What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Bryncoch
One fact counts above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if the motor has run afterwards. If it has not, keep it that way, whether your car is in Bryncoch itself or out in Ty Rhiw. Normally that means draining and properly rinsing it on the spot in Bryncoch — and so leave your key and motor off then call 0333 366 0103. When your engine has been run, stop somewhere safe first, then turn the vehicle off. A bigger job, yes, yet the same first step.
Match your case to a situation from the ones below, wherever in Rhondda Cynon Taf you happen to be.
Bryncoch forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Only at this point, nozzle still in your hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the pump. It could be the BP, or perhaps the Asda, or another station around Bryncoch.
Put simply: there is no better spot exists to spot it. Just the tank holds AdBlue; no part past it has taken any in.
Your move: keep out of the driver's seat, however much the queue wants freeing. Phone us from the forecourt after your car sits in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — and keep the bottle. Stuck beside the pump? Our explosion-proof equipment makes a live forecourt safe, so it can be drained in place.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Bryncoch drive?
On your dash, a warning had been lit for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. It takes place on driveways just off Moy Road as commonly as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided your vehicle has not been driven since, it's close to the pump 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 no one moves the vehicle in the morning. Then ring. Our engineers drain it on your drive, whether that is in Bryncoch or out in Gwaelod-y-garth. The equipment works quietly enough that it won't wake the street at night.
Bryncoch: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Somewhere along Pant Place or heading to Cardiff — under 10 miles away.
What it means: the system has sucked the AdBlue in. Distance decides how far it gets: filter and lines first, then the injection pump and every injector. It travels further with every mile covered and each restart.
Next: find a sensible spot, pull in, then switch your motor off. Services further on can wait: from the M4, under 3 miles out of Bryncoch, take the first junction. No trial starts: clearing is not something AdBlue will do. Roughly how far had it gone? Say so when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You have had this car hardly a week. Your own vehicle either does without AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, so nothing told you the AdBlue inlet sits right beside your diesel. Throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf, nobody is immune.
Meaning? Whichever case above counts here — run or not — and one further stage. Any work on your car often needs the owner's approval under hire or company terms.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our technicians get there than after. If you are stranded in the car park at Taffs Well, or by War memorial, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Bryncoch?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. A rushed stop by the gates of the local primary school, or a call to a friend in Nantgarw: either fits.
The point: the motor is not hurt by some AdBlue splashed around the filler. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in that tank, starting the car will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Your move: act as if it got in, and never start the motor. Checking a tank that proves clean beats draining one after it has been run — so phone and describe to us what you noticed.
Every AdBlue drain around Bryncoch shares these stages
The work opens identically, whatever your case. Three things are asked when our technicians reach the car — on a forecourt, a drive, a street by The Taff's Well or the car park outside Fagins Ale and Chop House: the fluid, the amount, and whether the motor has been started. On the phone, before dispatch, you are told the quote, and those answers decide the work too.
Then the tank is cleared and your system cleaned thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it does not rinse out on its own. Last come your filter, flushed or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a check of the vehicle. If your motor has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Last, our technicians fire it up. With fresh diesel in, it runs while we make sure it's running correctly, and then we head off. When it is spotted soon, the vehicle very seldom has permanent damage, and the entire job happens where it is. Payment is on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Bryncoch, briefly
Bryncoch is a suburban area situated on the banks of the River Taff in Rhondda Cynon Taf, with a mix of terraced housing and local amenities. Bryncoch sits at an elevation of 58 metres, close to the nearby communities of Gwaelod-y-garth and Glan-y-llyn. Bryncoch is located near the city of Cardiff, which is approximately 6 miles away, and is part of the wider Cardiff urban area. Bryncoch has a population of around 2227 people, living in a predominantly residential environment.
AdBlue drains around Bryncoch, and across Rhondda Cynon Taf too
Throughout CF postcodes, the teams covering Bryncoch — a residential suburb — reach surrounding places as well, Glan-y-llyn and Taffs Well included. Quickest of all: a CF15 7 postcode to show where you stand.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Garth Playing Fields or in a car park in the middle of Bryncoch, it doesn't need to move. Our van empties it where it stands. Phone and ask instead of guessing when you're close to Gwaelod-Y-Garth Village Hall, near a boundary, or somewhere awkward to pin down.
Your scenario, summed up
Motor never started: phone, leaving it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Bryncoch and anywhere in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 0333 366 0103.