What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Eastfield
One fact counts most when AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and that is whether the engine has run since. Wherever your car stands — Cuiken, Eastfield — don't run an engine that hasn't been started yet. Keep nothing on, call 0333 366 0103, and count on a proper flush plus a drain, done just where the car stands in Eastfield. Already started? Pull over when you safely can, then turn everything off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Below: the cases our technicians meet, wherever around Midlothian. Pick the one that fits.
Eastfield forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Imagine it: standing by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you took off wasn't the correct one. It might be the Tesco, or the Asda, or a different forecourt in Eastfield.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is as good as it gets. Still in that tank, and no fuel drawn through: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Do this: keep out of the car, even if the queue needs freeing. Ring us from the forecourt after the car is in a bay — the attendants will help push it — then keep the receipt. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away is emptied right at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Eastfield drive?
On the dash, a reminder had shown all week. Bought a bottle, tipped it in outside the house, binned the empty — and only then checked the cap again, after the fact. Driveways close to Eastfield Industrial Estate get it as much as anywhere.
Put simply: if the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is almost as good as spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the base of that tank and stays there, however long it waits.
Put the keys in the house tonight — otherwise a person might drive it away first thing — and call us. Our engineers drain the car on your driveway, whether that is around Eastfield or out in Ladywood. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
On the road around Eastfield with AdBlue in a diesel
A mile or two after topping up, your engine started playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Teviot Grove, perhaps, or the way to Edinburgh — a run of under 10 miles.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been sucked through the system. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it as well on a bigger run, after your filter and lines have it. More driving, more restarts: deeper it goes.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so and switch off. Service stations farther on are too far: on the M8, under 10 miles out of Eastfield, take the first junction. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Roughly how far had it gone? Tell us as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have just driven this vehicle for days. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel inlets sit next to each other here — unlike your own car, which has none or stores it elsewhere. Wherever you happen to be across Midlothian, any driver could be caught.
The point: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, but with one added stage. Many hire and company agreements want the owner to approve work on your car.
Settling it before the van turn up is quicker, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. If you're stranded in the car park outside Wester Hailes, or by Ladywood Leisure Centre, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Eastfield
Sometimes the honest answer is "I think so". What cap came off, you can't recall; meanwhile the bottle feels less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by your filler. A hurried top-up by the gates of the local primary school, or a call to a friend in Beeslack: either fit.
What it means: a little spilled around your filler does no damage to your motor. Once it's inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in that tank, firing up the vehicle will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
What to do: treat it as if it went in. Don't start it. Tell us what you saw on your phone. A clean tank looked at is a better result than a run one emptied.
Each AdBlue drain around Eastfield shares these steps
Each situation gets the same start to the job. Three things are asked when our technicians reach the car — at a filling station, a driveway, a road beside Mauricewood Colliery Disaster Memorial or the car park at The Cuiken Inn: the fluid, the amount, and whether it has run. Those answers decide the work, and you hear the quote by phone, before anybody heads out.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, since deposits build up and certain metals corrode, and neither rinses away unaided. Then is your filter — cleaned, or replaced where necessary — then fresh diesel, and a test of the vehicle. The majority of unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment we get there.
Lastly, we start it. Our technicians check it runs properly on clean diesel before we go. When it's noticed early, the car very rarely has lasting damage, and the whole job happens where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing in advance. Many policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours as we head over.
About Eastfield
Eastfield is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Midlothian, with a mix of terraced housing and other residential properties. Eastfield sits at an elevation of 178 metres, approximately 8 miles from Edinburgh, and is located near other communities such as Ladywood and Loanburn. Eastfield is part of the wider Edinburgh urban area, with the city centre easily accessible from the suburb. Eastfield has a population of around 6156 people, according to recent estimates.
AdBlue drains in Eastfield, and across Midlothian too
Over EH postcodes, the vans serving Eastfield — a residential suburb — reach nearby towns as well, Loanburn and Mauricewood included. Fastest of all: a EH26 8 postcode for where you stand.
Parked heading to Penicuik Cricket Club, or bang in the heart of Eastfield, your car remains where it is — there's no need to shift it anywhere. Our engineers drain the car where it sits. Awkward to pin down? Close to Kirkhill Bowling Club or a border? Asking beats guessing, and so ring.
Your scenario, summed up
Unstarted? Leave it off and phone. Already run: stop, switch off and ring. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Eastfield and anywhere in Midlothian on 0333 366 0103.