AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Mynyddygarreg, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if the engine has run since it went in. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Mynyddygarreg itself or out in Kidwelly. Leave the motor and your ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it is usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Mynyddygarreg. When the motor has run, pull in somewhere safe first, then switch it off. It is a larger job, though step one doesn't change.
Match your case to a situation from the list below, wherever around Carmarthenshire you are.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Mynyddygarreg forecourt
You're 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. Possibly you're at the Murco, possibly at the Asda, maybe somewhere else in Mynyddygarreg.
Put simply: no better spot exists to discover it. No pump has drawn it in, and so the AdBlue stays just in your tank.
Freeing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — so don't get back in. Ring us from the forecourt after the vehicle is in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to push it — and keep the bottle. If it cannot be shifted, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Mynyddygarreg drive?
On the dash, a warning had been lit for days. Only by the recycling, the empty container in hand, did you look back at the cap you'd opened at the drive. It happens on driveways just off Heol yr Ysgol as regularly as anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. At the bottom of your tank is where AdBlue stays, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
Put your keys in the house overnight — otherwise someone may take it away at breakfast — and phone us. Our engineers drain it on your driveway, whether that is in Mynyddygarreg or out in Llangadog. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Mynyddygarreg: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a lit dashboard started a short way after the fill. Anywhere on Golwg y Twr or heading to Swansea — under 25 miles away.
Meaning? The pump has taken the AdBlue in. It's been through your filter and your lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. More driving, more restarts: further it goes.
Do this: stop anywhere sensible, then switch your engine off. On the M4, under 10 miles from Mynyddygarreg, that means the next exit, not the services further on. No trial restarts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. Call, and say how far the car went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have had this car barely a week. Your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere different, and so nothing told you the AdBlue cap was just beside the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Carmarthenshire.
In short: one extra stage on top of the cases above, and those depend on if it has run. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the car.
Settling it before the van turn up is quicker, and so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Leave the car switched off as the answer comes, even if you are parked outside Kidwelly or near Capel Horeb.
Mynyddygarreg: unsure if it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest answer there is. Too light, that bottle; a trace of ammonia round the filler; a hazy memory of the cap. Sound familiar? Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Llandyry.
What it means: a little spilled about the filler does no damage to the motor. Once it's inside the diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in the tank will be sucked in by starting the car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Assume it got in, and don't turn the engine. Phone and give the details: we would rather find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one after the engine has been run.
What every AdBlue drain in Mynyddygarreg has in common
Whatever the situation, one opening applies. Anywhere the vehicle is — the pub in the village's car park, a street by Kidwelly Industrial Museum, a driveway, a filling station — our van gets there and asks for the liquid, the quantity, and if the engine has been run. The price is given on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies shape the work.
Emptying the tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear on their own, however long you wait. Finally come the filter, cleaned or renewed as needed; fresh diesel; and a test of your vehicle. Where the motor has not run, expect roughly half an hour once we arrive, in most cases.
Finally, we fire it up. Our check that it runs properly on clean diesel comes before we leave. Long-term damage is very unusual if it is noticed quickly, and the whole job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, nothing upfront. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we're on the way.
About Mynyddygarreg
Mynyddygarreg is a small village in Carmarthenshire, situated near the coast of Wales, with an elevation of around 73 metres. Mynyddygarreg lies close to the nearby settlements of Llangadog and Four Roads, and is approximately 17 miles from the city of Swansea. Mynyddygarreg has a population of around 606 people, predominantly living in detached housing.
AdBlue drains across Carmarthenshire, Mynyddygarreg included
Mynyddygarreg is a coastal village, and the same vans that cover it work the places near it too, Kings Wood and Four Roads among them, across the SA postcode area. Fastest of all: a SA17 4 postcode for your location.
Parked en route to Smart's Quarry SSSI, or right in the heart of Mynyddygarreg, the vehicle stays put — there's no need to move it anywhere. The van empties it where it stands. Guessing doesn't help near Church of Our Lady and Saint Cadoc, on a border or somewhere hard to describe; ring and check.
The one-line version
Still unrun? Keep the vehicle that way then phone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Mynyddygarreg and anywhere around Carmarthenshire on 0333 366 0103.