AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Cleikimin, and What to Do Next
One fact matters most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether your motor has been started since. Not started yet? Then keep it like that, whether your vehicle sits — Cleikimin or Duddingston. Switch nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, then count on a proper flush after a drain, carried out right where your vehicle sits in Cleikimin. Already run? Pull over when you safely can, then turn it off. It's a bigger job, though stage one does not change.
Wherever around City of Edinburgh it happened, one of the cases below fits yours.
Cleikimin forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Just at this point, nozzle yet in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you opened was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Possibly you're at the Wm Turnbull, possibly at the Asda, possibly somewhere else in Cleikimin.
In short: no better place exists to spot it. Still in that tank, and nothing drawn onwards: that is where the AdBlue is.
Clearing the petrol pump is no reason to run it — so do not get back in. Three things: a push into a space with the staff helping, the receipt kept, and a ring to us from where you stand. Stuck by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt safe, so it can be drained where it is.
At home in Cleikimin with AdBlue in the diesel tank
Days had gone by with the dash light on. A bottle from the shop, tipped in on the driveway — and it's only by the bin that the cap caught a second look. It happens on drives just off Lawhouse Toll as regularly as anywhere.
Put simply: if your car has not been driven since, it is nearly equal to spotting it at the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of your tank and remains there, however long the night.
Next: stop an early-morning move by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. Newcraighall or Cleikimin: wherever your driveway is, that's where it is emptied. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a driveway.
On the road in Cleikimin with AdBlue in a diesel
Topped up, drove away, and soon the engine was running unevenly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up your dash. A6095, say, or the way to Edinburgh — a run of under 5 miles.
The point: the system has pulled AdBlue in already. Through your filter, along the pipework, and — the more the mileage — on into the high-pressure pump and each injector. Each restart, like each mile, carries it on.
Next: pick a safe spot, stop, then turn your engine off. Cleikimin lies under 10 miles from the M8; on it, come off at the first junction rather than pressing on to the services. Restarting it to test gets nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. About how far had it gone? Say so as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
A week ago, the car was new to you. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, the cap is just by your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Wherever you happen to be across City of Edinburgh, any motorist can slip up.
Put simply: one extra stage on top of the situations above, which turn on if it has run. Work on the vehicle frequently requires the owner's approval under rental or company agreements.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. Stuck near Miners Memorial or at Newcraighall till the firm answers, the car remains switched off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Cleikimin
At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can truthfully say. A faint ammonia-like smell hangs around the filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took 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 Craigmillar.
The upshot: your motor isn't hurt by some AdBlue splashed on the filler. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so will suck in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Don't start the vehicle. Describe what you noticed on your phone. A clear tank checked is a better result than a run one drained.
Each AdBlue drain around Cleikimin shares these stages
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Anywhere your car is — Cuddie Brae's car park, a street beside Craigmillar Community Art Centre, a drive, a forecourt — the van arrives and asks for the liquid, the quantity, plus if your engine has turned over. Your price is given on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies shape the work.
AdBlue forms crystals and is corrosive to certain metals used in fuel systems, so it won't rinse out on its own; that is why the flush, after the drain, matters far more with AdBlue than with petrol. Fresh diesel goes in after your filter is flushed or changed, and your car is then checked. The majority of unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job after the moment our technicians get there.
Finally, we start the car. We confirm it runs correctly on clean diesel before we leave. The entire job is done where your car is, and when it is spotted soon, lasting damage is very unusual. Payment is that day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Check your insurance while we arrive: misfuelling cover is included in plenty of policies.
About Cleikimin, briefly
Cleikimin is a suburban area in the City of Edinburgh, situated approximately 3.5 miles from Edinburgh's city centre. Cleikimin sits at an elevation of 47 metres, with its coastal setting providing views out to the Firth of Forth. Cleikimin is characterised by its predominantly semi-detached housing stock, which is home to a population of around 2123 residents. Cleikimin is located near other suburban areas, including Newcraighall, Brunstane, and Niddrie.
AdBlue drains across City of Edinburgh, Cleikimin included
Being a residential suburb, Cleikimin shares its vans with the surrounding towns — Niddrie, Brunstane — right across EH postcodes. Telling us a EH15 3 postcode finds you fastest of all.
Stopped heading to Peacocktail Close Wee Forest, or bang in the centre of Cleikimin, your vehicle remains put — there's no need to move it anywhere. The drain is done on the spot. Ring and ask rather than guess when you're close to TK Maxx, near a border, or anywhere tricky to explain.
Your scenario, in one line
Engine never started: phone, leaving it switched off. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across City of Edinburgh and within Cleikimin — after you pull over, turn off and phone, if it has run.