--- title: What Now? AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Loanburn canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/loanburn-midlothian/ location: Loanburn county: Midlothian latitude: 55.833720 longitude: -3.218740 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-16 --- # Loanburn: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation All of it turns on a single fact: whether the motor has started after the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Wherever your car stands — Ladywood, Loanburn — don't start an engine that hasn't been started yet. Leave the motor and the ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Loanburn. Stop the minute it is safe then switch off, if it has been run. A larger job, then, but the same first move. Below: the cases our engineers meet, wherever in Midlothian. Choose yours. ## Loanburn forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump You are at the pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Anywhere in Loanburn, then — Tesco, Asda, or anywhere else nearby. Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is as good as it can be. No pump has drawn it through, and so the AdBlue sits just inside your tank. Next: resist the urge to start it only to free up the petrol pump. Phone us from the forecourt once the vehicle is in a space — the attendants will help roll it — and save the receipt. Stuck by the pump? Explosion-proof equipment makes a busy forecourt safe, so we can drain the vehicle in place. ## Loanburn, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank On your dash, a reminder had been lit for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the driveway, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Just off Eastfield Industrial Estate is not different from anywhere. What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. At the floor of your tank sits where AdBlue waits, because it won't mix with diesel — and a night going by makes no difference. Next: stop an early move by putting the keys indoors, then phone us. Your drive is where it is emptied, whether around Loanburn or Eskhill. Night-time empties beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet. ## Loanburn: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel? A mile or two beyond topping up, the motor started misbehaving: rough running, smoke, less power, warnings on the dash. Anywhere along Castlelaw Court or else on the road to Edinburgh — under 10 miles away. The point: your system has drawn AdBlue in by now. Through the fuel filter, through the pipework, and — the further the mileage — deeper into the high-pressure pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it travels. Next: pick a safe spot, pull in, then switch the motor off. Exit by the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M8, under 10 miles from Loanburn. It won't have cleared, so there's no point restarting to check. Ring us and say how far you went. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors You've had the car hardly a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel one, which you did not know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Throughout Midlothian, no one is safe from it. In short: an extra step on top of the cases above, and those turn on whether it's run. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on your car. Settling it before the van arrives is quicker, and so ring the hire company or your fleet manager, and then us. Leave the vehicle off as the answer arrives, whether you are parked outside Curriehill or close to Kirkhill Bowling Club. ## Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Loanburn? Now and then, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. It might have been on a friend's driveway in Kirkhill, or rushing by the local primary school on the school run. What it means: a little spilled around your filler does no harm to the motor. In your diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. Firing up the vehicle cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it will suck it in. What to do: treat it as if it went in. Do not fire it up. Tell us what you saw on your phone. A clear tank looked at counts as a better outcome than a run one emptied. ## What every AdBlue drain around Loanburn has in common Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Forecourt, drive, The Cuiken Inn's car park or a street beside Penicuik North Kirk — the van comes to the car, and three answers follow: what fluid, what amount, and whether it has run. The price comes on the call, before a van leaves, and the answers shape the job. A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it is essential, because crystals form and certain metals corrode, and neither rinses away unaided. Last are the filter, cleaned or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a check of the car. Most unstarted cars are a half-hour job from the moment our technicians get there. The final step is starting it. We check it runs smoothly on new diesel before leaving. The entire job is done where your car is, and when it is spotted quickly, long-term damage is very rare. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Worth knowing: many insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a check of your policy while you wait is worthwhile. ## About Loanburn itself Loanburn is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Midlothian, with a mix of terraced housing and a population of around 6500 residents. Loanburn sits near the River North Esk, at an elevation of 182 metres, and is located approximately 8 miles from Edinburgh. Loanburn is close to other nearby places such as Eskhill, Eastfield, and Penicuik, and is part of the wider Edinburgh urban area. Loanburn has a relatively low elevation compared to other areas in the region, with the city of Edinburgh being a short distance away. ## AdBlue drains around Loanburn and across Midlothian Being a residential suburb, Loanburn shares its vans with the nearby places — Penicuik, Eastfield — right across EH postcodes. Your location comes quickest from a postcode beginning EH26 8. No moving is needed, whether stopped in the centre of Loanburn or in a layby en route to Penicuik Cricket Club, and so keep it put. The van empties it where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near Ladywood Leisure Centre or close to a border, ring and ask instead of assuming. ## The one-line version Where it hasn't run, phone then keep it off. Started already? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whichever case, in Loanburn and Midlothian, on 0333 366 0103.