--- title: Brunstane: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, What Next canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/brunstane-city-of-edinburgh/ location: Brunstane county: City of Edinburgh latitude: 55.940950 longitude: -3.096970 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-22 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Brunstane, and What to Do Next Has your engine turned over since the AdBlue went in? That single point settles nearly everything else from here. Wherever your vehicle stands — Cleikimin, Brunstane — don't start an engine that hasn't run yet. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, and count on a proper flush plus a drain, carried out just where your vehicle stands around Brunstane. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. It's a bigger job, though stage one doesn't change. Below: the cases our engineers meet, anywhere across City of Edinburgh. Choose yours. ## AdBlue in a diesel on a Brunstane forecourt The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you are stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. Somewhere around Brunstane, then — Asda, Wm Turnbull, or somewhere else nearby. The point: of every spot to find out, the forecourt is the best. Still inside that tank, and no fuel drawn onwards: that is where the AdBlue sits. What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Ring us from the forecourt after your car is in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — and keep the receipt. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away gets cleared where it is at the petrol pump. ## At home around Brunstane with AdBlue in the diesel tank For days the dash had been warning you. Bought a bottle, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap again, too late. Just off Gilberstoun Place is no less likely from any other place. Put simply: if the vehicle has not been driven since, it's nearly as good as finding out at the pump. On the floor of the tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing changes nothing of the difference. What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves the car in the morning. Then call. Your driveway is where it gets drained, be it in Brunstane or Newcraighall. Our equipment runs quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night. ## Brunstane: set off with AdBlue in a diesel? Topped up, drove away, and before long your motor was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up the dash. It might have been driving for Edinburgh, under 5 miles away, or simply down Gilberstoun. What it means: your fuel system has sucked the AdBlue in. It has been through the filter and the lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and your injectors. More driving, more starts: further it goes. Do this: stop anywhere safe, then switch your motor off. On the M8, under 10 miles from Brunstane, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Restarting it to check gets nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Call, and say what distance your vehicle was driven. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car It is a motor you have had for a week. Unbeknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets are side by side here — unlike your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across City of Edinburgh. The upshot: just as above, split by if it ran, only with one added stage. Any work on the car often requires the owner's go-ahead under hire or fleet terms. Next: phone the rental company or your fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before we arrive is faster. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at the nearest station, or near Marks & Spencer? Keep the engine off throughout. ## AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Brunstane Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. It might have been on a friend's driveway in Newhailes, or in a rush outside the local primary school on the school run. The point: your motor is not harmed by some AdBlue splashed around the outside. Inside your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. Any AdBlue in your tank would be drawn in by turning on your car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case. Do this: act as though it got in, and don't start your motor. Inspecting a tank that turns out free of AdBlue beats emptying one once it's been run — so ring and describe to us what you noticed. ## Brunstane: what each AdBlue drain has in common Whatever the situation, one opening is used. Our technicians come to the car, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside Cuddie Brae or a side street near Spirit of Community Memorial, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and if your motor has run. Those replies determine the work, and you get the quote on the phone, before anybody sets off. Emptying that tank comes next, then a careful flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear by themselves, however long you wait. Last are the fuel filter, flushed or replaced as needed; clean diesel; and a check of the car. The majority of unstarted cars are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers turn up. Our technicians fire it up last. Our engineers make sure it runs correctly on new diesel before we go. We do the entire job where the vehicle is, and lasting damage is very rare when it has been noticed early. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents while we travel is worthwhile. ## About Brunstane and where it is Brunstane is a coastal suburban area in the City of Edinburgh, situated approximately 3.7 miles east of Edinburgh's city centre. Brunstane sits at an elevation of 33 metres, overlooking the Firth of Forth, and is characterised by its predominantly terraced housing. Brunstane is close to nearby places such as Newcraighall, Joppa Pans, and Joppa, and is home to a population of around 3307 residents. ## AdBlue drains across City of Edinburgh, Brunstane included Brunstane is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the places around it too, Joppa Pans and Joppa among them, across the EH postcode area. Giving us a EH15 2 postcode finds you quickest of all. No moving is required, be it stopped centrally in Brunstane or on a lay-by heading to Brunstane Burn Community Woodland, and so leave it put. Our van drains it in place. Guessing won't help beside Coillesdene Community Hall, on a border or anywhere hard to describe; ring and check. ## Your scenario, summed up Where it hasn't run, phone then leave it off. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Brunstane and anywhere across City of Edinburgh on 0333 366 0103.