What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Drongan
One thing matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is if your motor has run afterwards. Over in Hayhill or here in Drongan, an unstarted motor should remain unrun. Normally this is emptying and thoroughly rinsing it on the spot around Drongan — and so keep the key and engine off then call 0333 366 0103. Already run? Stop once safe, then switch everything off. Step one remains the same, even if the work is bigger.
Wherever in East Ayrshire it took place, one of the situations below matches yours.
At the petrol pump in Drongan: AdBlue in a diesel
Only now, bottle still in hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Be it Thames, another forecourt nearby or somewhere else in Drongan, the situation is the same.
In short: there is no better spot to be to discover it. No pump has drawn it in, so the AdBlue stays only inside that tank.
Your move: keep out of the car, however much the queue wants clearing. A few jobs: a push into a space with the staff assisting, the bottle kept, and a ring to us from the forecourt. Emptying it there at the pump is fine when it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Drongan drive?
For days the dash had been nagging you. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in at the driveway — and it was only at the bin that the cap got your eye. Drives close to Hannahston Avenue get it as much as anywhere.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. At the bottom of that tank is where AdBlue stays, since it won't blend with diesel — and a night going by changes no difference.
What to do: leave your keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then call. Coalhall or Drongan: whichever your drive is, that is where it is cleared. The equipment works quietly enough that it won't wake the street at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Drongan?
Lumpy running, smoke, lost power or a glowing dashboard arrived a mile or two after the fill. Maybe it was on Glencraig Street, maybe on the way out towards Glasgow, under 50 miles away.
The upshot: your system has drawn AdBlue through already. The injection pump and each injector get it too on a longer trip, after the filter and pipework have had it. More driving, more starts: deeper it goes.
Your move: stop anywhere sensible, then switch your engine off. On the M77, under 15 miles from Drongan, that means the next junction, not the services further on. No test starts: clearing is not something AdBlue does. Tell us hear the mileage covered as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
A week back, it was new to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is right by your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across East Ayrshire.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Plenty of hire and company contracts need the owner's approval before work.
Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before we arrive is faster. If you are stuck in the car park at Ayr, or by A Tribute To The Miners, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in Drongan?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can honestly say. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia round the filler; a hazy memory of which cap. Sound familiar? Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Hillhead.
In short: a spill round your filler does the motor unharmed. The diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another matter. If there is AdBlue in your tank, starting your car will suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Take it that it went in, and don't start the engine. Tell us what you saw on the phone. A clear tank checked is a better result than a run one emptied.
What every AdBlue drain around Drongan has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. We come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Welcome Inn or a side street near The Trysting Thorn, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and whether the motor has been run. Answers set the job; the price follows on the call while no one has set off yet.
Emptying that tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital with urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't clear on their own, however long you wait. Clean diesel is put in after your filter is cleaned or changed, and your car is finally checked. If your motor hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
The last step is starting the car. Our test that it runs smoothly on fresh diesel comes before we head off. Our technicians do the whole job where the car is, and permanent damage is very unusual when it has been noticed early. Payment is on the day, never upfront. For your insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Plenty of policies include misfuelling, so look at yours as we head over.
About Drongan itself
Drongan is a village in East Ayrshire, situated on the banks of a river at an elevation of 114 metres. Drongan has a mix of housing types, but is predominantly composed of terraced homes. Drongan is located near several other small communities, including Coalhall, Barbieston, and Low Coylton, and is within commuting distance of Glasgow, which is approximately 30 miles away. Drongan is a relatively small village, with a population of around 2470 people.
Drongan and East Ayrshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Drongan is a village, and the same vans that cover it work the towns near it too, Barbieston and Low Coylton among them, across the KA postcode area. A postcode starting KA6 7 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Hannahston Comunity Woodland or in a car park in the middle of Drongan, it doesn't need to shift. We drain the vehicle where it stands. Phone and ask rather than guess if you are by Garrockhill Colliery, near a boundary, or anywhere awkward to pin down.
Your scenario, summed up
Still unrun? Keep the car that way and phone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Drongan and anywhere in East Ayrshire on 0333 366 0103.