What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Llantwit
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether your motor has run since it went in. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Llantwit itself or out in Rhydding. Leave the motor and the ignition off and ring 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Llantwit. When the engine has been run, pull in safely first, then turn the car off. It is a larger job, though step one doesn't change.
Compare your case to a situation from the list below, anywhere across Neath Port Talbot you are.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Llantwit forecourt
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. Anywhere in Llantwit, then — Morrisons, Tesco, or somewhere else nearby.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, this is the best. No pump has drawn it through, so the AdBlue sits just inside your tank.
Next: resist the urge to fire it up only to free up the petrol pump. Have the staff to help rolling it into a space, save the receipt, then ring us right there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that can't be pushed clear gets emptied where it is at the pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Llantwit drive?
Several days had gone by with the dash 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 once more at the cap. Driveways near Neath Road get it as much as any other street.
Put simply: if your vehicle hasn't been driven since, it's almost equal to spotting it at the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Keep your keys indoors overnight — or someone may drive it away at breakfast — and call us. Our technicians drain the car on your driveway, whether that's in Llantwit or out in Tyn-y-caeau. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Llantwit?
A short way after filling up, the motor started misbehaving: rough running, smoke, lost power, lights on your dash. It might have been heading for Swansea, under 10 miles away, or simply along Fairyland Road.
The upshot: your system has pulled AdBlue in already. It's been through your filter and the lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and your injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Stop safely — that is the first step — then turn it off. Llantwit lies under 3 miles from the M4; there, come off at the first junction instead of pressing on to the services. No trial starts: clearing is not something AdBlue will do. About how far had it gone? Say so as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
It's a motor you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the two fillers are side by side here — not like your own car, which has none or stores it in another spot. Across Neath Port Talbot, nobody is immune.
The upshot: just as above, divided by if it ran, only with an added step. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Settling it before the van arrives is faster, and so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. If you are stranded in the car park at Neath, or by Neath YMCA, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Llantwit
Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". Which cap came off, you can't recall; meanwhile the bottle feels less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by your filler. The gates of the local primary school in a hurry, say, or a friend's drive over in Tonna.
Meaning? Drips outside the inlet don't reach the engine at all. Inside your diesel tank, however, AdBlue damages it. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Do this: act as though it got in, and don't start your engine. Tell us what you saw on your phone. A clean tank looked at is a happier outcome than a run one drained.
What every AdBlue drain in Llantwit has in common
Each case has the same opening to the job. Our engineers come to the vehicle, whether it's at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park at Green Dragon or a side street close to The Gnoll, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and if your engine has been run. Your price comes on the call, before a van leaves, and the replies set the job.
Draining that tank comes first, then a careful flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, however long you wait. Then comes the filter — cleaned, or replaced where necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of your car. Not started? Then about half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
Last, our engineers fire it up. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it is running smoothly, and then we head off. Long-term damage is very unusual if it is noticed soon, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Dig out your insurance before we're en route: cover for misfuelling comes included in plenty of policies.
About Llantwit itself
Llantwit is a suburban area situated on the lakeside in Neath Port Talbot, with a mix of terraced housing and local amenities. Llantwit sits at an elevation of around 25 metres, close to the nearby communities of Tyn-y-caeau and Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath. Llantwit is located near the city of Swansea, which is approximately 7 miles away, and is part of the wider Swansea urban area. Llantwit has a population of around 1787 residents.
AdBlue drains round Llantwit and across Neath Port Talbot
As a residential suburb, Llantwit has the same vans as the surrounding places — Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath, Neath — all the way through SA postcodes. Giving us your SA11 3 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Centre of Llantwit or a lay-by towards Gnoll Pitch & Putt Course: either way it sits, the vehicle doesn't need to shift an inch for us. Our engineers drain the car where it stands. Awkward to explain? By Neath Leisure Centre or a county line? Checking is better than assuming, so ring.
Your scenario, summed up
If it hasn't started, phone then keep it that way. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across Neath Port Talbot and within Llantwit — after you stop, turn off then phone, if it's run.