AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Gordonsburgh, and What to Do Next
Has your engine run since the AdBlue went in? This one question settles almost everything about what comes next. If it has not, keep it that way, whether your car is in Gordonsburgh itself or out in Buckie. Leave your engine and your ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it is usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is around Gordonsburgh. Already started? Pull over once safe, then switch everything off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Moray it happened.
On a Gordonsburgh forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Only at this point, nozzle still in hand, you realise that the cap you took off was the wrong one, there at the petrol pump. Be it the nearest petrol station, Tesco or anywhere else in Gordonsburgh, the case is the same.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. Nothing has drawn it through, so the AdBlue stays only inside that tank.
Next: resist the temptation to start it only to move away from the petrol pump. Ask the attendants to help you roll the car into a parking spot, keep your receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. Can't move the vehicle by the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit makes a busy forecourt safe, and so we can drain it where it is.
Gordonsburgh, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Several days had gone by with the warning light on. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. It happens on driveways just off Ianstown Terrace as regularly as anywhere.
Meaning? Provided the vehicle hasn't moved since, it's close to the pump case. At the floor of the tank sits exactly where AdBlue waits, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing makes nothing of the difference.
Your move: keys in the house, so nobody takes your vehicle anywhere first thing. After that, ring. Out in Ianstown or right here in Gordonsburgh, the drain happens on your driveway. Late-night clears beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Gordonsburgh?
Filled up, drove away, and soon the motor was running roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or flashing up your dash. Anywhere on Crown Street or else on the road to Aberdeen — under 50 miles away.
Meaning? The fuel pump has sucked the AdBlue in. It has been through your filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure fuel pump and the injectors. Every restart, like every mile, carries it deeper.
Stop safely — that is the first job — then turn it off. On the M90, over 50 miles from Gordonsburgh, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Restarting it to test gets nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear on its own. Phone, saying how far your vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
It's a motor you have had for a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, and so no one warned you the AdBlue inlet was just beside the diesel. Anyone, anywhere across Moray, might do it.
Put simply: one extra stage on top of the cases above, and those turn on if it's run. The owner often has to approve the work, under plenty of rental and company contracts.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our engineers arrive than after. If you're stranded in the car park outside Keith, or by Portessie Methodist Church, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Gordonsburgh
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can truthfully say. A slight ammonia-like smell lingers near your filler, the bottle feels too light, and the cap you took off is hard to recall. It might have been on a friend's driveway in Seatown, or in a rush outside 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 matter. Turning on your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will suck it in.
Your move: act as though it did, and don't start your engine. Tell us what you saw on your phone. A clean tank looked at is a better result than a run one emptied.
What each AdBlue drain in Gordonsburgh has in common
Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Filling station, driveway, The Pub in the Square's car park or a street by Guide Hall — our van comes to the car, and three questions follow: which liquid, which quantity, and whether it has run. Over the phone, ahead of dispatch, you hear our price, and those replies shape the work too.
Then your tank is drained and the fuel 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, and so it does not rinse out on its own. Last are the fuel filter, cleaned or replaced if necessary; clean diesel; and a test of your vehicle. Where your engine has not run, expect about half an hour on site, in most jobs.
The final step is starting the car. Our engineers make sure it runs correctly on new diesel before we leave. Our technicians do the whole job where your car is, and permanent damage is very rare if it has been noticed quickly. Nothing is taken upfront, payment happens on the day, and you get what your insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Check your insurance while we're en route: cover for misfuelling comes built into many policies.
About Gordonsburgh, for a moment
Gordonsburgh is a small coastal locality in Moray, situated near the towns of Ianstown and Portessie, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Gordonsburgh sits at a low elevation of around 3 metres, close to the sea and approximately 48 miles from Aberdeen. Gordonsburgh is one of several small communities in the area, including Rathven, that contribute to the local population of around 619 residents. Gordonsburgh is located in a scenic part of the Moray coast, with the city of Aberdeen being the nearest major urban centre.
AdBlue drains across Moray, Gordonsburgh included
Portessie and Rathven get the same vans as Gordonsburgh, a coastal area, along with further towns over AB postcodes. Your location comes clearest from a postcode beginning AB56 1.
Centre of Gordonsburgh or a lay-by near Pot Of Linn Woods: either way it is, your vehicle never needs to move at all for the drain. Where it stands, that's where it is emptied. Ring and check instead of guessing if you're by St Peter's Church ruins, near a border, or somewhere tricky to pin down.
Your situation, in one line
Still unrun? Leave the car that way then ring. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, across Moray and within Gordonsburgh — after you stop, turn off then ring, if it's run.