AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Gelligaer: What Now?
Has your engine run since the AdBlue went in? This one point decides nearly everything about what comes next. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether your car is around Gelligaer itself or out in Tir-y-berth. Normally this means emptying and thoroughly cleaning it right there around Gelligaer — and so leave your key and engine off then phone 0333 366 0103. Stop the minute it is safe and switch off, if it has already run. It is a bigger job, yet step one doesn't change.
Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever around Caerphilly it happened.
Gelligaer forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Just at this point, bottle still in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the pump. It could be the the nearest petrol station, or perhaps the Petrol, or another station around Gelligaer.
What it means: this is the best location to find out. Still in the tank, with nothing drawn onwards: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Do this: keep out of the car, however much the pump needs clearing. Ring us from the forecourt once your car is in a bay — the staff will help roll it — then save the bottle. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear is drained where it is at the pump.
Gelligaer, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Right off Pengam Road is no less likely from any other place.
The point: zero miles since leaves this nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue settles to the base of the tank and remains there, no matter how long the night.
Keep the keys in the house overnight — otherwise a person may take it away at breakfast — then call us. In Penybryn or here around Gelligaer, the draining happens on your driveway. Our pumping kit works quietly enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Gelligaer?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Castle Hill, perhaps, or the route towards Newport — a trip of under 15 miles.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. Through the filter, along the pipework, and — the further the distance — deeper into the injection pump and every injector. Every restart, like every mile, pushes it deeper.
What to do: pull over where it's safe then switch off. Gelligaer sits under 10 miles from the M4; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pushing on to the services. It won't have cleared, so there is no point restarting to find out. Ring us and say how far you travelled.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
Seven days ago, it was new to you. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are side by side here — not like your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. Anywhere you are around Caerphilly, every driver can slip up.
In short: an extra stage on top of the cases above, which depend on whether it has run. Plenty of hire and company agreements need the owner's sign-off before work.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before our technicians get there than after. Keep it off while the answer arrives, even if you are parked outside Pengam or close to St. Catwg's Church.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in Gelligaer?
Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". Lighter, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Look familiar? Maybe on a friend's driveway in Cefn Hengoed, or in a rush by the local primary school on the school run.
The point: your engine is not hurt by some AdBlue spilled around the outside. Inside your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue harms it. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Take it that it was put in, and don't turn your engine. Call us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Each AdBlue drain around Gelligaer shares these steps
The work opens identically, whatever the situation. Three things come when we arrive — at a filling station, a driveway, a road by Gellygaer Older Auxilliary Fort or the car park outside The Gelli Bear: the liquid, the amount, and whether the motor has run. Those replies decide this work, and you hear the quote by phone, before anybody sets off.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's essential, because deposits build up and certain metals corrode, and none of it washes out unaided. Last come the filter, flushed or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a test of the car. Where your motor has not run, expect about half an hour on site, for most cases.
Finally, our engineers start it. With clean diesel in, it runs while we check it's running properly, and then we head off. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and if it is noticed soon, lasting damage is very rare. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Check your insurance before we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes included in many policies.
About Gelligaer, briefly
Gelligaer is a village in Caerphilly, situated on the banks of a river at an elevation of 223 metres, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Gelligaer lies near the communities of Penybryn and Pen-pedair-heol, and is close to Parc Penallta Country Park. Gelligaer is located approximately 12 miles from Newport and 134 miles from London, making it a rural village with some commuter links. Gelligaer has a population of around 1836 residents.
Gelligaer and Caerphilly: AdBlue drains across the area
Being a village, Gelligaer shares its vans with the nearby places — Parc Penallta Country Park, Pen-pedair-heol — all the way across CF postcodes. Your whereabouts is quickest from a postcode beginning CF82 8.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Gwerthonor-isaf Wood or in a car park in the middle of Gelligaer, it does not need to shift. Our engineers drain the car where it sits. Awkward to explain? Close to Sultan the Pit Pony or a county line? Asking is better than assuming, and so ring.
In one line: your scenario
If it has not started, ring and leave it that way. Run by now: stop, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, within Gelligaer or wherever across Caerphilly.