Eddlewood: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: if your engine has run since it was put in. Over in Fairhill or here around Eddlewood, an unrun engine should stay unrun. Usually this is draining and properly rinsing it right there around Eddlewood — and so leave your ignition and motor off and phone 0333 366 0103. Already run? Stop when safe, then turn it off. It is a bigger job, though step one doesn't change.
Match what happened to a situation from the list below, anywhere in South Lanarkshire you happen to be.
At the petrol pump around Eddlewood: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: standing by the pump, gripping the bottle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the right one. It might be the Esso, or perhaps the BP, or another forecourt in Eddlewood.
In short: there is no better place to be to spot it. Still in the tank, and nothing drawn through: that is where the AdBlue is.
What to do: do not get back in and start it to clear the petrol pump. Ask the staff to help you push your car into a parking space, keep the till receipt or the bottle, then ring us from the forecourt. Emptying it there at the pump is fine when it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Eddlewood with AdBlue in the diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. A bottle bought at the shop, tipped in at the drive — and it was only by the bin that the cap got your eye. Homes just off Tullymet Road get caught out as often as everywhere else.
The upshot: no miles since leaves it almost equal to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue drops to the floor of the tank and remains there, however long the night.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then ring. Out in Cadzow or here around Eddlewood, the draining is done at your driveway. The equipment works quietly enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
Eddlewood: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Filled up, pulled away, and soon your engine was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up the dash. It might have been driving to Glasgow, under 15 miles away, or just along Craigburn Street.
What it means: your fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. Past the filter, along the lines, and — the further the distance — deeper into the high-pressure pump and every injector. It goes deeper with every extra mile driven and every restart.
Next: find a sensible spot, stop, then turn your engine off. Eddlewood sits under 3 miles from the M74; on it, pull off at the next junction rather than pushing on for the services. No trial starts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. Phone, and say how far your car was driven.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have had this vehicle hardly a week. Your own car either has no AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, so no one told you the AdBlue cap sits right next to your diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around South Lanarkshire.
The upshot: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added step. The owner often needs to sign off any work, under plenty of hire and fleet contracts.
Next: phone the rental company or your fleet manager first, then us — settling it before we arrive is faster. Waiting for a reply in the car park at Hamilton Central, or beside Hamilton South Parish Church? Keep the car off throughout.
Eddlewood: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
"I think so" is often as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe at a friend's driveway in Barncluith, or in a rush by the local primary school at the school run.
Meaning? Drips around the filler never reach the engine at all. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. Any AdBlue in that tank would be sucked in by turning on the vehicle, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Next: act as though it got in, and leave the motor off. Call us and explain what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
Eddlewood: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whatever the case, one opening applies. Wherever your car is — Guy's Inn's car park, a road beside Eddlewood Bowling Club, a drive, a filling station — our van arrives and asks for the liquid, the quantity, plus whether the engine has turned over. Those replies determine this work, and you hear our price on the phone, before anyone sets off.
Then the tank is drained and the system flushed thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it does not rinse out on its own. Next is the fuel filter — cleaned, or replaced when needed — followed by clean diesel, and a test of your vehicle. Where your motor hasn't run, expect roughly half an hour on site, in most cases.
Firing it up comes last. Before our technicians head off, it's checked to make sure it runs properly on clean diesel. Our technicians do the whole job where the vehicle is, and long-term damage is very uncommon when it has been caught quickly. Payment is that day, never upfront. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours while we're on the way.
About Eddlewood
Eddlewood is a suburban area situated on the riverside in South Lanarkshire, with a mix of flat housing and local amenities. Eddlewood sits at an elevation of 121 metres, close to the nearby places of Cadzow, Low Waters, and Meikle Earnock. Eddlewood is located approximately 10 miles from Glasgow, making it a commuter-friendly area. Eddlewood has a population of around 5770 residents, who enjoy the scenic views of the surrounding countryside.
AdBlue drains round Eddlewood and across South Lanarkshire
Throughout ML postcodes, the teams covering Eddlewood — a residential suburb — work nearby places as well, Low Waters and Meikle Earnock among them. Fastest of all: a ML3 7 postcode to show where you stand.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Eddlewood Park or in a car park in the middle of Eddlewood, it does not need to shift. The drain is done right there. Guessing doesn't help beside Eddlewood Public Hall, close to a border or somewhere awkward to pin down; ring and ask.
Your situation, summed up
Unstarted? Leave it that way and phone. Whatever line fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout South Lanarkshire and within Eddlewood — after you stop, turn off and phone, if it has run.