Rhulen: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Everything turns on one fact: if the engine has been run since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. Over in Glascwm or here around Rhulen, an unrun motor should remain that way. Usually that is emptying and thoroughly rinsing it on the spot in Rhulen — so leave the ignition and engine off then call 0333 366 0103. Where the motor has been run, stop safely first, then switch it off. Step one remains the same, even though the work is bigger.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever around Powys it happened.
On a Rhulen forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Just at this point, bottle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, right at the pump. Perhaps you're at the the nearest petrol station, maybe at the another forecourt nearby, maybe somewhere else around Rhulen.
The upshot: of every spot to find out, the forecourt is the best. The AdBlue is in that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it only to free up the petrol pump. Get the attendants to help pushing it into a bay, hold on to the bottle, then ring us from there. Stuck beside the pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt safe, and so it can be drained in place.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Rhulen drive?
For days the dashboard had been warning you. A bottle from the shop, emptied in at the driveway — and it was only at the bin that the cap got your eye. Homes just off Cregrina Bridge get hit as much as anywhere else.
Meaning? As long as the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it's second to the pump case. On the bottom of the tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, since it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves the vehicle in the morning. Then ring. Our engineers drain the vehicle on your drive, whether that's around Rhulen or out in Cregrina. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
Rhulen: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
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. Maybe it was on Gwyns Ploc, perhaps on the way out towards Hereford, under 25 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled through the system. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it too on a longer run, once the filter and lines have had it. Each restart, like every mile, pushes it on.
What to do: pull over where it's safe then switch off. Service stations further along are too far: from the M50, under 50 miles out of Rhulen, take the first junction. No trial starts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. Phone, and say how far the vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is just by your diesel cap — a surprise to you. Anywhere you are around Powys, any motorist could slip up.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. Many hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on your car.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before we turn up than after. Keep the vehicle off while the answer comes, even if you are waiting outside Builth Road or near Haw.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Rhulen?
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. Which cap was taken off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle weighs less than expected, and ammonia hangs by the filler. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Painscastle.
In short: spillage round your filler leaves the engine no harm. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. If there is AdBlue in that tank, firing up the car will draw it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Take it that it was put in, and never start your engine. Phone with the details: we'd rather find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one once your engine has run.
Rhulen: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Three questions are asked once we reach the car — on a filling station, a driveway, a road beside Saint David's Church or the car park outside the pub in the village: the fluid, the amount, and if it has run. Those replies determine this work, and you get our quote by phone, before anybody sets off.
Emptying your tank comes next, then a careful flush — more important with urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, however long you wait. Then is the fuel filter — cleaned, or replaced when necessary — then clean diesel, and a test of the car. Never started? Then roughly half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Lastly, our engineers fire it up. With new diesel in, it runs while we confirm it is running correctly, and then we head off. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and if it's caught early, long-term damage is very rare. Payment comes on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your policy while we travel pays.
About Rhulen
Rhulen is a small hamlet in Powys, Wales, situated inland at an elevation of 231 metres. Rhulen lies near the English border, approximately 23.8 miles from Hereford and 140.8 miles from London. Rhulen is characterized by its detached housing and rolling countryside, with nearby places including Cregrina, Llanbadarn-y-garreg, and Llanbedr. Rhulen has a population of around 527 people.
AdBlue drains around Rhulen, and across Powys too
Throughout LD postcodes, the vans covering Rhulen — a rural hamlet — work nearby towns as well, Llanbadarn-y-garreg and Llanbedr among them. Giving us your LD2 3 postcode pins you quickest of all.
No moving is required, whether stopped centrally in Rhulen or on a layby heading to Cae y Brwnt, and so keep it put. Where it stands, that's where it is cleared. If you're somewhere hard to explain, close to Twm Tobacco's Grave or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than assuming.
In one line: your scenario
Not run yet: keep the car off and call. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Rhulen and anywhere in Powys on 0333 366 0103.