AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Woodhouse, and What to Do Next
Everything hinges on a single fact: if the engine has started after the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Woodhouse itself or out in Swithland. Usually that is draining and thoroughly cleaning it right there around Woodhouse — and so keep your key and motor off and ring 0333 366 0103. Already run? Pull over when safe, then turn it off. Stage one remains the same, even though the work grows.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across Leicestershire it happened.
On a Woodhouse forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just at this point, nozzle still in hand, you realise that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the pump. Somewhere in Woodhouse, then — Tesco Extra, Texaco, or anywhere else close by.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is the best it can be. Only the tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and crank it to clear the petrol pump. Get the staff to help rolling it to a space, save the bottle, then ring us from there. Stuck beside the petrol pump? Explosion-proof kit keeps a live forecourt safe, so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Woodhouse drive?
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. Bought a bottle, tipped it in outside the house, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap again, too late. Houses just off School Lane are caught out as often as anywhere else.
Meaning? Provided your car hasn't moved since, it is close to the forecourt case. On the floor of the tank is where AdBlue waits, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by makes nothing of the difference.
Next: stop an early-morning move by keeping the keys in the house, then ring us. Out in Woodhouse Eaves or here in Woodhouse, the draining is done on your driveway. Our equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Woodhouse?
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard started a mile or two beyond the top-up. Forest Road, say, or the route to Leicester — a trip of under 10 miles.
Meaning? The fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue up. Past the filter, through the pipework, and — the further the distance — on into the high-pressure pump and every injector. Every restart, like each mile, pushes it on.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. On the M1, under 5 miles from Woodhouse, that means the next junction, not the services further on. No trial starts: clearing isn't something AdBlue will do. Call us and say how far you went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week back, it was unknown to you. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel filler, which you didn't know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Leicestershire.
The upshot: just as above, divided by whether it ran, but with an added step. The owner frequently needs to sign off the work, under plenty of rental and fleet agreements.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before our arrival is quicker. Stuck near The Woodhouse Community Hall or outside Barrow Upon Soar until someone answers, the vehicle remains turned off the whole time.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Woodhouse?
Honestly, the only answer may be that you think it did. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. The gates of Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School in a rush, perhaps, or someone's drive over in Quorndon.
Meaning? Spills outside the inlet never reach your motor at all. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. Any AdBlue in your tank would be pulled in by turning on the vehicle, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it got in, and leave your motor off. Describe what you saw on your phone. A clean tank checked is a happier result than a run one drained.
Each AdBlue drain in Woodhouse shares these stages
Each situation has the same start to the job. Forecourt, driveway, The Old Bull's Head's car park or a street beside St Mary-in-the-Elms — the van comes to your car, and three questions follow: which liquid, which quantity, and if it ran. Answers shape the job; the quote comes by phone while nobody has left yet.
Then the tank is drained and your system cleaned thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it does not rinse out on its own. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Most unrun vehicles are a half-hour visit from the moment our technicians arrive.
We fire it up last. With fresh diesel in, it runs while we make sure it's running properly, and then we head off. We do the whole job where the car is, and long-term damage is very uncommon when it has been caught soon. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Check your insurance while we're en route: cover for misfuelling is built into plenty of policies.
About Woodhouse, briefly
Woodhouse is a small village in Leicestershire, situated approximately 7 miles east of Leicester. Woodhouse sits in a rural area at an elevation of around 84 metres, with nearby villages including Woodhouse Eaves and The Brand. Woodhouse has a population of around 608 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Woodhouse is located in the East Midlands region, about 96 miles north of London.
AdBlue drains around Woodhouse, and across Leicestershire too
Woodhouse is a rural village, and the same vans that cover it work the towns around it too, The Brand and Woodthorpe among them, across the LE postcode area. Quickest of all: a LE12 8 postcode to show where you stand.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to MOD Garats Hay Sports pitches or in a car park in the middle of Woodhouse, it doesn't need to shift. The van empties it in place. Ring and ask instead of guessing if you're close to Woodhouse Eaves Evangelical Baptist Church, near a boundary, or somewhere tricky to explain.
Your scenario, summed up
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off and ring. Whatever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Leicestershire and within Woodhouse — after you stop, switch off then ring, if it's run.