What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Woodhill
One thing counts above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the motor has run afterwards. Not started yet? Then leave the vehicle like that, whether your vehicle is — Woodhill or Huntham. Normally that means emptying and thoroughly purging it on the spot around Woodhill — and so leave the ignition and engine off and ring 0333 366 0103. Pull over the minute it is safe then turn off, if it has been run. It is a bigger job, though step one doesn't change.
Further down: the cases we meet, anywhere in Somerset. Choose yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Woodhill forecourt
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Maybe you are at the BP, perhaps at the Esso, maybe somewhere else in Woodhill.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. Just the tank holds AdBlue; no component beyond it has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and start it to clear the pump. Get the attendants to help pushing it into a space, save the receipt, then phone us from there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed away gets cleared where it is at the petrol pump.
Woodhill, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened on the drive. It occurs on drives just off Dark Lane as commonly as anywhere.
The upshot: zero miles since makes this almost as good to spotting it at the pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: the keys in the house, and so no one drives the car off first thing. Then, ring. Our technicians drain the car on your driveway, whether that is around Woodhill or out in Stoke St Gregory. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Woodhill?
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard started a short way beyond the fill. It might have been driving for Wells, under 25 miles away, or simply along Polkes Field.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue in. It has been through the fuel filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the injectors. More miles, more restarts: deeper it goes.
Do this: pull up somewhere sensible, then turn your engine off. Service stations farther along can wait: from the M5, under 5 miles out of Woodhill, take the first junction. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Roughly what distance had it gone? Say so when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
You've only had this vehicle for days. Your own vehicle either does without AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, so no one told you the AdBlue inlet was just beside your diesel. Anywhere you happen to be across Somerset, every driver could be caught.
The point: just as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added step. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on your car.
Next: ring the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Stuck by The Williams Hall or outside Bridgwater until the firm answers, your vehicle stays switched off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Woodhill?
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. What cap came off, you can't recall; meanwhile the bottle weighs less than expected, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. It might have been at a friend's driveway in Meare Green, or rushing by Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School on the school run.
In short: a spill near the filler leaves the engine no harm. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. If there is AdBlue in your tank, firing up your car will pull it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Next: act as though it got in, and keep your motor off. Ring and give the details: we would sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after the motor has been run.
Woodhill: what every AdBlue drain has in common
The work begins identically, whatever your situation. Our technicians come to your car, whether it's on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at The Royal Oak or a side street close to St Gregory's Church, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and whether the motor has been run. The price comes over the phone, before a van leaves, and the answers set the job.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it is essential, because crystals build up and some metals corrode, and none of it washes away unaided. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Not started? Then about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Last, our engineers fire it up. Our test that it runs smoothly on clean diesel comes before we leave. Our technicians do the entire job where the car is, and long-term damage is very uncommon if it has been noticed soon. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of policies include misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels.
About Woodhill
Woodhill is a small suburban area situated on the riverside in Somerset, with an elevation of around 21 metres. Woodhill lies near the villages of Stoke St Gregory and Curload, and is close to the historic site of Athelney. Woodhill has a population of approximately 653 people, and is characterized by predominantly detached housing. Woodhill is located near the city of Wells, which is about 16.6 miles away.
AdBlue drains across Somerset, Woodhill included
Over TA postcodes, the teams covering Woodhill — a residential suburb — work nearby towns as well, Curload and Athelney among them. A postcode starting TA3 6 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Parked heading to Stathe Cottages, or right in the heart of Woodhill, the car remains where it is — there is no need to move it at all. Our van drains it where it stands. Guessing won't help near Stoke St Gregory Baptist Church, close to a county line or somewhere hard to describe; phone and ask.
Your situation, in one line
Engine never started: ring, leaving it switched off. Run already: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, within Woodhill or wherever in Somerset.