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I ve put adblue in my diesel tank near Grangetown

I ve put adblue in my diesel tank near Grangetown? AdBlue is water-based and sinks in a diesel tank. Do not start the engine — it has to be drained out. Call 01293 248666 — the technician covering TS6 comes to the vehicle. Call-out £89 to £199, drain £199 to £1,999.

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We come to the vehicle

Wrong Fuel Middlesbrough is mobile. There is no workshop and no waiting list: the extraction pump, the waste container and the fresh fuel travel to wherever the car is standing, anywhere across TS1 and TS3 to TS8. One number, 01293 248666, answered by someone who knows which roads round Middlesbrough are slow at this hour.

Searchi ve put adblue in my diesel tank near Grangetown
WhereGrangetown, TS6
Council areaRedcar and Cleveland
RoadsA1053
What it isAdBlue in diesel
CostCall-out £89 to £199, drain £199 to £1,999, quoted in full before we travel
Time on siteAbout an hour
Phone01293 248666
Map of the council areas and postcode districts Wrong Fuel Middlesbrough coversMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandTS1 — Middlesbrough Town Centre, Gresham, University, AbingdonTS3 — Brambles Farm, Thorntree, Park End, North OrmesbyTS4 — Grove Hill, LonglandsTS5 — Acklam, LinthorpeTS6 — Eston, Grangetown, Normanby, TeesvilleTS6TS7 — Marton, Nunthorpe, OrmesbyTS8 — Coulby Newham, Marton, Hemlington, Stainton
Shaded: the council areas we cover. Dots: the postcode districts inside them. Boundaries: ONS, Open Government Licence v3.0; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

Why misfuelling happens in Grangetown

Grangetown sits across the TS6 postcode district and the A1053, with Teesville, Eston, South Bank and Low Grange next door. A large share of local calls come from drivers who have recently switched from petrol to diesel, or the other way, and reached for the nozzle out of habit.

The Parkway pattern repeats every weekday evening: a driver pulls off, fills quickly because the queue is moving, and rejoins at speed. The forecourts there serve passing traffic rather than regulars, which is exactly the setting that produces misfuels.

The mechanical reason petrol-in-diesel dominates is nozzle geometry: an unleaded nozzle drops straight into a diesel filler neck, while a diesel nozzle is usually too wide for a petrol one. It is hardware, not carelessness.

When it happens: Weekday evening peak on the Parkway, plus hospital and university traffic on Marton Road and a steady private-hire load.

I ve put adblue in my diesel tank near Grangetown: what to do

Water-based, sinks to the pickup, has to come out.

Three questions that tell us most of the story

Did the engine start? How far did it run? Which fuel went in? The first two describe how far contamination has travelled along tank, lift pump, filter, high-pressure pump and injectors. The third describes how it behaves along the way: petrol thins the lubrication a diesel pump needs, while diesel in a petrol engine fouls plugs and injectors instead.

Step by step

  1. Freeze, then think The reflex is to start up and drive somewhere sensible. Resist it. Nothing about the situation gets worse while the engine stays off.
  2. Where you are is fine A forecourt bay, a kerb, a car park: all workable. Only move if staying put is genuinely dangerous.
  3. Hazards and a quick word Switch the hazards on and tell anyone who needs to know — cashier, passengers, the driver behind.
  4. Ring 01293 248666 with four facts Make, wrong fuel, rough quantity, started or not. Those four facts set the price you are quoted before dispatch.
  5. A technician arrives equipped Pump, sealed waste drum, fresh fuel and priming kit all come in the van. Nothing is towed.
  6. Drive off, document in hand About an hour for a typical job, then a waste transfer note for the old fuel, which is worth keeping.

Reviews, including the bad ones

4.8 out of 5 across 2,190 Trustpilot reviews. Praise clusters on two things — speed of arrival, and technicians who do not make a driver feel stupid about a mistake anyone can make.

The complaint that comes up most is cost. It is a fair thing to raise: call-out £89 to £199, drain £199 to £1,999, the full price confirmed before a technician sets off, and if the job turns out to be different you are told before further work, not after.

Questions we get asked

Do you cover all of TS1 and TS3 to TS8?

Yes, from one rota — so being at one edge of the area rather than the other changes the arrival window, not the price.

How long will I be waiting?

Arrival depends where you are across TS1 and TS3 to TS8 and what is already running. You get a realistic window on the call rather than an optimistic one.

Can I just top it up with the right fuel?

No. Dilution does not fix contamination, and driving to a filling station to try it is the mile that turns a drain into a repair.

Is there an out-of-hours surcharge?

The call-out is the call-out. Whatever the total is, you hear it on the phone before anyone travels.

Who you are dealing with

Wrong Fuel Middlesbrough is a service by Forecourt Assistance. Forecourt Assistance is a trading name of Fuel Fixer Ltd, company no 08520551, a company of Fuel Fixer International. Registered at Fairway House, Portland Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4ET. Fuel Fixer International is owned by Stockbridge Capital Holdings.

Across the network

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Background reading: Diesel fuel — Wikipedia.

Last updated · Reviewed by Rambo S, Wrong Fuel Expert