AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Arniston, and What to Do Next
Has the engine turned over since the AdBlue went in? That one point decides nearly everything about what comes next. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is around Arniston itself or out in Monkswood. Usually that means draining and thoroughly cleaning it on the spot around Arniston — and so keep the key and motor off and call 0333 366 0103. Already started? Pull over when safe, then switch it off. It is a larger job, yet step one does not change.
Further down: the situations our engineers meet, anywhere across Midlothian. Choose the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Arniston forecourt
Imagine it: standing by the pump, gripping the bottle, you spot the cap you opened wasn't the right one. Maybe you're at the Shell, possibly at the BP, maybe somewhere else in Arniston.
Put simply: no better place to be to spot it. Still inside that tank, and nothing drawn onwards: that's where the AdBlue is.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it just to free up the petrol pump. Phone us from the forecourt once your vehicle is in a bay — the staff will help roll it — and keep the receipt. If it cannot be moved, it can be drained at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
Arniston, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dash had been nagging you. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in at the driveway — and it's only at the bin that the cap caught your eye. Driveways near Engine Road see it as much as anywhere.
In short: if your vehicle hasn't moved since, it is nearly equal to finding out at the forecourt. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Put your keys indoors overnight — otherwise a person might drive it away at breakfast — then phone us. Gorebridge or Arniston: wherever your driveway is, that's where it is drained. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Arniston?
Lumpy running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard arrived a short way after the fill. Anywhere on Park Hill or else heading towards Edinburgh — under 10 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been sucked through the system. Mileage sets how deep it goes: filter and lines first, then the injection pump and every injector. Each restart, like each mile, carries it on.
Next: pick a sensible place, pull in, then turn the engine off. Services farther along are too far: from the M8, under 15 miles out of Arniston, take the first junction. Do not restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Roughly how far did it go? Tell us when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
A week back, the car was new to you. Your own motor either does without AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, and so nothing told you the AdBlue inlet was right next to your diesel. Throughout Midlothian, no one is safe from it.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies here — run or unrun — and one further step. The owner often has to sign off any work, under many hire and fleet contracts.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before our engineers turn up than after. If you are stuck in the car park outside Gorebridge, or by Gorebridge Library, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Arniston?
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest as it gets. A slight ammonia whiff lingers around the filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. The gates of the local primary school in a rush, perhaps, or someone's drive out in Newtongrange.
Put simply: a spill near your filler does the engine no harm. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Next: act as though it got in, and keep the engine off. Checking a tank that proves free of AdBlue beats draining one after it has been run — so phone and tell us what you noticed.
The common ground in every Arniston AdBlue drain
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Wherever the car is — Wilmo's's car park, a street by Gorebridge Parish Church, a driveway, a filling station — the van gets there and asks for the fluid, the quantity, plus whether the motor has been run. Those answers decide the work, and you get the price by phone, before anyone heads out.
Emptying the tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more important after urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not go by themselves, however long you wait. Clean diesel is put in once the fuel filter is flushed or changed, and the car is then checked. Not started? Then about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
The last step is firing it up. With fresh diesel in, it runs while our technicians check it's running correctly, and then we head off. The entire job is done where the car is, and if it's spotted early, long-term damage is very uncommon. Nothing is paid upfront, payment happens on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Dig out your insurance before we're en route: misfuelling cover comes built into plenty of policies.
About Arniston, for a moment
Arniston is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Midlothian, with a mix of semi-detached housing and a population of around 4226 residents. Arniston lies approximately 8.9 miles from Edinburgh and 151 metres above sea level, near the communities of Gorebridge and Gowkshill. Arniston is part of the wider Edinburgh urban area, with the city's amenities and services within easy reach. Arniston's location also offers scenic views of the surrounding countryside.
AdBlue drains round Arniston and across Midlothian
Gowkshill and Birkenside get the identical vans as Arniston, a residential suburb, along with further towns throughout EH postcodes. A postcode starting EH23 4 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No towing is required, whether parked centrally in Arniston or on a lay-by heading to Auld Gala Park, and so keep it where it is. Our technicians drain it where it is. Assuming won't help beside War Memorial, close to a border or anywhere awkward to pin down; ring and check.
In one line: your situation
Not run yet: keep it off then ring. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, across Midlothian and in Arniston — once you stop, turn off and phone, if it has run.