AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Leslie, and What to Do Next
Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue was put in? This single point settles almost everything else from here. Anywhere the vehicle is — Newcastle, Leslie — never run an engine that has not been started yet. Phone 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and engine both off. In Leslie, that is generally emptied and cleaned on the spot. Already started? Stop once safe, then turn it off. The job is bigger, yet the first stage is the same.
Below: the cases our engineers see, anywhere in Fife. Pick the one that fits.
Leslie forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Picture it: standing by the pump, holding the bottle, you realise the filler you took off was not the right one. Perhaps you are at the Shell, maybe at the Asda, possibly somewhere else around Leslie.
What it means: this is the ideal place to find out. No pump has drawn it in, so the AdBlue sits just in your tank.
Next: avoid the urge to start it only to free up the pump. Have the attendants to lend a hand pushing it to a bay, save the receipt, then phone us from there. Emptying it there at the pump is fine when it cannot be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home in Leslie with AdBlue in the diesel tank
For days the dash had been nagging you. Picked up a container, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and at that point looked at the cap a second time, too late. Driveways close to Blair Place get it as much as anywhere.
In short: if the car hasn't been driven since, it is almost equal to finding out at the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the base of your tank and stays there, no matter how long the night.
Next: keys indoors, and so no one takes the vehicle anywhere first thing. Then, phone. Your drive is where it is drained, be it in Leslie or Croft Outerly. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
On the road around Leslie with AdBlue in a diesel
A mile or two beyond topping up, the motor started misbehaving: roughness, smoke, lost power, warnings on your dash. Maybe heading to Dunfermline, under 15 miles away, or simply along High Street.
Meaning? Your fuel pump has taken the AdBlue up. It's been through the fuel filter and your lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. It goes deeper with every extra mile covered and every restart.
Pull in safely — that's the first job — then turn it off. Exit at the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M90, under 10 miles from Leslie. Do not restart it to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Tell us hear the distance covered as you ring.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles
It is a car you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler is right beside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Anyone, anywhere across Fife, might do the same.
In short: an extra stage on top of the situations above, which turn on whether it's run. Work on the vehicle frequently requires the owner's approval under rental or fleet agreements.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before we turn up than after. Keep the car off as the reply comes, even if you're waiting at Markinch or near Leslie Baptist Church.
Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Leslie?
Truthfully, the only answer might be that you think so. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near the filler; a hazy memory of the cap. Look familiar? Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Tanshall.
Put simply: spillage near the filler does the engine no harm. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Next: act as though it went in, then keep the engine off. Checking a tank that proves clean is better than draining one after it has been run — so phone and describe to us what you noticed.
What each AdBlue drain in Leslie has in common
Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Forecourt, drive, The Auld Hoose's car park or a street beside St Mary Mother of God — the van comes to your car, and three questions come next: which fluid, which amount, and if it has run. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you hear the price, and those replies decide the job too.
Then that 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 doesn't rinse out on its own. Next is the filter — flushed, or replaced where necessary — then fresh diesel, and a test of your car. If the motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Starting the engine comes at the end. Before we head off, it's checked to be sure it runs smoothly on new diesel. When it's spotted soon, the vehicle very rarely has long-term damage, and the whole job takes place where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth knowing: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your policy while we travel pays.
About Leslie and where it is
Leslie is a town situated on the banks of a river in Fife, with a mix of terraced housing and other residential areas. Leslie sits at an elevation of around 128 metres, looking out over the surrounding countryside. Leslie is located near several smaller communities, including Croft Outerly and Old Town, and is within commuting distance of Dunfermline. Leslie has a population of approximately 10,073 people, making it a sizable town in the region.
AdBlue drains across Fife, Leslie included
As a riverside town, Leslie has the same vans as the nearby places — Macedonia, Old Town — right across KY postcodes. Quickest of all: a KY6 3 postcode to show your location.
No moving is needed, be it stopped in the centre of Leslie or on a lay-by heading to Leslie Golf Club, so leave it put. The van drains it in place. Phone and ask instead of guessing when you're by Trinity Parish Church, on a border, or anywhere awkward to explain.
In one line: your situation
Engine not started: ring, and leave it alone. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across Fife and within Leslie — after you stop, switch off then ring, if it has run.