AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ynysddu, 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 motor has run since it got in. Not run yet? Then keep the car that way, wherever your car sits — Ynysddu or Mynyddislwyn. Leave the motor and your ignition off and phone 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is in Ynysddu. Where your engine has been run, pull in somewhere safe first, then turn it off. It is a bigger job, yet stage one doesn't change.
Below: the cases our technicians see, anywhere across Caerphilly. Pick the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Ynysddu forecourt
Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you spot the filler you took off was not the right one. Be it Texaco, Sainsbury's or anywhere else around Ynysddu, the case is identical.
The upshot: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. Just that tank holds AdBlue; not one part beyond it has taken any in.
What to do: don't get back in and start it to clear the pump. Get the attendants to lend a hand rolling it to a bay, save the bottle, then phone us right there. Stuck by the petrol pump? Explosion-proof kit makes a live forecourt sensible, and so it can be drained in place.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Ynysddu
Several days had gone by with the warning light on. A bottle from the shop, emptied in at the drive — and it was just at the bin that the cap caught a second look. It happens on driveways just off Commercial Street as regularly as anywhere.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. On the floor of that tank sits exactly where AdBlue waits, since it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing makes no difference.
Next: prevent an early move by keeping your keys indoors, then phone us. Cwmfelinfach or Ynysddu: wherever your driveway sits, that is where it is drained. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a residential street.
On the road around Ynysddu with AdBlue in a diesel
A short way beyond filling up, the engine started playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, lights on your dash. Perhaps it was on High Street, perhaps on the way out towards Newport, under 10 miles away.
Meaning? Your pump has taken the AdBlue up. It's been through the fuel filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the fuel injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in safely — that's the first job — then switch it off. Ynysddu lies under 10 miles from the M4; there, come off at the next junction rather than pushing on to the services. No trial restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. About how far did it go? Say so as you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Caerphilly.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it's run, with one more stage. The owner frequently has to approve the work, under many rental and company agreements.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before we arrive is faster. Hanging on for an answer in the car park at Hengoed, or beside St Theodore? Leave the car off meanwhile.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Ynysddu
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can honestly say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia around the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. The gates of the local primary school in a rush, perhaps, or a friend's driveway over in Gelligroes.
The point: the motor isn't harmed by some AdBlue spilled around the outside. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in that tank, turning on your car will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Your move: act as though it did, and don't start the engine. Phone with what you saw: we'd sooner find a clean tank than empty one once your motor has run.
Each AdBlue drain around Ynysddu shares these stages
No matter the case, one opening is used. Our technicians come to the car, whether it is on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside Ynysddu Hotel Pub or a side street near Ty Coppi Adventures, and ask three things: what was put in, roughly how much, and whether the motor has been run. Over the phone, before anything else, you hear the price, and those replies shape the job too.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to certain metals in fuel systems, and so it won't wash out on its own; that is why the flush, after this drain, matters far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Fresh diesel goes in once your filter has been flushed or changed, and the car is finally checked. If the engine has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
The final step is firing it up. Our test that it runs smoothly on new diesel comes before we leave. The entire job is done where your car is, and if it is spotted early, long-term damage is very uncommon. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Ynysddu
Ynysddu is a village situated on the banks of a river in Caerphilly, with a mix of terraced housing and a population of around 987 residents. Ynysddu sits at an elevation of 113 metres, close to the nearby communities of Cwmfelinfach and Brynawel. Ynysddu is located near the city of Newport, which is approximately 8.5 miles away. Ynysddu remains a small riverside village with a strong sense of community.
AdBlue drains across Caerphilly, Ynysddu included
Ynysddu is a village, and the same teams that cover it work the places near it too, Wyllie and Brynawel among them, across the NP postcode area. The location comes clearest from a postcode that starts NP11 7.
No towing is required, whether parked centrally in Ynysddu or in a lay-by en route to Coed Cae-Hugh, and so keep it where it is. Draining happens right there. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near Cwmfelinfach Community Hall or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
In one line: your scenario
Not run yet: keep the car off and call. Run by now: stop, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, in Ynysddu or anywhere across Caerphilly.