AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Kinnoull: What Now?
Everything turns on one detail: if the motor has been run after the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is in Kinnoull itself or out in Gannochy. Usually that is emptying and properly rinsing it right there around Kinnoull — and so leave the ignition and motor off and phone 0333 366 0103. Stop the minute it is safe then turn off, if it has already run. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Wherever around Perth and Kinross it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
Kinnoull forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you just spot it as you're stood at the pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. Be it Shell, BP or anywhere else in Kinnoull, the case is the same.
The upshot: of every spot to find out, the forecourt is the best. Still inside that tank, with nothing pulled through: that is where the AdBlue is.
Freeing the pump is no reason to start it — and so don't get back in. Ring us from the forecourt once your car is in a space — the staff will lend a hand to push it — and save the bottle. Emptying it there at the pump is fine when it cannot be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Kinnoull drive?
Several days had passed with the warning light on. Picked up a container, tipped it in outside the house, binned the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, after the fact. It happens on driveways just off Hatton Mews as regularly as anywhere.
Put simply: if your vehicle has not been driven since, it's nearly equal to finding out at the forecourt. At the floor of that tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, because it won't blend with diesel — and a night passing changes nothing of the difference.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves the vehicle in the morning. Then ring. Bridgend or Kinnoull: whichever your driveway is, that is where it is emptied. Night-time drains beside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise.
Kinnoull: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Filled up, pulled away, and before long your motor was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Kinnoull Hill Place, say, or the way to Perth — a trip of under 3 miles.
Meaning? The pump has taken the AdBlue in. Mileage sets how deep it goes: filter and lines first, then the high-pressure pump and every injector. Every restart, like every mile, carries it on.
Do this: stop anywhere safe, then turn your engine off. On the M90, under a mile from Kinnoull, that means the next exit, not the services further on. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Phone us and say how far you travelled.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It's a vehicle you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers are next to each other here — not like your own vehicle, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. Any driver, anywhere in Perth and Kinross, might make the same.
The point: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, only with one added stage. Work on the vehicle often needs the owner's go-ahead under rental or fleet terms.
Your move: hire firm or fleet manager to begin with, us next, since sorting it beforehand saves time. Stranded near Sundial or outside Perth till the firm answers, your vehicle stays turned off the whole time.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Kinnoull
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. Which cap was taken off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle feels lighter than expected, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. The gates of the local primary school in a rush, say, or a friend's drive out in Walnut Grove.
Meaning? Spills around the filler never touch your motor at all. If it is inside your diesel tank, though, it does. If there is AdBlue in your tank, starting the vehicle would suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not crank it. Phone and give the details: we would sooner find a clean tank than drain one after your engine has run.
Every AdBlue drain around Kinnoull shares these steps
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Filling station, driveway, The Strathy's car park or a road beside Kinnoull Parish Church — our van comes to your car, and three answers follow: which liquid, what amount, and whether it has run. Your price comes on the call, before a van leaves, and those answers set the job.
Emptying that tank comes next, followed by a full flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, no matter how long you wait. Last are your filter, cleaned or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a check of the vehicle. If the engine has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Firing it up comes at the end. Our test that it runs correctly on fresh diesel comes before our technicians leave. Lasting damage is very unusual if it is noticed quickly, and the whole job is done where the car is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents as we travel is worthwhile.
About Kinnoull, for a moment
Kinnoull is a suburban area situated on the River Tay in Perth and Kinross, with a mix of detached housing and scenic riverside views. Kinnoull lies close to the city of Perth, with which it forms a continuous urban area. Kinnoull is characterised by its relatively low elevation of around 70 metres above sea level, and its proximity to nearby places such as Bridgend and Corsiehill.
AdBlue drains across Perth and Kinross, Kinnoull included
Being a residential suburb, Kinnoull has the same vans as the surrounding places — Barnhill, Corsiehill — right through PH postcodes. Quickest of all: a PH2 7 postcode to show where you stand.
Stopped heading to Millennium Park, or bang in the heart of Kinnoull, the car stays put — there's no need to shift it anywhere. The van empties it where it stands. If you're somewhere hard to describe, near Blooming Lovely or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than guessing.
In one line: your situation
Motor not started: phone, leaving it switched off. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over from there on 0333 366 0103, across Perth and Kinross and within Kinnoull — once you stop, switch off and ring, if it has run.