Frankscroft: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue got in? This single question decides almost everything else from here. Not started so far? Then leave it that way, whether your car is — Frankscroft or Craigerne. Normally this means draining and properly rinsing it right there around Frankscroft — and so keep the key and motor off then ring 0333 366 0103. Pull over the minute it is safe and switch off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever across Scottish Borders it happened.
At the pump around Frankscroft: AdBlue in a diesel
Only now, nozzle still in your hand, it dawns on you that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Somewhere in Frankscroft, then — BP, Esso, or somewhere else close by.
Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is as good as it gets. Nothing has drawn it through, and so the AdBlue stays only inside the tank.
Next: avoid the urge to fire it up just to free up the pump. Phone us from the forecourt after your vehicle sits in a space — the staff will help roll it — then keep the receipt. If it can't be moved, it can be drained at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Frankscroft
Days had passed with the warning light on. A bottle from the garage, emptied in at the drive — and it's only by the bin that the cap got a second look. It happens on driveways just off Kingsmeadows Road as commonly as anywhere.
The upshot: zero miles since makes this nearly as good to spotting it at the petrol pump. On the floor of the tank sits where AdBlue stays, since it will not mix with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
Next: stop an early drive by putting the keys in the house, then ring us. Peebles or Frankscroft: whichever your driveway is, that's where it gets drained. The equipment works quietly enough that it won't wake the street at night.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Frankscroft?
A short way after filling up, your engine started misbehaving: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on the dash. Maybe it was on Springhill Road, possibly on the way out towards Edinburgh, under 25 miles away.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue in. It's been through the filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the injectors. It goes deeper with every mile covered and every restart.
What to do: pull over where it is safe to do so then switch off. Leave at the first junction — not the services beyond — if you are on the M8, under 25 miles from Frankscroft. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Call, saying how far your vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've had this vehicle hardly a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, the inlet is just next to your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Anywhere you happen to be across Scottish Borders, every motorist can slip up.
Meaning? Whatever applies above applies here — run or not — and one further step. The owner frequently needs to sign off any work, under plenty of hire and company agreements.
Settling it before the van turn up is faster, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Stuck by Peebles Swimming Pool or at the nearest station until the firm replies, your vehicle stays switched off the whole time.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in Frankscroft?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Craigerne Cottage.
Put simply: spillage near your filler does your engine unharmed. If it's inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in that tank, firing up the car would suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Assume it was put in, and don't turn your engine. Ring and give what you saw: we'd rather find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one after the engine has been run.
Frankscroft: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Every case gets the same start to the work. We come to your car, whether it is on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside The Bridge Inn or a side street close to Old Parish Church, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and whether your engine has been run. On the phone, ahead of anything else, you hear our price, and those answers shape the work too.
Emptying the tank comes next, then a careful flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't clear on their own, however long you wait. Last are your filter, cleaned or renewed if necessary; clean diesel; and a test of your car. If the motor hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Starting it comes at the end. Our technicians make sure it runs properly on clean diesel before we go. Our engineers do the entire job where the car is, and permanent damage is very unusual if it has been spotted quickly. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way.
About Frankscroft itself
Frankscroft is a suburban area situated on the riverside in the Scottish Borders, with an elevation of 166 metres. Frankscroft lies near several notable towns, including Peebles and Kings Muir, and is within commuting distance of Edinburgh, which is 21 miles away. Frankscroft has a population of approximately 3925 residents, who mostly live in detached housing. Frankscroft is also relatively distant from London, at 312.5 miles away.
AdBlue drains around Frankscroft, and across Scottish Borders too
Kerfield and Kings Muir get the same vans as Frankscroft, a residential suburb, plus other towns over EH postcodes. A postcode starting EH45 9 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
No moving is required, be it parked in the centre of Frankscroft or in a layby heading to Ninian's Haugh, and so keep it where it is. Our engineers drain the vehicle where it stands. Assuming won't help near Zenwalls Gallery, close to a county line or anywhere hard to describe; phone and check.
The one-line version
If it hasn't started, ring then keep it that way. Whatever line applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, across Scottish Borders and within Frankscroft — after you stop, switch off then ring, if it has run.