What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Cockenzie and Port Seton
Has your motor run since the AdBlue went in? That one point settles nearly everything about what comes next. Not run so far? Then leave the car like that, whether your vehicle is — Cockenzie and Port Seton or Seton Mains. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then count on a proper flush after a drain, carried out right where the car stands in Cockenzie and Port Seton. Where your motor has run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then turn the vehicle off. It's a bigger job, though stage one does not change.
Compare your case to a situation from the ones below, anywhere around East Lothian you happen to be.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Cockenzie and Port Seton forecourt
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you are stood at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. It could be the Highland, or the Thames, or a different forecourt in Cockenzie and Port Seton.
In short: there is no better place to be to discover it. Still inside that tank, and no fuel drawn onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Your move: stay out of the car, however much the pump needs freeing. Ask the staff to help you roll your car into a parking bay, keep the till receipt or the bottle, and phone us from the forecourt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a live forecourt, and so a car that cannot be pushed away is cleared where it is at the pump.
Cockenzie and Port Seton, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Days had passed with the warning light on. Picked up a bottle, poured it in at home, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap again, too late. It occurs on driveways just off Seton Place as frequently as anywhere.
The upshot: no driving since leaves it almost equal to finding it at the pump. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: the keys indoors, and so nobody drives the car anywhere at breakfast. After that, phone. Out in Seton or here around Cockenzie and Port Seton, the drain happens on your drive. Even at night, our pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Cockenzie and Port Seton?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Anywhere on Park Road or on the road to Edinburgh — under 10 miles away.
The point: your system has pulled AdBlue through by now. Through your filter, along the lines, and — the more the distance — on into the injection pump and every injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so then switch off. Service stations farther along are too far: from the M8, under 15 miles out of Cockenzie and Port Seton, take the next junction. No test restarts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue will do. Let us know the distance driven when you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have only had this car for days. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel one, which you didn't know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anyone, anywhere in East Lothian, could make the same.
Meaning? Whatever case above applies here — run or unrun — and one extra stage. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on the vehicle.
Do this: hire firm or your fleet manager first, us second, because settling it beforehand cuts time. Waiting for an answer in the car park outside Prestonpans, or near Leith Coat of Arms? Leave your engine off meanwhile.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Cockenzie and Port Seton
At times, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near your filler; a hazy memory of the cap. Sound familiar? The gates of the local primary school in a hurry, say, or someone's drive over in Preston.
Meaning? Spills outside the inlet never touch your motor at all. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will pull in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Take it that it went in, and never start the key. Phone with what you saw: we would rather confirm a clean tank than drain one after your engine has run.
Cockenzie and Port Seton: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Each case has the same opening to the work. We come to the vehicle, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside Seaglass Inn or a side street close to Dr Black Memorial Clock, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and whether your motor has been run. On the phone, before anything else, you hear our price, and those replies decide the job too.
Emptying your tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more important after urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, no matter how long it sits. Fresh diesel goes in after the filter has been cleaned or replaced, and your car is then tested. If the engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
The final step is starting it. Our test that it runs smoothly on fresh diesel comes before our engineers leave. Permanent damage is very unusual if it is caught soon, and the whole job is done where the car is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth knowing: many insurers include misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your policy as we travel pays.
About Cockenzie and Port Seton, for a moment
Cockenzie and Port Seton is a coastal town in East Lothian, situated on the Firth of Forth, with a mix of terraced housing and scenic views. Cockenzie and Port Seton has a population of around 6250 people and is located near the communities of Seton and Blindwells. Cockenzie and Port Seton sits at a low elevation of approximately 10 metres above sea level, close to the city of Edinburgh. Cockenzie and Port Seton is part of the wider Edinburgh urban area, yet maintains its own distinct character.
AdBlue drains around Cockenzie and Port Seton and across East Lothian
As a coastal town, Cockenzie and Port Seton has the same vans as the nearby towns — Blindwells, Meadowmill Cottages — all the way across EH postcodes. Telling us your EH32 0 postcode finds you fastest of all.
Central Cockenzie and Port Seton or a lay-by near The Secret Garden: wherever it sits, the car doesn't need to shift at all for the drain. Draining happens on the spot. Guessing won't help beside Colonel Thomas Cadell Memorial, close to a county line or somewhere hard to describe; phone and ask.
The one-line version
If it has not run, phone and leave it off. Already run: stop, switch off then ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Cockenzie and Port Seton and anywhere in East Lothian on 0333 366 0103.