AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Granton: What Now?
Everything turns on a single detail: if the engine has been run after the AdBlue was added — far more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Granton itself or out in Muirhouse. Normally that is emptying and properly flushing it on the spot around Granton — and so leave the key and engine off then call 0333 366 0103. Pull over the minute it is safe and switch off, if it has been run. A bigger job, yes, yet the same first step.
Below: the cases our technicians meet, wherever in City of Edinburgh. Choose yours.
At the petrol pump in Granton: AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you took off wasn't the right one. It could be the Morrisons, or perhaps the Shell, or another forecourt in Granton.
The point: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. No pump has drawn it through, so the AdBlue stays only inside the tank.
Clearing the pump is no excuse to start it — so do not get back in. Ring us from the forecourt after the vehicle is in a space — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — then keep the bottle. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a live forecourt, so a car that can't be pushed clear gets cleared where it is at the pump.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Granton drive?
Days had passed with the dash light on. A bottle bought at the garage, tipped in on the driveway — and it's just by the recycling that the cap caught your eye. Homes just off Waterfront Avenue are caught out as much as anywhere else.
In short: if your car has not been driven since, it's almost equal to spotting it at the pump. As it is reluctant to blend, AdBlue settles to the base inside that tank and stays. A night parked alters none of that.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then ring. Your drive is where it gets emptied, whether around Granton or Pilton. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
AdBlue in a diesel and already driving in Granton?
Topped up, pulled away, and soon the motor was running unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up the dash. Anywhere on Madelvic Square or heading towards Edinburgh — under 3 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled into the system. Mileage decides how deep it gets: filter and lines first, then the high-pressure pump and every injector. More miles, more restarts: further it goes.
Stop somewhere safe — that is the first step — then turn it off. Granton sits under 5 miles from the M8; there, pull off at the next junction instead of pressing on to the services. It will not have cleared, and so there's no sense restarting to find out. Tell us know the mileage driven when you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
A week back, it was unknown to you. The AdBlue filler sits right alongside the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Across City of Edinburgh, no one is immune.
The point: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, only with one added stage. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car.
Next: phone the rental company or the fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. Keep it off while the answer comes, even if you're waiting outside Haymarket or close to Granton:hub.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Granton?
Now and then, "I think so" is all anyone can truthfully say. A slight ammonia-like smell hangs near your filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. The gates of the local primary school in a rush, perhaps, or someone's driveway over in Craigleith.
Meaning? Drips outside the filler don't reach your motor at all. Once it is inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. Firing up your car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would suck it in.
Your move: behave as though it did, and never start the motor. Ring with what you saw: we would rather find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one once the motor has been run.
What each AdBlue drain around Granton has in common
The work opens the same way, whichever the situation. Forecourt, driveway, The Anchor Inn's car park or a street by Going to the Beach — the van reaches your car, and three answers come next: what liquid, which amount, and if it has run. Answers shape the job; the quote follows on the call while no one has set off yet.
Then the tank is drained and your system cleaned thoroughly, which matters 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. Fresh diesel goes in once the filter is cleaned or changed, and the car is finally checked. Never started? In that case roughly half an hour on site is most jobs.
The final step is starting it. With new diesel in, it runs while our engineers make sure it is running correctly, and then we leave. Our technicians do the entire job where your car is, and long-term damage is very rare when it has been noticed quickly. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Check your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling is built into plenty of policies.
About Granton and where it is
Granton is a coastal suburban area in the City of Edinburgh, situated approximately 2.6 miles northwest of Edinburgh's city centre. Granton sits at an elevation of 17 metres, overlooking the Firth of Forth, and is characterised by its predominantly flat-type housing. Granton is close to neighbouring areas such as Pilton, Wardie, and West Pilton, and is home to around 5436 residents.
AdBlue drains in Granton, and across City of Edinburgh too
Granton is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the towns around it too, Wardie and West Pilton among them, across the EH postcode area. A postcode starting EH5 1 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Stopped en route to granton:hub Community Garden, or right in the heart of Granton, the car remains put — there is no need to move it anywhere. Wherever it sits, that's where it gets drained. Guessing won't help near Madelvic Car Factory, on a county line or anywhere hard to pin down; phone and ask.
In one line: your situation
Unstarted? Keep it that way and phone. Whatever line fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout City of Edinburgh and within Granton — once you pull over, turn off and ring, if it's run.