petrol pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Be it Texaco, Shell or anywhere else in Woodfield, the case is identical.
In short: no better spot to be to spot it. No pump has pulled it through, and so the AdBlue stays just in the tank.
Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, even if the pump wants freeing. Ask the attendants to help you push the vehicle into a parking space, keep your receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. Stuck by the pump? Explosion-proof kit keeps a live forecourt safe, and so it can be drained where it is.
At home in Woodfield with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had passed with the dash light on. A bottle from the garage, tipped in on the driveway — and it was just at the bin that the cap got a second look. It takes place on drives just off Broadmere as regularly as anywhere.
The point: zero miles since leaves it almost equal to finding it at the pump. On the floor of that tank sits exactly where AdBlue waits, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by makes nothing of the difference.
Next: keys in the house, and so nobody drives the car anywhere first thing. After that, ring. Your drive is where it is emptied, whether in Woodfield or Tilsdown. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Woodfield?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. It might have been driving for Gloucester, under 15 miles away, or simply down New Road.
Meaning? The pump has taken the AdBlue in. Past your filter, through the lines, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. Every restart, like each mile, pushes it on.
Your move: pull up somewhere safe, then switch the engine off. Woodfield lies under a mile from the M5; there, come off at the first junction instead of pressing on to the services. No test starts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Tell us know the mileage driven when you ring.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have only had the car a week. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets sit next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it in another spot. Across Gloucestershire, no one is safe from it.
In short: one extra stage on top of the situations above, and those turn on if it has run. The owner often has to approve any work, under many rental and company agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our technicians get there than after. Waiting for a reply at the car park outside Cam & Dursley, or beside Leaf & Ground - Meeting Room? Leave your engine off throughout.
Woodfield: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". Lighter, the bottle; a hint of ammonia near your filler; no clear recollection of the cap. Sound familiar? A hurried stop by the gates of Cam Woodfield Infant School, or a visit to a friend in Summerhayes: either fit.
The upshot: the motor is not hurt by some AdBlue spilled around the filler. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not crank it. Call us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Woodfield: what every AdBlue drain has in common
The job opens the same way, whichever the situation. Forecourt, driveway, Berkeley Arms's car park or a road beside Cam Youth and Community Centre — our van reaches the vehicle, and three answers come next: which liquid, what amount, and whether it has run. Those answers settle this work, and you hear our price on the phone, before anybody heads out.
AdBlue forms crystals and eats at some metals in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out unaided; that is why the flush, after the drain, counts far more here than with petrol. Finally are your filter, cleaned or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a test of your car. Where your engine has not been started, expect roughly half an hour on site, in most cases.
We start the car at the end. Before our technicians leave, it is checked to confirm it runs properly on fresh diesel. If it's caught soon, the vehicle very rarely has long-term damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Worth knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your policy as we travel is worthwhile.
About Woodfield itself
Woodfield is a suburban area in Gloucestershire, situated inland at an elevation of 97 metres, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Woodfield lies approximately 13 miles from Gloucester and 97 miles from London, placing it in a commuter belt with access to larger cities. Woodfield is surrounded by nearby places such as Tilsdown, The Quarry, and Cam, and has a population of around 3307 residents. Woodfield's setting in the South West region of England provides a gentle landscape of rolling hills and countryside views.
AdBlue drains across Gloucestershire, Woodfield included
The Quarry and Cam have the same teams as Woodfield, a residential suburb, plus other towns throughout GL postcodes. A postcode starting GL11 6 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Parked en route to Sheep Path Woods, or bang in the heart of Woodfield, your vehicle remains where it is — there is no need to move it anywhere. Draining is done on the spot. Guessing doesn't help near Quarry Chapel, on a border or somewhere hard to describe; phone and check.
Your situation, in one line
Unstarted? Leave the vehicle that way and phone. Started already? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whatever case, in Woodfield and Gloucestershire, on 0333 366 0103.