What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Pitcoudie
One fact matters above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is whether the engine has run since. Over in Whinnyknowe or here in Pitcoudie, an unrun engine should remain unrun. Normally that means draining and thoroughly purging it on the spot in Pitcoudie — so leave your ignition and engine off and phone 0333 366 0103. Stop the moment it is safe then turn off, if it has been run. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever around Fife it happened.
Pitcoudie forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
You are at the petrol 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 Asda, Shell or somewhere else around Pitcoudie, the situation is the same.
In short: there is no better spot to be to spot it. Just the tank holds AdBlue; no part past it has drawn any in.
What to do: don't get back in and crank it to clear the pump. Three things: a shove into a bay with the staff assisting, the bottle saved, and a ring to us from where you stand. If it cannot be shifted, it can be cleared at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a working forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home in Pitcoudie
The warning light had been on for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Right off Pitcoudie Avenue is no less likely from anywhere.
Put simply: if the vehicle hasn't been driven since, it is nearly equal to finding out at the forecourt. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
What to do: leave the keys inside the house so nobody moves the car in the morning. Then ring. Foresters Lodge or Pitcoudie: whichever your driveway is, that is where it gets cleared. Our equipment runs quiet enough not to disturb the street at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Pitcoudie?
Filled up, pulled away, and before long the motor was running roughly, blowing smoke, down on power, or flashing up your dash. It might have been heading to Dunfermline, under 15 miles away, or just along Iona Park.
The point: your system has drawn AdBlue through already. Past the filter, through the lines, and — the further the distance — deeper into the injection pump and each injector. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Pull in somewhere safe — that's the first step — then switch it off. Services farther along can wait: from the M90, under 10 miles out of Pitcoudie, use the next junction. No trial restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Call us and say how far you went.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week ago, it was new to you. Unknown to you, the two fillers are next to each other here — not like your own car, which has no AdBlue or stores it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Fife.
The upshot: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, but with one added step. Work on the vehicle frequently needs the owner's go-ahead under rental or fleet agreements.
Your move: hire firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us second, since sorting it early saves time. Stuck by Cadham Neighbourhood Centre or outside Markinch until someone answers, your car stays turned off throughout.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Pitcoudie
Now and then, "I think so" is all you can honestly say. A slight ammonia-like whiff hangs near your filler, the bottle seems too light, and the cap you took off is a blur. Maybe it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Balfarg.
The point: your motor is not harmed by some AdBlue spilled on the filler. AdBlue inside your diesel tank does. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in the tank.
Next: act as though it got in, then keep your 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.
Every AdBlue drain around Pitcoudie shares these steps
Each case gets the same start to the job. Our technicians come to the vehicle, whether it is on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Stanes or a side street close to Christ's Kirk, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and whether the engine has run. Those answers decide this work, and you get our quote on the phone, before anybody heads out.
Draining that tank comes first, followed by a full flush — more important with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not clear by themselves, however long it sits. Clean diesel goes in after your filter is flushed or changed, and your car is then tested. If your motor has not run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we are there.
Starting the car comes at the end. Our test that it runs smoothly on clean diesel comes before our engineers go. We do the whole job where the car is, and long-term damage is very unusual when it has been noticed early. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money in advance. Check your insurance while we arrive: misfuelling cover is included in plenty of policies.
About Pitcoudie, briefly
Pitcoudie is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Fife, with a mix of terraced housing and a relatively small population of around 3111 residents. Pitcoudie sits at an elevation of 108 metres, near the communities of Foresters Lodge and Cadham, and is located approximately 14.6 miles from Dunfermline. Pitcoudie forms part of the wider residential area surrounding the nearby city, with Leslie Parks also in the vicinity. Pitcoudie is some distance from major cities, with London being around 347.6 miles away.
AdBlue drains around Pitcoudie, and across Fife too
Cadham and Leslie Parks get the same vans as Pitcoudie, a residential suburb, plus further towns throughout KY postcodes. The whereabouts comes clearest from a postcode that starts KY7 6.
Parked en route to Pitcoudie Roundabout, or right in the centre of Pitcoudie, your car stays put — there's no need to move it at all. Where it stands, that is where it gets emptied. Awkward to explain? Close to Cadham Library or a border? Checking beats assuming, and so ring.
Your scenario, in one line
Still unrun? Leave the car off and ring. Whichever line applies, Petrol in Diesel handles the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Fife and within Pitcoudie — once you pull over, turn off then phone, if it has run.