Llanwyddelan: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
All of it turns on one detail: whether the engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. Wherever the car is — Adfa, Llanwyddelan — don't run a motor that hasn't run yet. Leave the engine and your ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is around Llanwyddelan. Where your engine has been run, pull in safely first, then turn the vehicle off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Match what happened to a situation from the ones below, anywhere in Powys you are.
On a Llanwyddelan forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only now, nozzle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the pump. It might be the the nearest petrol station, or perhaps the Mobil, or another forecourt around Llanwyddelan.
What it means: this is the best location to find out. Just your tank holds AdBlue; no component past it has taken any in.
Clearing the pump is no reason to run it — so don't get back in. Have the attendants to help pushing it to a bay, save the receipt, then ring us right there. If it can't be shifted, it can be cleared at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
At home in Llanwyddelan with AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Only by the recycling, the empty container in hand, did you look back at the cap you'd used on the drive. Homes just off B4389 are hit as much as everywhere else.
The upshot: no miles since makes this nearly as good to spotting it at the pump. At the bottom of that tank is exactly where AdBlue stays, since it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing makes no difference.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves the vehicle in the morning. Then ring. Our engineers drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that's around Llanwyddelan or out in Dwyrhiw. Night-time drains beside a house are no problem: the pumps are low-noise.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Llanwyddelan?
Topped up, drove away, and before long your motor was turning unevenly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up your dash. Perhaps it was on B4390, perhaps on the way out towards Wrexham, under 50 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked into your fuel system. It's been through the fuel filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the injectors. Every restart, like every mile, pushes it on.
Stop safely — that's the next job — then switch everything off. Llanwyddelan sits under 50 miles from the M54; on it, pull off at the first junction rather than pressing on to the services. Starting it again to check achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Phone us and say how far you went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You have just had the vehicle for days. Your own vehicle either does without AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, so nothing warned you the AdBlue inlet sits right beside your diesel. Across Powys, nobody is immune.
In short: an extra stage on top of the situations above, and those turn on if it has run. Work on your vehicle frequently requires the owner's approval under rental or company agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before our engineers arrive than after. Hanging on for a reply at the car park outside Newtown (Powys), or beside St. Cynon? Leave the car off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Llanwyddelan?
At times, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. Too light, the bottle; a hint of ammonia round your filler; no clear recollection of the cap. Look familiar? A rushed top-up by the gates of the local primary school, or a call to a friend in Llanllugan: both fit.
Meaning? Drips outside the inlet never reach the engine at all. Inside the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. If there is AdBlue in the tank, starting your car will suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Next: assume it went in, and leave the motor off. Describe what you saw on your phone. A clean tank looked at is a better outcome than a run one emptied.
What every AdBlue drain around Llanwyddelan has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Three things come once our engineers arrive — at a filling station, a drive, a road beside War Memorial or the car park outside the pub in the village: the liquid, the amount, and if the motor has been started. Your price comes over the phone, before a van leaves, and those replies set the work.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it is crucial, because crystals form and some metals corrode, and neither rinses out unaided. Last come the fuel filter, flushed or renewed if necessary; fresh diesel; and a test of your car. If the engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Starting the car comes last. Our engineers confirm it runs correctly on fresh diesel before we go. If it is caught early, the vehicle very rarely has lasting damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Llanwyddelan, for a moment
Llanwyddelan is a small hamlet situated on the banks of a river in Powys, with an elevation of 224 metres above sea level. Llanwyddelan lies near several other small settlements, including Dwyrhiw, New Mills, and Dolymelinau, and is approximately 34 miles from Wrexham. Llanwyddelan is characterised by its detached housing and rural setting, with the nearest major city being Wrexham. Llanwyddelan has a population of around 558 people.
AdBlue drains across Powys, Llanwyddelan included
Llanwyddelan is a rural hamlet, and the same teams that cover it work the towns around it too, New Mills and Dolymelinau among them, across the SY postcode area. Quickest of all: a SY16 3 postcode to show your location.
Parked en route to Lower House Wood, or bang in the centre of Llanwyddelan, your vehicle remains where it is — there is no need to move it anywhere. We drain the car where it sits. Awkward to pin down? Close to The Hand or a border? Checking beats assuming, and so ring.
In one line: your scenario
Engine never started: ring, leaving it alone. Run already? Stop, turn off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whatever it is, in Llanwyddelan and Powys, on 0333 366 0103.