AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Prestonfield, and What to Do Next
One fact counts above all once AdBlue is in a diesel tank, and it is if your engine has been started afterwards. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is in Prestonfield itself or out in St Leonards. Leave your engine and your ignition off then call 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is in Prestonfield. Already run? Stop once you safely can, then switch everything off. A larger job, yes, yet the same first move.
Match what happened to a situation from the ones below, wherever in City of Edinburgh you are.
On a Prestonfield forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
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 Sainsbury's, BP or anywhere else around Prestonfield, the case is identical.
The upshot: of all places to find out, this is the best. Still inside that tank, and nothing pulled onwards: that is where the AdBlue sits.
Next: avoid the urge to start it only to move away from the petrol pump. Phone us from the forecourt after your vehicle is in a bay — the attendants will help roll it — and save the receipt. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, and so a car that can't be pushed clear gets emptied where it is at the petrol pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home in Prestonfield
Days had passed with the dash light on. Picked up a container, tipped it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then looked at the cap again, too late. Just off Clearburn Road is not different from any other place.
The point: zero driving since makes it nearly as good to spotting it at the pump. On the floor of the tank sits exactly where AdBlue stays, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night going by makes no difference.
Keep the keys in the house overnight — otherwise someone may drive it away first thing — and call us. Your driveway is where it is emptied, whether around Prestonfield or Nether Liberton. Late-night clears beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
Prestonfield: set off with AdBlue in a diesel?
Topped up, pulled away, and before long the engine was turning roughly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Anywhere along Priestfield Road or else on the road towards Edinburgh — under 3 miles away.
In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into the fuel system. Through the fuel filter, through the pipework, and — the further the distance — on into the high-pressure pump and every injector. Every restart, like each mile, pushes it on.
What to do: pull over where it is safe and switch off. Service stations farther along are too far: on the M8, under 10 miles out of Prestonfield, use the next junction. It won't have cleared, and so there is no point restarting to find out. Call, saying what distance the vehicle went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've just driven the car a week. Unknown to you, the two fillers sit side by side here — not like your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. Anywhere you are across City of Edinburgh, every motorist can be caught.
What it means: the same as the scenarios above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. Any work on the car often requires the owner's approval under rental or fleet agreements.
Do this: rental firm or fleet manager to begin with, us second, since sorting it early cuts time. If you're stuck in the car park at Edinburgh Waverley, or by Prestonfield Neighbourhood Centre, while you wait for an answer, leave your car off.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Prestonfield?
"I think so" is often as honest as it gets. What cap came off, you can't recall; but the bottle weighs lighter than expected, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by your filler. The gates of the local primary school in a hurry, perhaps, or someone's drive over in The Inch.
The upshot: the engine isn't harmed by a little AdBlue splashed around the filler. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so will suck in any AdBlue that is in your tank.
Do this: behave as though it got in, and don't start the motor. Ring us and explain what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
What each AdBlue drain around Prestonfield has in common
Whatever the case, a single opening applies. Our engineers come to the car, whether it's at a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside Grey Horse or a side street close to Cameron House Community Education Centre, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and whether the motor has been run. Your price is given on the call, before a van leaves, and the replies set the work.
Emptying the tank comes first, then a careful flush — more important with urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go on their own, however long you wait. Then is the filter — cleaned, or swapped when needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of your car. If your motor hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Last, we start the car. Before our technicians head off, it's tested to confirm it runs properly on new diesel. The whole job is done where the vehicle is, and if it is spotted soon, long-term damage is very uncommon. Payment comes that day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels.
About Prestonfield
Prestonfield is a suburban area located on the southern edge of Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city, and is situated near the coast. Prestonfield sits at an elevation of 44 metres, with its predominantly flat-type housing stock reflecting the area's relatively low-lying geography. Prestonfield is close to several nearby places, including Nether Liberton, Craigmillar, and Newington, and is approximately 1.9 miles from Edinburgh's city centre.
AdBlue drains across City of Edinburgh, Prestonfield included
Craigmillar and Newington get the identical vans as Prestonfield, a residential suburb, plus other places over EH postcodes. Giving us your EH16 5 postcode pins you quickest of all.
No moving is required, whether parked centrally in Prestonfield or on a lay-by en route to Prestonfield Park, so leave it where it is. Where it stands, that's where it is cleared. Tricky to explain? Close to War Memorial or a border? Checking beats guessing, and so ring.
Your situation, summed up
If it has not started, ring and leave it that way. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout City of Edinburgh and within Prestonfield — once you pull over, switch off then phone, if it's run.