Moredun: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether the engine has been run since it got in. Wherever your vehicle is — Liberton, Moredun — don't start an engine that has not been started yet. Normally this is draining and thoroughly purging it on the spot in Moredun — so leave your key and motor off then call 0333 366 0103. Where the motor has run, pull in safely straight away, then switch the vehicle off. It's a larger job, yet stage one does not change.
Wherever across City of Edinburgh it took place, one of the cases below fits yours.
At the pump in Moredun: AdBlue in a diesel
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. Be it Morrisons, Gulf or anywhere else in Moredun, the situation is identical.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. Nothing has pulled it in, so the AdBlue stays only inside that tank.
Next: resist the temptation to fire it up only to free up the petrol pump. Ask the staff to help you roll your car into a parking spot, keep the receipt or the bottle, and call us from the forecourt. Emptying it there at the petrol pump is possible if it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
Moredun, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
Days had passed with the warning light on. A bottle from the shop, tipped in at the driveway — and it's only by the recycling that the cap caught your eye. It happens on drives just off Moredun Park Street as commonly as anywhere.
The upshot: no miles since makes this almost equal to finding it at the pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of that tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Put the keys indoors overnight — otherwise someone may take it away at breakfast — and phone us. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your drive, whether that is around Moredun or out in The Inch. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Moredun?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. It might have been driving to Edinburgh, under 5 miles away, or simply along Moredun Park Road.
What it means: the fuel system has pulled the AdBlue in. Mileage sets how far it gets: filter and pipework first, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Do this: stop somewhere safe, then turn the engine off. Services farther along are too far: on the M8, under 10 miles out of Moredun, use the next junction. No test restarts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue does. Tell us hear the mileage covered when you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You have had the vehicle hardly a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, the inlet is just by your diesel inlet — news to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in City of Edinburgh.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Work on the vehicle often needs the owner's approval under rental or fleet agreements.
Do this: hire firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us next, since sorting it beforehand cuts time. Stuck near Moredun Library or at Newcraighall until the firm answers, the car remains turned off throughout.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, around Moredun
Sometimes the honest answer is "I think so". What cap was taken off, you can't recall; but the bottle feels lighter than it ought to, and ammonia lingers by the filler. Maybe at a friend's driveway in Craigmillar, or rushing outside the local primary school at the school run.
Meaning? Drips outside the filler don't touch the engine at all. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Take it that it was put in, and don't start the engine. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean beats draining one after it has been run — so phone and describe to us what you noticed.
Every AdBlue drain around Moredun shares these steps
Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Our engineers come to the car, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at Robins Nest or a side street near Moredun Community Centre, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and if your motor has been run. Those replies settle the work, and you hear the price on the phone, before anybody heads out.
A thorough flush follows the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it's essential, because deposits build up and certain metals are attacked, and neither washes away unaided. Next is your filter — cleaned, or replaced when needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of the car. If the motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Our technicians start it last. Before our technicians leave, it's tested to be sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel. If it's caught early, the vehicle very seldom has long-term damage, and the entire job happens where it is. Paying is on the day, never upfront. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice plus a report from the engineer. Worth knowing: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, so a check of your documents while you wait pays.
About Moredun, for a moment
Moredun is a suburban area in the City of Edinburgh, situated near the River Esk and close to the city centre. Moredun sits at an elevation of 88 metres, with semi-detached housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Moredun is located near other suburban areas such as The Inch, Gilmerton, and Gracemount, and is approximately 3.4 miles from Edinburgh city centre.
AdBlue drains around Moredun and across City of Edinburgh
Gilmerton and Gracemount have the identical teams as Moredun, a residential suburb, along with other towns over EH postcodes. Quickest of all: a EH17 7 postcode for where you stand.
Centre of Moredun or a layby near Moredun Park: either way it is, your vehicle doesn't need to shift an inch for us. Draining is done right there. If you're somewhere hard to describe, near Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre or close to a border, ring and ask rather than guessing.
The one-line version
Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Whichever line fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout City of Edinburgh and in Moredun — once you pull over, turn off and phone, if it's run.