Cwmgors: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
One fact matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the engine has been started since. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Cwmgors itself or out in Garnant. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your key and motor both off. Across Cwmgors, that is typically emptied and cleaned on the spot. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. Stage one stays the same, even if the work grows.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Neath Port Talbot it happened.
On a Cwmgors forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only at this point, nozzle still in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the pump. Anywhere in Cwmgors, then — Texaco, Tout's, or anywhere else close by.
In short: no better place exists to discover it. Nothing has drawn it through, and so the AdBlue sits only in the tank.
What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Have the attendants to lend a hand pushing it into a space, save the bottle, then ring us from there. If it cannot be shifted, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
At home in Cwmgors with AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been warning you. Bought a container, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point checked the cap a second time, too late. Driveways near Abernant Road see it as much as anywhere.
The point: no miles since makes it almost equal to finding it at the pump. As it is reluctant to mix, AdBlue settles to the base inside that tank and waits. A night parked changes none of that.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves the car in the morning. Then call. We drain it on your driveway, whether that's in Cwmgors or out in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen. Our pumping kit works quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Cwmgors?
A short way after filling up, the engine started misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on your dash. Maybe heading for Swansea, under 15 miles away, or just along Heol-y-Gors.
What it means: the system has drawn the AdBlue in. Past your filter, along the pipework, and — the further the distance — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. More miles, more starts: further it goes.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so then switch off. Leave by the first junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M4, under 10 miles from Cwmgors. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Call, and say what distance your car was driven.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the two inlets are next to each other here — not like your own car, which has none or stores it elsewhere. Anywhere you are around Neath Port Talbot, any driver can slip up.
The point: just as above, divided by whether it ran, only with an added stage. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager first, us second, since sorting it early saves time. Stuck near Hwb y Gors or at Pantyffynnon until the firm replies, the car remains switched off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Cwmgors?
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Lower Brynamman.
What it means: a little spilled around the filler does no damage to your motor. Once it's inside your diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in that tank will be sucked in by turning on the car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Next: assume it got in, and keep the engine off. Describe what you noticed on the phone. A clear tank looked at counts as a happier result than an already-run one drained.
What every AdBlue drain around Cwmgors has in common
The work begins identically, whichever your case. We come to your car, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park at the pub in the village or a side street near Cwmgors Community Centre, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and whether your motor has been run. Those answers settle this work, and you get the price on the phone, before anybody heads out.
AdBlue forms crystals and eats at certain metals used in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out on its own; that is why a full flush, after this drain, counts far more here than with petrol. Fresh diesel goes in once your filter has been flushed or changed, and the car is then checked. The majority of unstarted cars are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers get there.
Lastly, our technicians start the car. Our check that it runs properly on clean diesel comes before we go. Our technicians do the whole job where your car is, and lasting damage is very uncommon when it has been spotted early. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Check your insurance before we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes included in plenty of policies.
About Cwmgors, briefly
Cwmgors is a small village in Neath Port Talbot, situated on the banks of a river at an elevation of 167 metres. Cwmgors lies approximately 11 miles north of Swansea and is surrounded by nearby villages such as Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Tairgwaith. Cwmgors has a population of around 680 people and predominantly consists of semi-detached housing. Cwmgors is located in a scenic area, with the village's riverside setting providing a pleasant environment for its residents.
Cwmgors and Neath Port Talbot: AdBlue drains across the area
Gwaun-Leision and Tairgwaith get the identical teams as Cwmgors, a village, plus further places over SA postcodes. The location is quickest from a postcode beginning SA18 1.
Stopped en route to Blaen-egel Wood, or bang in the heart of Cwmgors, the vehicle stays put — there is no need to shift it anywhere. Where it sits, that is where it gets emptied. Guessing won't help near Organised Chaos Youth Circus, on a county line or anywhere awkward to describe; phone and ask.
Your scenario, in one line
Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Run already: stop, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, within Cwmgors or anywhere in Neath Port Talbot.