AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Longstone: What Now?
Has the motor run since the AdBlue was put in? This single question decides nearly everything else from here. Not started so far? Then leave it like that, whether the car is — Longstone or Stenhouse. Ring 0333 366 0103 with your key and motor both off. In Longstone, such a case is generally drained and flushed on the spot. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Anywhere around City of Edinburgh it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
On a Longstone forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it while you're standing at the pump, bottle or nozzle in your hand. Perhaps you are at the Sainsbury's, perhaps at the Asda, perhaps somewhere else around Longstone.
Meaning? Spotting it here is the best it can be. No pump has pulled it through, so the AdBlue sits only in your tank.
Clearing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — so do not get back in. Ask the staff to help you roll the vehicle into a parking spot, keep the till receipt or the bottle, and call us from the forecourt. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is possible if it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
Longstone, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
On the dash, a warning had shown for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in hand, did you look back at the cap you'd opened on the drive. It occurs on driveways just off Kingsknowe Road North as commonly as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle has not moved since, it is second to the forecourt case. Diesel and AdBlue keep apart: the AdBlue drops to the base of the tank and stays put, no matter how long it waits.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves your car in the morning. Then ring. Out in Parkhead or here around Longstone, the draining is done at your driveway. Even at night, the pumps stay quiet enough for a residential street.
Longstone: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Rough running, smoke, falling power or a glowing dashboard arrived a short way after the fill. Maybe driving to Edinburgh, under 5 miles away, or simply along Redhall Grove.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked into the fuel system. Mileage sets how deep it goes: filter and pipework to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. Every restart, like every mile, carries it deeper.
Do this: pull up somewhere sensible, then switch your engine off. Leave by the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M8, under 3 miles from Longstone. Restarting it to test achieves nothing — AdBlue never clears on its own. Phone us and say how far you drove.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
It's a vehicle you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right next to the diesel one, which you did not know, because your own car either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Wherever you are in City of Edinburgh, every motorist could be caught.
The point: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, but with an added stage. Many rental and company agreements need the owner's approval for work.
What to do: call the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our technicians turn up than after. Hanging on for a reply at the car park at Kingsknowe, or near Slateford Longstone Parish Church? Leave the engine off meanwhile.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Longstone
"I think so" is sometimes as honest answer there is. A slight ammonia smell hangs around your filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. The gates of the local primary school in a rush, perhaps, or someone's driveway over in Saughton.
The upshot: your motor isn't hurt by a little AdBlue spilled around the filler. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will draw in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Assume it got in, and never turn your engine. Phone and give what you saw: we'd rather find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once the engine has been run.
What every AdBlue drain around Longstone has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Filling station, drive, The Kingsknowe's car park or a road by Longstone Community Centre — our van reaches your car, and three questions come next: what fluid, what quantity, and if it ran. Those replies settle this work, and you hear the price by phone, before anybody heads out.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it is crucial, since deposits build up and certain metals are attacked, and none of it washes away unaided. Finally are your filter, flushed or renewed as needed; clean diesel; and a check of your vehicle. Never started? Then roughly half an hour once we are there is most jobs.
The last step is firing it up. With clean diesel in, it runs while our technicians confirm it's running properly, and then we head off. Long-term damage is very uncommon if it is spotted early, 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 knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your documents while you wait pays.
About Longstone and where it is
Longstone is a suburban area in the City of Edinburgh, situated near the River Almond and close to the city centre. Longstone sits at an elevation of 68 metres, with views of the surrounding landscape. Longstone is characterized by its predominantly flat-type housing, which accommodates a population of around 5458 residents. Longstone is located near other suburban areas, including Parkhead, Kingsknowe, and Slateford, and is approximately 3.6 miles from Edinburgh city centre.
AdBlue drains round Longstone and across City of Edinburgh
Longstone is a residential suburb, and the same vans that cover it work the places near it too, Kingsknowe and Slateford among them, across the EH postcode area. Giving us a EH14 2 postcode pins you fastest of all.
No moving is needed, whether parked in the centre of Longstone or in a layby heading to Hailes Quarry Park, so keep it put. The van empties it where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near The Party Place or close to a border, ring and ask rather than guessing.
In one line: your scenario
Motor not started: phone, and leave it alone. Run by now? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whatever case, in Longstone and City of Edinburgh, on 0333 366 0103.