AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Barland Common, and What to Do Next
Everything hinges on one detail: whether the engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Anywhere the car is — Manselfield, Barland Common — don't start a motor that hasn't been started yet. Usually this means emptying and properly cleaning it right there in Barland Common — and so leave the key and motor off and phone 0333 366 0103. Pull over the minute it is safe and switch off, if it has been run. Stage one stays the same, even though the job is bigger.
Below: the situations we meet, anywhere in Swansea. Choose yours.
At the petrol pump in Barland Common: AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you only notice it as you're stood at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Somewhere around Barland Common, then — the nearest petrol station, Newton Garage, or somewhere else nearby.
What it means: this is the ideal place to find out. The AdBlue is in that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
What to do: do not get back in and start it to clear the petrol pump. Three jobs: a push into a bay with the attendants assisting, the bottle kept, and a ring to us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, and so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear gets drained right at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Barland Common
Days had passed 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 a second time at the cap. Driveways near Northlands Park get it as much as any other street.
The upshot: no driving since makes this almost as good to finding it at the petrol pump. Being unable to blend, AdBlue settles to the base in your tank and stays. One night parked changes none of that.
Next: the keys in the house, and so nobody takes the vehicle anywhere at breakfast. Then, ring. We drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that is around Barland Common or out in Murton. Late-night drains outside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise.
Barland Common: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Topped up, pulled away, and soon the engine was turning unevenly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Maybe it was on Northway, possibly on the way out towards Swansea, under 10 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled through the fuel system. The injection pump and each injector see it as well on a bigger run, after the filter and pipework have it. Each restart, like every mile, carries it on.
Your move: pull up anywhere sensible, then switch your motor off. Barland Common sits under 10 miles from the M4; there, come off at the next junction rather than pushing on for the services. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, saying how far the car was driven.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
Seven days ago, it was unknown to you. Unknown to you, the two fillers are side by side here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or stores it in another spot. Anywhere you are around Swansea, every motorist could slip up.
Put simply: one extra stage on top of the situations above, and those turn on if it has run. The owner often needs to sign off any work, under many hire and company agreements.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — settling it before we arrive is quicker. If you are stranded in the car park outside Gowerton, or by 2G pitch, while you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Barland Common
"I think so" is often as honest as it gets. Which cap was taken off, you cannot say; but the bottle weighs lighter than expected, and ammonia hangs by the filler. The gates of the local primary school in a hurry, perhaps, or a friend's driveway over in Kittle.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet don't touch your motor at all. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, it does. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not crank it. Call us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain around Barland Common has in common
Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Forecourt, drive, Plough & Harrow Murton's car park or a road beside 4G pitch — our van reaches your vehicle, and three answers come next: which fluid, which amount, and if it ran. Your price is given over the phone, before a van leaves, and those replies set the job.
Emptying that tank comes next, then a full flush — more important after urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not go on their own, no matter how long it sits. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the car is tested. If the motor has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
The last step is firing it up. We check it runs smoothly on fresh diesel before we leave. If it's noticed early, the car very seldom has lasting 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. Many policies include misfuelling, and so look at yours as we head over.
About Barland Common
Barland Common is a locality situated near the coast in Swansea, with an elevation of 84 metres and a mix of detached housing. Barland Common lies approximately 5 miles from Swansea city centre and is close to nearby places such as Murton and Bishopston. Barland Common is part of a wider area of residential development in the region, with easy access to local amenities. Barland Common has a population of around 955 people, living in predominantly detached homes.
AdBlue drains across Swansea, Barland Common included
As a coastal area, Barland Common has the same vans as the surrounding towns — Oldway, Bishopston — all the way through SA postcodes. A postcode starting SA3 3 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Mansel Green or in a car park in the middle of Barland Common, it does not need to move. Our van empties it in place. Assuming doesn't help beside Year 7 field, close to a county line or anywhere awkward to describe; ring and check.
The one-line version
If it has not run, ring and leave it off. Run already: stop, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, in Barland Common or wherever across Swansea.