AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Birkenshaw: What Now?
One thing counts above all when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if your motor has been started afterwards. Wherever your vehicle is — Uddingston, Birkenshaw — don't start a motor that has not run yet. Call 0333 366 0103 with the ignition and motor still off. Across Birkenshaw, such a case is generally drained and flushed where it stands. Pull over the moment it is safe and switch off, if it has already run. A bigger job, yes, but the identical first step.
Anywhere around North Lanarkshire it happened, one of the cases below fits yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Birkenshaw forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just spot it while you are stood at the pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Be it Gulf, BP or somewhere else in Birkenshaw, the situation is the same.
In short: no better place exists to spot it. Nothing has pulled it in, so the AdBlue stays just inside your tank.
Clearing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — so do not get back in. Phone us from the forecourt once the vehicle is in a space — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — then keep the receipt. If it can't be moved, it can be emptied at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Birkenshaw drive?
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle from the shop, emptied in at the driveway — and it's only by the bin that the cap got a second look. Drives close to Second Street see it as much as any other street.
Meaning? As long as your car has not moved since, it's close to the pump case. As it is unable to mix, AdBlue drops low inside the tank and waits. A night standing changes nothing.
Keep your keys indoors overnight — otherwise a person may drive it away first thing — then phone us. Your drive is where it gets emptied, whether around Birkenshaw or Calderbraes. Our pumping kit runs quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
On the road in Birkenshaw with AdBlue in a diesel
Topped up, drove away, and soon your engine was turning roughly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up the dash. Third Street, perhaps, or the way towards Glasgow — a trip of under 10 miles.
What it means: the system has drawn the AdBlue in. The injection pump and each injector get it too on a bigger trip, after your filter and pipework have had it. It goes further with each extra mile covered and every restart.
Next: pick a safe place, stop, then turn your motor off. Service stations further along are too far: from the M74, under a mile out of Birkenshaw, take the first junction. No test starts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Roughly how far had it go? Say so when you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. Your own car either has no AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, so nothing told you the AdBlue cap was right next to your diesel. Across North Lanarkshire, nobody is immune.
The point: exactly as above, split by whether it ran, but with one added step. Many rental and fleet contracts require the owner's approval before work.
Sorting it before we turn up is quicker, so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Waiting for a reply at the car park at Uddingston, or near Tannochside Community Centre? Leave the engine off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Birkenshaw?
Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe at a friend's drive in Viewpark, or rushing by the local primary school on the school run.
In short: a spill near the filler does your motor unharmed. Once it is inside your diesel tank, though, it does. If there is AdBlue in that tank, firing up the vehicle will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Next: act as though it got in, then keep your engine off. Ring and give what you saw: we'd rather find a clean tank than empty one after the engine has run.
Birkenshaw: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Three questions are asked once our technicians reach the car — on a forecourt, a driveway, a street by Caterpillar 1987 Occupation Memorial or the car park outside Windmill Tavern: the liquid, the amount, and if it has been started. The price comes over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies set the job.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's essential, since crystals build up and certain metals corrode, and none of that washes out unaided. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the car is tested. Where the motor hasn't run, expect roughly half an hour once we arrive, for most jobs.
Starting it comes last. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it is running properly, and then we go. If it's noticed early, the vehicle very rarely has lasting damage, and the whole job happens where it is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money in advance. Dig out your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes built into many policies.
About Birkenshaw and where it is
Birkenshaw is a suburban area situated on the riverside in North Lanarkshire, with a mix of semi-detached housing and local amenities. Birkenshaw lies close to the city of Glasgow, approximately 6 miles to the northwest, and is near other suburban areas such as Calderbraes and Tannochside. Birkenshaw has a relatively low elevation of around 68 metres above sea level, and its population is approximately 4469 residents. Birkenshaw is also within commuting distance to Glasgow, making it a popular choice for those working in the city.
AdBlue drains across North Lanarkshire, Birkenshaw included
Tannochside and Kylepark have the identical vans as Birkenshaw, a residential suburb, plus other places throughout G postcodes. A postcode starting G71 6 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is required, be it parked in the centre of Birkenshaw or on a layby en route to Calderbraes Golf Club, so leave it put. Wherever it sits, that is where it is cleared. Assuming doesn't help near St John the Baptist, close to a border or anywhere hard to describe; phone and ask.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the vehicle off then call. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Birkenshaw and anywhere in North Lanarkshire on 0333 366 0103.