AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Woods Bank: What Now?
One thing matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if your motor has run afterwards. Over in Fallings Heath or right in Woods Bank, an unrun motor must remain that way. Switch nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, and expect a proper flush after a drain, carried out just where the vehicle stands around Woods Bank. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. Step one stays the same, even if the job grows.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across West Midlands it happened.
On a Woods Bank forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you are stood at the pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Whether the nearest petrol station, Morrisons or anywhere else around Woods Bank, the case is the same.
In short: there is no better spot to be to spot it. The AdBlue is inside that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Your move: keep out of the driver's seat, however much the pump wants clearing. Ask the attendants to help you push the vehicle into a parking spot, keep the receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. Draining it right at the petrol pump is fine when it cannot be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Woods Bank with AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Bought a bottle, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, too late. Just off Broadwaters Road is not different from anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. As it is unable to mix, AdBlue drops to the base in the tank and waits. One night standing changes nothing.
Put your keys in the house tonight — or someone may drive it away at breakfast — and phone us. In Catherine Cross or right here in Woods Bank, the drain happens at your drive. The equipment runs quietly enough not to disturb the street at night.
Woods Bank: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard started a short way after the fill. Maybe driving to Wolverhampton, under 5 miles away, or just down Stanley Road.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled into the system. The high-pressure pump and each injector get it as well on a bigger run, after the fuel filter and pipework have it. It goes further with each extra mile covered and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so then switch off. Leave at the next junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M6, under 3 miles from Woods Bank. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Roughly what distance did it gone? Tell us as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You have had this car barely a week. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is just by the diesel inlet — news to you. Anywhere you happen to be in West Midlands, any motorist could slip up.
Meaning? Whatever case above counts too — run or not — plus one extra step. Many rental and company agreements require the owner's approval for repairs.
Next: phone the rental company or the fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before our arrival is quicker. Hanging on for a reply in the car park at Darlaston, or near All Saints? Keep the car off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Woods Bank
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. A hurried stop by the gates of Pinfold Street Primary School, or a visit to a friend in The Leys: both fit.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no damage to your motor. Once it is inside the diesel tank, though, it does. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Don't fire it up. Phone and give what you saw: we would sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after your engine has run.
The common ground in each Woods Bank AdBlue drain
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Roost or a side street close to Darlaston Library, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and if the engine has run. Those answers determine this work, and you hear our quote on the phone, before anybody heads out.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to certain metals used in fuel systems, and so it does not rinse out unaided; that is why a full flush, after this drain, counts much more with AdBlue than with petrol. Clean diesel is put in once the filter has been cleaned or replaced, and your car is finally checked. Where the engine hasn't been started, allow roughly half an hour once we arrive, for most jobs.
Lastly, our technicians fire it up. Our test that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before we go. When it is caught quickly, the car very seldom has long-term damage, and the whole 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 check of your policy while you wait is worthwhile.
About Woods Bank
Woods Bank is a suburban area in the West Midlands, situated near the River Tame and close to the city of Wolverhampton. Woods Bank has a mix of housing types, but semi-detached homes are predominant, and the area is located at an elevation of around 131 metres. Woods Bank is part of the larger Wolverhampton urban area, with nearby places including Catherine Cross, Moxley, and Darlaston. Woods Bank is about 109 miles northwest of London, making it a commuter hub for those working in the capital.
Woods Bank and West Midlands: AdBlue drains across the area
Being a residential suburb, Woods Bank shares its vans with the nearby places — Darlaston, Moxley — right through WS postcodes. A postcode starting WS10 7 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Parked heading to Black Country Millennium Forest, or right in the heart of Woods Bank, the car remains put — there is no need to shift it anywhere. Our engineers drain it where it sits. Guessing won't help beside Owen Memorial Garden, on a county line or anywhere awkward to describe; phone and check.
In one line: your scenario
Engine never started: phone, and leave it alone. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout West Midlands and in Woods Bank — once you pull over, turn off then ring, if it has run.