--- title: What Now? AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Quarryhead canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/quarryhead-midlothian/ location: Quarryhead county: Midlothian latitude: 55.879070 longitude: -3.105360 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-23 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Quarryhead, and What to Do Next All of that hinges on a single detail: whether the motor has been run after the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Not run so far? Then keep the car that way, wherever the car sits — Quarryhead or Waverley. Usually that means emptying and properly flushing it right there in Quarryhead — so keep the key and motor off then call 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. The job is bigger, but the first step is the same. Below: the cases our technicians see, anywhere across Midlothian. Choose the one that fits. ## Quarryhead forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the right one. Perhaps you are at the Tesco, perhaps at the another forecourt nearby, possibly somewhere else around Quarryhead. What it means: this is the best spot to find out. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has sucked it in. Freeing the pump is no excuse to run it — and so don't get back in. Ask the attendants to help you push your car into a parking spot, keep the receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. If it can't be shifted, it can be cleared at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt. ## AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Quarryhead On your dash, a reminder had shown for days. Picked up a bottle, tipped it in at home, binned the empty — and only then looked at the cap a second time, after the fact. Houses just off Viewbank Road get caught out as often as anywhere else. The upshot: zero driving since leaves it nearly equal to spotting it at the petrol pump. As it is reluctant to blend, AdBlue settles to the base in that tank and waits. One night standing changes nothing. What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves the vehicle in the morning. Then call. Eldindean or Quarryhead: wherever your driveway sits, that is where it is drained. Our pumping kit runs quiet enough not to disturb the street at night. ## Quarryhead: set off with AdBlue in a diesel? Rough running, smoke, falling power or a lit dashboard started a mile or two beyond the fill. Eldindean Road, perhaps, or the route to Edinburgh — a trip of under 10 miles. The point: the system has pulled AdBlue in by now. Past your filter, through the pipework, and — the more the distance — on into the injection pump and each injector. Each restart, like each mile, pushes it deeper. Next: find a sensible place, stop, and turn the motor off. Exit by the next junction — not the services further along — if you are on the M8, under 10 miles from Quarryhead. Starting it again to test gets nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Phone us and say how far you drove. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company vehicles A week ago, the car was unknown to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is right by the diesel inlet — news to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Midlothian. The upshot: just as above, split by whether it ran, only with an added stage. Many hire and company agreements need the owner's approval before repairs. Settling it before the van arrives is quicker, and so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Keep the vehicle switched off as the reply arrives, whether you're waiting at Eskbank or close to Bonnyrigg Parish Church. ## AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Quarryhead Occasionally the honest answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. The gates of the local primary school in a hurry, perhaps, or a friend's drive over in Bonnyrigg. Meaning? Drips outside the inlet don't reach your engine at all. In the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. If there is AdBlue in your tank, turning on the vehicle will suck it in, and it would not tell you which either. Your move: behave as though it got in, and never start your motor. Inspecting a tank that turns out clean is better than draining one after it has been run — so phone and tell us what you saw. ## Each AdBlue drain around Quarryhead shares these steps The job begins the same way, whatever the case. Wherever the car is — The Anvil Inn's car park, a road by Michael McGahey Memorial, a drive, a filling station — the van arrives and we ask for the fluid, the quantity, plus whether the engine has been run. Over the phone, before dispatch, you are told the quote, and those answers decide the work too. Emptying your tank comes first, then a full flush — more important with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not go on their own, however long it sits. Next comes your filter — cleaned, or replaced where necessary — followed by clean diesel, and a test of your vehicle. Where your motor hasn't been started, expect about half an hour once we arrive, in most cases. Last, we start the car. With new diesel in, it runs while our engineers check it's running correctly, and then we go. The entire job is done where your car is, and if it's caught early, long-term damage is very rare. Nothing is taken upfront, settlement is made on the day, and you get what the insurer asks for: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Plenty of insurance policies include misfuelling cover, and so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way. ## About Quarryhead and where it is Quarryhead is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Midlothian, with a mix of semi-detached housing and other residential properties. Quarryhead sits at an elevation of 102 metres, close to the nearby places of Eldindean, Broomieknowe, and Lasswade. Quarryhead is located approximately 6.1 miles from Edinburgh, making it a commuter-friendly location. Quarryhead has a population of around 4673 residents, who enjoy the area's scenic riverside setting. ## AdBlue drains across Midlothian, Quarryhead included Quarryhead is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the places around it too, Broomieknowe and Lasswade among them, across the EH postcode area. The location is quickest from a postcode that starts EH19 2. No towing is required, whether stopped in the centre of Quarryhead or in a layby heading to Broomieknowe Park, so leave it where it is. Our van empties it where it stands. Tricky to pin down? Close to Madinah Masjid & Community Centre or a county line? Asking beats guessing, and so ring. ## In one line: your situation Engine never started: ring, and leave it alone. Run already? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder whatever case, across Quarryhead and Midlothian, on 0333 366 0103.