AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Loanhead: What Now?
One thing matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if the engine has run since. Out in Wadingburn or here in Loanhead, an unrun engine must remain that way. Call 0333 366 0103 with the key and motor still off. In Loanhead, such a case is typically emptied and flushed on the spot. Pull over the moment you safely can then turn off, if it has been run. A bigger job, yes, but the identical opening step.
Anywhere in Midlothian it happened, one of the situations below matches yours.
On a Loanhead forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
You're 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. Maybe you're at the Costco, maybe at the Sainsbury's, maybe somewhere else around Loanhead.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. The AdBlue is in that tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in.
Your move: keep out of the driver's seat, even if the pump wants clearing. A few things: a push into a bay with the staff helping, the receipt saved, and a call to us from where you stand. Can't move it by the petrol pump? Explosion-proof equipment keeps a live forecourt safe, and so we can drain the vehicle in place.
At home in Loanhead with AdBlue in your diesel tank
Days had gone by with the warning light on. 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. It occurs on drives just off Clerk Street as regularly as anywhere.
The point: zero miles since makes it nearly equal to finding it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue drops to the floor of your tank and remains there, no matter how long it waits.
Next: prevent an early move by putting the keys in the house, then phone us. Polton or Loanhead: wherever your driveway is, that's where it is cleared. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Loanhead?
A mile or two after filling up, the engine began playing up: rough running, smoke, less power, lights on your dash. Perhaps it was on The Loan, possibly on the way out towards Edinburgh, under 10 miles away.
The point: your system has pulled AdBlue in by now. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it as well on a bigger trip, once your filter and lines have it. Every restart, like each mile, pushes it on.
What to do: pull over where it's safe then switch off. Loanhead lies under 10 miles from the M8; on it, come off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. Restarting it to check achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Roughly how far did it go? Say so as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've had the car hardly a week. Unbeknown to you, the two inlets are next to each other here — unlike your own car, which has none or stores it in another spot. Across Midlothian, no one is safe from it.
The point: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, but with an added step. The owner often needs to sign off the work, under many hire and fleet contracts.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is faster settled before we get there than after. Hanging on for an answer at the car park outside Eskbank, or beside The Coghorn? Leave your car off meanwhile.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank in Loanhead?
Truthfully, the only answer may be that you think so. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia around the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. A rushed top-up by the gates of the local primary school, or a visit to a friend in Poltonhall: either fits.
The point: the engine is not harmed by some AdBlue splashed on the outside. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in your tank, starting your car will suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Do this: act as if it got in, and never start the engine. Checking a tank that turns out clean is better than draining one after it has been run — so ring and describe to us what you noticed.
Each AdBlue drain around Loanhead shares these stages
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Filling station, driveway, The Masons Arms's car park or a street by Man, boy and horse at Loanhead — the van reaches your car, and three questions come next: what fluid, what quantity, and whether it has run. Replies set the job; the price comes by phone whilst no one has left yet.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it is standard; with AdBlue it is crucial, because crystals form and certain metals are attacked, and none of that washes away unaided. Then comes your filter — cleaned, or replaced when needed — then clean diesel, and a test of the vehicle. Not started? Then roughly half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Lastly, our technicians fire it up. Before our engineers go, it is checked to be sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and when it is spotted soon, permanent damage is very unusual. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Dig out your insurance while we arrive: misfuelling cover comes included in many policies.
About Loanhead
Loanhead is a town situated on the River North Esk in Midlothian, with a mix of semi-detached housing and other residential types, and is located about 5.5 miles south of Edinburgh. Loanhead sits at an elevation of around 145 metres, near the Pentland Hills, and is close to neighbouring communities such as Polton and Straiton. Loanhead has a population of approximately 7593 people, and its riverside setting provides a distinctive character to the town. Loanhead is also relatively distant from London, at around 326 miles away.
AdBlue drains around Loanhead, and across Midlothian too
Throughout EH postcodes, the teams serving Loanhead — a riverside town — work surrounding towns as well, New Pentland and Straiton among them. Fastest of all: a EH20 9 postcode for where you stand.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Fountain Green or in a car park in the middle of Loanhead, it does not need to shift. Wherever it sits, that is where it is emptied. Phone and check instead of guessing if you're close to Bilston Glen Miners Memorial, near a border, or somewhere awkward to explain.
Your situation, in one line
Unstarted? Leave the vehicle that way and phone. Whatever line fits, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Midlothian and in Loanhead — after you pull over, turn off then phone, if it has run.