AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Tre-Ifor, and What to Do Next
Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue got in? This single point decides nearly everything about what comes next. Over in Trecynon or right around Tre-Ifor, an unrun motor must remain that way. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, then count on a thorough flush after a drain, carried out right where the vehicle sits in Tre-Ifor. Stop the minute it is safe and turn off, if it has been run. A larger job, yes, but the same opening move.
Match what happened to one of the list below, anywhere across Rhondda Cynon Taf you are.
On a Tre-Ifor forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
You're at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Be it Tesco, Texaco or somewhere else in Tre-Ifor, the situation is identical.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. Only that tank has AdBlue; no part past it has drawn any in.
What to do: do not get back in and start the car to clear the pump. Have the staff to lend a hand pushing it into a bay, hold on to the receipt, then phone us right there. Emptying it right at the pump is possible when it can't be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home around Tre-Ifor with AdBlue in the diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle from the garage, tipped in at the drive — and it was only at the bin that the cap got your eye. Drives close to Plas Newydd Isa get it as much as anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. On the bottom of that tank is exactly where AdBlue stays, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by changes no difference.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then ring. Tre-Gibbon or Tre-Ifor: wherever your drive is, that is where it gets drained. Our equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the street at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Tre-Ifor?
Lumpy running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard started a mile or two beyond the fill. Maybe it was on Tre Ifor, possibly on the way out towards Cardiff, under 25 miles away.
The upshot: the system has drawn AdBlue through by now. The injection pump and every injector get it too on a longer trip, once the filter and pipework have it. Every restart, like every mile, carries it deeper.
Stop safely — that is the next step — then turn everything off. Tre-Ifor sits under 15 miles from the M4; there, come off at the first junction instead of pressing on to the services. It will not have cleared, so there is no point restarting to find out. Roughly what distance had it gone? Say so when you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a motor you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are next to each other here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. Wherever you are around Rhondda Cynon Taf, any driver could slip up.
Put simply: an extra step on top of the cases above, and those turn on if it has run. The owner frequently has to approve any work, under plenty of rental and company agreements.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before we arrive is faster. If you're stranded in the car park outside Aberdare, or by Llwyncoed Community Centre, while you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Tre-Ifor: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
At times the honest answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Robertstown.
What it means: a little spilled round the filler does no harm to the engine. If it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in that tank, starting the car would suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Your move: behave as if it did, and don't start your engine. Ring us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Every AdBlue drain around Tre-Ifor shares these steps
Whatever the situation, a single opening applies. Filling station, driveway, Red Cow's car park or a road by Saint James' Church — the van comes to your vehicle, and three answers follow: which liquid, what amount, and whether it ran. Those replies settle the work, and you get our quote on the phone, before anyone heads out.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is essential, since crystals build up and some metals are attacked, and none of that rinses out unaided. The fuel filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Where your engine hasn't run, allow about half an hour once we arrive, in most cases.
Last, our engineers start it. Before our engineers go, it is checked to make sure it runs smoothly on new diesel. Our technicians do the whole job where the car is, and lasting damage is very rare if it has been spotted soon. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy while we travel pays.
About Tre-Ifor itself
Tre-Ifor is a small locality situated on the riverside in Rhondda Cynon Taf, with a mix of semi-detached housing and a population of around 554 residents. Tre-Ifor sits at an elevation of 228 metres, near the communities of Tre-Gibbon, Llwydcoed, and Penywaun. Tre-Ifor is located approximately 21.6 miles north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Tre-Ifor is part of a wider area of south Wales that has undergone significant development over the years.
AdBlue drains across Rhondda Cynon Taf, Tre-Ifor included
Tre-Ifor is a small village, and the same teams that cover it work the towns around it too, Llwydcoed and Penywaun among them, across the CF postcode area. A postcode starting CF44 0 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Stopped heading to Llwydcoed Memorial Park, or right in the heart of Tre-Ifor, the car remains put — there's no need to move it anywhere. Draining happens on the spot. If you're somewhere hard to describe, close to St Fagan's Church or close to a border, ring and ask rather than guessing.
The one-line version
Where it hasn't run, ring then keep it that way. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf and in Tre-Ifor — after you pull over, switch off then ring, if it has run.