--- title: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Lochend: What Now canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/lochend-city-of-edinburgh/ location: Lochend county: City of Edinburgh latitude: 55.962140 longitude: -3.159100 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-04 --- # What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Lochend All of that hinges on a single detail: if the motor has been run since the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Not started so far? Then keep it that way, whether your car is — Lochend or Sunnybank. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your ignition and engine both off. In Lochend, that is generally drained and flushed on the spot. Where your engine has been run, pull in safely straight away, then switch the car off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same. Match what happened to one of the list below, anywhere around City of Edinburgh you happen to be. ## AdBlue in a diesel on a Lochend forecourt Picture it: standing by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the filler you took off wasn't the correct one. Possibly you're at the JET, perhaps at the Shell, perhaps somewhere else in Lochend. The upshot: of all places to find out, the forecourt is the best. Nothing has drawn it in, and so the AdBlue sits just inside your tank. What to do: don't get back in and start the vehicle to clear the pump. Have the attendants to help rolling it to a bay, save the bottle, then phone us right there. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, and so a vehicle that cannot be pushed away gets cleared right at the pump. ## AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Lochend drive? Several days had passed with the warning light on. Bought a container, poured 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 Lochend Road South as frequently as anywhere. Meaning? As long as the car has not been driven since, it is second to the pump case. At the bottom of your tank is exactly where AdBlue waits, because it will not mix with diesel — and a night going by changes nothing of the difference. Keep the keys indoors tonight — or someone might take it off at breakfast — then phone us. Thornville Terrace or Lochend: wherever your driveway is, that's where it gets emptied. The equipment works quiet enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night. ## Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Lochend? Rough running, smoke, lost power or a lit dashboard arrived a short way after the fill. Perhaps it was on Lochend Avenue, possibly on the way out towards Edinburgh, under 3 miles away. Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. Mileage sets how deep it goes: filter and lines to begin with, then the injection pump and every injector. More miles, more restarts: deeper it travels. Pull in safely — that is the first job — then turn everything off. On the M8, under 10 miles from Lochend, that means the next junction, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, and so there's no point starting it again to check. Phone, and say what distance the vehicle was driven. ## Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank Seven days ago, it was unknown to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its inlet is just next to the diesel cap — news to you. Anyone, wherever across City of Edinburgh, could make the same. What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Any work on your car often needs the owner's approval under hire or fleet terms. What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's quicker settled before we get there than after. Stuck near Albion Road Artists' Studios or outside Edinburgh Waverley until someone answers, your vehicle stays switched off the whole time. ## Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Lochend? Now and then, "I think so" is all you can truthfully say. Which cap was taken off, you can't say; meanwhile the bottle weighs lighter than it ought to, and ammonia hangs by the filler. The gates of the local primary school in a rush, perhaps, or someone's drive out in Restalrig. Put simply: a spill round your filler leaves the motor no harm. If it's inside your diesel tank, though, that changes. If there is AdBlue in that tank, turning on the vehicle would suck it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either. Do this: act as if it did, and never start your motor. Checking a tank that proves free of AdBlue is better than draining one after it's been run — so phone then tell us what you saw. ## What each AdBlue drain in Lochend has in common Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Wherever your car stands — Edinburgh City FC Social Club's car park, a street by Easter Road Stadium, a drive, a filling station — our van arrives and asks for the liquid, the amount, and whether your motor has turned over. Your price comes on the call, before a van leaves, and those answers set the job. A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's essential, since crystals form and certain metals are attacked, and neither washes out unaided. Then is the filter — cleaned, or swapped when necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of your car. If the engine has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there. Starting it comes last. Our technicians confirm it runs smoothly on fresh diesel before we go. Long-term damage is very uncommon if it's caught soon, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. For your insurer: the engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, nothing upfront. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours while we are on the way. ## About Lochend and where it is Lochend is a coastal suburban area in the City of Edinburgh, situated approximately 1.3 miles from Edinburgh city centre. Lochend sits at an elevation of 31 metres, with its residential landscape dominated by flat-type housing. Lochend is close to several nearby streets, including Thornville Terrace, Woodbine Terrace, and Woodville Terrace, and is home to a population of around 13288 people. ## Lochend and City of Edinburgh: AdBlue drains across the area Lochend is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the places near it too, Woodbine Terrace and Woodville Terrace among them, across the EH postcode area. A postcode starting EH7 6 is the quickest way to tell us where you are. Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Lochend Park or in a car park in the middle of Lochend, it doesn't need to shift. The drain is done right there. Tricky to pin down? By St. Ninian's RC Church or a county line? Checking beats assuming, and so ring. ## In one line: your scenario If it has not started, ring then keep it that way. Run already: stop, power down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest, within Lochend or wherever in City of Edinburgh.