AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Kerry, and What to Do Next
One thing counts above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the motor has run since. Out in Penarron or here in Kerry, an unrun motor must remain unrun. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush after a drain, done just where the vehicle sits around Kerry. Already started? Stop once safe, then switch everything off. A larger job, yes, yet the identical first step.
Match your case to a situation from the ones below, anywhere across Powys you are.
At the pump in Kerry: 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. Be it Powis Petroleum, Morrisons or somewhere else in Kerry, the situation is the same.
The point: of all places to find out, this is the best. Only that tank holds AdBlue; no component beyond it has drawn any in.
Your move: stay out of the car, even if the pump wants freeing. Ask the attendants to help you roll the vehicle into a parking space, keep your receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. Draining it right at the pump is fine when it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Kerry drive?
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle from the garage, tipped in at the driveway — and it was only at the bin that the cap caught a second look. Houses just off Fairfield get caught out as often as anywhere else.
Meaning? Provided your car hasn't moved since, it is second to the pump case. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Next: stop any early-morning drive by putting your keys indoors, then phone us. Brynllywarch or Kerry: wherever your drive is, that's where it gets cleared. Night-time empties beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
On the road in Kerry with AdBlue in a diesel
Filled up, drove away, and soon the engine was running unevenly, blowing smoke, losing power, or lighting up your dash. A489, perhaps, or the route towards Hereford — a run of under 50 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked through the fuel system. Through your filter, through the pipework, and — the more the distance — deeper into the injection pump and each injector. It travels deeper with every extra mile driven and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so then switch off. Kerry lies under 50 miles from the M54; on it, come off at the first junction rather than pushing on to the services. No trial restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue will do. Tell us hear the mileage driven when you ring.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
Seven days back, it was new to you. Unknown to you, the two fillers are next to each other here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. Anyone, anywhere around Powys, might do it.
The upshot: exactly as above, split by if it ran, only with an added step. Plenty of hire and fleet agreements require the owner's sign-off for work.
Settling it before we turn up is faster, and so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. Stuck near Kerry Baptist Church or outside Newtown (Powys) till someone replies, the car stays turned off throughout.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Kerry
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think so. Too light, the bottle; a hint of ammonia near the filler; a hazy memory of the cap. Sound familiar? The gates of the local primary school in a rush, perhaps, or someone's drive over in Penygelli.
Put simply: a spill round the filler does your engine no harm. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in that tank, starting the vehicle will draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Your move: act as though it got in, and never start your engine. Phone and give the details: we would sooner find a clean tank than drain one once the engine has been run.
Each AdBlue drain around Kerry shares these steps
Every situation has the same start to the job. Filling station, drive, The Herbert Arms's car park or a road by St Michael — our van comes to your vehicle, and three answers follow: what fluid, which amount, and if it ran. Replies set the work; the quote comes on the call whilst nobody has left yet.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, because deposits form and some metals corrode, and neither rinses out unaided. Next comes the fuel filter — flushed, or swapped where needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of the car. Never started? Then about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Our technicians start it last. Our engineers make sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel before leaving. If it's caught early, the vehicle very seldom has long-term damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing in advance. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your documents while we travel pays.
About Kerry
Kerry is a village in Powys, Wales, situated on the banks of a river at an elevation of around 198 metres. Kerry lies near several small settlements, including Brynllywarch, Pentre, and Glanmule, and is approximately 38 miles from the city of Hereford. Kerry has a population of around 795 people, predominantly living in detached houses. Kerry is located in a rural area, about 150 miles west of London.
AdBlue drains across Powys, Kerry included
Pentre and Glanmule have the same vans as Kerry, a village, along with further towns throughout SY postcodes. The whereabouts comes quickest from a postcode beginning SY16 4.
Central Kerry or a lay-by towards Cef-Hyfryd Dingle: wherever it is, your vehicle doesn't need to move at all for the drain. Draining is done on the spot. Phone and ask instead of guessing when you are close to Kerry Village Hall, on a border, or anywhere awkward to pin down.
Your scenario, summed up
Still unrun? Leave the car off then phone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Kerry and anywhere across Powys on 0333 366 0103.