AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Abercwmboi, and What to Do Next
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue got in? That one question decides nearly everything else from here. Anywhere your car stands — Cwmpennar, Abercwmboi — never run an engine that has not run yet. Normally this is draining and thoroughly rinsing it on the spot in Abercwmboi — so leave the key and motor off then phone 0333 366 0103. Already started? Stop when safe, then turn everything off. Stage one stays unchanged, even though the job is bigger.
Anywhere across Rhondda Cynon Taf it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
On a Abercwmboi forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
You are 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. Whether BP, Asda or anywhere else around Abercwmboi, the case is identical.
The upshot: of every spot to find out, the forecourt is the best. The AdBlue is inside your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Clearing the pump is no reason to start it — so don't get back in. Have the staff to help pushing it into a bay, hold on to the bottle, then ring us from there. Emptying it right at the petrol pump is fine when it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Abercwmboi, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank
Several days had gone by with the warning light on. 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. Houses just off Mary Street are hit as often as everywhere else.
The upshot: zero miles since makes it almost equal to finding it at the pump. At the floor of your tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
Put the keys in the house overnight — or someone might drive it off first thing — then call us. Our technicians drain it on your drive, whether that's around Abercwmboi or out in Glenboi. The equipment works quiet enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Abercwmboi: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe driving for Cardiff, under 25 miles away, or just along Jenkin Street.
The upshot: the system has pulled AdBlue through by now. Past the fuel filter, through the lines, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. It travels further with each extra mile covered and each restart.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. Abercwmboi lies under 15 miles from the M4; there, pull off at the next junction instead of pushing on for the services. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Tell us know the mileage driven as you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
A week back, it was new to you. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets sit next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. Across Rhondda Cynon Taf, nobody is immune.
In short: one extra stage on top of the cases above, and those turn on whether it's run. The owner frequently needs to approve the work, under plenty of hire and company agreements.
Next: ring the hire company or the fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before we arrive is quicker. Keep the car switched off as the answer comes, even if you're waiting at Fernhill or near Life in the Nation Church.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Abercwmboi?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. Which cap came off, you can't say; but the bottle weighs less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by your filler. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Aberaman.
Put simply: a spill near the filler leaves the motor unharmed. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in the tank, starting the vehicle will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Next: assume it went in, then keep your motor off. Phone and give what you saw: we'd rather find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one after the engine has run.
The common ground in each Abercwmboi AdBlue drain
The job begins the same way, whatever your case. Anywhere the car is — Cap Coch Inn's car park, a street by Community Link Building, a drive, a filling station — our van arrives and asks about the fluid, the amount, and if the engine has been run. On the phone, ahead of dispatch, you are told the quote, and those answers decide the job too.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it is standard; with AdBlue it's crucial, since deposits build up and some metals corrode, and neither rinses away unaided. Then comes the fuel filter — flushed, or swapped where needed — followed by fresh diesel, and a test of your car. Where the engine has not run, expect about half an hour on site, for most jobs.
Finally, our technicians fire it up. Before our technicians leave, it's tested to make sure it runs smoothly on new diesel. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and if it's caught early, long-term damage is very unusual. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Dig out your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling is included in many policies.
About Abercwmboi itself
Abercwmboi is a suburban area in Rhondda Cynon Taf, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 119 metres. Abercwmboi is located near the communities of Glenboi, Cefnpennar, and Godreaman, and is approximately 17.6 miles from Cardiff. Abercwmboi has a population of around 1388 people, predominantly living in terraced housing. Abercwmboi is also within a reasonable distance from major cities, with London being around 141.5 miles away.
AdBlue drains across Rhondda Cynon Taf, Abercwmboi included
Cefnpennar and Godreaman have the same vans as Abercwmboi, a residential suburb, plus other places over CF postcodes. A postcode starting CF44 6 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Parked heading to Aberaman Park, or right in the centre of Abercwmboi, your vehicle stays where it is — there's no need to shift it at all. Draining happens right there. If you are somewhere hard to explain, close to St Margaret's Church or close to a border, ring and ask instead of assuming.
In one line: your scenario
Engine not started: ring, and leave it alone. Whatever line fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf and within Abercwmboi — once you pull over, switch off and ring, if it's run.