AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Newton Village, and What to Do Next
Everything hinges on a single fact: whether the engine has been run after the AdBlue was added — far more than anything else. Over in Lugton or here around Newton Village, an unrun engine must remain that way. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush after a drain, done right where your car sits in Newton Village. When your motor has been run, pull in somewhere safe straight away, then switch it off. It's a bigger job, though step one does not change.
Further down: the cases we see, anywhere around Midlothian. Pick the one that fits.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Newton Village forecourt
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it as you're standing at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in your hand. It might be the BP, or perhaps the Wm Turnbull, or another forecourt around Newton Village.
Put simply: there is no better place to be to spot it. Just the tank has AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn it in.
Freeing the pump is no reason to start it — and so do not get back in. Ask the staff to help you roll the car into a parking spot, keep the receipt or the bottle, then ring us from the forecourt. Draining it right at the petrol pump is possible when it cannot be moved, because the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Newton Village
For days the dash had been nagging you. A bottle bought at the shop, emptied in on the driveway — and it was only at the recycling that the cap got a second look. It occurs on drives just off Millerhill Road as often as anywhere.
Meaning? As long as the car has not moved since, it's second to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue settles to the floor of your tank and stays put, however long the night.
Put the keys indoors tonight — or a person may drive it off at breakfast — then call us. Danderhall or Newton Village: whichever your driveway is, that is where it gets emptied. Night-time drains outside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Newton Village?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Perhaps it was on Newton Church Road, possibly on the way out towards Edinburgh, under 5 miles away.
The point: the system has drawn AdBlue in already. It has been through your filter and the fuel lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and your injectors. It goes further with each mile driven and each restart.
Next: pick a sensible place, stop, and turn your motor off. Service stations farther along can wait: from the M8, under 10 miles out of Newton Village, use the first junction. Restarting it to test gets nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear on its own. Roughly what distance did it go? Say so as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. Unknown to you, the two inlets are next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it in another spot. Any driver, wherever in Midlothian, could do it.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more stage. Many rental and company agreements need the owner's approval for work.
What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That is quicker settled before our technicians arrive than after. Stuck near Newton Church or outside Shawfair till the firm replies, your car remains switched off throughout.
Newton Village: unsure whether it was AdBlue in your diesel tank?
Sometimes the fair answer is "I think so". A faint ammonia-like whiff hangs around the filler, the bottle seems too light, and which cap came off is hard to recall. Possibly it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Cleikimin.
Put simply: spillage round your filler does the engine no harm. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in the tank, turning on the vehicle would suck it in, and it would not tell you which either.
Next: act as though it got in, then keep the motor off. Call us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
The common ground in each Newton Village AdBlue drain
No matter the situation, a single opening is used. Forecourt, driveway, Edmonstone Inn's car park or a road by War Memorial — our van comes to the vehicle, and three questions come next: which liquid, which amount, and if it ran. Those answers determine this work, and you hear our quote by phone, before anyone heads out.
Emptying your tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more vital with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not clear on their own, no matter how long you wait. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Where your engine has not been started, allow roughly half an hour once we arrive, in most jobs.
We fire it up last. We check it runs smoothly on clean diesel before we leave. Our technicians do the whole job where your car is, and long-term damage is very uncommon when it has been noticed quickly. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money upfront. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it is worth checking yours whilst we are on the way.
About Newton Village and where it is
Newton Village is a small coastal village in Midlothian, situated near Edinburgh and overlooking the Firth of Forth. Newton Village has a population of around 631 people and is characterised by detached housing. Newton Village is close to nearby places such as Danderhall, Millerhill, and Old Craighall, and is located at an elevation of approximately 50 metres above sea level.
Newton Village and Midlothian: AdBlue drains across the area
Throughout EH postcodes, the teams serving Newton Village — a coastal village — reach nearby places as well, Millerhill and Old Craighall among them. Fastest of all: a EH22 1 postcode for your location.
Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Kaim Plantation or in a car park in the middle of Newton Village, it does not need to shift. The van drains it where it stands. If you are somewhere hard to explain, close to Memorial Garden or close to a border, ring and ask instead of guessing.
Your situation, in one line
Where it has not started, ring then leave it that way. Whichever line fits, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Midlothian and within Newton Village — after you pull over, switch off then phone, if it's run.