Woolridge: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Has the engine run since the AdBlue went in? This single question decides almost everything else from here. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Woolridge itself or out in Hartpury. Normally this is draining and thoroughly flushing it on the spot in Woolridge — and so keep the ignition and motor off then ring 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. It's a larger job, though stage one doesn't change.
Wherever across Gloucestershire it took place, one of the cases below matches yours.
At the pump around Woolridge: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you are stood at the pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Anywhere in Woolridge, then — BP, Texaco, or anywhere else close by.
What it means: this is the ideal location to find out. The AdBlue is inside that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
What to do: don't get back in and fire it up to clear the pump. Ring us from the forecourt after the vehicle sits in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — then keep the bottle. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a car that cannot be pushed clear gets drained right at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Woolridge
Days had passed with the warning light on. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you had used on the drive. It happens on driveways just off Over Old Road as regularly as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided your car hasn't been driven since, it's second to the forecourt case. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves the vehicle in the morning. Then ring. Longridge or Woolridge: whichever your drive sits, that is where it is cleared. Night-time clears beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Woolridge?
Rough running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard started a short way after the fill. Perhaps it was on Woolridge Hill, perhaps on the way out towards Gloucester, under 5 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled into the fuel system. Past the fuel filter, along the pipework, and — the more the distance — on into the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in safely — that is the next job — then switch it off. Exit by the first junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M5, under 10 miles from Woolridge. Starting it again to check gets nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. About how far had it gone? Tell us as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You've only had the car a week. Your own motor either does without AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere, so nothing warned you the AdBlue cap was right next to the diesel. Anyone, wherever around Gloucestershire, could do it.
The point: just as above, split by if it ran, but with an added step. The owner frequently needs to approve the work, under many rental and fleet agreements.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager first, us next, since settling it beforehand cuts time. Stranded by Hartpury Methodist Church or outside Gloucester until someone answers, the car stays turned off the whole time.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Woolridge?
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think it did. Which cap was taken off, you cannot say; meanwhile the bottle feels lighter than expected, and ammonia hangs by your filler. The gates of Hartpury Church of England Primary School in a hurry, perhaps, or someone's driveway out in Ashleworth.
Put simply: spillage round the filler does the engine no harm. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different matter. Firing up the vehicle won't tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would suck it in.
Next: assume it went in, then leave the motor off. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean beats emptying one after it's been run — so ring and tell us what you saw.
Each AdBlue drain around Woolridge shares these steps
Each situation has the same start to the work. Filling station, driveway, Rising Sun's car park or a road beside Hartpury Village Hall — our van reaches your vehicle, and three questions follow: what liquid, which amount, and if it has run. Answers set the job; the price follows on the call whilst nobody has left yet.
AdBlue crystallises and eats at certain metals in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out on its own; that is why the flush, after the drain, matters much more with AdBlue than with petrol. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and your car is tested. If the motor hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Lastly, our technicians start it. With new diesel in, it runs while our engineers make sure it is running smoothly, and then we head off. Long-term damage is very rare when it's caught quickly, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. Nothing is paid upfront, payment happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. It is worth knowing: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy while you wait is worthwhile.
About Woolridge and where it is
Woolridge is a small hamlet in Gloucestershire, situated inland at an elevation of 82 metres, close to the city of Gloucester. Woolridge lies near other local places such as Longridge and Moor End, and is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock. Woolridge is located in the South West region of England, approximately 96.5 miles west of London.
AdBlue drains about Woolridge and across Gloucestershire
Moor End and Longridge End have the identical teams as Woolridge, a rural hamlet, plus other places over GL postcodes. Your location comes clearest from a postcode beginning GL19 3.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Woolridge Wood or in a car park in the middle of Woolridge, it doesn't need to move. Wherever it sits, that is where it is cleared. If you are somewhere hard to explain, close to Bugsboarding Mountainboard Centre or close to a border, ring and ask instead of assuming.
Your scenario, summed up
Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Gloucestershire and in Woolridge — once you stop, switch off and ring, if it's run.