--- title: What Now? AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Goose Green canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/goose-green-east-lothian/ location: Goose Green county: East Lothian latitude: 55.947210 longitude: -3.048690 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-23 --- # What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Goose Green What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: if the motor has run since it was put in. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Goose Green itself or out in Pinkie. Leave your motor and the ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it is normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Goose Green. Where your engine has run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then switch the vehicle off. Step one stays the same, even though the work grows. Below: the cases our engineers see, wherever in East Lothian. Pick the one that fits. ## On a Goose Green forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel Only now, nozzle still in your hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, right at the pump. It could be the Tesco, or the Shell, or a different station around Goose Green. The upshot: of every spot to find out, the forecourt is the best. Only that tank holds AdBlue; not one component beyond it has taken it in. What to do: do not get back in and start it to clear the pump. Phone us from the forecourt once your car sits in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — and keep the receipt. If it can't be moved, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt. ## AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Goose Green drive? For days the dash had been nagging you. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in at the driveway — and it was just by the recycling that the cap caught a second look. Drives near Goose Green Crescent get it as much as any other street. The point: no driving since makes it almost as good to spotting it at the petrol pump. At the bottom of your tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, because it will not blend with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference. Keep the keys indoors overnight — otherwise a person may take it off at breakfast — and call us. Musselburgh or Goose Green: wherever your drive is, that's where it is cleared. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark. ## Goose Green: set off with AdBlue in a diesel? Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard started a mile or two beyond the top-up. It might have been driving to Edinburgh, under 10 miles away, or just down Old Course Gate. Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled into the system. It's been through the filter and your lines and, the further you went, into your high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Each mile and each restart takes it further. What to do: pull over where it's safe and switch off. On the M8, under 15 miles from Goose Green, that means the next junction, not the services further on. Don't restart the vehicle to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Ring us and say how far you drove. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car It is a vehicle you have had for a week. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, its cap is just next to the diesel cap — a surprise to you. Anyone, anywhere across East Lothian, could make it. Meaning? Whichever applies above applies here — run or not — and one extra step. Work on your vehicle often needs the owner's approval under rental or company agreements. Next: phone the rental company or the fleet manager first, then us — settling it before we arrive is faster. If you're stranded in the car park at Musselburgh, or by Musselburgh Race Course, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off. ## Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Goose Green? At times, "I think so" is the most anyone can honestly say. Lighter, the bottle; a hint of ammonia round your filler; a hazy memory of the cap. Look familiar? A rushed stop by the gates of the local primary school, or a visit to a friend in Stoneyhill Steading: either fit. What it means: a little spilled round your filler does no damage to the engine. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. If there is AdBlue in that tank, firing up the vehicle will pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either. Next: assume it got in, then keep the motor off. Ring with the details: we would rather confirm a tank free of AdBlue than drain one after the engine has been run. ## Goose Green: what every AdBlue drain has in common Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Forecourt, driveway, Sportsman Bar's car park or a road by Musselburgh Monarchs BMX Track — our van comes to your vehicle, and three answers come next: what fluid, what quantity, and whether it has run. Those replies determine the work, and you hear the quote on the phone, before anybody heads out. Then the tank is drained and the fuel system rinsed thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it does not rinse out on its own. Last come your filter, cleaned or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a check of the car. Where your motor has not been started, allow about half an hour once we arrive, for most cases. Starting it comes at the end. Before we head off, it is checked to make sure it runs smoothly on clean diesel. Our technicians do the entire job where your car is, and permanent damage is very unusual if it has been noticed early. Payment comes that day, never upfront. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Dig out your insurance before we arrive: misfuelling cover comes included in many policies. ## About Goose Green, for a moment Goose Green is a coastal suburban area in East Lothian, situated near the city of Edinburgh and close to the towns of Musselburgh and Fisherrow. Goose Green lies at a low elevation of around 5 metres, reflecting its proximity to the sea. Goose Green has a mix of residential properties, with flats being the predominant type of housing in the area. Goose Green is located approximately 5 miles from Edinburgh, making it a commuter-friendly location. ## AdBlue drains in Goose Green, and across East Lothian too Lewisvale and Fisherrow get the identical vans as Goose Green, a residential suburb, along with other places throughout EH postcodes. Telling us a EH21 7 postcode finds you quickest of all. No towing is needed, whether parked in the centre of Goose Green or on a lay-by heading to Newfield Playing Fields, and so leave it put. Our van drains it where it stands. Phone and check rather than guess when you are by St Andrews High Church, on a boundary, or somewhere tricky to explain. ## Your scenario, in one line If it has not started, ring and keep it that way. Run by now: stop, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest, within Goose Green or wherever across East Lothian.