AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Aboyne: What Now?
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether your motor has run since it went in. Over in Coull or here in Aboyne, an unrun engine must stay unrun. Normally that means emptying and thoroughly purging it on the spot in Aboyne — so leave your ignition and engine off then call 0333 366 0103. Pull over the moment you safely can then turn off, if it has already run. It is a bigger job, yet step one doesn't change.
Compare what happened to a situation from the ones below, anywhere around Aberdeenshire you are.
On a Aboyne forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it as you're stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Somewhere in Aboyne, then — Gulf, another forecourt nearby, or somewhere else nearby.
The upshot: of every spot to notice, the forecourt is the best. Still in your tank, with nothing drawn through: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Do this: keep out of the car, however much the queue needs clearing. Three things: a shove into a bay with the staff helping, the bottle saved, and a call to us from the forecourt. Can't move the car beside the pump? Explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt safe, and so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Aboyne drive?
On your dash, a warning had been lit all week. 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. Driveways close to Old Tollhouse Road see it as much as any other street.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue drops to the floor of your tank and stays there, no matter how long the night.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then ring. In Birsemore or right here in Aboyne, the drain happens on your driveway. Our pumping kit works quiet enough not to disturb the neighbours at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Aboyne?
A mile or two beyond topping up, the motor began playing up: roughness, smoke, lost power, lights on your dash. Possibly it was on B9094, possibly on the way out towards Aberdeen, under 50 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has taken the AdBlue up. Through the filter, along the lines, and — the more the mileage — on into the injection pump and each injector. Each restart, like every mile, pushes it on.
Stop safely — that's the next step — then switch it off. On the M90, over 50 miles from Aboyne, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Starting it again to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Call, saying how far your vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
A week back, the car was unknown to you. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Wherever you happen to be around Aberdeenshire, any driver can slip up.
The point: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, only with an added stage. Plenty of hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Next: phone the rental company or the fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at the nearest station, or near St Thomas Church? Leave your engine off meanwhile.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Aboyne?
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think it did. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe at a friend's drive in Glen Tanar, or rushing by the local primary school at the school run.
Put simply: spillage round the filler does your engine no harm. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in that tank, starting the car would pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Next: assume it went in, and keep the engine off. Ring and give what you saw: we'd rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than empty one once the engine has run.
What each AdBlue drain in Aboyne has in common
No matter the case, a single start is used. Filling station, drive, The Boat's car park or a road beside Aboyne-Dinnet Parish Church — the van comes to your car, and three questions follow: which fluid, what quantity, and whether it ran. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you are told our price, and those answers decide the job too.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, since crystals build up and certain metals are attacked, and neither washes away unaided. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Where the engine has not run, expect roughly half an hour once we arrive, in most jobs.
Lastly, we start the engine. Our engineers confirm it runs correctly on new diesel before we go. If it's spotted quickly, the vehicle very rarely has permanent damage, and the entire job takes place where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Dig out your insurance while we're en route: misfuelling cover comes included in plenty of policies.
About Aboyne and where it is
Aboyne is a village situated on the banks of the River Dee in Aberdeenshire, with a mix of detached housing and other residential properties. Aboyne sits at an elevation of 138 metres, surrounded by rolling countryside and woodland areas. Aboyne is located near the villages of Birsemore, Rosehill, and Birse, and is approximately 26.7 miles west of Aberdeen. Aboyne has a population of around 984 residents, who enjoy the scenic riverside setting and rural surroundings.
AdBlue drains across Aberdeenshire, Aboyne included
Throughout AB postcodes, the vans covering Aboyne — a village — reach surrounding towns too, Rosehill and Birse included. A postcode starting AB34 5 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Charlestown Green or in a car park in the middle of Aboyne, it does not need to move. Where it stands, that's where it gets drained. Phone and ask instead of guessing when you are close to St Margaret's, on a boundary, or somewhere awkward to explain.
In one line: your situation
Still unrun? Leave the vehicle off then ring. Run already? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whichever it is, across Aboyne and Aberdeenshire, on 0333 366 0103.