AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Robertstown: What Now?
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if your engine has been run since it went in. If it has not, keep it that way, whether your car is in Robertstown itself or out in Trecynon. Leave your motor and the ignition off and ring 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Robertstown. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. Stage one remains unchanged, even if the job grows.
Further down: the situations we see, anywhere in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Pick the one that fits.
On a Robertstown forecourt with 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. It could be the Tesco, or perhaps the Texaco, or another station around Robertstown.
The upshot: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. Only the tank holds AdBlue; no component past it has taken any in.
Do this: stay out of the car, even if the queue wants freeing. Ask the attendants to help you push the vehicle into a parking spot, keep your receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. Emptying it there at the pump is fine when it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Robertstown with AdBlue in the diesel tank
On the dash, a reminder had shown for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. It takes place on drives just off Wellington Street as regularly as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as your car has not been driven since, it's second to the forecourt case. At the bottom of that tank is where AdBlue waits, because it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing changes nothing of the difference.
Next: keys in the house, so no one drives your vehicle off at breakfast. After that, ring. Gadlys or Robertstown: wherever your driveway sits, that is where it gets emptied. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Robertstown?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe driving for Cardiff, under 25 miles away, or simply down Bridge Street.
The upshot: your system has drawn AdBlue through by now. Mileage decides how deep it gets: filter and lines to begin with, then the injection pump and each injector. More miles, more restarts: further it travels.
What to do: pull over where it's safe then switch off. Services further on are too far: on the M4, under 15 miles out of Robertstown, use the next junction. Restarting it to check gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Call, and say how far the car was driven.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You have just driven the car for days. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel filler, which you did not know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Across Rhondda Cynon Taf, no one is safe from it.
Meaning? Whichever applies above counts too — run or not — and one further step. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our technicians turn up than after. Stranded by Islamic Centre Aberdare or outside Aberdare till someone answers, your vehicle remains turned off the whole time.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Robertstown?
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. A faint ammonia smell hangs around the filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. Maybe on a friend's driveway in Llwydcoed, or rushing by the local primary school at the school run.
The point: your motor is not harmed by a little AdBlue splashed on the filler. Inside your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
What to do: treat it as if it got in. Do not fire it up. Tell us what you noticed on the phone. A clean tank looked at counts as a better outcome than a run one drained.
Every AdBlue drain in Robertstown shares these stages
The job opens the same way, whichever your situation. Three questions are asked when we arrive — at a forecourt, a driveway, a street beside Cynon Valley Museum & Gallery or the car park outside The White Lion: the fluid, the quantity, and if it has been started. On the phone, ahead of dispatch, you hear our quote, and those answers decide the job too.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it is crucial, since crystals form and some metals are attacked, and none of it rinses away unaided. Last come your filter, flushed or replaced as needed; clean diesel; and a test of the vehicle. If your engine hasn't run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
We start the engine last. Our engineers check it runs properly on fresh diesel before we leave. Our technicians do the entire job where your car is, and lasting damage is very uncommon when it has been spotted soon. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money in advance. Check your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling is included in many policies.
About Robertstown
Robertstown is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Rhondda Cynon Taf, with a mix of terraced housing and local amenities. Robertstown sits at an elevation of 129 metres, near the communities of Gadlys and Aberdare. Robertstown is located approximately 20 miles north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Robertstown forms part of the wider Aberdare urban area, with its residents commuting to nearby towns and cities for work and leisure.
AdBlue drains around Robertstown, and across Rhondda Cynon Taf too
Aberdare and Abernant get the same teams as Robertstown, a residential suburb, along with further towns throughout CF postcodes. Telling us your CF44 8 postcode finds you quickest of all.
Central Robertstown or a layby near Aberdare Park: wherever it sits, the car never needs to move an inch for us. Our van drains it where it stands. Ring and check rather than guess when you're close to Oasis Community Church, on a border, or somewhere tricky to pin down.
Your situation, summed up
Not run yet: keep the car off then call. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Robertstown and anywhere in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 0333 366 0103.