What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Brechin
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue was put in? That single point decides almost everything about what comes next. Out in Newtonmill or right around Brechin, an unstarted motor must stay that way. Keep nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, and expect a thorough flush after a drain, done right where the car stands around Brechin. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. A larger job, yes, but the identical first step.
Anywhere in Angus it happened, one of the cases below matches yours.
Brechin forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Only at this point, nozzle yet in your hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the pump. Possibly you're at the Esso, perhaps at the another forecourt nearby, perhaps somewhere else in Brechin.
What it means: this is the ideal location to find out. Still in the tank, with no fuel pulled through: that is where the AdBlue is.
Next: resist the urge to fire it up only to move away from the pump. Have the staff to help rolling it into a space, hold on to the receipt, then ring us from there. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is possible if it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
Brechin, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty container in your hand, did you look back at the cap you had used on the drive. It takes place on driveways just off Market Street as often as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided your car has not been driven since, it is close to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue settles to the base of the tank and remains there, no matter how long it waits.
Put your keys indoors overnight — otherwise someone might take it off first thing — and call us. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that's in Brechin or out in Trinity. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Brechin?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long your engine was turning unevenly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up your dash. St. David Street, perhaps, or the way towards Dundee — a run of under 25 miles.
The point: the system has drawn AdBlue through by now. The injection pump and every injector see it as well on a bigger trip, after the filter and pipework have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it is safe then switch off. On the M90, under 50 miles from Brechin, that means the next exit, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, so there is no point starting it again to check. Ring us and say how far you drove.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
A week ago, it was unknown to you. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, its inlet is just by the diesel cap — a surprise to you. Throughout Angus, nobody is safe from it.
The upshot: exactly as above, split by if it ran, but with an added step. The owner frequently has to sign off any work, under plenty of rental and fleet contracts.
Sorting it before the van arrives is faster, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Keep the vehicle switched off as the reply comes, even if you're waiting at Montrose or near Brechin City Hall.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Brechin?
Truthfully, the best answer might be that you think it did. A slight ammonia whiff hangs near the filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Balrownie.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet never touch the engine at all. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, it does. Starting the vehicle will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it will suck it in.
Do this: act as though it did, and don't start your motor. Inspecting a tank that turns out free of AdBlue is better than emptying one after it has been run — so phone then tell us what you noticed.
What every AdBlue drain around Brechin has in common
The job opens the same way, whichever your situation. Three questions are asked once our technicians reach your car — at a forecourt, a driveway, a street by Brechin Town House Museum or the car park at The Brechin Arms: the fluid, the quantity, and whether the motor has been started. Your price comes on the call, before a van leaves, and the replies shape the job.
AdBlue crystallises and eats at certain metals used in fuel systems, so it won't rinse out unaided; that's why the flush, after this drain, matters much more here than with petrol. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Where your motor hasn't run, allow roughly half an hour once we arrive, in most jobs.
Our engineers fire it up at the end. Our engineers make sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel before we go. The entire job is done where the car is, and when it's spotted quickly, lasting damage is very unusual. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you receive what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Brechin, for a moment
Brechin is a town situated in a riverside setting in Angus, Scotland. It has a rich history, having once been a significant ecclesiastical centre. Brechin is notable for its cathedral, a distinguishing feature that has contributed to its traditional reputation. The town's scenic location and historic importance make it a notable place in the region.
AdBlue drains around Brechin, and across Angus too
Over DD postcodes, the teams covering Brechin — a riverside town — reach surrounding places too, Little Brechin and Leightonhill included. Your location is quickest from a postcode beginning DD9 6.
No towing is required, be it stopped centrally in Brechin or on a lay-by en route to Den Park, and so leave it where it is. The van drains it in place. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near Brechin Maison Dieu or close to a border, ring and ask rather than assuming.
In one line: your situation
Still unrun? Leave the car that way then phone. Started already? Stop, turn off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whichever case, across Brechin and Angus, on 0333 366 0103.