What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Wyke Regis
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether the engine has been run since it was put in. Anywhere your car is — Westham, Wyke Regis — don't run an engine that hasn't run yet. Leave your engine and your ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is in Wyke Regis. Stop the moment it is safe and turn off, if it has been run. It's a larger job, yet stage one doesn't change.
Wherever around Dorset it happened, one of the cases below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Wyke Regis 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. It might be the Esso, or perhaps the Shell, or a different station around Wyke Regis.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, the forecourt is the best. Just that tank has AdBlue; no component past it has drawn any in.
Next: resist the temptation to start it just to free up the petrol pump. Ask the staff to help you roll the car into a parking spot, keep the till receipt or the bottle, then ring us from the forecourt. Can't move the car beside the pump? Our explosion-proof equipment keeps a busy forecourt safe, so it can be drained where it is.
At home in Wyke Regis with AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dash had been nagging you. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look once more at the cap. Drives near High Street get it as much as anywhere.
The upshot: no miles since makes it almost as good to finding it at the petrol pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue drops to the floor of that tank and stays there, however long it waits.
Next: prevent any early drive by keeping your keys in the house, then phone us. Southlands or Wyke Regis: wherever your drive sits, that's where it is emptied. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Wyke Regis?
A short way after filling up, the motor began playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. Possibly it was on Marlborough Avenue, maybe on the way out towards Wells, under 50 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled into the fuel system. Past the fuel filter, along the pipework, and — the more the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. It travels further with every extra mile driven and each restart.
Next: pick a safe place, stop, then switch the engine off. Exit by the next junction — not the services beyond — if you're on the M5, under 50 miles from Wyke Regis. No trial starts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Phone us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
You've only driven the vehicle a week. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets are side by side here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or keeps it in another spot. Wherever you happen to be in Dorset, every motorist can slip up.
The point: just as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added stage. The owner often needs to sign off the work, under many rental and fleet contracts.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before we get there than after. Stranded near Wyke Regis Methodist Church or outside Weymouth till someone answers, your vehicle remains switched off throughout.
Wyke Regis: unsure if it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest answer there is. Which cap was taken off, you can't say; meanwhile the bottle weighs lighter than expected, and ammonia lingers by the filler. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School, or on a friend's drive in Weymouth.
The point: the engine is not harmed by some AdBlue spilled on the outside. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. Any AdBlue in the tank would be drawn in by starting the vehicle, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: act as though it got in, and leave the engine off. Call us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain in Wyke Regis has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Three questions are asked when we reach the car — on a forecourt, a drive, a road by a street just off the centre or the car park outside The Wyke Smugglers: the liquid, the quantity, and whether the motor has been started. Your price comes over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and the answers shape the work.
Emptying that tank comes first, then a careful flush — more important after urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Finally are the fuel filter, cleaned or replaced as needed; fresh diesel; and a check of the vehicle. Where your engine hasn't been started, allow roughly half an hour on site, in most cases.
Finally, our technicians start it. Our check that it runs correctly on new diesel comes before we go. When it is noticed quickly, the vehicle very seldom has permanent damage, and the whole job happens where it is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money in advance. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Wyke Regis and where it is
Wyke Regis is a coastal suburban area in Dorset, situated near the mouth of Weymouth Harbour. Wyke Regis has a population of around 4577 people and is characterised by semi-detached housing. Wyke Regis sits at an elevation of 21 metres, with nearby areas including Southlands, Lanehouse, and Rodwell. Wyke Regis is located approximately 120 miles from London, and 43 miles from the city of Wells.
AdBlue drains in Wyke Regis, and across Dorset too
Lanehouse and Rodwell have the identical teams as Wyke Regis, a residential suburb, along with other towns throughout DT postcodes. Your location is quickest from a postcode beginning DT4 9.
Central Wyke Regis or a lay-by near Wyke Regis Playground: either way it is, the vehicle never needs to move at all for us. Our van drains it where it stands. Awkward to explain? By All Saints Church or a county line? Checking beats guessing, and so ring.
The one-line version
Where it hasn't started, ring then leave it that way. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, across Dorset and in Wyke Regis — once you stop, turn off then ring, if it's run.