AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Tair-ysgol, and What to Do Next
All of it hinges on a single detail: whether your engine has been run after the AdBlue went in — more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is in Tair-ysgol itself or out in Pwllygrafel. Normally that is emptying and thoroughly rinsing it on the spot in Tair-ysgol — so keep the ignition and engine off then phone 0333 366 0103. Pull over the moment you safely can then turn off, if it has already run. A bigger job, then, but the same first move.
Further down: the situations we meet, wherever around Swansea. Pick yours.
At the petrol pump in Tair-ysgol: AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the pump, gripping the bottle, you realise the filler you took off wasn't the correct one. It could be the Texaco, or the Tesco, or a different forecourt in Tair-ysgol.
The point: of every spot to find out, this is the best. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Do this: keep out of the driver's seat, however much the queue needs clearing. Phone us from the forecourt once your vehicle is in a space — the attendants will help roll it — and save the bottle. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, and so a car that can't be pushed away is cleared where it is at the pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home in Tair-ysgol
On the dash, a reminder had been lit all week. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in your hand, did you look back at the cap you'd used at the driveway. Right off Bethel Road is not less likely from anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue settles to the floor of the tank and stays there, however long it waits.
Next: the keys in the house, and so no one takes your vehicle off first thing. Then, ring. Our engineers drain the car on your driveway, whether that's around Tair-ysgol or out in Peniel Green. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Tair-ysgol?
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. Somewhere on Maes-yr-Awel or on the road to Swansea — under 5 miles away.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Mileage decides how far it gets: filter and lines first, then the injection pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it goes.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the first job — then switch it off. Services farther on are too far: on the M4, under a mile out of Tair-ysgol, use the first junction. It will not have cleared, and so there is no sense starting it again to check. Call, and say what distance your vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have had the car hardly a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel one, which you didn't know, since your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anywhere you are across Swansea, every motorist can be caught.
Put simply: one extra stage on top of the cases above, which turn on whether it's run. Many hire and fleet agreements need the owner's approval before repairs.
Settling it before we arrives is quicker, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Hanging on for a reply in the car park at Llansamlet, or near Bethel Chapel? Keep the engine off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Tair-ysgol
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. It might have been at a friend's driveway in Llansamlet, or in a rush outside the local primary school at the school run.
The upshot: your motor isn't harmed by some AdBlue splashed around the outside. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is a different story. Any AdBlue in that tank will be pulled in by starting your car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case.
Take it that it got in, and never turn your key. Describe what you saw on your phone. A clear tank checked is a happier result than a run one emptied.
Tair-ysgol: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Every case has the same start to the work. Anywhere the vehicle stands — Star Inn's car park, a road beside Peniel Green Church, a driveway, a forecourt — the van arrives and asks for the liquid, the amount, and whether the engine has turned over. Over the phone, before anything else, you hear the quote, and those answers shape the job too.
Then that tank is drained and your system purged thoroughly, which matters more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it does not rinse out on its own. Clean diesel is put in after your filter has been cleaned or replaced, and the car is finally tested. Where the engine has not run, expect roughly half an hour on site, in most jobs.
Finally, our technicians fire it up. Our test that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before our technicians go. The entire job is done where the car is, and when it is noticed early, long-term damage is very rare. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of policies include misfuelling, and so check yours as we head over.
About Tair-ysgol and where it is
Tair-ysgol is a suburban area located near the coast in Swansea, with a mix of semi-detached housing and local amenities. Tair-ysgol sits at an elevation of 48 metres, close to the nearby communities of Peniel Green and Trallwn. Tair-ysgol is situated approximately 3.6 miles from Swansea city centre, making it a convenient residential location. Tair-ysgol has a population of around 3682 people, with a range of local services and facilities available.
AdBlue drains across Swansea, Tair-ysgol included
Tair-ysgol is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the places near it too, Trallwn and Llwynbrwydrau among them, across the SA postcode area. Fastest of all: a SA7 9 postcode to show where you stand.
Parked heading to Primrose Park, or bang in the centre of Tair-ysgol, your vehicle remains put — there is no need to move it at all. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it is. Guessing won't help beside Guru Nanak Sikh Community Centre, close to a border or anywhere hard to pin down; ring and check.
Your situation, in one line
Unstarted? Leave the car that way then phone. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Tair-ysgol and anywhere across Swansea on 0333 366 0103.