AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in North Leith, and What to Do Next
One fact matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether your engine has run since. Out in Leith or right around North Leith, an unrun engine must remain unrun. Leave your engine and the ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it's generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in North Leith. When the engine has run, stop safely first, then turn the car off. Step one stays unchanged, even if the job grows.
Further down: the cases we see, wherever around City of Edinburgh. Pick yours.
On a North Leith forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: stood by the pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the filler you opened wasn't the right one. Anywhere around North Leith, then — Asda, BP, or anywhere else close by.
What it means: this is the ideal spot to find out. No pump has drawn it in, so the AdBlue stays just in your tank.
Your move: stay out of the car, even if the pump wants clearing. Ring us from the forecourt after the car is in a bay — the staff will help push it — and save the bottle. Draining it right at the petrol pump is fine if it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home in North Leith
Several days had passed with the warning light on. Only at the recycling bin, the empty container in hand, did you look back at the cap you'd opened on the driveway. Houses just off Newhaven Road are caught out as much as everywhere else.
Meaning? Provided your car hasn't moved since, it is close to the pump case. Diesel and AdBlue keep separate: the AdBlue settles to the floor of that tank and remains there, no matter how long the night.
Next: stop an early-morning drive by putting your keys indoors, then ring us. Your driveway is where it is emptied, be it around North Leith or Newhaven. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around North Leith?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the motor began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Perhaps it was on Stanley Road, perhaps on the way out towards Edinburgh, under 3 miles away.
What it means: the system has drawn the AdBlue in. Mileage sets how far it gets: filter and lines to begin with, then the high-pressure pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the next step — then turn it off. Leave at the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M8, under 10 miles from North Leith. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Roughly what distance had it go? Say so as you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
You've only driven this vehicle for days. Unbeknown to you, the two fillers are next to each other here — not like your own car, which has no AdBlue or keeps it in another spot. Throughout City of Edinburgh, nobody is immune.
Meaning? Whatever applies above counts too — run or not — and one further step. The owner frequently has to approve any work, under many hire and company contracts.
Sorting it before we arrives is faster, so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Stranded by Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop or at Edinburgh Waverley till someone answers, the vehicle stays switched off throughout.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around North Leith?
Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can honestly say. A slight ammonia-like smell hangs near the filler, the bottle feels too light, and which cap came off is a blur. A hurried stop by the gates of the local primary school, or a call to a friend in Bonnington: either fit.
The point: the motor isn't harmed by some AdBlue splashed on the outside. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is a different story. If there is AdBlue in the tank, turning on your car would draw it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either.
Assume it went in, and don't turn the engine. Call us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out clean than drain one that has already been run.
Every AdBlue drain around North Leith shares these stages
Whichever situation you are in, this job starts the same way. Our engineers come to the vehicle, whether it is on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Harbour Inn or a side street close to War Memorial, and ask three things: what was put in, about how much, and if the engine has run. Replies shape the job; the quote comes by phone whilst no one has left yet.
A thorough flush comes after this drain. With petrol it is routine; with AdBlue it is essential, because deposits build up and certain metals corrode, and neither rinses out unaided. Clean diesel is put in once the filter has been flushed or changed, and your car is finally tested. If your motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Firing it up comes at the end. With clean diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it is running smoothly, and then we go. When it's noticed early, the vehicle very seldom has long-term damage, and the entire job happens where it is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment that day, no money upfront. Plenty of policies cover misfuelling, so look at yours as we head over.
About North Leith
North Leith is a coastal suburban area in the City of Edinburgh, situated approximately 1.7 miles from Edinburgh city centre. North Leith sits at a relatively low elevation of 22 metres, with its landscape shaped by the Firth of Forth coastline. North Leith is characterised by its predominantly flat-type housing, which reflects the area's urban development. North Leith is close to nearby places such as Newhaven, Trinity, and Hamilton Wynd.
AdBlue drains in North Leith, and across City of Edinburgh too
Trinity and Hamilton Wynd get the same teams as North Leith, a residential suburb, along with other towns throughout EH postcodes. Giving us a EH6 4 postcode pins you quickest of all.
Centre of North Leith or a layby towards Newhaven Park: either way it is, the vehicle never needs to shift an inch for us. We drain the car where it is. Awkward to explain? Close to Anchor or a county line? Checking is better than guessing, and so ring.
Your situation, summed up
Where it hasn't started, ring and keep it off. Run already? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest whichever case, in North Leith and City of Edinburgh, on 0333 366 0103.